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Study Released: Untapped Opportunity to Engage High Dollar Nonprofit Donors via Social

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New research funded by the Columbus Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation demonstrates that High dollar donors — especially 30-49 year-olds — use the social web, but have yet to be engaged by strong, trustworthy philanthropic organizations.

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GiveMN Raises $14 Million Online in 24 Hours!

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   Last November, The Columbus Foundation's Power Philanthropy Day was highly successful , raising over $1 million dollar.  Match Days have been used by community foundations to stimulate local charitable giving.  They   However, Minnesota has set the bar pretty high!

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A Social Survey for Social Causes

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research project, funded by the San Francisco Foundation, Columbus Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation/Saint Paul Foundation, will make this information available to the nonprofit sector. to provide nonprofits the information they need to best serve donors and advocates with meaningful conversations and dialogue about their causes.

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Need Your Help for a BlogHer Post: Kids and Philanthropy

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Last week I wrote the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community.

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A Charitable Giving Stimulus Package?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take for example, the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community. The problems of scarcity inspire creative action.

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How Arts Organizations Win Gold Medals in Social Media

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That is a quote from co-panelist Matthew Dyer from the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus who is commenting on the kind of people who should be social media managers. It’s the conversations and depth of relationships that matter. Have a passion for the art, and the technique will follow.”

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Nonprofits That Tweet: Roundup of lists, resources, and examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Cleveland Foundation and Columbus Foundation Here are two community foundations that have a growing Twitter presence. All of them talking about hunger issues. Their accounts are their individual's names, but include the organization's logo. Even senior management is tweeting.