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Winners: Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest

Tech Soup

That's why TechSoup Global and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. We're proud to announce the winners of this contest: People's Choice : YumvY Cooking Companion by Sari Louis. We are very grateful for their support of the contest.

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4 Ideas for Incorporating Text to Give in Your Fundraiser

Get Fully Funded

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. Text-to-give tools streamline the donation process and can even encourage donors to give more (and more frequently!). Then, determine how to best integrate this donation tool to maximize support.

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Great reads from around the web on January 15th

Amy Sample Ward

. …That means setting aside our shiny online tools and tactics long enough to ensure that we're using them to deliver real impact." Much has been written criticizing the contest and the initial selection of 100 charities who already received $25,000 and are now vying for the grand prize of $1,000,000.

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What's the opportunity cost when a nonprofit blocks employees from using social network sites during work hours?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, thousands of Facebook members helped leveraged a $50,000 donation from the Western Union Foundation by voting for the American Red Cross and its disaster relief efforts. The $50,000 donation will contribute to a broader American Red Cross goal to raise $100 million for disaster relief. that are easy to grab and use.

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Nine Ways Networked Nonprofits Use Slideshare

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a speaker and trainer , Slideshare, along with wikis, Twitter, and other tools are important part of my trainer’s social media toolbox. 5) Tool For Networked Nonprofits To Share Draft Documents and Get Feedback. Tags: Presenting Tips Tools and Tactics Training Design slideshare webinar. 6) Training. 8) Advocacy.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Using Social Networking Tools - Advice, Brief Case Study, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. Katya Andresen has written a fantastic five minute guide to social networking tools.

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Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Listening tools: Netvibes. but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. So, I’m going to trouble shoot and just take some live notes here and post them as soon as possible. The right metrics.