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Winners: Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest

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That's why TechSoup Global and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. Developers from across the United States created twenty-one apps for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Windows Phone 8 : Health Center by Lance Seidman. Image: familymwr via Compfight.

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5 Ways to Engage Donors on National Nonprofit Day

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On August 17, the United States celebrates National Nonprofit Day to recognize the impact of the social sector and highlight the importance of charitable organizations across the country. . You might even pick up the phone and personally thank each supporter for the large impact they’ve made on your organization. .

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An Innovative Approach to Social Problems: Caravan Studios

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The contest sought solutions to support and empower trafficking survivors. Sickened by the fact that children in the United States weren’t being fed simply because they didn’t know about services, Caravan Studios produced Range. You can read more about it in the announcement. Images: Caravan Studios.

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Turning Waste into Beautiful Art

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In the United States, we generated over 251 million tons of trash in 2006, the most recent year recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). About the Success Stories Contest. .' When we throw anything away it must go somewhere." " — Annie Leonard. Throw-Away Society.

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Should Nonprofits Focus on Email or Facebook?

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Nearly ubiquitous in the United States. Almost everyone in this country who uses the internet at all has an email account, whether they access it by phone, tablet or laptop. . Though email is now a mobile medium as well, Facebook and mobile phones have long gone hand in hand (hah!). . Email Strengths: . Pay to play.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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Giving Tuesday is a day of global generosity and charitable giving that takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Who shares your contests? When is Giving Tuesday 2021? Request Demo. Giving Tuesday FAQs.

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Have You Met Mobile?

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Consider the Humane Society of the United States , who used a text message to give a heads up to their constituents that an email fundraising appeal was coming to their inbox soon. Consider how Shedd Aquarium , using an integrated approach, had TV spots that asked people to send a text message to enter a contest.

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