Social Media Week is happening in DC this week. The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington raised $2,017,196 with 17,838 donations for over 1,000 nonprofits in the DC, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia areas. Hosted by: Razoo and AARP. MORE >>

Geoff Livingston: Classic DC Nonprofit Strength Meets Social in Mega Giving Day : What happens when you take classic nonprofit strengths and match them with the nimbleness of social technology, all to benefit a city's nonprofits? You get Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington, a giving day for the metropolitan DC region on November 9. MORE >>

Yesterday, my colleague Chris von Spiegelfeld shared some impressions of our recent event Web Sites Without Walls. Post-event feedback shows that Vivek Kundra's presentation was extremely popular. We'll be sharing his presentation within the next week or two. Technorati Tags: wes08sep MORE >>

On May 17th, Beaconfire will be participating in Salsa Labs “ Speed Learning:  List Growth Strategies for Nonprofits ,” an interactive event where participants will learn about about how to grow your list to reach those important goals. Washington, DC 20009. Events Nonprofits“Grow the list.” MORE >>

Sponsored by the Community Foundation , the online fundraising platform  Razoo , and the United Way of the National Capital Area , Give2TheMax Day is a one-day fundraising marathon aiming to raise a minimum of $3 million for DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia)-area nonprofits. similar event raised over $14 million for Minnesota nonprofits! MORE >>