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How to find free things: nonprofit students editionĀ 

Candid

And for more practical application, Candid provides sample templates for documents you will eventually write as an industry professional. Philanthropy News Digest (PND) has a free weekly newsletter with the latest trends and news in the nonprofit sector. Philanthropy News Digest .

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing. 100% of donations went directly to disaster relief. How can we do that?

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6 Tips for Building a Successful Workplace Giving Strategy

sgEngage

Other initiatives include charitable giving stipends (a company gifts funds to employees to contribute to their favorite organizations), annual fundraising campaigns (internal fundraising efforts hosted by a business on behalf of one or more nonprofit groups), disaster relief efforts, and more.

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Online Giving Trends from 2009 and the Haiti Earthquake

NTEN

This represented 77% of the organizations in the sample analysis. As noted in an USA Today article , online "donations for the first five days after the January 12 disaster totaled 19% more than during the same time frame after the 2004 Asian tsunami and 109% higher than the equivalent following Hurricane Katrina in 2005."

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Online Giving Trends from 2009 and the Haiti Earthquake

NTEN

This represented 77% of the organizations in the sample analysis. As noted in an USA Today article , online "donations for the first five days after the January 12 disaster totaled 19% more than during the same time frame after the 2004 Asian tsunami and 109% higher than the equivalent following Hurricane Katrina in 2005."

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Sping Cleaning: Taking Inventory of your Social Media Tools

Amy Sample Ward

These are people who may not be on your newsletter or in your Facebook group, they may not follow you on Twitter or even be in your database, but they like what you are doing and want to show it to their friends. the key words for your sector (like “blood drive&# and “disaster relief&# if you are the Red Cross).

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Positive reinforcement is one of the best leadership development practices you can build into your movement, whether itā€™s online or offline, on a facebook page, newsletter, annual fundraiser or neighborhood events. Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building.

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