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JULY 18, 2013

Young Donors Want Web Sites To Show Results - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Organizations that want to persuade people in their 20s and early 30s to give and volunteer don’t have much of a chance if they’re not updating their Web sites frequently and including compelling details about (..)

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MARCH 25, 2011

Using 4 Online Tools to Inspire Volunteers and Donors, Part 2 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "ocial media'Social-media marketing is a business tool if you do it right,' Mintz said. It's about people marketing on your behalf.'Marketing

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Donors rush to GiveMN website during 24-hour charity blitz | StarTribune.com: "Midway into the state's first 'Give to the Max Day,'' Minnesotans donated more than $10.5 today, but organizers were declaring it a mega-success by Tuesday afternoon."

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JULY 25, 2012

Within 48 hours of issuing the appeal by e-mail and social media, the organization received nearly 300 stories recounting childhood swimming lessons, triathlon training, exercise programs started after injuries, and long-ago summer camps. Via the Chronicle of Philanthropy Y of N.Y.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Giving through charity websites grows  Philanthropy North Carolina : Donors, including a growing number age 60 and older, increasingly prefer to give through a charity’s website, often motivated by requests through direct mail and social media, a new study says.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Nonprofits: Drive Behavior With Social Media - Forbes : real-life experiment by Facebook to encourage organ donation, adding one’s donor status to one’s timeline, sparked an immediate 2,000% increase in the number of people signing up as donors.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Making "the Ask" in a Brave New World | Gary Laermer : A key part of reaching and engaging younger donors is exploiting technology to our fullest advantage.

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MAY 17, 2016

Crowdfunding the CareBOX way : "CareBOX's crowdfunding model is part of an increasing number of charitable organizations tapping donors online.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Woulda Coulda Shoulda #GivingTuesday | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention : "Would you have generated donations your organizations wouldn’t have gotten otherwise if you had participated in this year’s #GivingTuesday? Could you have tried some new strategies this year, like the matching gifts offered in so many #GivingTuesday campaigns?

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MAY 4, 2012

Thousands ‘like’ idea  Anderson Independent Mail : hat compulsion to communicate, check in and comment was good news for organ donation registries around the country, as many reported new donors signing up in record numbers via the new Facebook feature we told you about earlier this week.

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MARCH 29, 2016

There’s no denying that some of that information could be used by your organization, and you don’t need to be a statistics major to take advantage of it. Here are some things that can help you understand how your organization can use data for good. The truth is that data can be used for almost anything.

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MAY 4, 2015

| CoolData blog : "When should an organization acquire some kind of database system or CRM? Any organization, no matter how small, has to track activity and record information for operational purposes. I usually think in terms of tracking donors, but nonprofits may have an additional need to track clients and services."

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

million, the largest total in the event's history, organizers said on Friday. The contributions came from 71,743 donors, according to a news release." 'via North Texas Giving Day raises record $33.1M via Blog this'.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The website will connect the community with local charities and help donors and citizens research organizations and their needs. The Foundation encourages local nonprofits to complete their organization profile on FindLearnGive.org prior to the November launch.

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JUNE 13, 2014

For decades, art institutions have individually collected basic information about their own subscribers and donors — names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mails — as part of their marketing strategy.

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APRIL 3, 2013

At the end of the day, the organization was nearly $114,000 wealthier. As a participant in Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington, FLOC rallied its supporters to donate $87,000 during the one-day competition, earning it additional prize money from contest organizers for having raised the most donations.

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DECEMBER 12, 2005

Charity VillageNewsWeek: Cover Story : "Future Present: The evolution of online fundraising and donor communications Andy Levy-AjzenkopfDecember 12, 2005 By Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf There's no doubt about it. Modern technology has taken over the way people and organizations communicate with one another.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

11 Flavors of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising | npENGAGE : Peer-to-peer fundraising isn’t just for cause and cure organizations anymore. The rise of crowd funding coupled with a changing donor demographic has led to a surge in nonprofits of all types building do it yourself (DIY) fundraising programs.'

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

How To Donate Bitcoin To Charity And Get A Big Tax Deduction : "Along with the growing popularity of Bitcoin, the number of charitable organizations that accept virtual currencies has been growing.

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APRIL 13, 2015

The Engagement Is Off : "According to a study by the software firm Blackbaud, millennials, born between 1981 and 1997, represent roughly 11 percent of donors in the United States. But the vast majority of the gifts they give are less than $100 per organization, and just 15 percent contributed $500 or more." ''via Blog this'''

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JULY 10, 2013

Today, mobile computing is enabling nonprofits to always be present to those who care about them and to be more efficient in how they engage donors and customers by giving them anytime/anywhere access through their phones, iPads and so on. This access helps the donor feel connected to the cause, on his or her own terms, not the nonprofit''s.

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AUGUST 18, 2013

As the founder and creative director of Catapult, a start-up nonprofit organization that helps development projects for women and girls get funding, she has every reason to boast. Catapult, a crowdfunding site that insists on transparency and engagement with donors, is one of several organizations changing the world of philanthropy.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Tech nonprofit AIM finds a fit with a crowdfunding operation for artists - Omaha.com : The crowdfunding site that supported her book about her family''s experience with Alzheimer''s disease has now been acquired by an Omaha organization that expects to expand its influence nationwide.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

: Becoming comfortable with a social network yourself is the best way to understand how your supporters and donors might interact with your organization in social spaces. Give a new network a try yourself before instructing your communications team to paste a new icon in the upper right corner of your organization's website!

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JULY 11, 2012

7 secrets to increasing fundraising results - TheNonProfitTimes : Online fundraising has become a popular and successful method for nonprofits trying to increase revenue and acquire new donors. has seven tips that will help your organization improve online fundraising efforts.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Nonprofit’s giving portal aims to drive more donations to charities - The Washington Post : The Catalogue for Philanthropy Greater Washington, an organization that connects local nonprofits with donors, has established a workplace giving portal which officials say they hope will help drive more corporate funding to charities.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

If your technology and/or content are outdated, it reflects poorly on your organization, and can even scare away donors. We all know you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it is 2013 and everyone judges a company by its website. Web design can feel overwhelming, but we h. NPWebdesign'

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AUGUST 28, 2012

. : Razoo, a platform providing online giving methods and solutions to nonprofit organizations, has been the driving behind 15 “Give to the Max” events across the country. Since 2007, Razoo has helped 14,000 organizations collect a total of $100 million. So it’s the beginning of a dialogue and relationship.”.

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MARCH 13, 2012

With the time, people and money these organizations have already dedicated to mission-critical work, it's no wonder charities often make websites a low priority. It's often the first point of contact for your future donors and volunteers. But they shouldn't. A website is a powerful marketing tool.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

What started as a collaboration tool designed for nonprofit organization has transformed into a way for organizations to reach other constituencies within the sector as well.” According to Brown, friends of nonprofits as well as donors and other supporters as well as clients can be a part of MKE123, as well.

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JUNE 18, 2011

IRS 501(c)(3) Revocation and Your TechSoup Account - The TechSoup Blog - Welcome to the TechSoup Community - TechSoup : "What This Means for Your TechSoup Account As a result of this development, TechSoup is reviewing the list of organizations whose 501(c)(3) status has been revoked, and is comparing it against our own database.

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MARCH 30, 2011

What kinds of activities are your donors likely to fund? Should your organization initiate a new program?Rather Online Surveys Get You Feedback: "Online Surveys Get You FeedbackBy Yann Toledano What do your constituents think about your programs and services?

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

The company was also among the three initial donors in Germany, and it was instrumental in setting up the donation platform in the early 2000s in the US with the American non-governmental organization (NGO) TechSoup Global. It gives Austrian nonprofits access to over 100 products from three software companies.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Community Foundation launches new fundraising method | Home | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA : LAFAYETTE — The Community Foundation of Acadiana launched a new donation method — an embeddable fundraising widget — to make it easier for people to give to nonprofit organizations that are assisting those recovering from last week’s flash flooding.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Is It Donor Management Software Or Business IntelligenceBy Paul CloleryYou would think that if someone adopts a dog or cat at a shelter that the organization would immediately know if that person was also a donor.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Do Your Donors?It Organizations are “far more likely to build trust if you are connecting to your donors as. The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Do You Speak Geek? It seems like the Web 2.0 era has a whole other language – like Digg, Blogger, Facebook and Twitter.

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

TH - Local News Article: "A Web site could forge new links between prospective donors and local nonprofit organizations in 2009.DubuqueGiving.org The project initially grew out of a dinner conversation about combatting 'donor. DubuqueGiving.org is a facet of the GoldPenny Project, a partnership between Dubuque365.com,

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