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9 Ways to Use Text Messaging for Your Virtual Fundraising Event

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Invite guests to your virtual event by sending fun, friendly text messages that spark interest and make it easy for them to register. Tell your supporters about the perks of pledging with your organization when you make your ask. Here’s your first clue: “I came all the way from Greece and met my fur-ever family back in January.”.

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. According to Mashable , The origins of this campaign remain a mystery, as it doesn’t seem to be affiliated with any official organization. What do you think?

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! While there is a Facebook page setup to promote the campaign , it doesn’t appear to have organized from a particular nonprofit or cause. Slacktivism: To Make Ourselves Feel Good or To Help Others?

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Meet the EveryAction Team 2018

Everyaction

At EveryAction we’re on a mission to provide nonprofits with best-in-class fundraising, engagement, and advocacy tools, but we like to think that we’re a pretty fun place to work, too. Essentially, I sell to Enterprise Social Service organizations and manage the team that sells to Mid-Market Nonprofits. A: The people who work here.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece. Choose the right software to stay organized Balancing tasks like item procurement, live auction event planning, and impact reporting can become challenging. Here are a few creative packages and basket ideas to wow attendees.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

These small cultural variations may seem of little importance, but if our English and French communities lived in the same city, how your organization recognized Christmas traditions through communications may work with one minority but not with the other. Be sure to adapt the ask to what your organization needs to function. .

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Fun fact: she's also a competitive Scrabble player. Do you love ladies in literature? Are you inspired by women in the arts? Roxane Gay.

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