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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). Our new playground equipment has turned our backyard into an oasis of fun for our resident kids to play and just be a kid. A note about music: Do not use licensed music without permission.

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A Mind on Design: Things to Avoid When Building a WordPress Blog

Byte Technology

Most people love a good tune, but auto-loaded music can be a real nuisance as well as steal a lot of bandwidth and make your page load and respond slower. And besides that, many people keep their speakers on all the time, and having music blare the moment they land on your site can be incredibly jarring.

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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

And while there’s nothing wrong with your standard fundraiser, sometimes it’s fun to do something a bit different. Athens Rotary Club is holding a plunge event in February and encouraging costumes, teams, and all kinds of fun for their plunge. Golf tournaments are a great deal of fun for participants. Polar Plunge.

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Let’s Connect at 2012 SXSW

Amy Sample Ward

We may even have some fun in store for you! The Beacon Lounge will be our home-base, and here are some of the fun things they have planned to make it your home-base, too: Daily Events in the Lounge include: Breakfast from 9-11: Get your morning buzz on with coffee and food sponsored by The Colorado Health Foundation. Connect with NTEN.

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HOW TO: Add Your Nonprofit to FourSquare

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some have even declared it to be the “ Twitter of 2010 “ I am not so sure about that, but it is fun. Cafes, bars, and live music venues are its primary focus, but nonprofits can and are already starting to add their physical location as “Venues&# to FourSquare in order to show up in “Check-in&# searches.

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12 Top-Performing Fundraising Event Ideas For Nonprofits

CauseVox

It’s a fun idea that ties in the organization to the activity. Plus it’s super fun. It’s super fun and a great way to build community while bringing in donations. Here are a few hints: Donate to enter. If you want to take it to the next level, you can make your gala into a full theme event like a Murder Mystery Dinner.

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Connect with NTEN at SXSW

NTEN

We may even have some fun in store for you! We will share more details before SXSW, but for now we will give you a hint: anyone who loves Twitter so much they've thought of writing a sonet, or so wowed by Google+ they want to write an ode may be at an advantage! And, yes, there will be prizes.

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