Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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Evaluating Networks and their Effectiveness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Casey Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. And as Eugene Kim [link] pointed out, we can’t simply read the case study about violin playing, we have to use case studies as the prompt to actively reflect, experiment, and learn. Tom Kelly is the Associate Director for Evaluation at the Annie E.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2010, the conference was held in Baltimore, Maryland. Each year AFP organizes an international fundraising conference, attracting more than 4000 professionals from 60 different countries to attend over 100 different sessions over 3 days. At one of the pre-conference master classes, I met 2 young women from Cairo.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m in Washington, DC today to kick off a training event for Give to the Max Day , a one-day fundraising event on November 9, 2011 that will unite local Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC communities to support nonprofits serving the area. The fundraising goal for Give to the Max Day is to get 35,000 people to support their favorite regional (..)

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Jen Lemen Raises Over $3,000 in 24 Hours for Rwanda Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jen Lemen is a writer, illustrator, blogger and immigrant advocate living in Silver Spring, Maryland. s essays have appeared in Good Housekeeping, The Huffington Post and Imagining Ourselves, an online exhibit founded by Paula Goldmanfor the International Museum of Women in San Francisco.

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GivingTuesday is ramping up for its 2014 campaign and it looks like children and teens will be a part of the movement. One example is Emily Barr from Maryland is a clever 5th grader who wants to help her best friend who has Cystic Fibrosis. The Next Generation of Cause Marketing for Cystic Fibrosis Research.

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Guest Post by Michael Hoffman: Viral Video for Nonprofits - A Rethinking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of our biggest viral video hits was this video for the Maryland State Teachers Association. You are better off identifying and speaking more directly to the audience who is most likely to already care about your core issues. It only has about 2000 views. How can it be considered a viral hit?

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