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DECEMBER 5, 2014

Nonprofit news roundup, 12.05.14 « Philanthropy North Carolina : "Launched in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation, with additional partners, #GivingTuesday is driven mainly by social media and online giving campaigns, the report says.

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MAY 13, 2014

Association News | Association Doctor | Social Media: Riding the Current Wave of Technology | Association News : t could be said that social media has been the communications equivalent of a tsunami. Without warning, it has swept aside decades of ritual, convention and etiquette about how we communicate with each other.

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APRIL 29, 2015

Government working actively to offer relief to Nepal: VK Singh | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis : "The former army chief later took to Twitter to share this information. Sent off the 1st batch of aid material collected by supporters. Hoping 2send more in the coming days. on the Richter scale."

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JULY 23, 2014

Charities Like Facebook for Rallying Support but Not Much for Fundraising - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : But many fundraisers and charity leaders say that the social network remains a fickle partner in the drive for donations.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

BlackbaudNews.com: Your Source for Blackbaud News : The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving Grew 1.8% in July, Online Giving Was Up 14.5% Posted on September 3, 2013 by Melanie Mathos The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall charitable giving increased 1.8% and online giving increased 14.5%

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Everybody''s Talking About the Ice-Bucket Challenge - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : The ice-bucket challenge, which is raising big sums for the ALS Association, has been many things to many people: viral sensation, philanthropic case study, ego-driven frivolity, even an excuse to pillory (..)

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Early Signs Point to Another Big Growth Year for Giving Tuesday - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "Giving Tuesday 2014 appears poised to repeat its sophomore year growth, when the day of philanthropy nearly doubled donations around the world.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Some Tech Entrepreneurs Embrace Giving Before They Have Anything to Give - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "ech start-up Obindo consists of one big idea, two motivated employees, and a co-working space inside the Twitter building.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Atlantic Philanthropies Is the Latest Nonprofit Subject to Email ‘Phishing’ Attacks - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "So had the foundation, which has announced plans to cease operations by 2020, resorted to giving away its assets blindly to help it spend down?

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Online Giving in Holiday Season Grows 17% Over 2012 - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Online Giving in Holiday Season Grows 17% Over 2012 By Raymund Flandez Online donations from November 1 to mid-December are 17 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to Network (..)

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MARCH 3, 2016

Facebook Now Ranks Live Videos Higher in the News Feed : "To counter this Facebook have made some updates to the way the News Feed works when it comes to displaying Live video content. In a blog post, Facebook shared that people spend more than 3x more time watching a Facebook Live video on average compared to other video content."

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Crowdfunding draws crowds - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety: "Anders, who has been making films for some 25 years, offered prizes for contributions that were a step up from public radio totebags: Her longtime connections came through with vinyl record-store gift certificates and Quentin Tarantino-curated swag.In

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

ATTN Nonprofits: Facebook Now Recommends Pages in the News Feed : Facebook now also recommends pages in the news feed, but only if your nonprofit has opted-in to have your page recommended.'

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JULY 1, 2014

Study uncovers record-high satisfaction with text donations | Charity Digital News : he mGive Foundation (TMF) has released its annual Text Donation Study, which showed record-high levels of satisfaction among respondents with text giving.'

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MAY 16, 2016

Contactless donation terminals will help hungry schoolchildren » Charity Digital News : "Contactless payment terminals have been placed in cafes and restaurants in London and Oxfordshire to enable consumers to make a spontaneous donation to charity." 'via via Blog this'

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Analysts: ''Giving Tuesday'' Raised $46M for Charity - ABC News'

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MARCH 20, 2012

But one other thing that becomes clear from the Pew report is just how big a role aggregators of all kinds — both human and machine-powered — are playing in news consumption.

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MAY 6, 2014

New Website Invites Feedback on Grant Makers - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Proponents of more transparency among foundations just made another gain: the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy today launched Philamplify, a new website that gives users a platform to provide (..)

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MAY 3, 2013

Nonprofit news roundup, 05.03.13  Philanthropy North Carolina : Habitat Metrolina Partners receive tech award Habitat for Humanity Metrolina Partners in Charlotte received the 2013 Technology Innovation Award from Apparo, formerly NPower Charlotte Region, and sponsored by Accenture.'

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Facebook Launches Ebola Charity Donation Button - ABC News. NPebolaFundraising'

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

PayPal Says Year-End Giving Increased 50 Percent - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "PayPal Says Year-End Giving Increased 50 Percent By Rebecca Koenig PayPal processed $212-million in charitable donations during December 2014, including $8.6-million

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Virtual sorority’s tax-exempt status denied | Albuquerque Journal News : "Well, it seems that the IRS is made up of a lot more of us “mature” people and a lot less of our children’s generation. Two months ago the IRS Exempt Organization folks (yes, those people) denied tax-exempt status to a virtual sorority.

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JULY 24, 2013

Donors Who Give by Text Want to Give More, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Donors who give via text message would like to make larger gifts using their mobile phones, according to a new survey of more than 20,000 text-message donors.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Some interesting prognostications collected by Tech Soup Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014 : Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013, we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, (..)

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APRIL 17, 2014

GIVING BACK: Kickstarting local charity with Adirondack Gives - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News : If you haven''t heard of it yet, it''s called Adirondack Gives, and it''s a local crowd-funding website inspired by the success of Kickstarter.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

BBC News - Ice bucket challenge: ''One in six Britons took part'' One in six Britons have taken part in the ice bucket challenge to raise money for charity, research commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation suggests. ComRes polled 2,058 British adults online from 5 to 7 September.'

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Take shower selfie challenge to fight AIDS | Business Standard News : "If you are done with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, pull up your shirts for the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Bloomberg Philanthropies Unveils Web Site and Priorities - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : But that has changed.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Review: Online tools make Sandy fundraising easier - CBS News : The Sunday after Sandy made landfall two weeks ago, I was supposed to run my 50th marathon in New York, 10 years to the weekend since I had run my first marathon, also in New York. It would have been a celebratory affair.

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AUGUST 18, 2013

Ministers learn to compete | The Detroit News : hey need to understand organizational leadership: how to create a mission statement, set goals and measure whether they’ve achieved those goals — skills typically taught in masters of business administration programs, not seminaries.

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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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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

IBM latest tech giant to launch blockchain concept » Charity Digital News : "IBM has rolled out a Bitcoin-style blockchain concept that could make it easier for charities to receive secure payments online." 'via via Blog this'

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FEBRUARY 22, 2016

College students contribute to growing business Nonprofit Hub | News | dailynebraskan.com : "University of Nebraska-Lincoln junior Angela Cuadros treats philanthropy like a job. Each week, there are the hours spent mentoring a 17-year-old girl and volunteering with Dance Marathon.

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MAY 20, 2014

Social Ad Revenues to Reach $15 Billion by 2018 - Direct Marketing News : Social media ad revenues will grow to $15 billion by 2018, a 24% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) increase from 2013''s $5.1 billion, according to local media and advertising consulting company BIA/Kelsey.'

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MARCH 1, 2013

Charities should make the most of social media | Charity Digital News : Research gathered from The Charity Social 100 Index 2012 highlighted how charities have seen a doubling of support on social media channels in the past year.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

Local Governments and Nonprofits Test Crowdfunding for Civic Projects - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "About a year ago, they launched a crowdfunding campaign similar to what’s found on Kickstarter, the online platform where artists, entrepreneurs, and others seek donations to bankroll (..)

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JANUARY 8, 2015

Local Governments and Nonprofits Test Crowdfunding for Civic Projects - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "About a year ago, they launched a crowdfunding campaign similar to what’s found on Kickstarter, the online platform where artists, entrepreneurs, and others seek donations to bankroll (..)

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