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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

With that in mind 35 influential leaders from across the nonprofit industry came together at the Growing Philanthropy Summit to develop an action-oriented agenda on growing philanthropy. 32 Sure Fire Ways to Grow Philanthropy in the U.S. Challenge the wealthy to plan their own philanthropy. Staggering, I know.

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Philanthropy United States Giving Summary 223

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JULY 17, 2009

Every fall I fly from Charleston, S.C. to Austin, TX for Austin City Limits. ACL is a three day music festival that uses the beautiful Zilker Park to house eight stages, 130 bands, and thousands of people from around the world who love music. Last year I had to smile when I noticed how “ green ” the festival had become.

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Music Austin Philanthropy Green 100

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

More recently Godin spoke with the Chronicle of Philanthropy about Innovation, Failure and Why Non-profits should stop operating like businesses. I though you’d enjoy the interview.

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Profit Business Stats Statistics 264

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. Meet Claire. This year she joined a few of us for the Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference where we talked about how social media is helping non-profits change the world.

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Change Philanthropy Profit Social Media 127

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JULY 14, 2011

Ideate Philanthropy | Follow @tanialittle. Lead Manager, Online Campaigns – National Brain Tumor Society | Follow @npshana. 11 – Steve Heye. Digital Content Services Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Follow @steveheye. 12 – Tania Little. 13 – Nancy Schwartz. 14 – Jereme Bivins.

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San Diego Twitter Tips Kansas City 259

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Do you know who Seth Godin is? If not, make sure to check out his blog and what Wikipedia has to say about him. You might be thinking to your self, “Why is Frank asking me this?” The reason is simple really; I want to call your attention to a conversation going on in the online world based on a post by Godin ( The problem with non ).

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Social Media Wikipedia Media Philanthropy 100

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MAY 20, 2009

Other notables like Beth’s Blog and The Chronicle of Philanthropy have been asking themselves similar questions about fundraising and Twitter. I like starting a blog post with a question that doesn’t have a clear answer. But the question begs to be answered, even if only a Magic 8 Ball answer is available.

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Twitter Philanthropy Question Fundraising 100