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JANUARY 7, 2010

Fund Raiser Seeks -- and Shares -- Advice on Social-Media Tools - Philanthropy.com: "Fund Raiser Seeks -- and Shares -- Advice on Social-Media ToolsSix months ago Jason Dick, a college development officer in Redmond, Wash.,

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JUNE 18, 2009

Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking Tools - Philanthropy.com: "Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking ToolsNonprofit organizations have long been labeled Luddites when it comes to adopting new technology.But a forthcoming study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing (..)

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Nonprofits use social media as new fundraising tool - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee: "Women Escaping a Violent Environment in Sacramento needed cash, and needed it fast.So

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

#SMoP-ping Up Nonprofit Social Media Angst | Stanford Social Innovation Review : It’s not about the tools; it’s about relationships and what is possible.

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MARCH 10, 2009

This link provides easier access to the underlying stories.AFP > Resource Center | Resource tools > Tapping Into Social Networks—Raise Funds, Build Community: "Tapping Into Social Networks—Raise Funds, Build Community(March 9, 2009) This week AFP featured social networking/web 2.0

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JULY 19, 2013

The government uses social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to connect with people and communicate official information, so it’s important to know if a social media account is really managed by the federal government. This tool lets you verify if a social media account is managed by the U.S.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

How social media is supporting small charities : he true value of the impact social media has on fundraising projects was demonstrated to me during a recent visit to The Gambia, where I worked with the Glove Project, an organisation which works to improve local villages through a mixture of aid and enterprise.

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MARCH 3, 2015

Social Giving IRL (In Real Life) for Nonprofits - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : "Not all social giving IRL has to be tied to hosting a gala or 5K. People gather in places for lots of other reasons, and those are opportunities for the right charities with the right tools. The growth rate of U.S. The growth rate of U.S.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Using 4 Online Tools to Inspire Volunteers and Donors, Part 2 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "ocial media'Social-media marketing is a business tool if you do it right,' Mintz said. It's about people marketing on your behalf.'Marketing

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JUNE 29, 2012

New tool puts nonprofit storytelling on the map - Microsoft Citizenship Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs : It’s why today, we’re launching the Microsoft Local Impact Map for nonprofits and for commercial organizations who wish to showcase their Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Artisanal Social Media Marketing | Adweek : "I hate to say this, but our reliance on publishing tools [can be a hindrance]. For the most part, you always see better performance using native publishing platforms out of the gates," said Chris Tuff, svp, director of earned and emerging media at 22squared. Why is manual better?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

CRM’s value grows with addition of social | TMA Resources : While the utility of CRM systems has long been established, the rise of social media has made the technology even more valuable to organizations, as a recent study revealed.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Red Cross Disaster Relief Tools » home: "Red Cross Social Media Tools You Can Use$100 million fundraising campaignThis wiki's purpose is to gather all possible online fundraising tools together so it's very easy for anyone to access and use them to help the Red Cross. Please add your own creations as you see fit!September

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The social side of giving : ow various organisations, from Justgiving to Virgin Money Giving, have made it easier to organise online donations, while new charities like Help4Heroes and Kiva have shown how it's possible to use the web to promote a cause and get funds flowing rapidly and efficiently. BBC News - Charity 2.0:

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

Social, mobile boost small nonprofits' reach, relationships - ZDNet Asia News : Mobile and social media are essential for charities, especially if they want to attract the "iTunes, Facebook and YouTube generation", said David Erasmus, philanthropist and chief executive of Givey.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

Colleges Mine Social Media for Clues on Likely Donors – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "A handful of tech start-ups are making tools that harness data and interactions from widely used social networks to help colleges and universities identify alumni with the greatest propensity to donate, writes The New York Times. " (..)

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MAY 17, 2010

Social Media: Finding a happy medium: "Tweet this: social media has finally arrived in full force. Today, however, a large percentage has embraced the tool, incorporating it into their work and objectives. Last year, many organizations were still ambivalent about its adoption.

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MARCH 27, 2008

A variety of coverage of this topic is posted here yesterday and today.Yahoo Backs Google Development Tool - washingtonpost.com: "Yahoo will support Google's OpenSocial software, which allows developers to put their programs on more social-networking sites.".

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JUNE 6, 2011

14 Tips For Using Social Media to Connect With Your Conference Audience - Engage365 : "Social media has given presenters amazing tools with which to market ourselves. But to use these tools properly, it’s important to encourage dialogue and stay away from broadcasting our message.".

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Google could become a key social network for charities | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Google's social networking site Google could become a key tool for charities: the search engine recently rolled out new features in the US that may make charities rethink their approach to social networking.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Social Media Are Easier Than You Think - NYTimes.com: "Social Media Are Easier Than You ThinkBy MP MUELLERWith so many new technologies and tools, we business owners often feel as if we’re playing catch-up — as if we don’t even know what we don’t know. Last month, the.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

How can philanthropists make the most of social media? Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Many charities are adept at using social media to further their missions, spreading the word about their work to the wider public and potential funders alike.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Building Better Nonprofit Blogs - Social Good - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : When nonprofits develop ideas for using social media, they tend to focus on networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

A Social Network Where You Can Be Too Social - washingtonpost.com: "For many, Facebook has become an indispensable tool for managing their social lives.

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JULY 14, 2010

Great Tool from RedCross. Thanks to Social Fish for the Heads up.Clarity over control in action: The Red Cross Social Media Handbook — SocialFish: "The Red Cross Social Media Handbook (below) is an EXCELLENT slidedeck that the Red Cross uses to educate their stakeholders about their social media policy.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Social Media Builds Support, But Fundraising Lags Overall - Press - AFP: "dealware, an organization that offers reviews and information on software for nonprofits, recently surveyed 459 nonprofit staff members who were already using social media at their organizations.

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MAY 26, 2009

Beware Social Media Marketing Myths - BusinessWeek: "We've been misled as to the benefits of social networking sites. Many of us are finding that these tools do not live up to the hype, especially for small business. Once we start digging deeper, we're finding a lot of challenges.

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JULY 7, 2008

Digital Web Magazine - Portable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web: "Social networks as we know them—MySpace, Facebook, Twitter—each keep identity and personal relationships separate from one another. It’s a familiar process, but in 2008 we have the tools to break that trend."

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JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofits Get a Social Media Mentor in Socialbrite.org | Econsultancy: "SAN FRANCISCO – June 29, 2009 – Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits : Foursquare recently launched the ability for brands to create Pages on Foursquare. However, in recent weeks the site has made a number of upgrades that have rendered the site and it’s tool set much more interesting and relevant to the nonprofit sector.

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JULY 24, 2009

From Mashable10 Ways Universities Are Engaging Alumni Using Social Media: "In the current economy, job security has become somewhat of an oxymoron. Now universities across the country are beginning to use social media tools to engage alumni.

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JULY 25, 2008

From the Chronicle Blog Give and TakeHow Should Charities Use Social Networks? Philanthropy.com: "How Should Charities Use Social Networks?Is Is it wrong to use social-networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter to help promote your nonprofit group?A

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Gear Up for Giving: Social Media Tutorials for Nonprofits | Case Foundation: "Gear Up for Giving is a month-long series of social media tutorials, to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness, catalyze civic action and cultivate new supporters and donors for their causes."

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JULY 24, 2009

Wunderman's Morel on Social Media, Online Video and Mobile | eMarketing & Commerce (eM+C): "MC: Do you think social networking is important?DM: DM: As for social networking, we monitor Twitter, but in my opinion, Twitter doesn’t really have many capabilities these days.

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JULY 27, 2007

Social Media: Do Nonprofits Get It? :: WRAL.com: "Social Media: Do Nonprofits Get It?By New media give nonprofits powerful tools to work smarter.In By TODD COHEN, Special to WRAL Local Tech WirePosted: Jul. 26 3:07 p.m.Editor’s note: Todd Cohen is editor and publisher of the Philanthropy Journal, a publication of the A.J.

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JANUARY 7, 2008

Social sites work to better world, one click at a time: "All the networks, homemade videos and blogs have made the Web a center for socializing, not social change.

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JULY 15, 2009

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Sreenivasan led a session on how Web tools are transforming prospect research during the recent Fundraising Day New York, sponsored by the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.".

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