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America’s Giving Challenge 2009 Assessment and Reflection Paper

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine and I have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. It was done through a series of blog posts called AGC Conversational Case Studies and encouraged the public to weigh in via comments to the blog posts, live CaseSoup video discussions, and Twitter.

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2009 Member Appreciation: Mission Video Webinar Contest Winners!

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We've selected two commentators to win Flip Ultra Cameras. Barbara posted the Parks Climate Change: North Cascades 2009 video. You can check them out on our Facebook page. We're not going to lie -- they weren't just doing it for extra credit. The winners are. Barbara Christenson from Conservation Northwest.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay.

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Submissions Open! Enter the Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest by April 15

Tech Soup

Adobe and TechSoup are delighted to announce that we are now taking submissions for the Show Your Impact Design Contest ! Visit the gallery to view, rate and comment on other organization's submissions. This contest is open only to organizations located in the US and Canada that have requested donated Adobe products through TechSoup.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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Deconstructing An Angry Crowd: What Can We Learn?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising?

Amy Sample Ward

Read the post below or visit SSIR to read and comment with that community. A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up.

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