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Facebook is Great, but Does it Really Work for Fundraising?

NetWits

Affiliate programs, organic search traffic and even offline advertising scored higher than social. By comparison only 70% of small businesses use Facebook as part of their online strategy. of non-profits were able to raise over 10k through Facebook in 2010. of non-profits were able to raise over 10k through Facebook in 2010.

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Three Things That Happen When Facebook Pages Reach 10,000 Fans

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Last week the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page reached the 10,000 fans milestone. In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. This was a Facebook litmus test for me.

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New SSIR Post: Will 2009 Bring Social Learning Spaces to Life?

Amy Sample Ward

When I talk with organizations about how they are using social media tools to engage online, whether they’ve already started or not, I find that the most common approach is to set up that Facebook group, add a blog to the website, or even set up a wiki for an event. Social media spaces can be supported and grown on and offline.

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Real-Time Web Social Action Events: Blurring the Offline/Online Distinction?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two weeks ago, I wrote up my prediction for fundraising trends for 2009. My guess is as we enter 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events As more nonprofit explore the possibilities of location-based social networks and fundraising , the distinctions between online/offline fundraising will melt away.

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Raise Money on Facebook: Four Strategies You Need to Know About

NTEN

With 300 million active users, Facebook is a natural starting place. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way.

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The other side of the figures: Causes reaches $20 Million in Donations

Amy Sample Ward

There’s also been a bit of controversy around the Causes application specifically, due to it’s decision to abandon the MySpace platform and offer it’s application/services only to the Facebook community. You can read more about the MySpace/Facebook move here , here , and here.). 25 median donation amount.

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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. His first Facebook campaign raised $250,000 in 2005 for Genocide Intervention Network, now known as [link]. Yup, you can target and build these important relationships by engaging with them through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.