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How to Create an Effective Email Communications Strategy for Your Next Peer-to-Peer Event

NonProfit PRO

For Pieta House, its Darkness into Light event began in 2009 with 400 participants at its signature Dublin event and evolved to 200,000 participants across 200 events in 16 countries a decade later. Peer-to-peer fundraising alone made substantial gains with millions more raised thanks to its e-communications strategy.

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Roundup of 2009 Online Giving Stats

Robert Weiner

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%. Donors were still giving, but in smaller amounts.

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Thanksgiving 2009

NCE Social Media

Many Arc chapters have joined the socialmedia-sphere in 2009. People are still trying to figure out how to raise money through social media. All of the games on Facebook. Open APIs and deals between social media sites. News organizations that continue to use social media even though there isn’t revenue in it. Realtime search.

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America’s Giving Challenge 2009

Robert Weiner

The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The contest runs through November 6, 2009. This is a national competition to encourage people to use their personal and social networks to help win cash for their favorite nonprofit.

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Matching Gifts Best Practices 2009

Robert Weiner

SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2009 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts --their fourth such survey. Over 60% of respondents reported raising over $20,000 in matching gift income in 2009. Over 26% raised over $250,000. in last years' survey.

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2009 GreatNonprofits Youth Thrive Awards

Amy Sample Ward

The 2009 GreatNonprofits Youth Thrive Awards will recognize the top-rated youth-focused nonprofits. Reviews show the real human impact of a nonprofits and raise the visibility and credibility of those organizations,” says GreatNonprofits CEO Perla Ni. All reviews will be automatically visible on GuideStar.org.

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Results of CASE’s 2009 Online Giving Survey

Robert Weiner

Those of you who fundraise for educational institutions or are interested in how they're raising money online should check out the results of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2009 survey on online giving (PDF). Some highlights: read more.

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