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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

2010 Review of Not-For-Profit Accounting Systems — NEWS - The CPA Technology Advisor: "The software needs of the nonprofit organization are vastly different from those implemented by standard organizations. Many nonprofits are funded solely by grants, which require detailed tracking and accountability for every dollar spent.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct Dollars - The NonProfit Times Oct 1, 2010: "Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct DollarsBy Mark HrywnaOnly 3 percent of all Tweets by a sample of nonprofits were dedicated to fundraising or solicitation.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

MediaPost Publications Little Trust In Text, But Donations Add Up 02/04/2010: "An online consumer survey by Forrester Research that asked people if they thought money donated through texting actually went where it was supposed to, found only 16% (of 134 respondents said yes. Thirty-two percent said no, and 51% just weren't sure.

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MAY 14, 2010

Big Names, Smaller Expo, and a Virtual Option at American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Conference | 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition: "he blended meeting component will provide an opportunity for those not able to travel to the live meeting to attend virtually.

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APRIL 15, 2010

OMG It’s 2010: Where Are You, Where Are Your Donors, and How Can You Achieve Marketing Glory in a Web 2.0

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JULY 25, 2011

Donors’ Pledges to Reconstruct Haiti Come up Empty | UN Dispatch : "Back in March 2010, when the devastating earthquake in Haiti was still making headline news, UN member states pledged over $9 billion for Haiti’s reconstruction – including $5.3 billion for 2010-2011."

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JULY 22, 2014

''Using technology to do good'': Disaster Tech Lab - Independent.ie : An Irish NGO has brought emergency communications systems to disaster-stricken countries like Haiti, The Philippines, and Sandy-hit Long Island since setting up in 2010.'

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

From 2010 to 2013, roughly one in two donors gave through charity websites, says the study, The Growing Importance of Charity Websites to Philanthropy.' As a results, “it is vital for charitable organizations to ensure they have created an easy and effective online giving experience for donors,” says the study by Dunham Company.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

Best of 2012: Nonprofit Technology Grows Up | NTEN : think that the best thing that happened in 2012 was that some of the 2010-2011 "bleedng edge" conceptual technologies stood up and proved they weren't fads.

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MARCH 25, 2015

EverTrue, which he founded in 2010, enables educational institutions to parse the social media activities of their graduates. Your College May Be Banking on Your Facebook Likes - NYTimes.com : "I ended up going to Facebook and LinkedIn, places where I knew my classmates really were,” Mr. Grinna said.

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MARCH 8, 2013

TechPresident : Compared to similar efforts put to use in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, not as consistently. How Effective was Crisis Mapping During the 2011 Japan Earthquake?

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JULY 11, 2012

While it does not yet amount to even close to the majority of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. 7 secrets to increasing fundraising results - TheNonProfitTimes : Online fundraising has become a popular and successful method for nonprofits trying to increase revenue and acquire new donors.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

80 Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising | Nonprofit Trends with Steve MacLaughlin | a Blackbaud Blog : Back in 2010, I wrote about all the direct mail pieces that I had collected over a year. This time I collected all of the nonprofit emails that I was sent between December 15, 2011 and January 1, 2012.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

How Tech Is Helping the Haiti Recovery | Fast Company: "Since the 2010 earthquake, not-for-profits and corporations have developed new technologies to better deliver services to Haitians, transforming aid in disaster areas everywhere."

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

12, 2010, earthquake, mobile giving has moved beyond disaster aid. Mobile giving grows up - smartphones, Mobile Apps and Services, internet, e-commerce, e-business, consumer electronics - Computerworld : Since the Jan.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

30, 2010Text-to-give campaigns are one of the biggest philanthropic success stories of 2010, with mobile relief efforts having raised tens of millions in micro-donations across North America -- more than $750,000 of which came from Canadian phones." Text-to-donate a huge success: "Misty Harris, Postmedia News  Tuesday, Nov.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Mobile Phone Data Helped Aid Groups Target Quake Relief in Haiti, Report Finds | PND | Foundation Center : Mobile Phone Data Helped Aid Groups Target Quake Relief in Haiti, Report Finds A new report from Columbia University and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, offers evidence that in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, anonymous (..)

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

An SCC September 2010 survey by ResPublica and the Charities Aid Foundation found that 49% of respondents received donations online although for 74%, online donations contributed to less than 5% of overall giving.

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APRIL 16, 2012

The original version of the app, created in 2010, offered a map of Goodwill stores, a blog, and a donation portal. Goodwill of Greater Washington has updated its iPhone and iPad application to allow customers to browse and buy from its online channels at eBay, Amazon, Half.com, and Shopgoodwill.com.

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JUNE 29, 2011

From 2010 to 2011, the percentage of nonprofits using mobile to fundraise has nearly doubled to 9 percent, and is expected to reach 20 percent by the end of 2011, according to the report released today."

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MAY 18, 2011

Bad Websites, Good Fundraising - The TechSoup Blog - Welcome to the TechSoup Community - TechSoup : "This post was originally published July 13, 2010, and is being featured again as a part of our Sharpen Your Website campaign. One of my favorite parts of NCVS was meeting Joe Solomon of 350.org.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

PRESS RELEASEChase Community Giving Advisory Board Names 17 Additional Charities to Receive Grants - MarketWatch: "NEW YORK, Oct 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Chase Community Giving Advisory Board today announced a final list of 17 additional small and local charities to share a portion of more than $500,000 in grants, receiving $30,000 each.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URL - making it memorable: "5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URLFebruary 2nd, 2010 · No CommentsQ: Marc, I’m embarrassed to admit that we don’t yet have a website. But do you have any advice about choosing a domain name?"

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AUGUST 25, 2010

massnonprofit.org ::: "ugust 19, 2010 — Given the ever-changing landscape of social media, which includes Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, finding the best form of social media—matched to organizational resources and goals—is vital in connecting with an audience, according to experts at Massachusetts nonprofits."

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Red Cross Survey Finds Social Media Is Key In Emergency Information - News - @ JEMS.com: "WASHINGTON, Monday, August 09, 2010 — A new American Red Cross survey shows many web users would turn to social media to seek help for themselves or others during emergencies—and they expect first responders to be listening."

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JANUARY 1, 2010

Don't Cut Corners With Your Website - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "s your nonprofit planning to upgrade your website in 2010 such as migrating it to a content management system or a new one - but don't want to change a thing about it otherwise? In an uncertain economy I can see where nonprofits are coming from.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Interesting list and methodology explanationSocial Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "The Top 20 Nonprofit Groups on TwitterOctober 27, 2010, 8:01 pmBy Derek LieuWhich nonprofits wield the most influence on Twitter?It’s It’s Charity: Water, a new.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

16, 2010) Social media is a fast-moving, fluid environment, with ever-shifting rules and new technology. AFP Releases Guidance for Members, Chapters on Social Media - About AFP - AFP: "AFP Releases Guidance for Members, Chapters on Social Media(Nov.

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JULY 21, 2010

Nonprofits Build Their CapacityJuly 20, 2010 — The Massachusetts Nonprofit Database, an online tool that provides comprehensive information that nonprofits can use to build their capacity, the first of its kind in the state, is now available.A massnonprofit.org ::: "Database Available to Help Mass.

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JULY 9, 2012

But when the word got around in 2010 that I had been diagnosed with cancer (I'm healthy now), people from the WELL joined my other friends in driving me to my daily radiation treatments. Technology - Howard Rheingold - What the WELL's Rise and Fall Tell Us About Online Community - The Atlantic : lash forward nearly three decades.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Technolog - Google tool helps find Christchurch earthquake victims: "The Google Person Finder is a free, simple-to-use tool which was dreamt up after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

7, 2010) It was only a postcard, but it caught my eye. Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation Pages - Resource Center - AFP: "Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation PagesBy Derrick Feldmann(Sept. A direct mail piece from a nonprofit organization, its sharp graphics and design enticed me to read it.

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APRIL 28, 2011

In 2010, Convio’s clients raised more than $1.3 That’s the conclusion of the 2011 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study, which evaluated the results of nearly 600 nonprofit organizations that use Convio's software. The study, released in early March, found that online is the fastest growing fundraising channel for nonprofits.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

14, 2010) Online giving has surpassed traditional modes of transacting gifts among all Canadian donors under the age of 65, reports fundraising consultant Penelope Burk from her recent survey of more than 7,000 Canadian donors. In Canada, Online Giving Reigns - Press - AFP: "In Canada, Online Giving Reigns(Sept.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Maddie Grant on September 29, 2010 ShareDigg DiggWe LOVE the new ASAE website!! New ASAE website is live. and it rawks. SocialFish: "New ASAE website is live… and it rawks.by Such a huge improvement, not least because their active community has been brought to the forefront.So

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

To come up with the fastest-rising terms, it compared searches this year to those in 2010.

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APRIL 28, 2010

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Four Reasons Your Nonprofit Should Reconsider Facebook: "April 27, 2010; Source: Nonprofit Tech 2.0 | Is your organization on Facebook? Like myriad other nonprofits, NPQ is.

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