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

NetWits

Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits. 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. So, the question remains, Facebook is a great platform for many things, but is it useful for fundraising?

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

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Once consumed, the data can be used to build statistical analyses , make comparisons, and draw conclusions, all without ever needing to speak with anyone from the foundation. In 2010, the Coalition of Communities of Color (CCC) released a study defining the disparities facing communities of color in Portland. and Marion L.

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Have Online Social Networks Become Boring?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love this new video from the Case Foundation about the power of social media for social change. The numbers illustrate how far the field has come in adopting social media, although not 100% adoption. The video reminded me of the classic video, “ The Machine is US/ing Us.” ” I often used [.]

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Are Mobile Apps Serving the Underserved?

Tech Soup

Apps created specifically to address the needs of low-income and underserved communities in the United States are few and far between – despite the fact that smartphone adoption rates are higher within minority communities where social services are in greater demand and poverty tends to be more concentrated.

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. It’s fairly easy to extrapolate that even with the poorest of clients, we’re seeing web adoption especially as traditional sources of information for job and apartment listings leave print media. 8 Allan Benamer 09.21.07

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

As a point of comparison, the U.S. One would like to think that after 20 years of testing, more testing, conferences, webinars, and pithy blog posts about online giving that there might be wide adoption of best practices. of total fundraising revenue. That might seem low, but it’s actually on track with other online trends.

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since becoming widely adopted just a couple years ago, social media has supercharged social action, cause marketing, and social entrepreneurship. The Elections app will soon be updated for 2010.). Scanning for Ethical Products : With online shopping, we’ve become accustomed to reading reviews and making comparisons before we buy.

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