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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

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Launched the advocacy Twitter handle in January 2010 (@Advocate4PanCAN) and it is growing steadily. Our official launch of text communication will be done at a Los Angeles Kings hockey game on November 27 th. The LA Kings have recently embraced the organization as a charity. It has close to 400 followers.

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Social Media Lessons from 4 Generations of Canadian Donors

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Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. LinkedIn use rose 24% from our 2010 study to 48% in 2013. Twitter use increased by 20% from our 2010 study to 59%.

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SOCAP: The Market at the Intersection of Money and Meaning

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eGood is a new Los Angeles based company that has developed a community website and app that helps shoppers locate charitable businesses and restaurants that donate a portion of sales to charities. Registration is free for charities. This is a fairly new informational service that started in 2010.

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Research Friday: Branding in the nonprofit sector

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Now charities also have to work on the cause of the problems: they have to become the movements for change.” Before graduating he was accepted to Teach for America and has been placed at a nonprofit preschool that provides early childhood education to low income families in Los Angeles. 4] Keller, E. Dato-on, M. & Shaw, D.

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Fundraising Trends: Mobile Giving and Crowdfunding, and the Next Generation of Canadian Giving

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Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. Since 2010, there has been a 12% increase in donors who have a landline but choose to use their mobile phones.

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Why Privacy Matters (or Should) to Nonprofits

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Data Theft Creates Notification Nightmare for BlueCross" (March 1, 2010, CIO.com). Wanted: Defense Against Online Bank Fraud" (February 8, 2010, Wall Street Journal). Banking laws leave business customers vulnerable to Internet fraud" (March 21, 2010, Los Angeles Times). Have you mitigated your privacy risks?

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Tis the Season for Charity Gift Cards | Nonprofit Trends with.

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All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Tis the Season for Charity Gift Cards Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 9th, 2010 The Los Angeles Times had an article the other day called “Causes offers gift cards for charitable giving.&#