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New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising?

Amy Sample Ward

A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010.

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Great reads from around the web on January 15th

Amy Sample Ward

Submissions close January 22, 2010." After Copenhagen: Turning Activism Into Impact – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – There's a great guest post up today from Michael Silberman on the Frogloop blog: "Going to the U.N. " My favorite lesson?

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But it’s impact has been huge since you were in the…well…second grade.”. Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2010. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding.

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The Participatory Museum, Five Years Later

Museum 2.0

Since 2010 I have seen, again and again and again, how valuable human facilitation is to the participatory process. Whether you think that''s incredible or a disaster depends on your point of view. Terms like "inclusive," which have become commonplace in the field, are still highly contested when put into action.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why do people give charity?

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The research suggests matches lead to more giving, but the type of match — whether 1x or 2x or 3x the gift — had no impact at all. Some highlights: The question that troubles many of the newest philanthropists, though, is whether their bequests will have a notable impact. The article looks at the psychology of giving.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard. The winners of the contest, and their entries, are: · Entoure , Sarah Allen. “My

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Forum One Staff Share OpenGov Ideas

Forum One

The public sites have already collected over 800 new ideas and will continue to until at least through March 19, 2010. We encourage our readers to review each and vote on the ones that they think can make the biggest impact. Disaster Response. International Disaster Community of Practice. Young Diplomat Program.

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