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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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The Best Donation Platforms for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

Their founders cover the overhead cost to keep the Forever Free Pledge going, and as such they’ve been able to share the wealth with the Malala Fund, Girl Scouts, StoryCorps, and March for Our Lives. Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. MobileCause.

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Takeaways from the American Express Leadership Academy Alumni Summit

ASU Lodestar Center

I am a proud 2010 graduate of The American Express Leadership Academy at the ASU Lodestar Center. I was selected as one of 50 network delegates from around the globe to convene in New York on April 4 and 5 to participate in a variety of workshops and panel discussions designed to enhance alumni relationships and vital leadership skills.

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Foundation Transparency – Foundation Center’s Surprising Glass Pockets Website

Tech Soup

Chronicle of Philanthropy published a great announcement of the project a few months after its launch in 2010. The site features profiles of over 100 wealthy people (mostly billionaires) who have taken the pledge and who have written a statement of their philanthropic objectives. There’s a ton of great pieces in there.

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Maximizing Lifetime Value Part 1

Connection Cafe

You probably already know, but it bears some discussion of terminology since there are many gifts that fall under the broad designation of "recurring giving.". Pledges are donations made to an organization for a specific period of time (until the election) or for a specific project (help us accomplish this goal during the next two years).

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Using Salesforce to Cultivate Donor Relationships

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Recently, I had an opportunity to meet Tal Frankurt, CEO of Cloud for Good, where he shared some thoughts about how a well-designed SalesForce database could be an excellent tool for managing, measuring, and tracking relationships with donors. He agreed to write this guest post on the topic.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.