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What Are Gaming Fundraisers and How Can They Raise Donations for Your Nonprofit?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The rise of the livestream, combined with the growing popularity and widespread appeal of video games, has created an attractive new opportunity for charities — gaming fundraisers. These events are an exciting new kind of fundraiser in which gamers raise money for charity by livestreaming themselves playing video games.

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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.”

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A Short, Recent History of Nonprofit Website Design and Online Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

World Wildlife Fund :: March 15, 2010. By 2010 the World Wildlife Fund had launched a much larger, longer website with more color, larger photos, and a larger font. Online Advocacy :: The online action network is now featured under a catch-all “Act Now” link. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/10.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This future generation of donors will come of age using tablets and smartphones, smart TV, mobile and social media, and technologies not yet invented. Currently, more than 50 percent of children ages 0–8 spend an average of 43 minutes daily on smartphones and tablets watching videos, reading, and playing games.

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Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Outlook 2010

Tech Soup

Continuing a series of posts on tips and tricks for Microsoft Office, this month we're tackling Outlook 2010. If you've just upgraded to Office 2010, check out this post for a roundup of new features to the suite as a whole. Looking for tips and tricks on other Office 2010 products? Creating Folders.

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Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. How big is video online?

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Network + Self-Organizing + Location + Data Visualization = 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think these are four qualities to look for: Network: This is a collection of people and organizations that linked together. It's your professional social network or a network of organizations or typically both. My Plancast for SXSW Session: Crowdsourcing Social Change.

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