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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. We are planning to launch a mobile version of our website in 2011. gid=104492.

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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

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I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them , and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results , but it feels like there is a new energy around using them. 14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010.

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5 Ways to Empower Your Crowdsource Fundraisers

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I like to think of it as what we “used to” refer to as peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P (you know, used to, like in 2011). In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts.

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Are Memes Really Just Slacktivism?

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Some stick and go “viral” while others just get shared with a small community of friends, and some go nowhere. Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. Forward this to all the girls online” By 2011 the meme evolved a couple of times.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. Enter The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : VIDEO: 2011: A Look Back. The Daily Show remembers the important stories of 2011 so you don’t have to. .

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NTEN Receives $1.1 Million Grant from Google to Aid Nonprofit Technology Adoption

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David Krumlauf, Pierce Family Foundation - NTEN provides a place of learning, sharing and understanding for thousands of people involved in nonprofit technology worldwide. Judi Sohn, Colorectal Cancer Coalition - As the lead technology staff member for a young colorectal cancer patient advocacy organization, NTEN has been my guiding light.

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NTEN Receives $1.1 Million Grant from Google to Aid Nonprofit Technology Adoption

NTEN

David Krumlauf, Pierce Family Foundation - NTEN provides a place of learning, sharing and understanding for thousands of people involved in nonprofit technology worldwide. Judi Sohn, Colorectal Cancer Coalition - As the lead technology staff member for a young colorectal cancer patient advocacy organization, NTEN has been my guiding light.

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