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Blog Roundup: Lessons from Kony 2012 Video Campaign

Care2

It’s been close to two weeks since Invisible Children released it’s "Kony 2012" video, which quickly spread across social networks, blogs, and made headlines across major news networks and newspapers like the NYT and the Washington Post. Why Your Nonprofit Won't Make a KONY 2012 by Jason Mogus.

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Five Ways to Ensure Your Event Makes Headline News

Connection Cafe

Let’s look at ways to make your event stand out from the crowd and grab some headlines. That would have been the end of the story, except the University of Maryland Cancer Center that produced the half marathon worked with the owner to tell Dozer’s story and gain priceless publicity for the event. Dozer got his own Facebook page.

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Nine Digital Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn from charity: water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform. Brilliant.

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Research Friday: Controversial Nonprofit Compensation: Are We Missing the Point?

ASU Lodestar Center

While no one supports wasteful public spending or abuse of power, the cases that grab headlines and provoke legislation are actually far from the norm. Click here to read "Research Friday: The Trouble with Pay Raises" by Stephanie La Loggia. As part of a. highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can.

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Actigiving—The Next Phase in the Evolution of Episodic Giving

Connection Cafe

After proposed federal budget cuts, Meals on Wheels also experienced a surge in public donations. During World War I, the American Red Cross raised more than $114 million (over $2 billion in today’s dollars) to help support the American Expeditionary Force. The importance of significant episodic giving dates back more than 100 years.

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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education

Candid

Most colleges and universities, including community colleges, fall under the category of 501(c)(3) public charities within the U.S. According to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), there are 1,044 community colleges, comprised of 936 public, 35 tribal, and 73 independent colleges. For example, an award of $2.3