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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. Many nonprofits use a hybrid of both positive and negative images in their fundraising and marketing communications depending on the campaign or specific appeal.

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5 Ways to Use Social Media to Raise More Money at Year-end

Nonprofit Tech for Good

28% of nonprofits raise between 26-50% of their annual funds from the year-end ask. Here are 5 ways that you can use social media to raise even more money at year-end. . Over $300 million in donations have been raised via Facebook Fundraisers since the roll-out of that tool last year. 5) Raise money using Facebook Live.

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How To Use Stories To Raise Money On Social Media

TechImpact

Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. Here are 5 ways that you can use stories to raise money for your nonprofit on social media. I firmly believe in the latter.

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Planning Your Nonprofit’s Capital Campaign: 4 Do's & Don'ts

Achieve

It might be time for a capital campaign. Capital campaigns are among the biggest fundraising undertakings that nonprofit organizations tackle, and they only come around roughly once a decade. What are the key pitfalls to avoid when planning a capital campaign , especially if it’s your organization’s first?

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Will Nonprofits Raise Money on Social Media in 2013?

Care2

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S.

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President’s Update: Fall 2013

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In all seriousness, 2013 has been an incredibly busy and productive year for us. We just dedicated our first crowd-funding campaign, Bookshare for Veterans —part of the Skoll Foundation’s Social Entrepreneurs Challenge on CrowdRise—to this goal and are enhancing our outreach to veterans who need access to books and information.

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2013 eBenchmarks Are Here! And a Handy Infographic

NTEN

With the analytics and campaign expertise of M+R Strategic Services , we are excited to release the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ! Million online gifts totaling $438 Million raised; and 7.3 And for a quick reference, take a gander at the 2013 eBenchmarks Infographic: We analyzed the results of: 1.6