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Great reads from around the web on May 24th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says | NTEN – "Don't count on a personal story to transform your fundraising appeal.

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Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits?

Get Fully Funded

Yes, your org will get a handful of dollars for doing basically nothing. Community/Fun Events Community/Fun Events are widely promoted events that encourage people to do something active or fun while supporting your cause. Tupperware parties, garage sales, and candle fundraisers will not sustain your budget. Probably not!)

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Social Media Rubrics and Blogging Behind the Firewall: Options?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

t take much time and relates to org goals. from Matt Goddard If you are new to social media, in terms of the tools and technology or how to integrate them into your product release strategy, consider the following activities. s a free social bookmarking service. Write down your successes. Write down your challenges.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. You can create small posters for sponsor businesses to show off that they are giving back and sponsoring your org, team, project, or campaign. How can you grow your email list to activate and build your organization’s power? Photo and Bio.

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Screencast: Using Widgets to Build Community on Blogs Featured on NTEN Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few examples: Delicious Badge : I use this widget to publish my social bookmarking bookmarks on my blog. The market is changing rapidly and there have been a lot more personal campaigns and activity. Fundraising is the life blood of nonprofits and is another area of active experimentation using strategies called ???personal

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Oxfam America and HSUS: Not just Talking about Social Media, Using It

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However, neither Carie nor Tim discussed social bookmarking or social news strategies in any depth, and Digg, Stumble Upon, and del.icio.us Tim says MySpace is not good for fundraising, although we have seen some examples of orgs running successful fundraising campaigns, such as Dollars for Darfur. On YouTube : everyone loves video.

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Interview with Jonathon Colman: Social Media Secrets from a Green Geek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In terms of metrics, I like to look at measures of activity that involve more engagement than simply viewing a page or joining a group; the ones that get me all hot and bothered are when people participate in a discussion or upload a video or comment on a story. Stop: Hammer-Time! StumbleUpon.