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The R in M+R

M+R

The result was the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), based on the premise that you can not only train generations of college students about activism but win campaigns along the way. He led the effort to restore public broadcasting funding from Newt Gingrich. Many of M+R’s early staff were part of this entirely novel idea.

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Facebook Live For Nonprofits: How Live Streaming Helped One Org Raise Almost $100K

Connection Cafe

Because of the storms in the area and the late evening hour, broadcast media were not going to cover this rescue. What was supposed be a quick rescue, turned into hours as our Humane Officers realized there were not just 35 Yorkies at the home—there were more than 90. They were busy covering stories on flooding and snarled traffic.

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Livestream Fundraising 101: What is Livestream Fundraising?

Connection Cafe

Recently, I was able to spend two days with 24 nonprofit leaders either successfully running livestream fundraising campaigns or actively looking to start one of these programs. GameBlast is a fundraising campaign hosted by the nonprofit org anization Special Effect. The organization is the content creator. .

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Hot Off The Presses: Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index™ Study

Connection Cafe

Downtime may be hard to come by with SXSWi , NTC and AFP International activity this week, but just in case you have a few minutes to burn waiting for a flight, train or a panel to start, I’m arming you with some exhilarating reading material — the Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study. Author: Jill Ward.

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Guest Post by Paul Lamb: The Religion & Technology Divide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Paul Lamb, Principal of Man On A Mission Consulting As an avid promoter of technology for social change, and as an active participant in a community of faith, I have often wondered why the two worlds remain so segregated? I would love to hear from folks who are also interested and active in this area?

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Use Facebook to Broadcast Their Impact. Los Angeles, California: Using Technology in Local Activism. Friday, February 24, 2017. Monday, February 27, 2017. Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

She spends a lot of time doing workshops, helping orgs with communications. In fact, for you, environmental folks listening, special focus on environmental orgs. So the broadcast, how the broadcast works is you make, if the person that wants to do the broadcast, anyone can do a broadcast.