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Top 6 Reasons to Focus on Recurring Donations for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even though monthly donors generally give smaller amounts on a per gift basis, the aggregate amount that they give over the course of a year almost always adds up to more. Building a predictable revenue stream helps to reduce this imbalance and provide much needed support during your organization’s fallow periods.

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Crowdsourced data is not a substitute for real statistics

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Then they used spatial statistical techniques to show that the pattern of aggregated text messages predicted where the damaged buildings were concentrated. But even the overall statistical correlation of text messages and building damage is not useful, because the text messages are really just reflecting the underlying building density.

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Security and Control: Early thoughts on Google+

Amy Sample Ward

With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. My Google+ profile automatically includes a Google Buzz tab to see the stream from that space.

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Guest Post by Amanda Rose: Reflections on Cause Fatigue

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. Note from Beth: I wrote several detailed posts about Twestival while it was unfolding and aggregated other posts as well. If you want to catch up in the stream, here's some links.

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My New Year’s Resolution: Balancing Solitude and Connectedness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Paginator: These tools organize your social sources and streams into neat and organized pages. Filtering: These fools let you filter and sift through social streams based on keyword searches and allow your sort based on different criteria. Aggregation: These tools aggregate sources/content on a central site.

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Can the Real Time Web Let Me Be in Two Places at the Same Time?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I could have sat in the convening on network strategy and evaluation, but also have dipped into Real Time Web Summit live stream. Yes, there is a delicious list of tools to explore which include some of my favorite types of tools - aggregation, analytics, monitoring, collaboration, blogging, microblogging, and more!

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Security and Control: Early thoughts on Google+

NTEN

With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control - the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. What are your concerns or reflections with Google+? Check your settings now if you want!

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