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Mobile for Good: Fire Phone, Locking Down Data, and Services for the Homeless

Tech Soup

For this month's column, I'm going to dissect the latest entry into the smartphone field: the Amazon Fire Phone. I'll also update you on the "kill switch" initiatives as well as a nonprofit that's using mobile services to alleviate homelessness. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things. Or helpful?

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Ever since the advent of the internet, the retail landscape has changed drastically. E-commerce has forever changed the way people shop, and your organization can use that to your advantage with wish list drives. John Center for Homeless Men. Micro-donation programs. Holiday e-card campaign. Final thoughts.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I used this an opportunity to reflect on my experience as a free agent over the years and while the tools have changed, the principles effectively using social media to fundraising for a cause have not. And while the small nonprofit, The Sharing Foundation , benefited from the prize money, there were also other benefits.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned last week, I'll be speaking about blogging at the Writing for Change Conference in San Francisco this month. In the interview transcript below, Elizabeth talks about the conference and offers tips for writers who want to write for change. Elizabeth Pomada: Hi, I'm Elizabeth Pomada. It's been very fast.

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Should You Accept ANY Type of Nonprofit Donation? (And How Should You Gracefully Decline a Gift?)

Get Fully Funded

Amazon Smile is also super-simple but unless you have lots of people making big purchases, the money you receive through Amazon Smile will likely be super small. At the time of this writing (hey, things change fast!), Either way, it’s money your organization can use to run programs and change lives.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. If you need to, use an external mic (you can get a simple lapel mic on Amazon for about $20 – it plus right into your smart phone, easy peasy). Before you post, think about what THEY want to know. Saving bears?

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Change Issues. I'm nervous. Adding a new data point to it.

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