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New on SSIR: Can Giving Days Strengthen Your Community?

Amy Sample Ward

Nearly 18,000 people participated in the 24-hour, online fundraising event, raising more than $2 million to benefit 1,200 local nonprofits. don’t embark on fundraising without a plan for using the funds, we can’t adopt a new fundraising approach without proper training.

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Support for our fallen is down. I’m not driving a semi, but I’m joining the parade.

Connection Cafe

There are 240,000 headstones at Arlington, each one deserving of a wreath. No, they’re not headed to the North Pole – they’re on their way to Arlington National Cemetery. On Saturday, the week-long journey will culminate at Arlington in honor of National Wreaths Across America Day. “I have never forgotten that.

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Top 10 Most Generous Cities in the U.S.

Care2

Arlington, VA. The donors in the most generous cities increased their total online contributions by more than 11 percent over 2010, which is pretty impressive considering the tough economy. To 10 Most Generous Cities. Seattle, WA. Alexandria, VA. Washington, DC. Cambridge, MA. Ann Arbor, MI. Berkeley, CA. San Francisco, CA. Bellevue, WA.

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Summer Conference Roundup (June - August 2012)

Care2

Frogloop fans in the DC area are encouraged to register for a free morning workshop on Multichannel Fundraising Strategies -- hosted by our friends at Big Duck and the National Wildlife Foundation, and being held at our own Care2 DC office on Thursday, June 14th (9am - 11am). Fundraising Day in New York New York, NY. Jun 7 - 10.

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Most Generous Cities in America

Connection Cafe

Arlington, VA. The ranking comes from 273 cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and total amount donated online through Convio’s online marketing and fundraising suite. Cambridge, MA. Seattle, WA. Washington, DC. Berkeley, CA. San Francisco, CA. Ann Arbor, MI. Minneapolis, MN.

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Growing the NetSquared Community

Tech Soup

Ottawa, Ontario: Fundraising and E-commerce: A (Surprise) Match Made in Heaven. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina: Nonprofit Tech Trends for 2016. Detroit, Michigan: Office 365 Setup Event — FREE Email for Your Domain! Orlando, Florida: Technologists Who Love Nonprofits. Africa + Middle East.

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The Most Generous Online Giving Cities in the U.S.

Connection Cafe

Online fundraising continued its double-digit growth in 2013, retaining the mantle as the fastest growing fundraising channel, growing at 13.5% Fundraising blackbuad luminate online most generous cities Online Fundraising online giving' according to Blackbaud’s most recent Charitable Giving Report. million. .

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