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OCTOBER 24, 2008

Great experience to learn with fun. November 25, 2008 | video conferencing Copyright © 2008, Care2.com November 20, 2008 | Video Conferencing Really like this post November 20, 2008 | Video Conferencing Thanks James for sharing such a useful information. All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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AUGUST 26, 2008

Natasha has a background in field organizing and grassrootsorganization from 18 years of volunteer and work experience in thehuman rights movement. Eric has morethan seven years experience with running integrated advocacy campaignsfor environmental nonprofits. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Click here to watch the replay.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

An additional five donations were sent offline: 26 $5 donations 14 donations between $10-$25 4 donations of $50 or above Where did the donations come from—the e-mail blast, Facebook, the blogs or Twitter? We would love to hear about your experiences. February 20, 2009 | David Morton Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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AUGUST 8, 2008

Natasha has a background in field organizing and grassroots organization from 18 years of volunteer and work experience in the human rights movement. Eric has morethan seven years experience with running integrated advocacy campaignsfor environmental nonprofits. Maureen McGregor is the E-activism Director at Oceana. ocean waters.

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JUNE 18, 2008

In addition to her advertising and marketing experience, Dana brings to Care2 a longtime devotion to several causes, dating back to her time at Tufts University (where one of her classmates was our own Heather Holdridge). Copyright © 2008, Care2.com At Tufts, Dana started a group called Tufts Voice for Choice. All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Rick is a seasoned professional in the field of nonprofit direct marketing and fundraising, including more than 20 years of experience in direct mail prior to his success in the online world. Give them options for how to process their gift (pay pal, online form, print form and mail). If you have a street address, mail them!

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MAY 22, 2008

The concept was born out of the e-commerce landing page optimization research done by Marketing Sherpa and Marketing Experiments. May 22, 2008 | Melissa Tooley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The result was an in-depth eleven page report. You can download the report here. Thanks for spreading the word! All rights reserved.

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MAY 22, 2008

The concept was born out of the e-commerce landing page optimization research done by Marketing Sherpa and Marketing Experiments. May 22, 2008 | Melissa Tooley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The result was an in-depth eleven page report. You can download the report here. Thanks for spreading the word! All rights reserved.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Over the course of the day, there was so much communication going on — networking between nonprofits; sharing of ideas, knowledge, and experiences; and, maybe most thought-provoking, grantees and funders empathetically listening to each others stories and gaining a glimpse into the "other side" of the process. Central Ave.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

If they do match up, good job, but they can still help you shape your content and provide a better user experience once visitors come to your site from their search results. May 19, 2010 | Brenda Johnson Copyright © 2008, Care2.com If not, try editing your content to focus on the keywords that are important to you.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

In my experience different views and insuring that they are in alignment with the goal of the website is critical. January 12, 2009 | Altan Khendup Copyright © 2008, Care2.com As commented on before the data is not necessarily the issue as opposed to how to look at it and what you want to look for. So is flexibility. com , Inc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

This balancing act becomes increasingly difficult when organizations experience upheaval—whether due to a recession, the loss of a funding source, or unexpected expenses. From collaboration to cost management, nonprofits are trying to protect their (precious little) infrastructure and enterprise while serving even more people.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

Through this experience, Americans now realize not only that they cannot take their parks for granted, but how powerful they can be within our democracy when they have a consensus opinion and take action. May 31, 2007 | Amien Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thanks for the info! com , Inc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

I know from my own personal experience as a nonprofit student, I really had to educate myself in order to change my perspective about fair compensation. Posted by ASU Lodestar Center at 2:10 PM Labels: compensation , executive , form 990 , IRS , research friday , Stephanie La Loggia 3comments: Emilobabo said. Central Ave.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

NARAL won the “Integrated Fundraising Campaign” prize for a multi-channel (email plus direct mail plus telemarketing) campaign that acquired 11,300 new contributing members at a 20% to 30% conversion rate. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

In my experience with faith based communities, my main observation is that there always seems to be a group of individuals who make up probably less than 10% of the community who account for the majority of giving and volunteering. This is a very interesting topic, Pat, I would love to see more research on this. Central Ave.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2007

Everyone will agree that in places where there is a lot of text to read it is important to make the experience as comfortable as possible. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Just such a place is a webpage or email newsletter. Two important aspects affecting readability are line spacing and contrast. All rights reserved.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Refining the Process Figuring Out What Works Over the first few months of our grant, we continued to experiment with our ads and keywords, and to monitor how each of our campaigns was performing. Back to Basics We’re still keeping a close eye on the performance of our campaigns, and experimenting with new topics, ads, and keywords.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

But mostly I just wanted to try something new and experiment -- throw something at the wall to see if it stuck. www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com DZ: Was there any organizational resistance to Twitter (or other social media)? What convinced them? All rights reserved.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Its easy to extrapolate from one bad experience/example and assume that corruption is rife throughout the sector, figuratively hiding in the kitchen cabinets, under the refrigerator, and even in the walls themselves. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. Central Ave.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

As Swartz states in her blog, "This is a great opportunity for community-based nonprofits, or national organizations working on regional or local projects, to be funded to experiment with online communications innovations." Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « How can nonprofits make money off of this?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

And so, informed by my experiences as a kindegardener, I humbly submit a couple good (and bad) points on sharing. Then go one better and give them exhibits that give better experiences the more people use them so that they pull strangers into the act. Sending mail to strangers in museums? Am I Hot or Not for exhibit content?

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

Ana Maria Cuenca from NGOConnect shared that in her experience visitors only read 160 words of your website before deciding whether or not its worth looking at further. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Post these videos on your main page as a unique, interactive way to share your nonprofits message. All rights reserved.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

But in the first 6 months of 2007, I was experimenting with social networking and bookmarking tools on Green Brooklyn, including and especially the Care2 News Network , and saw such a great result that I decided that I needed to redesign everything ASAP. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

APRIL 14, 2009

Volume of discussion isn’t a bad thing – especially if you can turn what was a negative experience into a positive. April 15, 2009 | Gwynne Kostin Copyright © 2008, Care2.com If you get out ahead of the crisis, you could be praised for being a responsible organization willing to admit when you’ve messed up.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

Social Media Nonprofit Poetry Slam When: Saturday, March 14th from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Room 18BCD Description: Using a poetry slam format, each panelist will present a five-minute poem or story about how their organization has successfully implemented a social media strategy experiment and how they considered the ROI. All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Based on our extensive experience with multivariate testing, well explain what kinds of changes on Web and email landing pages have significantly improved completion rates for leading nonprofit organizations -- and give you a checklist of what to test for on your Web pages. Now find out what it really takes and learn from their experiences.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

Many right now are just starting to get their feet wet and experiment so I would say that the best is yet to come. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com What are some of the reasons a nonprofit might choose YouTube instead of other options? Everyone is on YouTube. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

Many right now are just starting to get their feet wet and experiment so I would say that the best is yet to come. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com What are some of the reasons a nonprofit might choose YouTube instead of other options? Everyone is on YouTube. All rights reserved.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

The upcoming donations API will allow organizations to deliver a completely customized donation experience. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Leveraging our Constituent Management API organizations can build entirely custom acquisition and registration workflows. To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? 60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? 60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit?

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MAY 7, 2007

Did you experience any increased site traffic to HSUS as a result of your MySpace presence? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « Care2 in the Press: Dawn Gets Greener With Care2 | Main | New M+R Study: Online Fundraising Tactics -- What Works? To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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JULY 26, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. Hopefully others will chime in on this point with their own experiences from adventures in social networks. All rights reserved.

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JULY 17, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. Hopefully others will chime in on this point with their own experiences from adventures in social networks. All rights reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

He has 20 years of management, public relations and media-development experience, including the production of TV and radio commercials and award-winning rich media websites. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Tim managed his first political campaign at the age of 20; by 30, he had managed two Congressional victories. All rights reserved.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. Hopefully others will chime in on this point with their own experiences from adventures in social networks. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

I can speak from first-hand experience that we at Artez provide access to the identical set of code/tools/platform to all of our clients; some nonprofits raise millions online, and some raise $50,000. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Same tools, different campaigns. To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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