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What donors love

Candid

This is just a moment to celebrate and spotlight the power of nonprofit leadership and to offer what is quite a compelling argument for innovation. He sought out support from the Bunbury Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation knowing that capacity-building was their jam. So, why could Drew raise money when others could not?

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What donors love

Candid

This is just a moment to celebrate and spotlight the power of nonprofit leadership and to offer what is quite a compelling argument for innovation. He sought out support from the Bunbury Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation knowing that capacity-building was their jam. So, why could Drew raise money when others could not?

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We celebrated the tenth anniversary of Bookshare—both online and with in real life—with gatherings of users, volunteers, partners, employees, and friends throughout the year. As we get older, some of us like to increase the length and number of celebrations for our own birthdays, so why not apply this to Bookshare too?

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Top Tips for Creating Powerful Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Email Communications

sgEngage

My family and I are riding to celebrate my niece, who is now cancer free.” . The doctor who helped save my life works at the medical system whose foundation hosts this cycling event.” . Fundraising status (raising money or not, yet) . “My friends and I ride every year in memory of our mutual friend, Jane.” . The cause . “My

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5 Ways To Expand Financial Inclusion For The World’s Poor

Global Giving

In celebration of the occasion of getting to meet this huge hero of mine, I’ve outlined five ways that companies, institutions, and nonprofits can harness technological innovations to advance financial inclusion and empower the world’s most vulnerable people: 1. Crowdfunding to unlock empathy and investment capital.

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What's the opportunity cost when a nonprofit blocks employees from using social network sites during work hours?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, thousands of Facebook members helped leveraged a $50,000 donation from the Western Union Foundation by voting for the American Red Cross and its disaster relief efforts. The $50,000 donation will contribute to a broader American Red Cross goal to raise $100 million for disaster relief. To date, we've raised $70 million.

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? He got a donate now button and raised $10,000. Six Degrees of Separatio: Cult of celebrity, user-generated content, online giving, and social networking. 1-5% are uber activists who raise the money.