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I Live Here, I Give Here: Place-Based Charitable Giving Hubs

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Or, if they want, they can launch their own fundraiser for an organization. For nonprofits, GiveMN offers simple, secure tools to achieve their goals. This site, " I Live Here, I Give Here " is to draw attention to giving to local nonprofits in Austin, TX. According to the site: Austin is no doubt a caring community.

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Congrats Mark Horvath & Invisible People TV for Pepsi SXSW Challenge Win

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Gary Vee , a social media celebrity champion and many others, helped this cause win the contest and receive a grant of $50,000 for Invisible People TV. Social media celebrity charity endorsements with social media rock stars helped raised the visibility of the contest and as a by-product, the different causes. He doesn't give up.

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Shameless Ask, Looking for SXSW 2012 Nonprofit Votes!

NetWits

If you’re not familiar with the process The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a huge new media event. Boost Fundraising & Engagement w/ “Gamification”. SXSW 2012 session voting is nearing the end. We’ve got until Friday Sept 9th (right, tomorrow). Uhmm, I should be more specific.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. We''ve also got a Master Class in Atlanta on October 24 and in Austin on November 14. Read up on your ever generous, thoughtful, and talented peers and have a great weekend!

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and a sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. We''ve also got a Master Class in Atlanta on October 24 and in Austin on November 14. Read up on your ever generous, thoughtful, and talented peers and have a great weekend!

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Wired Wealthy, Budha and Freud.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first $50,000 fundraising contest I won for the Sharing Foundation was the Yahoo/Network for Good Charity Badge contest in 2007. (We I had coffee with Gene Austin at NTC and he told me that the study is available for free but you have to register first to get your copy. The Wired Wealthy.

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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community

Tech Soup

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Austin, Texas: Austin: QuickBooks Made Easy.