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How Online Fundraising, Gamification and Social Media Helped Raise over $2 Million Dollars in One Day

NetWits

Giving Day’s) like those held in Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Ohio and Texas have raised tens of millions of dollars and generated significant publicity for their nonprofit communities. Prizes were given out from a $148,000 award pool that consisted of: One set of Grand Awards that rewarded nonprofits for garnering the most donors.

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It’s conference week! Dreamforce and Convio Summit

Judi Sohn

I flew out to Austin, Texas on Monday afternoon. I was honored that C3 received a notable mention in the CRM/Common Ground category at Convio’s Innovator Awards on Monday night. I prefer to call it the, “what you can do with Common Ground when you have a small staff and no budget for custom development&# award.

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Congrats to David Neff: Nonprofit Marketer of the Year

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Eric Overman, Operation Smile, received the Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Award, and Anne Bergquist, YMCA of Metro Chicago received the Special Marketing Initiatives and subcategory award. In 2009, the Austin American Statesman recognized David as one of the top 25 Social Media People in the state of Texas.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Problem with Subsidies

See3

The main point of the project is to convey to Americans that “what happens here, matters there&# or as the tag line of campaign says “Our Choices, Others’ Lives.&# Add to it government subsidies for the Texas farmer and you have no way these Africans can compete.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay. Tags: Conferences Free Agent. Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. Nonprofits use them to rally supporters.

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How to Create Nonprofit VIPs with Social Media

Connection Cafe

Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University of Texas School of Advertising (Hook ‘Em) and a Mississippi native. Member receive 10 million awards per year. Guest post from Blackbaud intern, Ben Baker. Everybody wants to be a VIP. Take airlines for example.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Doing More With Less: How Not-for-Profits Leverage Technology for Change: They've won Webby Awards. Tags: sxsw. Come hear how we’re changing the world. Submitted by Doug Ulman. The sites attract millions.

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