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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

In 2022, the term “social movement” generated more internet searches than in the previous five years according to Google Trends. Recent years have seen several examples of moments that captured public attention—typically after years-long efforts and organizing before they burst into wider awareness. Movements are having a moment.

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. More specifically, it’s a fundraising concept that began in the 2000s to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. The Testicular Cancer Foundation’s Beard Patrol campaign has got No-Shave November down. Today, it’s a household name.

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Nonprofit Technology News for February 2014

Tech Soup

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! Safer Internet Day is an annual Microsoft sponsored public service campaign to take practical steps to protect ourselves against identity and data theft, email phishing scams, cyber bullying, social media over sharing, and other perils of life on the Internet.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The most popular desktop content management systems are quickly catching up to now offer easy, inexpensive mobile content options, but the time to learn about the importance of this trend for mobile communications and fundraising is now, or to be more exact March 6, 2012. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop. please text NONPROFITORGS to 27138 : 6.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I had the honor of participating on a keynote panel at Celgene Corporation’s Patient Partners annual meeting ahead of the ASCO Conference (ASCO is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, prevention and delivery of high-quality patient care).

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They showed Harry Dickerson reclaim his life from homelessness on their Giving Tuesday campaign and raised over $70,000 with this storyline. For example, a group of friends shared stories of their beard-growing journey to raise funds for breast cancer research. For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets.

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More Than the Sum of Our Parts: A Recap of Peer-to-Peer Forum

Connection Cafe

As we look at not only the 2015 results but the trending over time , it is clearer than ever that fundraising success is not just about the activity, the ask, or even the cause. However, traditionally strong programs such as Relay for Life are also suffering, and new, younger programs are growing at a faster rate. People matter.