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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

His first Facebook campaign raised $250,000 in 2005 for Genocide Intervention Network, now known as [link]. Building these relationships is hard work but the benefits are enormous. Hanis has tips for those willing to undertake the task, based on his experience as head of the Genocide Intervention Network: 1.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

Tech Soup

A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks. In the United States, 66 percent of Internet users are on social networks. Social-benefit organizations can learn a lot from the preceding examples and those that follow to harness the power of technology and social media for fundraising.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. One of the projects, GoodGym , is a group fitness app where participants get fit by doing physical tasks that benefit their communities. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina).