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Six Steps to Plan a Multichannel Fundraising Campaign

Care2

Readers of Care2's Frogloop blog love that our blogger in chief, Allyson Kapin always has her fingers on the pulse of the most current news, research, and best practices in nonprofit technology, online advocacy, fundraising, and social media. “What goals will we achieve by raising $50,000 for the neighborhood soup kitchen?

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A Few Reviews of The Networked Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I met Claire Murray almost five years ago this month when I was working as a consultant for the Community Technology Center Networks to do training for human service agencies that provided homeless services. Claire was working with the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square. I trained her staff on how to blog.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere

Tech Soup

Blackbaud guest bloggers share expert fundraising tips and simple steps for creating a Facebook page that rocks. Get inspired with these digital storytelling examples: raising awareness of homelessness and sharing indigenous stories online. provide effective technology training. TechSoup is keeping busy this July. TechSoup Blog.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

But, we have to train them! We have to train our communities to drive with us. Lastly, in order to train the community to drive, you have to share your tools. Not just monitoring twitter or tracking who the influential reporters and bloggers are that discuss our programs or issues. Remember the car? What do we need?

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

Retention is everything your organization does to keep the volunteers you recruit, like providing proper training and management , aligning volunteer assignments with individual volunteers’ interests, or working hard to create personal relationships with your volunteers. Use current volunteers as a resource.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is someone you know training to run a marathon for charity? Or, maybe you're trying to get in shape and training for a marathon or cycling event. Check out Train for Humanity that weaves together getting fit, social media, and raising funds for charity. Gradon Tripp, Boston Blogger, created a fundraiser to support Jane Doe Inc.

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Pamela Ashlund talks about blogging in the nonprofit workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pamela Ashlund's first job was with a small nonprofit that provided services for the homeless and mentally ill over twenty years ago. ???I He wanted to take a vacation so he cross-trained me in accounting.??? There I found links to other nonprofit bloggers including yours! She has been a nonprofit finance executive ever since.