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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.

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Must-Read Reports for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many of these reports are published on an annual basis, so please be sure to bookmark this post and I’ll keep the the list updated as new reports are released. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download.

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Must-Read Reports for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many of these reports are published on an annual basis, so please be sure to bookmark this post and I’ll keep the the list updated as new reports are released. 2) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. 7) 2011 Online Giving Report :: Download.

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15 Lessons Learned from Donating Online to 32 Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The 32 nonprofits were bookmarked for a donation and selected because they were effective at grabbing my attention and sparking an inspiration to give through their tweets. Yes, I could have used an online giving portal, but like most people, my smartphone is becoming central to my personal economics. Greenpeace. Mercy Corps.

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Great reads from around the web on June 17th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Amazingly enough, the description of the patent sounds, well, pretty much like any social network we’ve seen over the years, including Facebook."

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Must-Read Reports for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many of these reports are published on an annual basis, so please be sure to bookmark this post and I’ll keep the the list updated as new reports are released. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download.

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Great reads from around the web on January 24th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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