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Harvard University Students Running NYC Marathon in Boston for Hurricane Sandy | BostInno

AFP Blog

Harvard University Students Running NYC Marathon in Boston for Hurricane Sandy | BostInno : On Sunday, Baker and Whitmore, both Harvard University seniors, did their own 26.2-mile mile marathon, here in Boston, while raising money to support those in need who were impacted by the furious October storm.

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What's Really Going on with Events this Season?

NetWits

A recent article in the Boston Globe, entitled “Downturn slows elite charity events” has been widely circulated around the event fundraising circles.

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5 Steps to Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign

Tech Soup

It's a multi-tiered approach in which donors are asked to raise money in addition to donating. Raising general awareness for your cause. Personal Challenges — Personal challenges allow a donor's friends and family to rally around their cause by supporting a challenge that the donor has pledged to complete.

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195 Bloggers Stay Up Late and Make a Difference: Blogathon 2009

Have Fun - Do Good

For 24 hours starting tomorrow, Saturday, July 25th at 6:00 AM PT, 195 bloggers will be posting on their blogs every 30 minutes to raise money for the charity of their choice as part of the 2009 Blogathon. has been pledged to all of the participating bloggers combined. end the silence fundraising for RAINN 39 pledges totaling $1,153.00

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. ” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Look no further than the Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised over $200 million worldwide last summer.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” And a little shout out to our colleague Tina Cincotti who’s a lovely consultant based in Boston, Tina created this. And the better you get at the whole suite of donor engagement, the more money you’re going to raise.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

Raising funds. The road trippers also made stops for advocacy events in Boston and New York before concluding in Washington DC. Darius Goes West - This project raises awareness and funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) research by telling the story of Darius Weems. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action.