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15 Tips for a Strong End-of-Year Giving Campaign

Neon CRM

Studies have repeatedly shown that the human brain responds positively to altruism and people are hard-wired to give because it produces feel-good emotions. Use a Variety of Methods You want your end-of-year giving campaign to reach far and wide and connect with donors where they are. would work best for each.

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Fundraising for Education: Your Guide to Doing Virtual Fundraising Right

Qgiv

We’ve seen everything from completely fresh “Choose Your Own Adventure” type fundraisers to new takes on classic school events that combine typical school events like spelling bees, show and tell, brain bowls, and talent shows with fundraising. Finally, OBS is a more robust option that’s sponsored by all three of the platforms listed above.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Come learn the ups and downs of these contests from brands that sponsor them. Method Tweeting for nonprofits: Much Ado About Something. We’ll pick the brains of people who live this challenge daily in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits use them to rally supporters. If Shakespeare on Twitter, how would he tweet?

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Does Playing Video Games Make You Smarter about Google AdWords Campaigns? Yes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been following Marc Sirkin's blog for about a year before I met him at last year's Games for Change Conference where he taught me Brain Age and Mario. (At I'm working on another screencast (sponsored by NTEN and SalesForce ) about the SalesForce/Google Ad Words Integration. There are some other methods you can use.

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How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Marketing Genius: What's Your Brilliant Thought?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Given my right brained, non-linear and visual way of presenting ideas, I thought it might be helpful to write up a few notes about the above talk. Once you have content created through these methods, it can be easily shared using the buzz tools above through social networks. More information here.

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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. How do you apply these two methods? The hardest part of putting this presentation together was using the template because it reminds me why I think powerpoint is evil !

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Planning a Showstopping Fundraising Event in 10 Steps

OneCause

If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. Don’t forget to consider potential sponsors at this stage, too. Your website can be one of the most effective methods, as you can easily display the event’s details, reasoning for fundraising, and advertise registration forms.