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A New Power Couple—Humans Plus Bots Deliver Member Delight

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Fun fact— Watson was developed to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy! The software was used for utilization management decisions in lung cancer treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.) When the humans are relaxing, live chat is offline. and in 2011 won a $1 million prize!

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Grassroots Campaigning: How to Use Online Channels to Build Offline Support

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Susan is a grandmother, a cancer survivor and the major ingredient that differentiates organizations that truly make change from those that just make a lot of digital noise. At ACS CAN, we’re seeing this newly inspired level of activity reflected in our offline recruitment as well. How to Use Online Channels to Build Offline Support.

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Relationships and Engagement Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Breast Cancer awareness month (October) is just around the corner! And here's another clever online fundraising strategy for breast cancer. If you go to Purina Cat Chow's web site & take a test on your knowledge of breast cancer they will donate $1. Komen Foundation to support breast cancer research. to the Susan G.

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An Ode to the Accidental Techie

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Judi Sohn, Vice President of Operations, C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition There's been a lot of interesting conversation around rebranding and defining the nonprofit "accidental" techie lately. We do it because this is our idea of fun. We remember why this is so much fun. My mother would roll her eyes. She didn't get it.

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Good News for Giving 2.0: Your Organization’s Champions Are Your Most Valuable Resource

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In this campaign, a 9 year old cancer patient with no online presence generated more donations than any other individual, including Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher. Of course, we want to make it both easy and fun for you, so we’ll provide training, support and cheerleading along the way. If you’re already thinking, “I’m in!

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Nonprofits & Gaming: Playing Your Way to More Funds, More Volunteers, and Solving the World's Problems

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57,000 gamers have outperformed supercomputers in the task of folding proteins in new ways that could lead scientists to cures for Alzheimer's, cancer and more. Gamers are already helping tackle real-world problems, just by playing games. How are nonprofits using gaming right now? WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: Find your inner animal.

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What Are Your Best Tips for Organizing or Facilitating a Charity 2.0 Event?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by DaveFishernc Charity Balls, Dinner Dances, Black Tie Charity Events, and other parties where people donate money to a charity to have fun together are nothing new. Offline/Online Mix This is not your mother's or grandmother's black tie dinner dance charity event! events morph and change. Charity Ball 2.0