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6 Ways To Increase Mobile Giving In 2014

TechImpact

According to the DEC (disaster emergency committee) , a UK based coalition made up of 14 charities who band together in times of crisis, 6 million british pounds were raised via mobile donations after the Philippines was rocked by the typhoon that occurred earlier this year. Ensure donors can access donation screens quickly.

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” But do selfies have benefits, especially for social change causes? I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause? I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. Family is Familia.

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

This means that sewage spills into rivers and streams, contaminating drinking water and causing disease. Cebu, Philippines. More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. billion people lack access to toilets. 350 action in Oman Dive Center. Hulhumale Maldives. Find more pictures and stories from #101010 and 350.org

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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as GlobalGiving and Facebook Causes. She is currently a Kiva fellow serving a three-month tour in a rural section of the Philippines.

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 Almost all of this was given to causes within the United States. However, the 5 percent given to international causes reflected a 15.3 billion) and the Philippines ($10.1 percent increase over the prior year. in overall U.S.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Using Social Networking Tools - Advice, Brief Case Study, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SaveGuimaras is a group of individuals who are dedicated to raising awareness on the recent oil-spill tragedy in Guimaras, Philippines. How have social networking tools helped spread the word about your cause? Friendster is a very popular social network in the Philippines. Through this blog we??ve

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people was caused by Indonesian seismic activity. People heard it 3,000 miles away.