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6 Tips for Writing A Winning Crowdfunding Story

The Modern Nonprofit

Do you help feed thousands of people in Rwanda? Regardless of which cause your organization is passionate about, your crowdfunding page should clearly state the problem you are trying to solve. And it can also be a great reminder of how they’ve contributed to your cause. What problem will you solve?

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Attention Data Nerds: Nonprofits Miss Out on the Power of LinkedIn: Learn How to Tap It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: By the time you are reading, I’ll probably have been on a jet plane for far longer than I want to be and maybe have landed in Rwanda. Once I recover from the journey, expect read reports about the Networked NGO in Rwanda and use of social media to support Women’s Rights organizations.

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

An example of such an approach is the support of women’s economic empowerment in places like Uganda or Rwanda through leveraging technology for mobile-based training, business mentorship by local experts, and global skill-based volunteers. Results for Venture2Impact.

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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are likely to care about your cause, too. Learn their areas of interest and how engaged they are in your cause. An organization dedicated to “never again” a genocide — such as those in Europe, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur — must raise awareness and advocate with as much energy as it raises money.

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Thank You for the Best Birthday Ever!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of things I've learned about social media and doing fundraising for causes is that you will be surprised! I met Spencer Brodsky last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda. And little did I know that Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk were planning one hell of a surprise party!

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Nine Digital Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn from charity: water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. Tap Into the Power of Social Proof.

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Spamming for Good is the Wrong Description of What Dr. Mani, Roger Carr, Jen Lemens, and Other Good Personal Fundraisers Really Do!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He invested some of his social capital in my cause and I want to invest in his. I'm thinking about the personal approach the Jen Lemen used to raised for her mission to Rwanda - and she did it in record time -- that is the result of relationship building. Relationship : It's spring fundraising season and I'm getting spammed.

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