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ShowerUP Solved Its BIG Problem — A Problem You Too May Have

Bloomerang

He’d sorted out how to scale their services into Nashville, TN, Wichita, KS, Huntsville, AL, Chicago, IL, Chattanooga, TN, and Tampa Bay, FL. Despite these successes, ShowerUp’s BIG problem was organizing their 1,449 volunteers. Paul also knew that today’s volunteers are tomorrow’s donors; he needed to nurture his greatest advocates.

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New Tips from the Giving Day Playbook on Crowdfunding Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What’s the best way to recruit and train volunteers on a Giving Day? This failure caused the GiveMN team major headaches on the Giving Day and beyond, and has led GiveMN to reevaluate its technology options and focus on regaining public trust. Volunteers: Organizers have used volunteers for a variety of tasks during Giving Days.

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Socialnomics Book Report

Connection Cafe

That means if you are a horse organization in Wichita and “horses, Wichita” doesn’t bring you up wicked fast, kiss those web visitors goodbye. Ergo, your organization needs to be online, especially on LinkedIn ; not just for recruiting mind-blowing talent but for connecting with talented volunteers, donors, etc.

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