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7 Unique Fundraising Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Having just celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the World Wide Web , the nonprofit sector now has a wide array of amazing new fundraising tools at our fingertips that we couldn’t have imagined just a decade ago. The seven listed below are just the tip of the iceberg – and most of them are still in beta. Watch this one! Guilty Pledgers.

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Honoring NTEN Committee Members

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To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Veda Banerjee, Director of Communications, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Graham Reid, Information Technology Manager, Catholic Charities Society.

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15 Lessons Learned from Donating Online to 32 Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide use online technology, Nonprofit Tech for Good is conducting the first-ever Global NGO Online Technology Survey. Seven of the 32 nonprofits (22%) included a call-to-follow on social networks in their “Thank You” email. Mercy Corps.

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am certainly not the first to observe that the internet has the potential to reshape the way people find and support causes and charities. Invisible Children’s film tapped into a network of celebrities, whose tweets and status updates helped to amplify a simple story and call to action. that touches on the subject.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. First Book has teamed up with Disney to celebrate the release of "Bedtime Stories," a holiday movie. Yesterday, I caught a story on NPR about charity giving trends and social media use. Here's a few examples.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

hiring a publicist to oversee the campaign and seeking paid advertisements from corporate sponsors and celebrities. They started to conserve resources, send supplies to troops overseas and develop both civilian and refugee relief programs. Their effort became known as the “YMCA School” of fundraising.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others.

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