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Fundraising Ideas

Tech Soup

Or consider giving out a specific reward or celebration for people who contribute to a certain level of time or money to the cause. Back to the actual fundraising event, don't wrack your brain for ideas, but put your own twist on your fundraising. Here are a few fundraising ideas that I have seen work in the past.

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Foursquare and Nonprofits: I want to Be The Mayor of Brooklyn Museum

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is a celebration of the visitor—the people who crossed the river, who made it in the door and decided to identify themselves with us…right here at 40.67124,-73.963834. In addition, the Museum has taken those tips and created a mashup with the YELP api.

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Wiring the Green Movement for Earth Day

Amy Sample Ward

What are you doing today to celebrate the Earth? There are TONS of climate activisits and organizations on Twitter - spreading news, policy alerts, new developments, and ideas. You can also use Social Actions’ Twitter mashups to pull and push actionable opportunities to your network. Happy Earth Day, everyone!

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Theatre Flashmobs on YouTube and Swarms of Theater Goers on FourSquare

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  It is a celebration of the visitor—the people who crossed the river, who made it in the door and decided to identify themselves with us…right here at 40.67124,-73.963834. "      Other ideas include a special Museum badge. .  I stumbled upon this engaging YouTube video that Steppenwolf.

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What's Your Social Media Baseline?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chris suggests: Before you start the clock it is a good idea to benchmark where you’re at. His post "The Apollo and Dionysus of digital evaluation " talks about finding the right mashup between numbers and stories using mythology metaphors. celebration of shared sensations of change? Make a note of the obvious numb ers.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Check out the SDCTC Community Portal (is the idea of a "portal" web 2.0 Democracy in Action has invited everyone into the NpTech Oscar Pool Katya Andresen from Network for Good gives us the lastest celebrity news (what no gossip?) It's always nice to discover redesigned nonprofit web sites with a web2.0 functionality.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tourism Campaigns or celebrate a place or county or state. It is an idea closely tied with the term user-generated content and creative commons licensing. Give to communities and encourage idea sharing. Examples of Mashups. Chicago Crime Maps; Another googlemap mashup with crime statistics. Who Is Sick?

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