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What Lessons Will Pepsi Learn About Crowdsourcing for Social Good from Chase Bank Contest Fail?

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contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests before Pespi announced their contest, open to more than 500,000 charities. As of this writing, 1,027,398 people joined Chase’s fan page to cast votes for their favorite charities. This is how Target ran its contest and more recently PayPal's FruitCake Challenge.

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Demystifying Next Generation Donor Audiences to Drive Engagement and Donations

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With local chapters throughout the country managed by Leadership Boards, HYP members gain access to special events for an annual fee and are encouraged to invite friends and family to grow the network. Scott Harrison, the CEO of charity: water, has always understood this lack of trust in nonprofits.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

His Tweet-a-thon raised over $5,000 for his charity on Twitter. I'm sure there will be a lively chapter about nonprofits and twitter. expert, launches The Heart Kids Tweet-A-Thon On September 12, he spent 24 hours tweeting about his cause to help raise awareness and donations. What are some your takeaways from these experiments?

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A Random Act of Kindness Involving a Fruitcake

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Having built nine chapters and a community of over 300 committed designers in just over a year, Project H Design has already launched over 20 projects in 6 countries – water transport solutions, a playground for active math education, designs for foster care therapy and more, all aimed at having a quick and real impact on people’s lives.

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Why Apple isn't the Nonprofit App Grinch | Nonprofit Trends with.

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Beth Kanter is a nonprofit rock star and I’ve had the good fortune of being her editor for a book chapter , a supporter of her work, and she’s always been receptive to my thoughts and the occasional guest post on her blog. This company deals directly with the charity/donation space. Am I missing anything here?

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. Microsoft Local Impact Map is a low-cost visual mapping tool ideal for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or programs.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. The winning charity receives 50% of the community donations, the 2nd charity receives 30%, and the 3rd charity receives 20%. It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section.

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