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APRIL 21, 2020

At OneCause, we specialize in supporting nonprofit charity auctions both on- and offline. In some ways, virtual charity auctions are even easier to plan and host than traditional in-person events. Despite being fairly complex events, charity auctions can be translated into a digital environment relatively painlessly! Nonprofit Nonprofit Fundraising Nonprofit Technology charity auctions coronavirus COVID-19 virtual fundraising events

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

Of those, 1,817 responded that they had not donated money to charity within the last 12 months. Here are six reasons why: 1) 42% responded that they do not give money to charity because they do not have the financial resources.

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MARCH 13, 2015

These days, it seems that every nonprofit wants to be like charity: water, especially when it comes to web design. I can’t tell you how many times someone has said to me “I wish we could be as cool as charity: water.” Well, I have some good news for you. Your organization has everything it needs to be as cool as charity: water. We definitely learned what it means to charity: water, but what does meaningful marketing mean to the entire nonprofit community?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Social entrepreneurs: Charity begins online : "Enter Irish Charity Lab, which social entrepreneur Jean O’Brien set up last year to help charities in Ireland develop skills and strategies for digital communications to support their causes." ''via Blog this

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Innovative charities engaging with new technologies | Charity Tech Insight : Below are some examples of charities which are engaging with new technologies in an attempt to promote their cause, improve overall efficiency and increase donations

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APRIL 4, 2013

Dan Pallotta’s recent TED Talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong” , has garnered more than 1.2 Pallotta’s latest book, Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World , was released in late 2012 to very positive reviews. But we don’t want people making money in charity. But if a charity has a long-term goal that doesn’t show short-term results, then it’s scandalous.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In the United States, there are over 30,000 endurance type events that can benefit a singular charity or multiple charities. Commonly referred to as multi-charity events, they offer a handful of nonprofit organizations an opportunity to be a part of the same event. Some require the purchase of a specific number of “bibs” while others offer discounts for the charity runners. That means that any participant can fundraise for any charity they choose.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

Charity online transactions least likely to be abandoned, research suggests » Charity Digital News : "Online transactions on charity websites are the least likely to be abandoned in comparison to other commercial sectors, according to research by the ecommerce platform provider Ve." 'via

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Analysts: ''Giving Tuesday'' Raised $46M for Charity - ABC News

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Innovative charities engaging with new technologies | Charity Tech Insight : Below are some examples of charities which are engaging with new technologies in an attempt to promote their cause, improve overall efficiency and increase donations

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Smart wristbands aim to increase charity giving : A new wristband that will enable people to make faster donations with just a tap of a smartphone, is being tested by several leading charities. National learning disabilities charity Hft and premature baby charity Bliss have already employed the new fundraising technology, with more charities due to start using the bands in the coming months

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MARCH 31, 2016

Charity Commission launches new online registration service : The Charity Commission has launched a new public beta online charity registration service, which forms part of its new “digital by default” policy

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JULY 18, 2012

nonprofit charities; fundingHere's an interview with Michael Lenczner of Ajah about Fundtracker - an online service that connects Canadian non-profits with funders - and theSector.ca.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

#charity platform to connect experienced tech volunteers with charities | UK Fundraising : "#Charity is a new digital platform that aims to connect experienced technology staff to charities who require their voluntary skills. Based in Budapest, Hungary, the initiative involves both an online community and project management platform to help find appropriate volunteers and manage the work they do for the selected charity.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

After you read this post, check out my interview with NPR’s Marketplace Tech radio show about combining charity and shopping. And thanks to online programs called “charity shopping,” nonprofits will get some of that money when a percentage of each purchase is directed to a nonprofit of the shopper’s choice. Charity shopping can seem attractive to both shoppers—who get to be donors with no additional cost—and to the nonprofits who benefit from their shopping.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Up to £3,000 available to charities that upgrade to faster internet » Charity Digital News : "Many charities in 50 cities across the UK have access to vouchers worth up to £3,000 towards the cost of installing improved broadband connectivity thanks to the government’s Super Connected Cities (SCC) programme.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Facebook Launches Ebola Charity Donation Button - ABC News. NPebolaFundraising

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Virtual bus rides for charity

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. It's finally here! If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Last year for a research study, I signed up to get emails from 152 Canadian charities to see how they were capturing emails and then what they were sending when it came to fundraising (more on why and the research study here ). This post will look at four ways Canadian charities can improve their email fundraising in 2019 but first, briefly, why it’s important that they do. Have you ever wondered why someone would want to receive a charity email newsletter?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Charities latch onto ''crowdsourcing'' - CSMonitor.com : Instead of looking for a few large donors, they''re finding that acquiring many small ones is an effective way to battle homelessness, poverty, hunger, and so on. Instead of narrow appeals tied to specific events or drives – as has long been done for charity walks and races – philanthropic groups are using the power of the Internet to expand their fundraising to a mass audience at a much lower cost than traditional methods.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Charities should make the most of social media | Charity Digital News : Research gathered from The Charity Social 100 Index 2012 highlighted how charities have seen a doubling of support on social media channels in the past year. Connecting with supporters through social media has proven to be very effective, yet the extent of this remains unexplored by a large part of the sector

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2020

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe Charity – an easy-to-use platform that helps nonprofits raise money by offering robust fundraising features , such as custom branding, registration and ticketing, advanced data reporting, and customizable donate buttons. Black tie galas and silent auctions will always be mainstays, but there are new and exciting trends in charity event ideas that can help keep donors interested. Five charity event trends to consider.

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MAY 29, 2012

Crowd Sourcing Charity – Forward.com : The synagogue is one of four winners in the American Express Partners in Preservation program, which awarded grants of up to $250,000 to nonprofits in New York City based on votes from followers on social media platforms.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

So how do you know when does your charity have “too much data”? So back to the original question: how do you know when your charity is storing and using too much data? The post Does your charity have too much data? How do you know when your organization is storing and using too much data? We were asked this question recently – and it’s a great question.

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MAY 28, 2015

Ten tips for digital transformation at charities : "Last week Kirsty Weakley spent a day immersed in all things digital transformation at CharityComms' conference. She picks out the key themes that emerged." 'via via Blog this

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JULY 1, 2014

CAF Donate platform launches to open up Direct Debits to charities | Charity Digital News : CAF Donate is a new platform that will help free up small and medium size charities from the administrative burden of processing donations on and offline and make it easy for them to accept regular donations by Direct Debit, as well as one-off gifts. Previous research by the Payments Council has shown that a staggering 91% of charities still do not accept Direct Debit payments.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Online training resource for charities launched - Civil Society - IT - News

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Online training resource for charities launched - Civil Society - IT - News

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Charities failing to engage using digital platforms, reveals survey | Charity Digital News : A recent survey from Connect Assist, which quizzed 240 senior charity professionals, found that only one in five think they are effectively engaging with their supporters using digital platforms. The survey found that less than 20% of charities use text messaging, live-chat, and online channels to reach potential donors

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Why the world needs more online charity community forums | nfpSynergy : 'via Blog this

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JANUARY 15, 2016

Charities must build confidence to unlock £1.7bn text donation opportunity » Charity Digital News : "Only 17 per cent of UK adults prefer to use their smartphone to make a charity donation according to new research released today by Fonix and One Poll, " 'via Blog this

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 13, 2015

Online training resource for charities launched - Civil Society - IT - News

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Skills-Third Sector launches first skills website for charities | Charity Digital News : kills-Third Sector, with co-investment from UKCES Growth and Innovation Fund, is due to launch an interactive online skills platform to help charities find training to develop their workforce. It will be the first comparison site for the sector, giving charities the chance to source skills, compare offers and find training.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Charity Commission to join national fraud database : The Charity Commission is to become a member of Cifas, the national fraud database, so it can develop a risk fraud profile of the charity sector and provide a means of checking trustees for linkage to fraud and rights to remain in the UK.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Canadians say yes to checkout charity (Survey) | Marketing Magazine : "Most Canadians have opened their wallets for charity when they’re at the checkout, according to a new survey. The survey by Ipsos Reid in collaboration with Companies & Causes Canada found 60% of Canadians have donated to a charity at the checkout, with 30% having done so in the past month." 'via

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Yesterday I went along to the Mobile and Digital Conference in London , organised by Fundraising magazine, to hear first-hand about how, in a fast-changing world, charities are using social, mobile and digital media to reach new audiences and raise more money. According to the 2011 Millennial Donors survey, 65% of people surveyed want to find guides on charity websites on how their support could make a difference and 52% want to learn about volunteer opportunities.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Charity harnesses social media for PNG''s disadvantaged children | Pacific Beat

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

15 Australian charities trial text giving — Third Sector : "A 12 month text giving trial will involve 15 charities, with UNICEF Australia and World Vision the first to launch text giving campaigns. The campaigns will allow anyone to donate to a cause by simply sending an SMS." 'via via Blog this

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Regular SMS giving rules relaxed for charities : Rules around charities using regular SMS donations have been relaxed following a trial which found that few complaints, and much more money, was generated by a more relaxed regime. Premium rate services regulator PhonepayPlus has announced that charities will now be able to enable their monthly SMS donors to ‘SKIP’ rather than ‘STOP’ their donations each month, with an offer to cancel now only having to be made every three months.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Charities ''must vet for social media experience when hiring'' : The chief executive of Beating Bowel Cancer, who has made the inaugural list of top 30 charity CEOs on social media, says it is essential now that when a charity hires a new CEO, that it is sure they are social-media savvy. Mark Flannagan made the comments at an event to unveil the list of the top 30 charity CEOs on social media

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MAY 6, 2016

Crowdfunding: A step-by-step guide for charities » Charity Digital News : "t’s tempting to think of crowdfunding as a simple, hassle-free way of raising thousands of pounds for your cause. The reality is that 60% of campaigns on Kickstarter don’t get funded, and on Indiegogo, 9 out of 10 campaigns don’t reach their target. Successful campaigns require a great deal of preparation and attention – and in the guide, “Make It Rain,” the process has been broken down into three stages."

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Charity shops ''more popular than eBay'', according to survey : "A survey conducted by nfpSynergy has found that Britons prefer to shop at charity shops rather than using online marketplaces like eBay or Gumtree. Some 1,000 people aged 16 years and older were asked whether they would prefer to buy a range of items from either a charity shop or an online marketplace.

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