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GiveMN Raises $14 Million Online in 24 Hours!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The unofficial results:  $14 million raised for more than 3400 nonprofits.    Last November, The Columbus Foundation's Power Philanthropy Day was highly successful , raising over $1 million dollar.    However, Minnesota has set the bar pretty high!

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Storymakers Past Winners: In Their Own Words

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Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. The campaign raised $120,000 which provided education for 400 Dalit children. " Our first place video for 2012 was by Columbus, Ohio based Dave Thomas Foundation.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events.

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A Charitable Giving Stimulus Package?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take for example, the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community. The problems of scarcity inspire creative action.

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Supporting Nonprofit Tech Educators Across the Globe

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Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Inspiring Leaders to Raise Money Joyfully. London, United Kingdom: Effective Data Mapping for Charities. Monday, December 12, 2016. Kitchener, Ontario: Documenting Things. Tuesday, December 13, 2016. San Francisco, California: Positive Impact Party.