Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. No more donations to our charity. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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JUNE 5, 2009

But today’s “older” donors are gradually being replaced by the newer, younger donors of tomorrow – people who have grown up managing most of their lives online – and this includes getting involved with their favorite charities and donating money to the causes they believe in, online. All rights reserved.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

You need to subscribe to see the whole thing, but here’s an except: When the American Jewish World Service used to talk about using video to illustrate its overseas aid projects, it usually meant gathering enough footage for a seven-minute spot to be shown to the people who would attend its annual fund-raising dinners. Rosenberg says.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

You need to subscribe to see the whole thing, but here’s an except: When the American Jewish World Service used to talk about using video to illustrate its overseas aid projects, it usually meant gathering enough footage for a seven-minute spot to be shown to the people who would attend its annual fund-raising dinners. Rosenberg says.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Email List Growth Honorable Mention: HSUS - Humane Society of the United States Winner: National Relief Charities Changed from brochure to interactive website, multi-facteed file building strategy and acquired over 1000 new names per month and have converted about 1% to donors in 6 weeks. 2 Comments | by Share Article in Misc.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 » Wednesday Feb 04 2009 Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0 So if your organization can’t recruit millions of new supporters and raise lots of money, then why is Web 2.0 so important?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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AUGUST 7, 2007

For example, if the Causes channels "Political Campaign" section were the real primaries, then the results would be: Barack Obama Duncan Hunter Hillary Clinton Stephen Colbert Colberts Cause has raised more money than Hunters. To date, the largest one has 40,406 members and has raised $1,777 for the organization.

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JULY 24, 2007

For example, if the Causes channels "Political Campaign" section were the real primaries, then the results would be: Barack Obama Duncan Hunter Hillary Clinton Stephen Colbert Colberts Cause has raised more money than Hunters. To date, the largest one has 40,406 members and has raised $1,777 for the organization.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Resolution One: "I resolve to empower our supporters to tell our story, reach new people and raise funds." This is one of my favorite sections because it discusses one of the main reasons donors stop giving to charities -- they do not feel like they are connecting to the organization, or feel like theyre losing touch with the organization.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

We began by sending an email to all of the supporters of our charity by using Constant Contact, just to let them know we had entered the contest and that their donation could help us possibly win more funding for the children. For example, they could post fund raising goals for the month and a deadline to meet that goal.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. They might already be working with other charities but haven't thought about asking them for a link. Create a Media Kit.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

We began by sending an email to all of the supporters of our charity by using Constant Contact, just to let them know we had entered the contest and that their donation could help us possibly win more funding for the children. For example, they could post fund raising goals for the month and a deadline to meet that goal.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

Were finding that a lot of fundraising organizations (charities, political parties, associations) need a technology that allows flexible branding, so their donors dont feel theyre being "handed off" to a separate site.but they also need something that isnt too expensive, inflexible, and hard to implement. All rights reserved.

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MAY 29, 2009

But at the same time, direct mail is continuing to raise money for her organization, Donahue added. Both are exhausting and a turn-off when it comes to making a donation to a charity. Both practices are offensive and cause me to not support those charities in the future. “The other two thirds give via the mail and phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. No more donations to our charity. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

We do have a charity badge, which weve promoted on our blog and MySpace, but weve run into compatibility problems, so weve only raised a small amount. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Any other metrics that are worth noting? Weve seen a few donations, but MySpace has never been proven to be successful in that aspect for us.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

“The year-end fund-raising results last month confirm what we already suspected: for most people giving is not a luxury but a natural extension of who they are,” said Mark Rovner, Founder of Sea Change Strategies. Be ready with “evergreen” fund-raising tactics – emergencies, donor match drives, etc.

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JUNE 1, 2009

We have raised funds for many hundreds of nonprofits by mail, and dozens online – a total exceeding half a billion dollars, largely in the form of small gifts. 2) No one knows with any degree of precision how much money is raised each year via direct mail. That the total funds raised by U.S. So I do know whereof I write.

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APRIL 16, 2008

Recently, Haji sat down with Care2s Clint OBrien to reflect on lessons learned over the years, including simple life lessons, as well as more complex lessons about how technology is revolutionizing the way that charities advance their missions, not to mention how nonprofits interact with their donors and supporters. Hope youre doing well!

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MARCH 4, 2008

Recently, Haji sat down with Care2s Clint OBrien to reflect on lessons learned over the years, including simple life lessons, as well as more complex lessons about how technology is revolutionizing the way that charities advance their missions, not to mention how nonprofits interact with their donors and supporters. Hope youre doing well!

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MAY 4, 2009

Nonprofits can start a Facebook Group, Cause Page to raise a bit of money, or Fan Page to post recent news, videos, photos, events, launch contests, and talk to your members via discussion boards. April 26, 2010 | John G Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All you have to do is register and sign up and have others vote for you.

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