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Which Company is the Most Socially Responsible and Generous to Nonprofits: Facebook? Twitter? YouTube? LinkedIn? MySpace? Flickr? Google?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits and their adoption of social media has created an interesting, albeit interdependent relationship with large companies like Google, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. 1) Facebook. Facebook helped launch the company Causes which has raised more than $20 million for various nonprofits. 2) Google/YouTube.

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Making the most impact for Haiti relief: Avoiding Fundraising Fraud during Crisis

Connection Cafe

In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti. Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti.

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Great reads from around the web on January 15th

Amy Sample Ward

." » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis.

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What we can learn from the Haitian Earthquake

NCE Social Media

Charities are being scrutinized more than before. Wyclef Jean , a highly regarded musician, was brought to tears during a press interview defending his charity’s use of funds. Social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter have proven to be a way for people to communicate during a crisis. Do they pass the sniff test?

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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. Celebrating Birthdays is definitely part of Facebook culture.

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SMS Fundraising Campaign for Breast Cancer

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. The charity has raised $15,000 dollars to date and is a great example of personal fundraising that leverages the power of social media. Leverage social networks.

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Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. You might think of Facebook as an important social network, but it is now also the third most popular video site on the web. Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Holy smokes!

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