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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity. The Guardian goes on to note that this may not feel like a huge loss in your day-to-day life, but it accumulates to 49 days per year spent on your phone. 1) Use an app that gives back to charity. Make sure your charity is listed as an option on the app.

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

All that said, in addition to understanding the big picture of the metaverse, there are other important concepts that nonprofit professionals need to understand. That said, there are NFTs that are being sold to raise money for charity with many, many more to come. Cryptocurrency. Augmented Reality (AR).

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8 Best Practices for Nonprofit Event Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofit fundraising events can be a great opportunity to bring the support of donors, volunteers, and fundraisers together in real life to rally around your cause, whether it’s through a nationwide 5k or a local bowl-a-thon. Some might think a charity event is a one-size-fits-all type of thing. 1) Start with a clear goal.

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Supercharge Giving Tuesday Contributions with an Optimized Donation Page

The Modern Nonprofit

Crafting a Donor-friendly Giving Page If you’ve ever experienced the warm-feeling of giving to a charity, chances are it was through a fundraising page. You’ll want to tell a compelling story that breathes life into your cause and paints a vivid picture of the powerful difference every donation makes.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] Do All Donors Need A Thank You Within 48 Hours?

Bloomerang

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade leadership to get donor thank-you letters out sooner: Dear Charity Clairity, I just took a new job and have discovered they don’t get thank you letters out for two weeks.

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Five New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pictured above). Update & Review My Work-Life Balance Plan: In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning.

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Tales of faux donors scamming charities

Robert Weiner

Tale #3: A decade or so ago, when I worked at a certain cathedral in [another state], I was sent an envelope full of grocery coupons and pornography from a man whose accompanying hand-written letter (yes… all caps) claimed him to be the grandson of Michelangelo (long life spans in that family). I think you get the picture.

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