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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business. Not only that, Gerry also turned me and a bunch of the Benetech team onto digital photography. I was ten years younger than my two cofounders, and they stuck me with being the chief financial officer.

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#IFC2014 International Fundraising Congress: Inspire, Connect, Transform

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He shared an amazing story of how his institution has adapted to online networks and digital photography, but the even more inspiring were the many photos and the stories of social change behind those photos. All in all this was one of the most inspirational and professional rewarding speaking and teaching I’ve done in a long time.

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Game On: How Gamification is Changing the Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

In some cases, fundraisers become casino nights or raffles drive donors to purchase family vacations for two to three times more than their standard price, all just to support a charity. While growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio he learned to his passion was within the arts and photography.

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6 Great Nonprofit Social Media Accounts

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

Plus, despite (mostly) being big name nonprofits, each profile teaches something that you can use to improve your own profile. 501 st legion is a group of people whose love for Star Wars cosplay led them into the world of volunteering and charity work. 501st Legion. 501 st Legion don’t take themselves too seriously.

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10 Great Nonprofit Websites and How To Improve Yours

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

Interactive elements on your website are key to making sure viewers stay engaged long enough to learn what you’re trying to teach and to inspire them to seek more information. Try to use photography to convey your message to viewers of your website, and entice them to learn more. Charity Water. Malala Fund.

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[VIDEO] Emerging Trends in Nonprofit Social Media Marketing

Bloomerang

She and Allison Fine are coming out with our newest books all about AI and charity. So Direct Relief and Mind Heros, they created the service Bots for Charity, and that’s just a quick way that people can get very, very quick information from you, even if they’re trying to message you on Facebook at 4:00 a.m. So pretty neat.