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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) If you have an urgent need to stop child abuse in its tracks, a viral Facebook campaign probably isn’t the best tactic to focus on.

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3 Tech Hints for Stronger Peer-to-Peer Campaigns

Achieve

Investing in powerful peer-to-peer software can help your nonprofit keep track of each campaign’s moving parts, and knowing how to leverage that technology can take the campaign to the next level. . Doing so lets your nonprofit easily keep track of incoming donations throughout your campaign. Payment processor. your payment processor.

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How can nonprofits leverage digital technology to increase giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofits benefit from data collection to sort and track donors and personalize messaging. For example, a nonprofit raising funds for childhood cancer research may see that the majority of its donors are mothers under 40 years old. The nonprofit can then run Facebook advertisements that only show to mothers who are under 40 years old.

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5 Hybrid Event Ideas for Youth Organizations

Qgiv

Youth organizations like yours don’t just help kids live happier, healthier childhoods—you prepare them for the future! Virtual participants can track their times and routes and share it on their personal fundraising pages. You could also incorporate challenges that participants must submit photo or video proof of to complete.

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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Tagging

Tech Soup

Adding tags to content, whether blog post; video; photo; and so on, helps content creators organize content and, more importantly, helps your intended audience find it on the Internet. Tags can also be used to find resources such as photos, slide presentations, and articles to reference for use on your site. The campaign.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

5K will raise money for school’s outdoor classroom and track . Include 1 – 3 photos and a short video, if you have one. Provide cutlines with the first and last names of everyone in the photo as well as the photographer. Embed your photos in the email. Avoid exclamation points. Convert your press release to a PDF.

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31 Unique Ideas for Small Church Fundraisers

Qgiv

Set up a website dedicated to your fundraiser and add a fundraising thermometer so your congregation can easily track how close you are to funding your mission trip miles. Go for a gala feel, complete with a “red carpet” and photos, or throw a more low-key event. Family photo day. Small group luncheons.

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