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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.) With that, profile pics were changed and a general sense of awareness for child abuse spread though Facebook – but for what?

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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

What's wrong with this picture? Allegations of fake profiles being created to drum up votes. How do you decide that an organization's mission to provide help for Jewish families dealing with Autism has more or less value than an organization that fights a rare childhood disease or takes care of animals?

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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

What's wrong with this picture? Allegations of fake profiles being created to drum up votes. How do you decide that an organization's mission to provide help for Jewish families dealing with Autism has more or less value than an organization that fights a rare childhood disease or takes care of animals?

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#GivingTuesday 2021 Ideas & Best Practices

CauseVox

In their annual Peanut Butter Drive, North Texas Food Bank had a goal to raise over 220,000 pounds of peanut butter. Financial: How much do you want to raise? Personal fundraisers: How many individuals are you looking for to raise funds for your cause? Impact: How much impact do you want to see from the funds raised?

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[Guide for Nonprofits]: How to Engage Social Media Influencers to Extend Your Reach and Drive Action

Connection Cafe

Often, we think of “influencers” as celebrities who could massively raise the visibility of a campaign, but are nearly impossible to recruit if they aren’t already involved with an organization. 27 Influencers Raise $200K : A large nonprofit identified 27 everyday influencers who participated in their annual walk the previous year.