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Heartland Pride: Winner of the #npfail Little Bets Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The second year we made changes and moved our event to a large park in Omaha and in doing so we were able to save the organization more than 25K in expenses and make it possible for us to retain more of our profits allowing us to provide larger grants and scholarships to help the local LGBT community! Social Media. Partnerships.

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What I've been learning, cooking, reading, teaching and making

Have Fun - Do Good

I learned a lot about my strengths and challenges as a leader, and gained a bevy of tools to help me be a better one. Although I will use what I learned about myself and the tools for a lifetime, the most powerful experience was watching the evolution of trust and love in my group of 29 incredibly diverse people (e.g.

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Dos and Don’ts for Online Restricted Donations

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They could give $10 to your building program, $10 to your meals program, $15 to your children’s program, and $15 to your general fund. Pro tip: Make sure your online donation tools include customizable receipts! In theory, it doesn’t sound too bad. But it makes the donor think—a lot —about their gift. Conclusion.

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Coming up.

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

The topic is "tagging" - and I'll be interested in learning about how folks are using tagging and other web-based tools for knowledge management. The following week, I'll be hosting Wednesday's installment of the week long web2.0 online event sponsored by TechSoup.

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