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The Hour Of Code

TechImpact

The Hour of Code , organized by Code.org , is an initiative to promote the basics of computer science for children and adults (age 6-80). Check out the self-guided tutorials , available to everyone, or get your school involved with an after-school program using the starter kit for schools. ” Did you know…?

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Hook Readers

The Storytelling Non-profit

Here’s an example from a recent fundraising email I wrote: Fall is always an extremely busy time for (org) because we are not only receiving lots of new grant applications, we are also renewing grants for special needs children who continue to need our help. This coupling establishing a clear need that readers can help solve by donating.

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How to Make This Your Most Successful Library Giving Day

sgEngage

Host a tutorial about the campaign page for your team to prepare them to answer questions about giving online. Develop a standard Library Giving Day pitch and train your staff and volunteers to share it. Encourage staff, volunteers, and supporters to create buzz about the event. Word of mouth can be powerful promotion.

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The Best Online Safety Resources for YOUR Organization

Tech Soup

The site also features recommendations on things like which privacy settings to use on different devices, the ins and outs of parental controls , and basic rules for appropriate sharing for children on Facebook and other social media sites. We recommend this resource to libraries and any charity that works with children of any age.

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Mozilla and Bookshare: Volunteer Power!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Over the week their volunteers helped us put in several reviews, added a dozen books to the collection, received a basic Bookshare proofreading tutorial and learned more about our engineering volunteer opportunities – several expressed interest in staying involved past the end of Service week.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For a step-by-step tutorial on SEO techniques for nonprofits, Wild Apricot's 30 Day Guide to Search Optimization is a good choice, while Search EngineLand site is probably the subject matter expert of choice. Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children.

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Build a Non-profit Website that Works [Steal These Ideas!]

Get Fully Funded

Though they have tutorials and customer support, setting up your site to accept donations can be challenging. But for some organizations, such as those that work with children in foster care, women fleeing abusive partners, or those serving undocumented immigrants, the issue is just too sensitive. Most likely some will and some won’t.

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