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Online Fundraising Site: How To Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website

CauseVox

These days, you don’t have to be tech-savvy to have a professional-looking campaign but you want to be sure that it makes a lasting impression and is effective at getting people to take action. The best weapon against apathy is a compelling story. But it’s one thing to tell someone a story and another to show them.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare Hits 100,000 Members Boy reading at a computer with teacher in the background.Since the beginning of 2009, we’ve tripled the number of people with disabilities Bookshare is serving with our accessible library of ebooks. Every day, we at Benetech see new opportunities to help more people and organizations do more with information.

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Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine , titled " The Networked Nonprofit " and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. Social networks like Twitter connect us with people online who share our interests or passions about making the world a better place.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

Have Fun - Do Good

A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. Each had their own stories of horror, of lives lost, and of struggling to regain their dignity. She received the John F.

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The Right Way to use Social Media for Fundraising: Wildlife Direct

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Story telling is important - as much as can creatively tell a compelling story, the more success you will have. Through blogs written about a specific animal by a conservation professional, WildlifeDirect enables individual donors around the world to communicate directly with the people that they are funding.