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Nonprofit Leader Spotlight

Care2

I was reminded on July 22, at the 2011 Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference, when I had the privilege of hearing Lisa Shannon, author of A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman , speak. In addition, she set up a solo 30-mile run, which raised enough money to sponsor 80 women.

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How to Find Your Way to Have Fun and Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Host a cupcake fundraiser or friendraiser for an organization I believe in, like the East Bay Vegan Bakesale does. Keep a gratitude journal, or make monthly gratitude collages Participate in a fundraising walk for a cause I care about, like Women for Women International's Run for Congo Women. Adopt another pet.

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

CauseVox

Online fundraising sites are powerful tools to help you fundraise. Take your fundraising game to the next level with a dedicated fundraising website. Fundraising websites are powerful tools to help you raise more money; it’s the rallying point for all of your planning and messaging. 1) Visual Storytelling.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

He ran into Congo. He was there for about a month, and then war in Congo was breaking out. He was able to get some work digging pit latrines to put himself through one semester of his remaining high school education, and then he ran out of money. He was coming back to his village, and he found that his village was in flames.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

I was actually making money as a feature writer in a great city, but it became really obvious to me that my definition of journalism, and the definition of journalism that I was being asked to practice, as a member of mainstream media, were not the same. CH: How much money can I donate? It was what I thought would be my dream job.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Starting today and through the weekend, Twestival will rock on, with over 200 local Twestivals happening supporting tweetups to raise money for a designated local charity. communities can compete with each other by fundraising on the GlobalGiving site. It's called Why Congo Matters. Projects working in the U.S.

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Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. As we march into 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events? A Platform for Self-Organizing.