Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Starting today, nonprofits who offer Google Checkout for Non-Profits as a donation option -- whether through YouTube or on their own sites -- will receive 100 percent of donated funds, as Google has committed to processing all donations for free through at least the end of 2008. •

YouTube 40

YouTube Program Darfur Asia 40

Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Twelve organizations focused on peace and human security are appealing to their constituents to vote early and often, in a bid to win the grand prize of a $100,000 grant from Ploughshares Fund. Every dollar “voted” is a tax-deductible donation to the group voted for, with nothing taken off the top by Ploughshares Fund.

Poll 28

Poll Social Media Grant Advocacy 28

See3

MARCH 12, 2008

I think some fund-raisers have developed terrific intuitions, passed on through the fraternity of fund-raisers,” says Paul Brest, president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park, Calif., which often works with charities. They seem so sensible.

Charity 40

Charity People Giving New York 40

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This event was very exciting, as we have never previously received federal funding for Bookshare.org. We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007.

Darfur 100

Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

A third, similar test for a major international aid organization found no statistical difference between an institutional appeal and a story-focused appeal. Fund for UNICEF. Steve has also been a consultant and strategist for the Save Darfur Coalition, American Cancer Society, U.S.

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Story Org Work Data 98

See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

She acknowledged it can be very time consuming, and reiterated a suggestion See3 often makes to our clients: get interns and volunteers! Tim says MySpace is not good for fundraising, although we have seen some examples of orgs running successful fundraising campaigns, such as Dollars for Darfur.

America 40

America Social Media Myspace Second Life 40

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

USHMM : Crisis in Darfur - Visualized destruction in Darfur that was being publicly refuted - 50% increase in traffic to site - International visits went from 23-52%. The tools and points she covered included: Social Networks. More examples can be found on the Google Earth Outreach page of nonprofit case studies.).

Tech 20

Tech Communication Tools Online 20

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

This week's Solutionary Woman is 24-year-old Heddy Nam, the Associate to the Chief Operating Officer of Amnesty International USA and co-founder of Never Again , an international network of young people working for peace. Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. Describe the work you do for Amnesty International.

Rwanda 40

Rwanda Burundi International Bosnia 40