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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: We know that social media can bring in the small dollar donors, but what about larger gifts? An organization dedicated to “never again” a genocide — such as those in Europe, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur — must raise awareness and advocate with as much energy as it raises money.

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Join the 29-Day Giving Challenge: Change Lives One Gift at a Time

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Your 29 gifts can be anything, "material objects, money, your time, smiles or kind thoughts." I donated to a Relief International health clinic in the Zam Zam refugee camp in Darfur that trains indigenous doctors, midwives, and community health workers. As of this writing, 128 people have joined.

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New Study: The Power of the Premium: Convincing Prospective Donors to Give

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M+R Strategic Services released a new study this week showing promising fundraising results for four nonprofits (Easter Seals, Human Rights Campaign, the Save Darfur Coalition, and The Wilderness Society) that tested premium offers to prospective donors. Average gift sized increased by 37%. Response rates were up 95%.

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The Drumbeat of Bad News in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy Sector and A Couple of Glimmers of Hope

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Network for Good have launched a new gift-giving program. The recipient can then choose where the gift money goes, among any of Network for Good's 1.5 Be A Voice for Darfur is a petition and awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the appalling genocide in Darfur. million client organizations.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » A Great Event

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After Clinton spoke we heard from Ann Curry from NBC news who was honored for her coverage of Darfur. Unlike 99% of her news colleagues, Ann has actually gone to Darfur, and more than once. A mix of wonkish policy speak, amazing knowledge of his subjects, and compelling stories of meeting people all over the world.

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What Are Your 2009 Have Fun Do Good Resolutions?

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Continue learning about why genocide happens and how I can take action by following blogs like the Genocide Intervention Network , ENOUGH , Stop Genocide on Change.org , Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth , and Human Rights Now. At the end of the year, I mail it back to them for a chance to win $5800 in local gift certificates.

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Changing the Present, Give Meaning, and Personal Fundraising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, somehow I'm stuck on the theme of toilet paper holders as gifts. I learned about it from the site Changing the Present , a donation portal that also lets you set up a wish list of causes to support in lieu of gifts for the holidays or other occassions. Stop the genocide in Darfur, that???d Big or small.it t matter???just