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Unicef’s Little Bet on Pinboard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m now on the prowl for examples from the nonprofit world of “Little Bets” and was excited to read about how Unicef created a fictional profile for a 13-year-old girl named Ami Musa, from the poor, war torn African country of Sierra Leone. Have you experimented with converting pinners to donors?

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Four Tips for Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Tech Soup

The press, donors, and supporters are looking for great stories too. Connection plot - This plot is about people who develop a connection across a divide—racial, class, ethnic, religious, demographic, etc. You want to create a story that is emotive and drives people to take action. These stories make us want to help others.