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Reflection and Analysis: Gnomedex Real-Time Social Fundraising Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

4) PayPal was an enabler. Several days later, Jonathan Colman set up a digg and announced it in the NpTech Friend Feed Room. It got 189 diggs. Blogs can be a great source of 360 evaluation. Suddenly, my needs changed and I needed my profession to be validated. I had some money in my account. Here's the report.

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Alistair Croll, Guest Post: Using Twitter for Fundraising - Lessons Learned from Beers for Canada

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We used bit.ly (to track viral spread), Google Analytics (for goal conversions), Paypal audit accounts (to see donation amounts) and Clicky (for real-time web analytics.) We used Paypal for donations; while it has its issues, it’s also a well-known and trusted brand, and we seem respectable by association.

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