Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

PLEASE MAKE A RECURRING GIFT : I’ve donated to the GlobalGiving Earthquake Fund – the money will go to a vetted network of NGOS – and they have a donor who is matching all recurring gifts. You can donate here. I also donated to Save the Children and if you are an Orbitz customer they are matching donations.

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Nepal Attention Disaster Fundraising 50

Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2015

Giving during episodic events, such as to the recent devastating earthquake in Nepal, is truly extraordinary. It’s heartwarming to see the generosity from the American people when we rally behind a specific cause and show support through donations of time, money, and materials. A university could win a large tournament.

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Disaster Donor Organization Data 20

Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. And the prize money allowed us to bootstrap the much refined idea into something viable." and that year we came in second.

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Netsquared Challenge Tech Nepal 36

Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

With philanthropists being driven by the opportunity to put their money where it counts the most, large organizations with impressive track records — what I call “big-box charities” — are no longer the sole or the prefered solution. This same sentiment is responsible for the boom of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs).

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Fundraising Philanthropy Nepal Charity 20