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Lessons Learned From A Twitterthon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, Born2Fly launched the 09/09/09 Twitterthon to raise money to stop child trafficking, Our goal was 9,000 people giving $9 each on 09/09/09—or $81,000. We didn’t come close to raising that amount, but learned a lot about using social media tools like Twitter to promote and raise money for a cause.

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More Groovy Service Acts at Service Nation Summit: Senator Chris Dodd's Semester of Service and Encore Service Act

Have Fun - Do Good

Dodd served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic from 1966 to 1968, and then joined the U.S. The Encore Service Act would also raise the authorization levels for the Foster Grandparent , Senior Corps and RSVP programs, and modify the eligibility levels to 55 years and older. Tags: servicenation.