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U. of Wisconsin Donor Offers $1 for Each New Twitter Follower

AFP Blog

Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education : But the University of Wisconsin at Madison may be the first college to get a donation for increasing its follower count. Through October 3, an alumnus will donate $1 for each new Twitter follower or Facebook “like,” up to $50,000.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog , (part of its innovative giving series which included a profile of me !) Mizfit is donating a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Here's a few examples. Go over there and comment right now!

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New Tax Law: Understanding the Impacts on Charities and Giving

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Kristin Harvey ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management student. For those who itemize, the limit for cash donations is raised from 50 percent to 60 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). Figure 2 illustrates the rate at which people donate to different types of charitable organizations.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin. HART for Animals.

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Embracing a More Diverse Audience in Arts and Culture

Connection Cafe

Sara Woldt is an MBA candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration with career interests in marketing and development. These changes will increase attendance rates, deepen audience engagement , and encourage more individuals to donate to their efforts. Eliminate barriers to participation.

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Twenty "Fearless" Changemakers

Have Fun - Do Good

provides a 12-week afterschool program and 4-month paid apprenticeship wellness program for low-income high school students. Michael Bitz | Youth Music Exchange | Forest Hills, NY Youth Music Exchange launches record labels inside schools, organized and managed by youth, enabling students to write, record, and distribute original music.