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Why Ongoing Professional Development Is Essential For The Nonprofit Community

Bloomerang

“My feeling is if you’re not keeping up with what’s going on in marketing, then you’re going to be left behind with how quickly new technologies change the way we market as nonprofits,” Murphy said, acknowledging that it’s getting harder and harder to engage with donors and potential donors. billion to U.S.

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How Investing In Ongoing Nonprofit Professional Development Keeps Fundraisers On The Ball And Ahead Of The Game

Kindful

When it was over, they used their newfound knowledge about proper donor stewardship in a campaign that raised more than five times its original fundraising goal. The result of their fresh approach to donor communications was a campaign that raised about $735,000—about $682,000 of which was matched by the government for a total of about $1.4

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

Although they are not an IRS requirement, compelling annual reports can sway potential donors and show current donors how their money is helping your organization to make an impact. DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. Donate Life America.

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Not Cause Washing: Facebook and Google Donate To Charities In Lieu of Parties and Gifts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Joey (I think) coined a new term, " cause washing." Joey pointed out that Facebook's donation to Donors Choose in lieu of holiday party and Google's $20 million donation to selected charities in lieu of holiday gifts to Adsense and Adwords products is not cause washing.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting. Developing countries like Kenya and Ghana, which are starting to make good progress on these efforts, aren’t in the LDC category.

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2013 NTC Round-Up: Your Takeaways

NTEN

Countries represented: 13 (US, Canada, UK, Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Nepal, Mexico, and Ghana). Putting Your LinkedIn to Use, Finding Board Members and Donors , DonorSnap. Speakers: 250. Online NTC Attendees:147. Karaoke songs with NTEN staff embarrassing themselves: 2.

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SAP Gives Back

Tech Soup

In Ghana, SAP is using their technology and volunteers in partnership with a leading NGO to help women create thriving businesses through the harvesting of shea nuts. Want to hear more about the corporate social responsibility efforts of other TechSoup donor partners? Seven Billion Actions.

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