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Kiva in Second Life: Interview With Official SL Volunteers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

With the assistance of dedicated volunteers, Kiva also maintains a presence on different social networking sites and has recently established a presence on Second Life through the Techsoup Nonprofits Commons Project. Kiva is not a charity. I sat down with to learn more about their efforts on Kiva's behalf in the virtual world.

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The 14th issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Fundraising in the Digital Age"

NTEN

Plus, learn how to fundraise year-round with holidays, and the NTEN Voices section: community tweets, examples of good donor stewardship, and we ask Food & Water Watch: How do you practice what you preach? Neff, PwC Digital and Lights.

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Peer-to-Peer Funding Portals

Tech Soup

Kiva is probably the best-known example. Kiva lets individual lenders pool their resources and provide substantial loans to entrepreneurial borrowers in the developing world. Tags: Donors Grants for Technology Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Online Grantseeking Running Your Organization.

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3 Things A 404 Page Must Do & Examples

Whole Whale

This person might be a potential donor, interested in finding more information but they have landed on your page not found. Now read on and try not to stress about that lost donor on your site right now…. There is someone, right now, lost on your site going to a 404 page. What is a 404 page. Site : [link]. Clear comms: Pretty close.

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The Power of Curation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Donors Choose ([link] for example, allows people to pool small donations to help enterprising teachers get funding for classroom projects. And Kiva ([link] builds on already existing networks (including that network of networks we call the Internet) to give people the opportunity to loan money to entrepreneurs in the developing world.

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New to TechSoup: NetSuite Mid-Market Edition

Tech Soup

TechSoup is proud to announce our newest donor partner, NetSuite. The suite includes a donor database, email marketing platform, and e-commerce solution for accepting online donations. Other nonprofits, including Good360, Kiva, and the San Francisco SPCA, have all adopted NetSuite. Manage Donor Info. How Does It Work?

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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

Have Fun - Do Good

Organizations like Kiva and Dining for Women demonstrate these principles well. It is relatively simple to make a donation using Kiva. If you scroll to the bottom of this page on Kiva , you will see the nine people (including me) who made a loan to Beatrices Amoka. All you have to do is: 1. Create a username and password.

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