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United Nations Sets a New Agenda for Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

While technology is just one tool for implementers, government and donors agencies to use, its application across sectors — from agriculture and health to governance and education — makes it multi-purpose, thereby amplifying its impact. What works in Mali may not work in Myanmar.

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What Would Homer Simpson Do? Your Messages and the Emerging Science of Behavioral Economics

NTEN

Any money you donate will go to Rokia, a seven-year-old girl who lives in Mali, Africa. They want to know who these fellow activists and donors are and why they care about your issue. Buy it now. 75% of guests who stay in this hotel reuse their towels. Join them and reuse your towel to help save the environment. The answer?

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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

NTEN

At Geekcorps Mali, our approach was: through great engineering feats attempt to somehow lower the costs of access, while hopefully creating sustainable “business models” in the process. Anecdotal evidence was not only accepted but encouraged by donors -- it was the only way we could make them look good! .

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If you study Twitter and grow to enjoy using it, then your time invested will eventually pay off through increased brand recognition, referral traffic, new donors, volunteers, and event attendees. For example, @OneGreenPlanet recently tweeted a link to a call-to-action page to help Mali the elephant.

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Case Study: An Accidental Techie #FAIL Story

NTEN

As a development associate with previous experience working within a functional CRM, I knew how much more effective our entire organization would be if employees could access -- from anywhere -- a single system managing all our contacts with donors, vendors, volunteers, and grant makers.

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How Showing Donors the ROI Will Boost Your Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

What accounts for more donations in the nonprofit world: A) larger corporations or B) individual donors? In reality, it’s the complete opposite—over 80% of donations come from individual donors. Donors give for a variety of reasons, like a personal connection to an organization. If you answered A, you are not alone.

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