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The Power of Thank You Letters

Connection Cafe

In case you're wondering, Charity Water "invested (my) money with local partners, Relief Society of Tigray (REST) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Ethiopia and Pump Aid in Malawi, to build and rehabilitate freshwater wells and spring protections for people in need."

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My Birthday Cause: Free Geek!

Amy Sample Ward

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. Select your Birthday Cause today: Get Started - Learn More. And thanks again to Causes for the great application!

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TechSoup joins the #ALSIceBucketChallenge

Tech Soup

While there has been some high-profile efforts to raise awareness and money, most recently by former football player Steve Gleason and his Team Gleason House , research efforts and awareness have been low compared to the other fatal diseases. Although as of this writing, the accidental campaign raised 31.5

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. Here's another story , about teenage boy who started with a small project to raised money for the local food pantry his first year and then rallied his community to raise $20,000 for hunger organizations.

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A Geek's Reflections on Personal Fundraising Via Blog, Twitter, and Facebook

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They asked everyone born in September to give up birthday presents and ask their friends and family for donations to build water wells in Ethiopia instead. He has raised over $800. ll have a few super-strong relationships, and these must reside in the real world (your family and best mates) - this is where most of the money came from.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle.

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MCON13 Live Blog: Connecting with Millennials (Mike Del Ponte, Soma)

NTEN

I wish that little voice had told me about money! Went to Ethiopia with Charity:Water to understand water issues and what NGOs are doing. Within nine days raised $100k on Kickstarter. I heard a voice in my head: You''re the man of the house, and you have to take care of your mom and sister." I was devastated and depressed."