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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

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Like Marion Conway, I was struck by this photo of him pointing to data handwritten on the walls = tracking immunization records from a rural health clinic in Ethiopia. A decade ago, there was no official record of a child’s birth or death in rural Ethiopia. Each indicator had an annual target and a quarterly target.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way.

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Amanda Rose at the London Twestival Photo was taken by @mikebutcher The Twestival combined online twitter fundraising with a groundswell of offline self organized events in 202 cities around the world on February 12th. She came to the conclusion of "campaign exhaustion" and "system challenges" which were on target.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

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Paul to teach them a bit about what goes on in Ethiopia, or Uganda, or wherever their camps are. They have someone that goes out to take photos, learn stories. This is a stock photo. So you want to create a system to know your supporters. So creatively causing your organization to have a system for your thanking.

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Instagram for Nonprofits: A Beginner’s Guide

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A mixture of photo and video content. Ecosia, a nonprofit search engine which uses its revenue to plant trees , is currently planting trees in Ethiopia. Donation Systems. In your account’s bio, include a link to your website or donation platform , as links cannot be included in posts. Features of a great Instagram post.

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