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Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million for nonprofits

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Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. This post was cross-posted from the Knight Foundation Blog and written by Jessica Hodder who is the digital communications associate for Knight Foundation. Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 Thursday’s Give Miami Day raised $5.2

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Performance Based Funding Institute to Improve Higher Education

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Douglas Zimmerman and Lois Ann Porter traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to organize the Performance-Based Funding Institute VisionLink produced for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. You can see more photos on the VisionLink Facebook Performance-Based Funding Album. Ann Duffy, Facilitator, Education First.

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Social Media, Nonprofits, and Romania - Night Before the Conference

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If you've been following my blog, I arrived in Romania last night after 32 hours in transit from Miami, including a 8 hour layover in Heathrow. I am here for a conference sponsored by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program.

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20 Lists of Holiday Gifts that Give Back

Have Fun - Do Good

2009 Gifts That Give Back, Part 1 on The Vibe Dressed to Give: How to make the holidays fabulous and philanthropic on the Case Foundation Colorful Spending: Gifts That Give Back on Live in Full Color Do Good Gift Guide 2009: Presents with a Purpose on lhj.com ( Ladies Home Journal ) Give Gifts That Give Back!

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Good Ram Gone Bad On My Dell Desktop: OMG

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm presenting and doing a workshop in Romania and then will be flying back to Boston via Miami to present at the Technology Affinity Group (Foundation IT folks) Conference. Second, I have all essential data - documents, photos, multimedia, email, etc backed up - both in local copies and if possible online.

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

The marriage of refurbishment and accessible technology started in the early 1980s with the founding of the National Cristina Foundation. A good example of such a program is Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley Assistive Technology Services. Photo: Braille reader by iampeas. This nonprofit has been running for over 20 years.

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A Playbook To Kickstart Your Nonprofit’s #GivingTuesday Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitated a peer exchange of community foundations that are hosting GivingDays using the Knight Foundation GivingDay Playbook , a guide with templates, tips, and examples hosting a successful day of giving. I’m also an ambassador for GivingTuesday.

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