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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Maybe it isn’t even money, but feedback or advice, maybe an introduction or volunteer time. We can’t focus just on money.

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Lunch Is on Me and My Cell Phone

NTEN

Flickr photo: shareski How much cash do you have in your wallet right now? If you thought you spent money fast in iTunes, wait until you see how you burn through money you never have to see anymore. Paying by mobile is already a done deal in Japan and Europe. Will s/he even remember donating? Are you ready for it?

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. In fact, one of the most in-demand job skills for digital marketers and fundraisers is knowing how to effectively use social media advertising channels and Google Ads.

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Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. Geoff Livingston talks Decentralized Grass Roots Fundraising in a Digital World. More specifically we discussed grass roots fundraising and the rapid growth of online platforms that allow people to raise money for the causes they support. Meet Geoff. Check out the video. Negatively?

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Thank You Michael Pick for Supporting Leng Sopharath's Junior Year: He's My Number 2 Top Friend on Facebook

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He lives in Japan. He was the second person to donate to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. My family has sponsored her college costs for her freshman and sophomore years and last year I raised the money on my blog. What a deal for $10!

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Have Fun - Do Good

Photo by Rob de la Cretaz "We're so busy. Laura was anonymous with her project for a year until she held a reveal party and fundraiser in July of 2010. I decided to do a little anonymous act of kindness, take photos, call it a secret mission, put it up on a blog, and then I told her about it. We walk down the street.

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