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How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

There are definitely things that will make it more successful, like: Consider a matching gift. If you have a donor willing to match every gift dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000, $5,000, or some other amount, you will get more donations. Your gift will give a child the opportunity to enroll in school for the first time.

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Show Your Mama Some Love (or Facebook Like)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The fundraiser's goal to is to raise money for one amazing Mama who dreams of building a home for children in her village in Africa. The money raised from this fundraiser will help build a boarding facility on campus so that every child who attends her school has a place to call home. Here's how it works. I love the design.

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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. As part of a. highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can.

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Happy Thanksgiving: Check out #Goodspotting and EpicThanks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Stacey is one who launched the first social media infused gratitude campaign during Thanksgiving back in 2008,successfully raising money for a school project Tanzania. This year epic thanks is asking you to share a photo of gratitude and make a thankful gift. Every Thanksgiving since, Stacey has launched a gratitude campaign.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

This year, TMWL is raising funds that will support the work of 4 passionate women who truly believe that everyone has something to give: “ Mama Lucy &# Kamptoni sold chickens in her Tanzanian village & turned her income into a primary school that now serves over 400 children. And now I hope you’ll join me!

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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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Reader Appreciation Day: Beth's Big Give - Congrats to Epic Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the spirit of Earth Day and transparency, this is a recycled Good Card that I received as a gift during the holidays.) Blandford Nature Center : Maria is raising funds for the organization in a very innovate (and tough) way. Here is more about their approach. I just donated $20 via Network for Good. (In suggested by Dave Web 2.

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