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12 Ideas for a Virtual Fundraiser or Online Event

Get Fully Funded

Think about local and regional acts, celebrities with connections to your area, and people you have connections to through Board members, supporters, and friends of friends. You could invite a few local acts to perform and offer a little something for everybody. You won’t land Harry Styles, but who might you be able to get?

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

Digital citizenship: In the final stage, communities can use these tools and knowledge to work with governments and affect policy. For example, in post-earthquake Haiti, Dd trained and empowered local women to track and document incidents of gender-based violence. Gaining Trust with Local Partners.

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How to Plan a Fundraiser for Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Whether you want to plan an online or in person fundraiser, large or small, local or worldwide, there are steps that you should take every single time to make sure you get the most from your efforts. Check with your state or national government to find out. Photography or video production. Are permits needed? Graphic design.

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Lean Impact Series: 10 Changemakers Using Lean Startup Methods For Greater Social Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit-Share is making it easy for social sector professionals to find each other, learn from one another, form mutually beneficial relationships and come together to better serve local communities and build a more effective nonprofit sector. They ran over 500 A/B tests over 20 months, with the goal of focusing on what works.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2014 - The Green Issue

Tech Soup

The big report has a tiny nugget of good news, finding that several governments and businesses around the world are making plans to adapt to climate disruptions. Local people build the stoves that reduce consumption of wood by half and reduce smoke, carbon monoxide, methane, and soot particles inside the home. Image credits.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. Points can later be redeemed for deals and free items at local merchants. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org. Government.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. They are gaining support from people in government, and politicians, and academicians, and business people, men, boys, women, girls. They are making progress.