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9 Ways to Use Text Messaging for Your Virtual Fundraising Event

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Here’s your first clue: “I came all the way from Greece and met my fur-ever family back in January.”. Text messaging remains a surefire way to get more eyes on your communications.

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.)

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: April 30

NTEN

Kathi Apostolidis , one of our newest members, who happens to work in Greece, gave us a heads-up about HCSMEU Camp , which stands for Healthcare Social Media Europe. Peter Campbell writes a provocative post about IT isolation in an organizational management structure that goes very wrong: the System Administrator goes to jail.

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How to Find Your Next Great Board Member

Connection Cafe

On the flip side, if your strategic vision is to effect huge transformational change— systemic change rather than project-based goals—someone who’s experienced with annual fund appeals probably isn’t going to be a good match for your board. The last word comes to us from ancient Greece. Nosce te ipsum.

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Who Am I? Internal vs. External Role-Playing in Museums

Museum 2.0

There are some profile systems that bridge internal and external identity to help visitors imagine themselves in historical or potential scenarios. Visitors could take an optional personality quiz at kiosks near the exhibition entrance to determine which of eight Greek heroes, gods, or monsters they were most like.

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NTC Boston: Brian Reich: Online Fundraising Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Unicef in Greece raised $6 million euros for tsunami. Over 10K, need to invest in a system with robust features that allow you to track. He mentioned that ???short short code fundraising??? ??? that someone could punch in a number on their cell phone and make a donation to a charity. Some money for Katrina came in this way.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

’ Ukraine, Georgia, Serbia, Greece, Cyprus, Montenegro, Russia, Moldova, The Republic of North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Belarus are all Orthodox countries and all of them have healthy communities in the US. By being mindful of inclusivity , you can avoid offending or excluding your staff and supporters’ belief systems.

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