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4 Communications Strategy Tips for Donor Retention

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It’s best to send these polls after a fundraising event or after a gift is made. Even if your audacious goal is something as seemingly insurmountable as ending world hunger, tangible examples of impact will inspire supporters to help in whatever small ways they can. .

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Things We Like (October 2008)

NTEN

If you watch Colbert , you've probably already been to FiveThirtyEight , an in-depth poll aggregation site. Mercy Corps' Action Center to End World Hunger. Good thing the Twitter Vote Report didn't: tweet your voting experience to help others avoid problems. Pumpkin cookies ! Play2Cures , from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Why Your Nonprofit Should Be A Big Listener

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. Will hunger ever gain Beiber-like prominence? “We’re listening for those conversations, and trying to meet those people where they are, rather than going out and saying, ‘This is the exact demographic profile of the person who we want to reach.’”.

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards

Care2

Honorable Mention: CauseForce and Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger. They have multiple, creative opporunities to engage through online quizzes, polls and games. They promoted the campaign through social media sites and raised $300k online within two months. Special Events Fundraising. Komen for the Cure race.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Companies like Panera Bread have made a major investment with Panera Care Cafes , restaurants designed to fight hunger in the communities they serve.

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Guest Post by Ivan Boothe: Social change takes more than social media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the comments on Joe's blog post was from Texans Against Hunger. Sometimes that's all you need - making a donation, sending petitions, affecting website ratings, flooding online polls, etc. Perhaps you've been feeling it too -- or come across others with a similar vibe?"

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Special Events Fundraising Honorable Mention: CauseForce and Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger Winner: National Philanthropic Trust for the Susan B. They have multiple, creative opporunities to engage through online quizzes, polls and games. Komen for the Cure race.

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