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Interview: SXSW4Japan Raises over $120,000 #sxswcares

Amy Sample Ward

Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. SXSWcares , co-branded as SXSW4Japan, was a campaign that rallied the SXSW community to raise awareness and harness support for disaster relief. In the end, it raised over $120,000 from 1500+ donors.

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Explained In 30 Seconds: What Is An API?

Global Giving

KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts in 2011. Featured Photo: Give Argentine Youth a Chance by Fundacion Cimientos. API For Disaster Response. Is your company interested in using the GlobalGiving API? LEARN MORE. The post Explained In 30 Seconds: What Is An API?

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. In the early crowdfunding days, I helped launch a crowdfunding campaign with the American Red Cross and SXSW that raised $120,000 in 10 days. How much have we raised online in the past year? What is the average amount that we have raised in a campaign or event? it’s $88 for in crowdfunding ).

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

Kokkyo naki Kodomotachi (Children without Borders) in Japan is a humanitarian educational association NGO that supports disadvantaged children and youth in Asia who are on the street, are victims of trafficking, forced labor, and natural disasters, or in conflict with the law. Photo of Haitian children courtesy of ATCAC.

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API Explained: This Technology Will Transform Your Company’s Charitable Giving

Global Giving

KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts. Featured Photo: Bridging the technology gap in Denver and Kenya by Technology Partnership. API For Disaster Response. Q: Those examples are so exciting! How might they implement a charity API on their website?

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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. 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. Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? Check out the video.

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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. My family has sponsored her college costs for her freshman and sophomore years and last year I raised the money on my blog. In her dorm room, she had photos of our family and my letters to her on the wall. He's one of my Facebook friends. He's a brilliant screencaster. But don't take my word for it.