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TripAdvisor Combines Philanthropy And Marketing By Letting Reviewers Give A Free $25 Kiva Microloan | TechCrunch

AFP Blog

TripAdvisor Combines Philanthropy And Marketing By Letting Reviewers Give A Free $25 Kiva Microloan | TechCrunch : TripAdvisor is demonstrating what Shah calls a “a very big trend”. In March 2012, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman put up $1 million to let other people try Kiva.

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Will the Sharing Economy Catalyze New Forms of Philanthropy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’ve witnessed how crowdfunding and micro lending has been a huge trend in the nonprofit sector – think Kiva for micro-lending, GivingTuesday, Give Local America, and the many nonprofit crowd funding platforms. But could cypto currencies, like bitcoin , be used for donations, even major gifts?

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Fundraising Trends: Mobile Giving and Crowdfunding, and the Next Generation of Canadian Giving

Connection Cafe

In a major study of more than 800 Canadian donors that we at hjc recently completed with Blackbaud , Edge Research , and Sea Change Strategies , two big trends stood out: mobile fundraising and crowdfunding. But, how will these two trends help you reach each generation of Canadian donors? Civics (born 1945 or earlier).

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5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good

AFP Blog

5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good: "ocial media has had a profound effect on the way social good organizations approach global problems.

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Philanthropy University Offers Amazing (Free!) Online Courses

Tech Soup

The upcoming roster of courses include these instructors teaching on the following topics: Jessica Jackley (co-founder of Kiva) on social entrepreneurship. Read about Insights from the Blackbaud #GivingTuesday Trends Report. Anyone working at a nonprofit, church, or a social enterprise is a great fit for the courses.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ami Dar and Nancy Lublin, two social change leaders, present best practices and spot current trends. Submitted by Nancy Lublin. Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? This vibrant, moderated discussion will include representatives from Kiva, OptINnow, and 2 national advocacy organizations. Identity trends on the Social Web.

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Living Between the Tides

NetWits

Kiva breaks it. Tags: Social Networking fundraising trends. The direct mail world was broken the instant the first email was sent, but 80% of all email sent is spam. And the nonprofit fundraising world is being broken a little bit at a time too. Room to Read breaks it. GlobalGiving breaks it. GOOD magazine breaks it. Care2 breaks it.

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