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New on SSIR: Can Giving Days Strengthen Your Community?

Amy Sample Ward

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. Nearly 18,000 people participated in the 24-hour, online fundraising event, raising more than $2 million to benefit 1,200 local nonprofits.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

Microsoft partnered with Facebook and Washington State to develop the MyVote Facebook app. While the app is only available for Washington voters, it could potentially be adopted for other states. This student-built app lets players take on the role of a ghost detective who encounters local residents who haunt the community.

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Free In-Person Events for Nonprofit Techies

Tech Soup

Washington, DC: DC Action Data Sprint. Seattle, Washington: AdWords Success and Google Grants for Nonprofits. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director's Forum. Seattle, Washington: Exceptional Boards: How to Build a Powerful and Successful CEO/ED and Board Chair Team. Wednesday, September 2, 2015.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. Bellevue, Washington: Microsoft Azure IoT Workshop. Cleveland, Ohio: Tableau Tutorial: Free Data Visualization for Nonprofits. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Get Fundraising Tips at a NetSquared Community Event

Tech Soup

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. RSVP now for the events in Chicago, Dallas, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Washington, DC: GiveBack DC 2015. Seattle, Washington: Salesforce Administration — Training for Nonprofit Organizations.

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How To Put Social Fundraising On Steroids: Community Giving Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In November, 2011, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, The United Way of National Capital Area, and the social giving platform, Razoo, hosted a multi-million dollar local giving day. A significant outreach campaign to raise awareness of the nonprofit community and the local event.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There wouldn't be a local node or the phone had some weirdness that prevented me from dialing out successfully. I told Marnie's story about the Northern CA Homeless Group story and someone pointed out that the homeless photo I used was from Washington, DC. Thank goddness Beth Raney has this tutorial.