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How Online Fundraising, Gamification and Social Media Helped Raise over $2 Million Dollars in One Day

NetWits

Most nonprofits need to raise money to survive. And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. Which is why Giving Day’s like Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington deserve a closer look.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. Designate a cheer leader. Gather your tribe and rally the base. Get your base to give first.

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Raise Money on Facebook: Four Strategies You Need to Know About

NTEN

According to the Facebook Causes blog , the application has helped raise more than $12 million for nonprofits based in the U.S. Over $5 million has been raised in 2009 alone. 1) Raise Meaning B efore Money. 2 ) Money Is Not the Only Metric. and Canada. 3 - Your People Are Your Impact.

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Hello, Washington Post: Dolllars Per Facebook Donor Is Not the Right Metric for Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Steve MacLaughlin points out "If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now. Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic.

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The other side of the figures: Causes reaches $20 Million in Donations

Amy Sample Ward

There’s been quite a lot of talk in the last year about the opportunities for fundraising online, generally, as well as the best practices for organizations leveraging social media for campaigns (as well as the idea to use free tools to raise money in hard economic times). million raised through the Birthday Wish feature.

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How Can Changebloggers Make a Greater Impact Online and Offline?

Have Fun - Do Good

October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. For the month of September, Natasha Maw read and blogged in an effort to create awareness, and raise funds for Darfur. She read 31 books and raised $1,1136.60. The theme for this year was poverty.

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'Tis the Season To Raise Funds

NTEN

" button or "Help Us Raise $75,000 by December 20th to Supply 7,000 Kenyan Communities With Clean Water"? With a parent's help, kids can download a kit on how to host a garage sale to raise donation money or write a letter to congress. Use Offline Channels to Drive Online Action. A "Donate Now!"

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