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Five Social Media Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format. Thus, your NGO should prioritize sharing your success stories in photo essay format on your website or blog. Finally, when formatting the essay, all five photos should be the same size and captions should be bold and at least 12 point. Photo: Jeremy Barnicle/Mercy Corps.

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How To Use Microsoft Technology To Supercharge Your Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo courtesy of SOS Children’s Villages International. A significant number of nonprofits are using the cloud in innovative ways to increase their impact and raise more money. The organization expects to raise 110,000 Euro this year — twice what it received last year. Oxfam Hong Kong is another great example.

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#Buypens – Social Media and Crowdfunding Helps Syrian Refugee

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The campaign raised $5,000 within the first 30 minutes. Simonarson wrote on the fundraising page: “Long story short, we were able to find him and now have a secure way to get this man the money we raise here through a local refugee organization. But Simonarson did not know who the man was or who took the photograph.

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

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The Maui wildfire response The Maui wildfires in August, which affected Lahaina and Kula, stand out for the funds raised. By late March, Honolulu Civil Beat ’s Maui Fires Money Tracker had tallied more than $450 million in private donations and nearly $2 billion when including government assistance.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by DonkeyHotey. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Because that’s a lawsuit they are unlikely to win, and it would be a professional error to waste their client’s money attacking a library doing legal things.

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Nonprofit and Activist Women Bloggers in Chicago

Have Fun - Do Good

With just nine days until the BlogHer Conference in Chicago, where I'll be moderating the panel, "Getting It On(line) for a Cause: Raising Money," I thought I'd search around for nonprofit and activist women bloggers in the Chicago area. Photo Credit: Chicago Skyline from Navy Pier by Michelle.

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