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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

What platform you choose really depends on the size of your nonprofit and what sort of campaign you plan to run. The Scoop: Perhaps one of the most buzzed about crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter is a way to fund projects. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared (where Ushahidi won its first challenge!). Kickstarter.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

What platform you choose really depends on the size of your nonprofit and what sort of campaign you plan to run. The Scoop: Perhaps one of the most buzzed about crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter is a way to fund projects. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared. Kickstarter. Special Plan for Nonprofits: No.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. Donors could communicate with the students, and they thanked participants directly – building lasting relationships. Another great example is Epic Change. Impacts to Philanthropy.

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Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

Tech Soup

Created by local NYC students, this game is designed to be played in and around city libraries and teaches players how to use library resources. PlayMob is a UK-based platform that brings nonprofits and gaming studios together to create fun and charitable games. Games that Give is an entire platform dedicated to gaming for charity.

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The Zoetica Salon: A Peer Learning Community for Nonprofits and Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’ll also be referring folks to resources for more formal learning and peer connections, like NTEN , the Nonprofit Technology Network and host of the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference and Netsquared and TechSoup Global – and of course sharing resources from our colleagues in the nonprofit/social media field.

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

Typical wiki communities are work groups within a company, educators and students, and hobbyists. The idea came from NetSquared community organizers who were eager to share their best practices and experiences and saw a wiki as the ideal platform. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The finalists were paired up with technologists to develop a platform that could be worked on in a series of code sprints. From fixing wrecked park benches to cleaning up litter, the platform enables people to take action by submitting photos or videos of the problem and forwarding it to the correct authorities.

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