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6 Tips for Writing A Winning Crowdfunding Story

The Modern Nonprofit

This guide will help you write a winning nonprofit crowdfunding story that’ll help you raise enough funds for your organization. Do you help feed thousands of people in Rwanda? How much money do you need to raise? Do you have before and after pictures you can share? What problem will you solve?

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“When people who were born and raised in dictatorships. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet. The USIP has been doing some really interesting work looking at this issue around “ dangerous speech ,” stemming from incitement during the Rwanda genocide.

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Nine Digital Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn from charity: water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform.

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, what if you could subscribe to an RSS feed so anytime a new picture was added about a topic you care about, were studying, or writing about - it would come automatically to you? Why Museum Professionals Should Use Flickr from the Musem 2.0 A List of Examples.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

In Uganda, a group of young people made incredible, heartfelt postcards filled with glitter and cut up magazine pictures to send to women in the Congo. We must raise $1,000 to keep our classes going for another year. We know that creativity and freedom of expression go a long way in educating children to be tolerant and open minded.

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I Hope My Kids Organize Their Own Online Fundraiser When They Are Teenagers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Spencer Brodsky is 17 and he is spending his time online to raise money to bring Green Stoves to Rwanda , something he's been doing for the past 2 years. . Spend it together online, checking out pictures and project descriptions.". The Ebay World of Good Site has a fantastic selection of gifts that will make a difference.

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[VIDEO] The Science of Philanthropic Psychology

Bloomerang

Whenever we talk about people love people, we like to put ourselves out of the picture. So this is the first one, how can you raise more money more sustainably? We send each other pictures. But you are doing such a phenomenal job of raising these precious kids. The first thing is humans being good humans. I just love her.

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