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Reddit to Rally Volunteers for Needy Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Last year, social bookmarking site Reddit partnered up to raise over $3,000 for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF.org), a non-profit selected by the website’s users to benefit from the fund-raising drive. This year, they’re trying something different — raising volunteers instead of cash. read more ).

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Vote for the First Anti-Genocide Hotline on Reddit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My colleague, Ivan Boothe, who works with the Genocide Intervention Network and who is incredible smart about integrating social media into cause-related campaigns, pinged me about this reddit campaign. So in that case, we got a two-for-one -- both raising awareness of the issue and flooding a decisionmaker with an important column.

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Latest Episode Highlights Danger and Potential of Reddit Fundraising - Social Media - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

AFP Blog

One problem: The charity for which the money was raised, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, didn’t want it. Neither did the backup nonprofit , Water.org.'

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Are You Ready to Say No?|Crowdfunding’s Ethical Boundaries

Connection Cafe

But what happens when the money being raised is coming from an unethical place? One Reddit user proposed that anyone who looked at these illegal photos should donate money to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. We would never condone raising funds for cancer research in this manner. To: Guys, we’re literally worse than cancer.

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Why "Free Agent" Social Communities Rock

Care2

There is a lot of buzz about "free agent fundraisers" an individual using personal fundraising to raise money for a nonprofit organization. The free agent community exists on a social network and decides, as a group, to raise funds for an unafilliated nonprofit organization. The Reddit fundraising challenge that raised almost $60,000.

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How To Increase Board Fundraising Without Having To Ask for Money

Bloomerang

Get the organization approved on Facebook and other platforms 501(c)(3) nonprofits are raising billions on Facebook using birthday fundraisers or personal fundraisers or simply adding a donate button to posts. Board members can get your organization approved for fundraising on Facebook and Instagram.

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6 Ways To Make Your Nonprofit’s Holiday Campaign Successful

TechImpact

Twitter and Facebook are still the two most used outlets, but other spheres, such as Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, and more are gaining more ground every day. So make your nonprofit stand out with an interesting way of raising money and awareness for your cause. Make Giving Fun.

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