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Reads of the Week: February 8, 2013

Reid All About it

Do you have a person in mind when you write marketing or social media copy? Yes, technology is changing. It’s your opportunity to see a once-in-a-lifetime show and support a great (and underfunded) cause: Teen Cancer America , Roger Daltrey’s foundation. writes for his imaginary friend Sue. Ok, maybe me.

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Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time

Beth Kanter

Also, if you have not read it, Kivi Leroux-Miller has written a stellar piece called “ The Heroes and Villains of Give Local America Story. “ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento. Last year, Give Local America raised $68.5 Kimbia, an Austin, Tex.-based

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Mission Driven Volunteer Q&A

Spark Consulting

Some of the best sources we found include: The Corporation for National and Community Service’s Volunteering America database , a federal government data gathering project that is continuously updated. As an aside, Associations Now just reported on the latest CNCS reports that indicate that volunteering is down in 2013.

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How Smart Associations Grow Membership

Association Adviser

.” But that’s not the case in the association world, even as social media, the “free web economy” and for-profit competitors knock on the door. You don’t need a big budget and sophisticated technology to have a deep understanding of your members and the ability to provide highly personalized service.

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Record-breaking donations on Give to the Max Day in Minnesota

Beth Kanter

Now, in your 6th year, drum roll, tell us Give to the Max Day by the numbers : Total raised: $18,316,626.42 (7% increase over 2013). Total gifts: 120,664 (13% increase over 2013). Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). Total donors: 62,607 (a 20% increase over 2013). This has been a huge year for us.

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New Tips from the Giving Day Playbook on Crowdfunding Campaigns

Beth Kanter

Now, with foundations across the country participating in Give Local America on May 6, we have refreshed the playbook with new insights to help in the planning. After processing about 66 donations per minute during their 2013 event, the website crashed at 12:30 p.m.—for How can you encourage donor-advised fundholders to participate?

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What Associations Need to Know About Technology

Association Adviser

” Thanks to social media, 4G, iProducts, broadband, wireless, the cloud, Big Data, Skype and apps, we’re now more connected than ever. You don’t have to be the first to market or the earliest adopter of new technology. Technology cuts both ways. You just have to be ready to catch the wave when the wave comes.