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

Beth Kanter

Hi Dana, congrats on another successful Giving Day in Minnesota. 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).

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Engage volunteers, take a page from the magazine

Aaron Wolowiec

Following is a snapshot of the topics I’ve tackled: Leveraging Brand Identity to Grow Meeting Attendance – Spring 2013. 9 Secrets to Building a Volunteer Surplus – Fall 2013. Similar publications are offered in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas, as well as two regional publications (i.e.,

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PhilanthroTech: How Nonprofits Are Using Crowdfunding

Beth Kanter

I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off. In November 2012, the giving day platform Razoo partnered with GiveMN, an organization that aims to grow online giving in Minnesota, to break a world record by raising $16.3 million for Minnesota charities in just 24 hours. I’m so glad you asked.

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A Tool for Better Member Volunteer Matching

Associations Now

professor at the University of Minnesota, developed an eight-category “Volunteer Interest Typology,” which they suggest can be of practical use to volunteer-driven organizations. “The evidence for this matching effect was strong.” Luckily, the paper also proffers a tool for helping to solve that problem.

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Using The Power of Persuasion to Ignite Change

Achieve

One noteworthy campaign he was involved in was former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe’s. Senator Cory Booker’s campaign in 2013 as a field organizer in South Jersey- an experience that showed him how to leverage the relentless power of messaging for social good. Robin Williams tunnel.

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Opt-Out, Not Opt-In: California Passes Tough Kill-Switch Law

Associations Now

While it’s not the first such measure— Minnesota beat California to the punch by a few months—the crucial difference is that this legislation requires the technology to be turned on as the default setting.

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#13NTC Session: Mindful or Mindfull Social Media?

Beth Kanter

I’m in Minnesota for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference where I am doing a plenary session on Saturday morning and two breakout sessions. This blog post serves as a resource page for a session on mindfulness with Rob Cottingham and Jana Byington-Smith.