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

Beth Kanter

1. Hi Dana, congrats on another successful Giving Day in Minnesota. We had volunteers working the phones and online help desk, monitoring and posting on social media, and a crisis management team ready to address any potential issues. Our media trade program is really about asking for help to promote the day.

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How One Nonprofit Used Social Media for Damage Control During A PR Crisis That Erupted During a Fundraiser

Beth Kanter

#TechFail #GenerosityWin on Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day: Understanding social media’s role in damage control and crisis communication Guest post by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. Social media promotion of the event was in full swing. Our Social Media Command Center. on November 14, 2013.

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GiveMN 2012 Giving Day by the Numbers

Beth Kanter

To get there, we employed a number of strategies, but chief among them was social media. Social media has always been a key communication tool for Give to the Max Day. A quick look at the social media data from Give to the Max Day 2012 shows a sizable jump over the previous year. Check out the webinars here.

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5 Types of People Who Need Nonprofit Fundraising Training

Achieve

Mary’s University of Minnesota. If we’re just talking about methods, there’s major gifts, bequests and trusts, corporate relations, grant proposals, direct mail, social media, virtual and in-person events. you rely on events, direct response (mail, email and social media) and grant proposals? Well, he was wrong.

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The Civil Servant at the Top

Associations Now

The Boy Scouts of America recently named former Defense Secretary Robert Gates as its new president. Last week the Boy Scouts of America announced that it had selected former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to be its next president. More scrutiny of nonprofits, from the IRS to social media, has demanded more resolute leadership.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth Kanter

I work as a trainer and capacity builder for nonprofits and technology and more lately social media and networked approaches. Both spoke about how women emerged as new leaders in their respective countries during the revolution. As Chema noted , “Women’s participation on social media was not shy.”