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How Facebook (and Social Media in General) Shifted Fundraising Strategies

Associations Now

It’s not just an engagement tool for many nonprofits—it’s also a lifeline for receiving access to new donations. And according to new research, it’s leading to a fundamental rethinking of the role of technology in raising money. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly [paywall]. percent more money during that campaign.”.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Five Lessons from the Road

Idea Architects

Use of any new technology should be considered in light of the character of the relationship an organization (or individual) wants to have with their members, customers, and stakeholders and how to reflect that and their core values and personality in doing so with the new technology. Doing so was a rich experience for me.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth Kanter

In the US, I keynoted and gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Pittsburgh , North Carolina , Buffalo , and Omaha. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. I also gave a plenary talk at AFP in San Antonio, Texas. My Three Words.

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Heartland Pride: Winner of the #npfail Little Bets Contest

Beth Kanter

Last month, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , we issued a challenge to 1,000 nonprofits in the audience. Energy Employees Claimant Assistance Project: If asking your community to generate content, make sure they know how to use the platform and tools.

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