If you’re like most nonprofits, there’s no doubt that you’ve had some discussion among leaders and managers about how you can motivate your social fundraisers. The problem is that your social fundraisers aren’t getting paid, and technically you’re not their manager. So you don’t want to come across as micromanaging or selfish. So how do […]
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When you shoot for the moon, you reach beyond the stars. If you’re a free agent activist and fundraiser, you might be ready to aim but find yourself a little lost, potentially overwhelmed and not sure where to start. Specifically, you might find yourself in one of the following four scenarios: I don’t know what
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This weekend, the Mightycause team put together a plan to help us be ready for when Hurricane Irene made landfall. This is standard procedure for many organizations, and my job was to keep the communication lines open with you (our readers) so you’re informed of what’s going on and how you can support the organizations
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Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene had not left us yet, but we know the impact has already been great. We have seen lives lost, hundreds of thousands of people without power, wind damage to houses and properties, and flood damage along most of the eastern sea board. Some areas have been hit worse than others. In the
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If you aren’t so sure about this online giving world, this post is for you! If you’re a nonprofit, you’re encouraged to share these reasons to donate online with those you know. For example, you can provide a different factoid around the benefits of giving in your monthly or weekly newsletters. You could also create
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One of the biggest questions that nonprofits have when starting a blog is “How can one person possibly continue to publish interesting articles?” The answer to this question is, you don’t. And this is precisely the reason why many nonprofits like Oceana and The National Wildlife Federation have multi-author blogs. (The other great reason
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Yesterday was the fourth Social Media for Nonprofits conference, and the first one in Los Angeles. A packed room of nonprofits and individual activists gathered to learn best practices. Earlier today, we posted a blog on the first half sessions. This second blog post focuses on the final four sessions which had a heavy focus
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Yesterday was the fourth Social Media for Nonprofits conference, and the first one in Los Angeles. A packed room of nonprofits and individual activists gathered to learn best practices. The following blog is a summary of the first half sessions. A second blog post focusing on the final four sessions will be posted later today.
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For the nonprofit professional that’s getting their feet wet in the social (or online) fundraising world, this list can help introduce you to what I consider the best blogs on social media etiquette, philanthropy, and fundraising. Now, that’s not to say there are other great blogs out there . . . I just had to
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In the past two years I have immersed myself in the practice of social media-based online fundraising (or social fundraising). During that period I have raised more than $28,000 through individual and team efforts. These fundraisers included running birthday campaigns on Causes, a SXSW benefit on the LIVESTRONG grassroots platform, a Women In Tech fundraiser
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