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Analyzing the State of Social Media Fundraising: An Interview with Debra Askanase

4 Comments / Featured, Social Fundraising, Social Media / Ifdy Perez

Debra Askanase is one of the top thought leaders in online community building, and my #1 pick for bloggers in social fundraising. In reference to her recent blog post Has Social Media Fundraising Finally Arrived?, we talked about the state of the social fundraising sphere, and what nonprofits should be doing to take advantage of […]

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VIDEO: Set Clear Goals for Fundraising

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Shonali Burke says it’s important to start setting the goal, the number, you want to reach in fundraising, and later find ways to motivate them to contribute to your campaign.

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Why Phone Calls Help Your Online Fundraising

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Every nonprofit knows it needs to solidify it’s funding base. And according to Bridget Hankin, who has over 15 years of partnership development experience and currently works on such programs with Share Our Strength’s Dine Out for No Kid Hungry Campaign, cultivating donors is key to growing those fundraising dollars. You can only do

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Make Your Social Media Strategy Different and Exciting

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Happy Labor Day everyone! We’re taking a break (as we hope you are too) from our usual posts and bring you this fun 38-second video clip from Danielle Brigida (@starfocus) of the National Wildlife Federation. She tells you to be different and exciting when designing your social media strategy.

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3 Twitter Tips for Everyday Use and Emergency Response

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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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(My) Top Ten Social Fundraising Blogs

39 Comments / Featured, Nonprofit Blogging, Social Fundraising / Ifdy Perez

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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"I Love My Nonprofit" Contest

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Love your nonprofit? Show it! If there’s a nonprofit that has your heart, show them a little love by nominating them for the “I Love My Nonprofit” contest. 1) Find them on Mightycause.com. 2) Post their link on our Facebook Page. 3) Tell us why you love them so much (in one comment) before this

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Successful Online Fundraising is a Matter of Trust

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When choosing which organizations to support, donors say it’s a matter of trust. (And those aren’t just lyrics to a Billy Joel song, though now you probably have it stuck in your head.) It’s a fact from the Millennial Donors Report issued earlier this year. If you’re familiar with the report, you may remember it

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VIDEO: Read Inspiring Generosity!

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Brian Fujito, CEO of Mightycause, lets you know about the great resources our blog has for the nonprofit that may be a bit intimidated to start fundraising online.

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VIDEO: Show Your Flair on YouTube

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Aside from creating content on a blog and interacting with users on Facebook and Twitter, nonprofits (and individual fundraisers alike) can benefit from telling your story through video. Allyson Kapin from RAD Campaign and Women Who Tech, talks about the benefits of creating a video and the tools already available to enhance your online fundraising.

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