Friday, October 17, 2014

5 Ways to Harness the Awesome Fundraising Potential of #GivingTuesday | Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

5 Ways to Harness the Awesome Fundraising Potential of #GivingTuesday | Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog: "What was this seismic philanthropic event? Giving Tuesday.
Founded in 2012, Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back, a compassionate response to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Last year more than 10,000 organizations worldwide participated in Giving Tuesday."



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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Membership Pros' Love/Hate Relationship With AMS Systems: Associations Now

Membership Pros' Love/Hate Relationship With AMS Systems: Associations Now: "An association management software system can be a crucial tool for success in a membership organization—and also a possible source of frustration.

The happiness of an association membership pro, perhaps more than staff from any other department, likely hinges day to day on the performance of a key IT system: association management software."



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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Some Tech Entrepreneurs Embrace Giving Before They Have Anything to Give - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Some Tech Entrepreneurs Embrace Giving Before They Have Anything to Give - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "ech start-up Obindo consists of one big idea, two motivated employees, and a co-working space inside the Twitter building. Given that co-founder Joe Kleinschmidt hasn’t raised any venture capital yet, it may be odd to hear him talk about giving money away.

But he is, and he’s quite serious about it."



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