How One Food Bank Gamified NetCommunity™ to Raise Almost $750k | Beyond Nines

How One Food Bank Gamified NetCommunity™ to Raise Almost $750k | Beyond Nines

Art Basel Teams With Kickstarter to Fund Small Art Groups – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Art Basel Teams With Kickstarter to Fund Small Art Groups – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Art Basel, the international modern- and contemporary-art show known for its focus on high-end works and wealthy patrons, has joined with Kickstarter to attract investment in smaller, experimental cultural projects, writes The New York Times. Launched three months ago, the effort has raised more than $160,000 for nonprofit arts organizations through dedicated pages on the crowdfunding Web site."



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Charities are ‘digital dinosaurs’ says CRUK fundraising chief

Charities are ‘digital dinosaurs’ says CRUK fundraising chief: "UK fundraisers are not identifying new markets such as social media viral campaigns and are becoming ‘digital dinosaurs’ as a result, Richard Taylor, executive director of fundraising and marketing at Cancer Research UK, said yesterday.

Taylor said charities must make more use of available platforms such as crowdfunding, social media and mobile apps to grow the giving market through innovative campaigns. "



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Nonprofit news roundup, 12.05.14 « Philanthropy North Carolina

Nonprofit news roundup, 12.05.14 « Philanthropy North Carolina: "Launched in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation, with additional partners, #GivingTuesday is driven mainly by social media and online giving campaigns, the report says.

Over the course of the day, over 698,000 tweets mentioning the #GivingTuesday hashtag were shared, up 159 percent from 2013."



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Analysts: 'Giving Tuesday' Raised $46M for Charity - ABC News

Analysts: 'Giving Tuesday' Raised $46M for Charity - ABC News

Are Tablets Hurting Your Site’s Usability? : Retail Online Integration

Are Tablets Hurting Your Site’s Usability? : Retail Online Integration: "They won't always be easy to execute on, but the compromises you'll need to make will be clear:
sacrifice descriptions in favor of creating distinct, easy-to-tap choices;
use the real estate for easy navigation in favor of complete details; and
leverage vertical scrolling — i.e., worry less than with desktops about what's "above the fold.""



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Which countries use the internet the most? - Forum:Blog Forum:Blog | The World Economic Forum

Which countries use the internet the most? - Forum:Blog Forum:Blog | The World Economic Forum: "A study by consulting firm A.T. Kearney found that more people are spending more time online than ever. And, as to be expected, the bulk of the Internet addiction comes from countries with younger populations with greater access to technology.

“In countries such as Brazil and Nigeria, with younger populations and solid smartphone penetration, two-thirds of respondents say they are continuously connected,” according to the report. “The respondents who are continuously connected tend to be younger and single.”"



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Red Cross Aims to Boost Sharing and Giving With Hope.ly – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Red Cross Aims to Boost Sharing and Giving With Hope.ly – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "The American Red Cross is introducing an online tool that aims to leverage popular Web content to spur donations to the charity, writes The New York Times. Developed with Bit.ly, the URL-shortening service, Hope.ly also condenses long Web site addresses, but when a user clicks on a Hope.ly link, the target site includes a banner-style ad reading, “Someone wonderful shared this page—to help people in need through the American Red Cross.”

The aid organization will launch Hope.ly on Giving Tuesday and plans to run the promotion through December."



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Angie Moore-Let's Talk About Facebook and Ebola : FundRaising Success

Angie Moore-Let's Talk About Facebook and Ebola : FundRaising Success: "With that said, I have been struggling with something for the last few weeks. And, as usual, I'm sure I'll get some grumbles with this post. But I'm just not sure how I feel about Facebook and the Ebola campaign it launched. I saw the post at the top of my Facebook feed in early November: "Angie, You Can Help Stop Ebola. Donate to organizations working in West Africa so they can save lives and stop the outbreak."

And, yes, I actually clicked to "learn more." And, yes, I've done as much research as possible to understand the strategy deployed by Facebook.
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The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Increase 0.2% | Blackbaud News

The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Increase 0.2% | Blackbaud News: "The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Increase 0.2%

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Nicole McGougan
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The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall charitable giving to nonprofits increased 0.2% and online giving increased 10.6% for the three months ending October 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013.
As reported in the Charitable Giving Report, overall charitable giving grew 4.9% and online giving grew 13.5% for the full year 2013 compared to the full year 2012. Visit the interactive infographic to view highlights from the report."



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The Best Social-Media Posts About #GivingTuesday 2014 - Year-End Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

The Best Social-Media Posts About #GivingTuesday 2014 - Year-End Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "With more than 10,000 organizations signed on to participate in the third Giving Tuesday, the Chronicle web team will sort through the thousands of social-media posts to bring you #GivingTuesday posts, solicitations, and giving updates through the day.

Check back often on December 2 to see the latest."



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Early Signs Point to Another Big Growth Year for Giving Tuesday - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Early Signs Point to Another Big Growth Year for Giving Tuesday - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Giving Tuesday 2014 appears poised to repeat its sophomore year growth, when the day of philanthropy nearly doubled donations around the world.

Based on the goals of participants and promises of matching gifts, and a sample of this year’s campaigns, Giving Tuesday could raise $40-million or more. Estimates of online donations tied to Giving Tuesday in 2013 range from $21-million to $32-million."



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So long, Zombie Google Reader | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS

So long, Zombie Google Reader | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS: "Case in point: Google Reader. The product was “killed” by Google in the middle of 2013, and it was no longer available to end users. So it was dead and buried, right?
Wrong. It was a zombie. The back end of Google Reader kept on plugging away, checking feeds, dutifully reporting how many subscribers it was polling on behalf of. Like the Energizer bunny, It kept on going and going and going … until sometime on November 13th, 2014, when some plucky soul at Google finally whacked the Google Reader back end firmly enough in the head to stop it for good."



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Take shower selfie challenge to fight AIDS | Business Standard News

Take shower selfie challenge to fight AIDS | Business Standard News: "If you are done with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, pull up your shirts for the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge.

Reality TV star and AIDS activist Jack Mackenroth has launched the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge to help raise money for Housing Works, a New York-based non-profit organisation fighting to end AIDS and homelessness globally by 2030."



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