Friday, April 10, 2015

Live debate to kick off Fundraising Week | Third Sector

Live debate to kick off Fundraising Week | Third Sector: "The event will be streamed on the Third Sector website on Monday to open five days of conferences, workshops, briefings and a networking evening for fundraisers"



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DSO’s “Symphony in D”: A Participatory Experiment to Watch - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

DSO’s “Symphony in D”: A Participatory Experiment to Watch - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Charleston’s Maggie House Top Earner In ‘Arkansas Gives’ | Times Record

Charleston’s Maggie House Top Earner In ‘Arkansas Gives’ | Times Record: "The Maggie House in Charleston, a home under construction for abused and neglected children, received the most donations in the Arkansas Community Foundation’s inaugural Arkansas Gives fundraising campaign last week in association with the Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance.

With more than $78,000 raised in the foundation’s 12-hour campaign April 2, the Maggie House was the recipient of bonus awards that totaled more than $20,000 for having the most individual donations. The Maggie House received a total of $105,253 from 285 individual donations."



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Three fundraising apps for April 2015 - UK Fundraising

Three fundraising apps for April 2015 - UK Fundraising: "Three fundraising apps for April 2015
09 Apr 2015 08:32 Howard LakeComment: 0Tag: app, mobile, New media"



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Thursday, April 09, 2015

The Purpose of a Foundation’s Website — Medium

The Purpose of a Foundation’s Website — Medium: "What’s a foundation website for?

The Rockefeller Foundation isn’t the only one who has asked this question. After all, foundations are not in the business of raising money or selling products or services. So what good can a foundation website do?"



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Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Bay Area Nonprofits Teach Technology in a Three Day Series Across Region - Press Release - Digital Journal

Bay Area Nonprofits Teach Technology in a Three Day Series Across Region - Press Release - Digital Journal:



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The State of the Canadian Web Nation | NTEN

The State of the Canadian Web Nation | NTEN: "About 90% of your major donors are visiting your website before making their first gift. But almost half of you don’t have a web strategy in place.

Are you okay with this?

Probably not. And you’ve probably heard stats like this before. You maybe even quote them. You also probably have no idea where they came from, or if they’re accurate."



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Social Smarts: Why Nonprofits Beat Brands 04/01/2015

Social Smarts: Why Nonprofits Beat Brands 04/01/2015: "When it comes to a social media following, nonprofits are more effective than most marketers, and it’s not just because elephants and honeybees inspire more passion than this week’s “40% off” sale."



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Memejacking: Does Your Nonprofit Dare? - The TechSoup Blog - Community - TechSoup

Memejacking: Does Your Nonprofit Dare? - The TechSoup Blog - Community - TechSoup:



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Monday, April 06, 2015

Conference Participants Crowd Source for a Good Cause - Resource Center - AFP

Conference Participants Crowd Source for a Good Cause - Resource Center - AFP: "n Sunday afternoon of the AFP International Fundraising Conference, BJ Bischoff (consultant and AFP Master Trainer) and Nathan Hand (director of advancement at The Oaks Academy and president of the AFP Indiana Chapter) presented a session about winning crowd-sourced charity voting contests."



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Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator, Leaves Abruptly - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator, Leaves Abruptly - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: ""Charity Navigator has been going through a planning process and doing a lot of thinking about where we’re headed next," Mr. Berger said in an interview. "As part of that, the organization is increasingly seeing itself as a technology company."

John (Pat) Dugan, Charity Navigator’s co-founder and board chairman, confirmed that the board is looking for new skills as the watchdog expands its work to start rating charities on how well they measure their impact, an effort known as Charity Navigator 3.0"



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