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Social Media This delightful article from Duck Call is just fun, thanks to the research done by Rebecca Hume: Can these Facebook statistics get more fans than Megan Fox? I get cross eyed over things like "policies." So I was glad to see this post by the inimitable Beth Kanter that pretty...

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When I think of nonprofits, my mind doesn't automatically turn to government entities. But when Siobhan O'Brien Olson, chair of the marketing committee of The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County (that's in North Carolina) about how that group and the city is taking its online presence from backward...

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We already know that when a corporation partners with a cause, it goes a long way in positioning that company as a responsible one in the mind of the consumer. Now, Cone, leading marketing agency in the cause-related marketing space, has found that the halo effect goes both ways. In a...

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the most valued nonprofit and the cause that people are most likely to donate to, according to the annual survey of nonprofit brands by Harris Interactive. For trust, Susan G. Komen for the Cure ranked second, only behind St. Jude Research Hospital. Harris ranks...

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Computing is going to the cloud, donors are flocking to mobile, and silent auctions are migrating to the web. Silent auctions have been around for, it seems, a jillion years. They have become a staple of fundraising. Throw a party, silently auction off a stack of donated items, and voilà...cultivation and...

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Social Media Debra Askanase parses the stats from two timely studies in Social media IS effective for nonprofits and small businesses. What is good for business is good for nonprofit, or is it the other way around? Laura E. Kaufman, of Change4YourDollar, has some answers if you've been wondering how to get...

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Habitat for Humanity has become an iconic American charity. One reason for that is its strong and far-reaching network of local organizations that extends the Habitat mission throughout the U.S. and beyond. The Bend Oregon chapter is one great example of this network. Its particular version of the Habitat mission of...

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Yesterday, Mark Walsh, on the MOBlog, asked Will Giving 'Fatigue' Curb Chile Text Donations? I'm not sure that I would call it 'fatigue,' but I do think that we will not see even close to the response, through mobile giving and otherwise, that we had to the Haiti devastation. There are...

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Geri Stengel is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. With her experience in both business ventures and nonprofit organizations, she is uniquely positioned to bring the two fields together. And that is what she has done, devoting herself to social enterprises. Stengel, through her organization, Ventureneer, educates and mentors individuals as they establish...

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A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near the city of Concepcion in central Chile early this morning, killing nearly 400 people and displacing some 1.5 million. Tsunami warnings were issued for South America, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, New Zealand and many Pacific island nations. President Obama expressed condolences about the...

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