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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday.

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As 2012 Winds Down

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As 2012 winds down there were several major stories that I came across that are worth sharing. Second, a local nonprofit executive is suing LinkedIn , because someone put up a LinkedIn profile with his personal information without his permission. Randi Zuckerberg is the sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg found out the hard way.

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Boost Your Voice with LightBox Collaborative’s 2012 Editorial Calendar

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I was honored when Holly agreed to do this post about the 2012 Editorial Calendar. And, now, we are excited to present the new and improved editorial calendar for 2012. But many causes and organizations are finding that it’s a lot harder to get picked up in the local paper and/or the national news than it used to be.

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GiveMN 2012 Giving Day by the Numbers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. Points can later be redeemed for deals and free items at local merchants. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application.

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Fundraising Best Practices: Sharing the Results of Donating Online to 31 Nonprofits

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By no means is this a scientific study with a large pool of data, but at the very least you can compare your nonprofit’s “Donate Now” process to this year’s 31 Favorite Nonprofits which range from small, local nonprofits to large, international nonprofits. National Campaign to Protect Social Security & Medicare.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

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The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority.

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