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Nepal Earthquake Roundup: Emergency Fundraising Attention Cycle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Nancy Schwartz has an fantastic blog post offering expert advice on how nonprofits should communicate during a crisis, using the situation in Baltimore and the Nepal Earthquake as hooks to offer some recommendations. The CDP Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fund focuses on medium- and long-term rebuilding and recovery.

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How Investing In Ongoing Nonprofit Professional Development Keeps Fundraisers On The Ball And Ahead Of The Game

Kindful

Before this, there were no motivations for fundraisers in Nepal,” Dhakal explains. “It Dhakal’s efforts helped grow fundraising in Nepal into a sustainable system and boost the culture of giving not only for individual fundraisers and for individual organizations, but also for the country as well.

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Join Us at BoxWorks and Harness Online Tech

Tech Soup

Learn as nonprofits tell their Box stories and share advice throughout the conference. p.s. Please join Box employees and our partners and donate to our Nepal recovery fund. More than 3,000 nonprofits have made the switch to Box to increase online collaboration and manage sensitive information. Image : Rawpixel / Shutterstock.

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MCON13 Live Blog: Connecting with Millennials (Mike Del Ponte, Soma)

NTEN

I did microfinance consulting in Nepal. MDP: My advice: focus on results. What brings you joy? What are you best at? What does the world need? Kicked off an 8-year journey. "I I erred way too much on the side of question #3. I went to West Bank and joined Christian peacemaker teams. I volunteered at a child health care org in India.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

I for one lost one year, but made a ton of connections and got great advice/input on what was then just a rough idea. million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi to benefit an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. The next year the idea got a little less rough and I entered again.

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The Future of Fundraising is Already Here. Stop Fundraising! Start Inspiring!

Connection Cafe

When asked about what I think the future of fundraising looks like, my best advice? It might sound like I am just trying to be confrontational by giving this advice, but I assure you this approach is rooted in the very fabric of philanthropy. STOP FUNDRAISING! Strive to inspire and your work will be done.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

Have Fun - Do Good

As I wrote in Loyal to the Sky , I spent about five months in India and Nepal right after 9/11. BB: What advice do you have for activists and social chang-y folks who want to integrate a spiritual practice, whether it's meditation or something else into their work? MH: I say go for it!