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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. Donors could communicate with the students, and they thanked participants directly – building lasting relationships. Another great example is Epic Change. Impacts to Society.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

Project creators offer rewards and incentives for donations to thank backers for their support. What's at Cost: This is an all-or-nothing platform , meaning that if you don't meet your set goal for funds, you don't get to keep any of the donations. Kickstarter. based projects, pledges are processed by Amazon Payments.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

Project creators offer rewards and incentives for donations to thank backers for their support. What's at Cost: This is an all-or-nothing platform , meaning that if you don't meet your set goal for funds, you don't get to keep any of the donations. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared. Kickstarter.

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How Will Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?

NTEN

Donations will be a consequence of meaningful engagement, not a measurement of it. Simplistic appeals targeted at teens and college students don't. Platforms like Genius Rocket and NetSquared provide nonprofits an opportunity to crowd-source a communications or technological need.

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