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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

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Somewhere around 2006 or 2007, I got a call from Michaela asking for advice on a career path for Nonprofit Technology. In 2008, I had my first opportunity to speak on a panel at SXSW called " Pimp My Nonprofit " with Ed Schipul as the moderator. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference? Challenging Poverty With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  The event will certainly spread awareness of the issue.   He is doing this on his own - and not as a nonprofit organization, fundraiser, or charity.   In the classroom, I got to hear a lot of theories as to why poverty exists - but that actually made things seem more confusing. I also don???t

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Community Matters, Even at SxSW

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We attended numerous panels, connected with colleagues and friends on nonprofit technology and social good, and had skillets of queso in between. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. With Booster we can raise money and awareness with a t-shirt that our supporters are proud to wear.”.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Given the economy and its impact on nonprofits and fundraising , it got me thinking that making charitable giving a habit beyond the holidays is a good thing. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others.

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