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Great reads from around the web on January 26th

Amy Sample Ward

Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. – "Join Vivanista in sharing the love of philanthropy by participating in our Love of Philanthropy photo contest that showcases images of what it means to be philanthropic." So we need to remember that with social media! Doing Good.

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. What was your judging process?

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Blackbaud Headed to SXSWi 2011

NetWits

She has spoken about the intersection of social media and activism at SXSW, the International Fundraising Conference, and the Independent Sector Conference. Claire Díaz Ortiz – Twitter – Claire Díaz Ortiz (nee Williams) leads social innovation and philanthropy at Twitter. Ramya blogs regularly at www.citizentube.com.

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End-of-Year Giving Campaign: 13 Successful (Yet Underutilized) Strategies

CauseVox

Connect Your Donors To Your Work With Volunteer Opportunities According to the The Chronicle Of Philanthropy , 79% of volunteers contribute financially to the organizations they support with their time. This is an international day of giving when millions of donors open their hearts (and their wallets) to support causes that matter to them.

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Pick up the Sunday NYT Magazine: It's All About Empowering, Funding & Educating Women

Have Fun - Do Good

Even though I've had to cut back on a lot of my donations this year, I've continued to sponsor a woman survivor of war each month through Women for Women International. You can enter a contest to win a copy of Half the Sky on Kristof's blog, On the Ground ). women philanthropy education rights New York Times

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How Will Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?

NTEN

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Another approach to the online contest phenomenon is to run your own. Empower your interns. Get an iPhone.

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4 Things We Learned from #GivingTuesday 2017

NonProfit Hub

Individuals reflected on why they gave to a certain nonprofit organization and then shared these personal stories in a contest form on the #GivingTuesday website. Project organizers analyzed the results from the 2015 and 2016 contests to find what helped them succeed and get more votes in 2017. It was an international effort.