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How can nonprofits leverage digital technology to increase giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

Global reach : Nonprofits do not have to limit themselves to their immediate geographic location for support. Growth : Social media use continues to climb, with one person joining a social network every 6.4 The nonprofit can then run Facebook advertisements that only show to mothers who are under 40 years old.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global’s Dara Westling attended the recent Global Donors Forum in Washington, D.C. She is our vice president of development alliances and global media for TechSoup Global’s domestic and international programs. We connect the local with global resources.” Dara Westling.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency. From Kosovo: Bordi Studimor is a project that seeks to improve the communication between high schools and universities in Kosovo. The site will publish the problem in hopes that it will pressure local government officials to solve them.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is very difficult to talk in social networks with people who think the opposite of you.” Hanafi, AhmEd Hamaza, Chema Gargouri, and Nada Hamzeh who I had the pleasure of working with closely on the e-mediat project shared their ideas – especially a sense that training is so important to building networks.

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P2P Fundraising: Expanding Beyond the Fundraising Event

Connection Cafe

These program range from small local orgs to national multi-affiliated orgs. In this example, Center for Global Impact centered their campaign on a major gift that was earmarked as a match. Local organizations can opt to join a charity program hosted by the event organizers. and extend upon traditional fundraising activities.

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

Tech Soup

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. ” Globally, people have more access to phones than the Internet. Tom Dawkins, Co-Founder of StartSomeGood.com Fundraising Focus: Crowdfunding for local and global causes.

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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

NTEN

Richard Heeks of the University of Manchester, and one of the premiere scholars in the ICT4D space, describes this shift aptly as a transition from ICT4D 1.0 The ability to communicate freely connects families, strengthens social networks, reduces travel, overcomes illiteracy and provides safety. Voice remains the killer app.

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