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82 Fundraising and Social Media Stats for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ). However, nonprofits lose 20.18% of their revenue due to spam filters. Only 14% of organizations prompt one-time donors to upgrade to a recurring gift during the donation process ( NextAfter ). 47% of peer-to-peer donors are first-time donors to an organization (Cathexis Partners ).

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Congrats Mark Horvath & Invisible People TV for Pepsi SXSW Challenge Win

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Mark uses social media to tell the story of homeless people in America. The SXSW Pepsi Fresh Challenge matched three different causes with three social media rock stars.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit has a large following on LinkedIn and a signature program that is well-known to the public, then a Showcase Page could be worth time and effort. For example, Plan International’s website : 2) Post 2-3 times weekly to your LinkedIn Page and respond to your followers. Curated content relevant to your mission.

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Mobile for Good: Fire Phone, Locking Down Data, and Services for the Homeless

Tech Soup

I'll also update you on the "kill switch" initiatives as well as a nonprofit that's using mobile services to alleviate homelessness. So let's say you're watching a movie and the camera pans to a can of Spam on a kitchen counter. Homelessness and Mobile Technology. Sounds a bit creepy, right? Or helpful?

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Are Online Vote-for-Me Contests A Good Idea?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Emailing my list of over 4,000 friends took me a few hours and I helped 40-50 friends through this process, quite time consuming.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

We tune into causes through our relationships with others, whether its a kid from our neighborhood in a youth group, our sister doing a breast cancer run, or our friend organizing a reading night at a homeless shelter. The reality is, we're all bombarded with digital messages and shares and likes and spam. Great advice!

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Do’s and Don’ts for Your Next Email Fundraising Appeal

Connection Cafe

For example, you might ask for $25 to buy school supplies for one student (with the option to sponsor ten students for $250) or for $32 to pay for 20 hot meals for the homeless. DON’T Spam. Never send out unsolicited (spam) emails. Then, from time to time, throw in an ask. You get the idea….

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