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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If an issue relevant to your mission and programs (local, national, or international) is in the news, write up a summary of the issue, add your commentary with a call-to-action (CTA), and then share your post to your online communities and in your e-newsletter. Well-Formatted content on the Oceana Blog : Blog Content Best Practices.

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Nonprofit Profile: First Christian Church of Beardstown Illinois

Tech Soup

The First Christian Church of Beardstown is a non-sectarian Christian church in rural west-central Illinois. Beardstown Illinois is an agricultural market town where farm products are loaded onto barges for transport on the Illinois River. It has 300 members. Charity Technology in the Heartland.

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Shifting our Role in the Hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In May of 2008 when I joined The Lumpkin Family Foundation I was given the challenge to figure out how to develop a network to support the nonprofit capacity building work of The Foundation in downstate Illinois. This would help ensure we are more demand driven–only spending precious time on the things people want.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Based in Chicago, Chris conducts gala auctions all across Illinois and the nation. He is currently licensed in Illinois and Florida. Chuck meets face to face with each local client, develops a strategy of not only how to meet each organizations’ goal, but beat it. 32) Fred Northup, Jr.

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Bright Idea: Northern IL Food Bank Gives Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers Tools They Need

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Who they are: Northern Illinois Food Bank is a Feeding America Food Bank Member whose mission is to ensure everyone in Northern Illinois has the nutritious food they need. What they did: Northern Illinois Food Bank organized a peer-to-peer event that encouraged participants not only to fundraise but also collect food.

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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

Unlike many other nonprofits, Catalogue for Philanthropy used the day to raise dollars for over 200 local nonprofits in their area. The Autism Society of Minnesota hosted an interactive brunch livestream for their A Toast to AuSM event, holding virtual demonstrations from local chefs so that participants could follow along at home.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

For a taste of nptech goings-on all around the world, NetSquared Local shares community highlights from the month of May and gets its fans excited about future projects in their recent monthly roundup. Do Good Data 2013 is in Chicago, Illinois this August. Read about their inspiring work in a recent TechSoup Global interview.

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