Mobile devices, SMS, social networks are options for online donations Guest post by Kemper Barkhurst HiDef Irecently set up an online donation form for Rio Grande Community Farm, a nonprofit where I serve as board member and volunteer. This PayPal donation form was static and made me wonder about other ways in which nonprofits can […]
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How to get involved and give back this summer
This originally appeared as a guest post on VolunteerSpot’s Summer of Service blog series. Iknow what many people say. They want to give back but they don’t know how. They want to get involved and volunteer in their community but they don’t know where to start. Well, we’re here to help! In just one hour, […]
24 tools for fundraising with social media
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Short takes on 10 worthy projects
Watchitoo, DoGood, ClassWish, Zynga, business ethics & more We’ve been deluged recently with updates and rollouts of interesting new sites, tools and services. There’s no way to fully do them justice, but they deserve attention, so here’s a roundup of eight worthy projects and websites that have crossed our desk: Watchitoo: Collaborate […]
How to make Twitter campaigns more effective
The secret: Moving up the Ladder of Engagement Whole Foods is among those sponsoring a Mother’s Day fundraising campaign on Twitter. Whole Foods is donating a $1 for each retweet of this tweet to support The National Domestic Violence Hotline. I call this type of fundraising campaign the sponsored Tweet approach, where potential donors […]