More than 200 organizations are preparing to bombard the online world with Twive and Receive — Twive combines the words Twitter and Give — a 24-hour fundraising competition on June 14. Twive pits cities against each other in a competition to see which city is the most generous in America, and one of the tools these nonprofits will be using includes Pinterest, the third most-visited social network in the country.
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Charity Blossom: Another step forward for social giving
You may have read my post here a few months ago about social fundraising, and I wanted to share a new start-up in this category that has a unique twist.
Founded by Wayne Yamamoto and Jason Culverhouse, both of whom have several successful start-ups to their credit, Charity Blossom has listed close to a million nonprofits on their website. The list of charities runs the gamut from huge multi-national organizations like the Red Cross to tiny, very local charities like my favorite, Town Cats, which may not have the bandwidth to set up fundraising pages on their own.
5 best practices for email fundraising and marketing
The email marketing and fundraising landscape keeps evolving, and it’s increasingly vital for nonprofits to develop a comprehensive email strategy. We’ve put together a short guide of email best practices to help you better focus their email fundraising and marketing efforts. It never hurts to keep reminding ourselves to focus on the fundamentals!
StartSomeGood: Grow your social impact
Expanding online fundraising options for change-makers of all shapes and sizes Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, cause organizations, social enterprises, community organizations, social entrepreneurs, change-makers, activists, organizers. Guest post by Tom Dawkins Co-founder, StartSomeGood The last half-decade has given rise to many exciting advances in the area of online giving and community building. The Obama for […]
How to use microsites to better tell your nonprofit’s story
Microsite built for The Center for Reproductive Rights by SankyNet. Microsites can be a powerful tool for online fundraising and marketing Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, cause organizations, social enterprises, brands, foundations, educators, Web publishers, creative directors. Guest post by Carla Chadwick Creative director, SankyNet Let’s face it: Nonprofit websites often suffer from multiple personality disorder. […]