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Positive Wording Helps Crowdfunding

Friday, 24 January 2014
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According to the Non-profit Quarterly, for crowdfunding campaigns using phrases which indicate a lack of confidence such as ‘not even’ or ‘not been able’ can sabotage your fundraising efforts. To encourage people to give positive language like ‘given the chance’ and ‘we can afford’. Read more...
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LinkedIn Adds Volunteer Listings

Friday, 24 January 2014
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LinkedIn, a business based social network, has launched a Volunteer Marketplace. The marketplace will list non-profit volunteer openings.  Read more...
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New Program at Boston Globe Gives Space to Non-profits

Friday, 17 January 2014
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The Boston Globe Media Partners launched a new community program, reports Talking New Media. The program, known as GRANT (Globe Readers and Non-profits Together), allocates ad space in the Boston Globe for non-profits to promote their mission, raise awareness and recruit volunteers. Read more...
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Non-Profit Assisting Disable Gamers Reaches Milestone

Friday, 17 January 2014
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Able Gamers, an organization that equips disabled gamers with assistive technology reached a milestone. 2013,marked the first time ever that they raised over $100,000, reports Game Politics. Read more...
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Online Petitions as a Fundraising Tool

Friday, 17 January 2014
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According to PICNet, online petitions can be an effective fundraising tool, even if the organization isn’t an advocacy group. An online petition engages users and can help move them to make a donation. Read more...
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Online Bill Pay Donation Tops $400,000

Monday, 13 January 2014
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U.S. Banks online Bill Pay Giving program has donated $450,000 to four charities in a two year period, reports Yahoo Finance. The program started in 2011 was a way to introduce U.S. Bank customers to online bill paying by making their first “payment” a $1 donation to charity. Read more...
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Facebook Launches Donate Now Button

Monday, 13 January 2014
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According to Tech Crunch, Facebook has launched a “Donate Now” button for nonprofit pages. Currently, the new “Donate Now” button appears only on a select few nonprofit pages. The button allows non-profits to collect donations right from their Facebook pages. Read more...
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Online Donations Rise in 2013

Monday, 13 January 2014
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According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Network for Good is reporting a 16 percent increase in online giving for the last two months of 2013. Donations for the period November 1 to December 31 reached 77.9 million dollars. Read more...
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Facebook Founder Makes Good on Pledge

Friday, 03 January 2014
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made a pledge to donate half his wealth to Philanthropy, reports the Los Angeles Times. He is upholding that pledge by giving 18 million shares, roughly worth $1 billion, to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
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Non-profit Succeeds Thanks to Incubator

Friday, 03 January 2014
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Watsi, a new nonprofit that wants to use crowd-funding to bring medical care to patients, is the first non-profit to go through YCombinator, a silicone valley based start up incubator. Read more...
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