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Online Buffet Auction Ends with Million Dollar Winning Bid
GLIDE’s online charity auction to win a lunch with Warren Buffet has closed, reports the Huffington Post. This year’s winning bid of $1 million dollars is down from last year’s winning bid of $3.5 million dollars.
Read more...Efficiency Driving Technology Upgrade
A new survey on behalf of the Nonprofit Finance Fund found that 30% of the non-profits surveyed upgraded their technology within the last year, reports Talkin Cloud. Most non-profits reported the reason for the upgrade was to improve efficiency.
Read more...Kickstarter Funds More Art Projects Than NEA
According to the Washington Post, the online fundraising site Kickstarter has funded more art related projects than the National Endowment of the Arts. Kickstarter reports funding over $300 million dollars worth of art projects in 2012, in comparison the NEA only funded about $150 Million.
Read more...New Facebook Features
According to Social Media Today, Facebook has launched five new features including hashtags and the ability to leave a photo in a comment, which non-profits can use these new features to engage their donor base
Read more...Believe.in, Partners With Stripe To Offer Faster Payment Processing
Believe.in based in U.K. believes its charity donation platform will disrupt the giving sapce by not charging fees on donations. It is partnering with Stripe to enable quick and easy donations.
Read more...DoJiggy Upgrades Online Auction Checkout
According to Online PR News, DoJiggy has released an upgrade to their online auction checkout tool. The new checkout system will make the online auction checkout process even easier.
Read more...Online Giving on the Rise
Two new studies by the Chronicle show that online giving is up 14%, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Read more...e-Book Sales Help Red Cross
All proceeds from the sale of Post University’s second edition of its e-book, "The Adult Learner Survival Guide: Wisdom, Inspiration, and Advice for Moms, Dads, Military Personnel, and Other Working Adults," with go to the American Red Cross, reports The Wall Street Journal. The book is available exclusively from Amazon.
Read more...Don't Call or Text a Millennial
Millennials, those born between 1980-1990, use technology to learn about a non-profit, reports The Non-profit Times. Yet, they don’t want to receive calls or texts from non-profit organizations.
Read more...Mobile-Friendly Subject Lines
According to Constant Contact, 43% of all emails are now opened on a mobile device, so it is important to have a mobile-friendly subject line.
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