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by Josh Tabb
Last week, we were honored to have so many experts in our office to help us uncover the special recipe for winning online contests. Fresh off of their tour for their new book, The Networked Nonprofit, Beth Kanter and Allison Fine dropped in to...
by Jean Case
After closing out the 2009 America's Giving Challenge late last year, which raised more than $2.1 million from 105,000 donations for nonprofits (in just 30 days) we made a commitment to conducting in-depth research to better understand the impact...
by Allison Fine
The past several weeks, we shared what we had learned about the second round of America’s Giving Challenge, and in return you told us your thoughts about the findings and the Challenge. This is exactly what we envisioned for these “Conversational...
by Allison Fine
For this third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Beth Kanter and I, we wil pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests? Any good...
by Beth Kanter
Allison Fine and I have been working on an evaluation of the second America’s Giving Challenge. As part of the process, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore some of the themes that have surfaced from surveys. This post...
by Beth Kanter
Introduction: America’s Giving Challenge: Conversational Case Studies Series Allison Fine and I are engaged in the evaluation process for the second the America’s Giving Challenge. We are using a combination of traditional research methods,...
by Michael Smith
Vote for me. Help me win. Click here to support. These types of phrases have become commonplace as corporations, grantmakers, nonprofits and even the government have become seemingly obsessed with prizes, challenges and public participation programs...
by Allie Burns
In the research we conducted after the first America's Giving Challenge in 2007-2008, we found that a hallmark for many successful efforts was a combination of online and offline outreach to mobilize supporters. It's no surprise that the combination...
by Jean Case
For many organizations, year-end is a time to reflect on accomplishments and lessons learned throughout the year. I think it’s fair to say that for all of us, both professionally and personally, 2009 can be described as a year of change, challenges...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
Recently, we announced the winners of the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge. These winners - and all of the Giving Challenge participants - have unique and amazing stories to tell, not only about the work they’re doing, but also how they were able to...
by Jean Case
Along with our partners at Causes and PARADE Publications, we're pleased today to officially announce the winners of the 2009 America's Giving Challenge. We're truly pleased with the results - more than 105,000 donations that helped to raise $2.1...
by Kari Dunn Saratovsky
As the end of 2009 draws near, nonprofits are standing at the ready with their year-end fundraising campaigns and are largely wondering the same thing: what impact will the tumultuous economy have on charitable giving? There are many schools of...
by Greg Baldwin
Guest blogger Greg Baldwin is President of VolunteerMatch. Well, the easy answer is that it’s hard to make people give because people don't really want to. The logic is simple and compelling. People don't give because we are by our nature self-...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
In her post, Are We Still Bowling Alone?, Jocelyn Harmon poses the questions: "Will online communities help to rebuild our faith and trust in each other? Better yet, will online communities help us to build the social and financial capital we need...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
Since we launched America's Giving Challenge, we have been delighted to have the support of some of the largest and most effective associations of the nonprofit sector. Organziations like Council on Foundations, Independent Sector and America's...
by Jean Case
It's an exciting week at the Case Foundation ... not because of us, but because of you. That's right, because yesterday, we launched the 2009 America's Giving Challenge - the success of which rests entirely on the ability of individuals like you...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
Our final Gear Up for Giving Ask the Guru session before America's Giving Challenge launches took place today with Sarah Koch from Causes. We were excited to end our series with this session in order to give our audience a chance to ask an expert...
by Beth Kanter
Giving Guru Beth Kanter is the author of Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She is a frequent contributor to many nonprofit technology web sites, blogs, magazines,...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
We had another great Gear Up for Giving Ask the Guru Session yesterday with Holly Ross, Executive Director of NTEN. Not only were viewers enthusiastically asking great questions, but Holly got to quickly crowdsource a name for the NTEN penguin...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
Thanks to all who participated in today's Gear Up for Giving Ask the Guru Session with Marnie Webb, co-CEO of TechSoup Global. If you missed the live session, you can still get her great advice from the video below.  Here are some key...
by Holly Ross
Giving Guru Holly Ross is the Executive Director of NTEN, where she has spent more than five years leading the organization in finding ways to help their members use technology to make the world a better place. She is also editor of the book,...
by Marnie Webb
Giving Guru Marnie Webb is Co-CEO of TechSoup Global where under her leadership the NetSquared initiative is in its fourth year of helping nonprofits worldwide use innovative web tools to increase their reach and impact. A sought-after speaker and...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
As we wrap up the third installment of our Gear Up for Giving Ask the Gurus session with author and activist Allison Fine, we are thrilled with the thoughtful and strategic questions the audience continues to email, chat and tweet in. Below are a...
by Jean Case
We are very pleased to announce today that the Case Foundation, Causes and PARADE are joining together to present the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge, a national competition launching on October 7. The Challenge, which will be featured in an...
by Allison Fine
Giving Guru Allison Fine is an author, activist and Senior Fellow at Demos: A Network for Change and Action. She has written extensively on social media for social change and the effects of new media tools on democracy and activism. Allison will be...
by Kristin Ivie
Our Gear Up for Giving Ask the Gurus sessions continued today with more great advice for nonprofits who are learning to use social media for outreach, marketing and fundraising. Katya Andresen, COO of Network for Good and nonprofit marketing blogger...
by Katya Andresen
Giving Guru Katya Andresen serves as Chief Operating Officer of Network for Good and is a well-known speaker, author and blogger about nonprofit marketing, online outreach, fundraising and social media. She has trained thousands of causes in...
by Kristin Ivie
Thanks to everyone who joined our first live Ask the Gurus session, during which Geoff Livingston shared his perspective on how nonprofit professionals and supporters can leverage social media for their cause. If you weren't able to join our first...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
We are thrilled to launch our Gear Up for Giving: Social Media Tutorials for Nonprofits initiative today. As mentioned in previous posts, Gear Up for Giving is a month-long series of trainings designed to help nonprofits understand how to best...
by Geoff Livingston
Our first Giving Guru, Geoff Livingston, has spent more than 16 years as a public relations strategist in Washington, D.C. and has been dubbed a "local blogging guru" by the Washington Post. Now Is Gone, his book released in 2007, is an award-...
by Kari Dunn Saratovsky
We’ve seen a great response since announcing our Gear up For Giving Series earlier this week – but it’s safe to say, we've only just begun. Starting next Tuesday, we will be launching a full set of online tools and live streamed seminars aimed at...
by Jean Case
It's hard to believe that when we launched our first America's Giving Challenge in 2007, social media was a somewhat new phenomenon, largely comprised of early adopters to technology, Facebook had only a fraction of the more than 250 million users...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
If you read our blog, you know that we really care about social media for social good. Our team puts a lot of time and thought into how we can help nonprofits use innovative techniques and tools to help their organizations build awareness, support...
by Allie Burns
News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. We reflect on America's Giving Challenge We were very excited this week to publish our America's Giving Challenge...
by Jean Case
We're excited to share with you today the America's Giving Challenge Assessment and Reflection Report, authored by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine. When the Case Foundation team launched our first online Giving Challenge in December of 2007, to test a...
by Eric Johnson
You’ve seen those nonprofit fundraising challenges, haven’t you? A funder or corporation puts up some funds—donation or matching grant money—and asks nonprofits and their supporters to compete for it. Maybe it’s a race of donations or votes, or...

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Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, authors of "The Networked Nonprofit," share their conclusions about the 'special sauce' for nonprofits hoping to succeed in charitable contests and competitions after studying participants. Then, a successful...
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As part of the Geared Up for Giving Ask a Guru Series, Kristin Ivie interviews Sarah Koch from Causes to get her advice for nonprofits using Causes or other online platforms to solicit support and donations.
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Geared Up for Giving presents Holly Ross, the executive director of NTEN, and a Social Media Guru extraordinaire. Tune in to hear her discuss how nonprofits should think about their audience on social media networks and her choice tools.