america's giving challenge

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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. Assessment & Reflection on 2009 America's Giving Challenge Yesterday, we were very excited to publish the 2009...
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 Stephanie Hackman
You've read the AGC Conversational Case Studies blog posts, commented on the online discussion, and now you can participate in a CaseSoup session about online contests with Allison Fine, Beth Kanter, and Scott Beale of Atlas Corps. As part of our...
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 Kristin Ivie
Hundreds of individuals and organizations have been able to help their cause or community through challenges and open-grantmaking initiatives, but there are few who have been as consistently successful at these competitions as Atlas Service Corps...
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. Local media and bloggers highlight America's Giving Challenge winnersLast week, along with our partners at Causes and...
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 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 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 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 Jean Case
As the summer winds down and we gear up for what promises to be an exciting fall at the Case Foundation, I thought it might be useful to step back a bit and reflect on our work – both the wonderful opportunities that we encounter every day as we...
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 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 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...

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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.