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Nov
19
2012
Impact Investing Grows Up
by Stanford Social Innovation Review
  Impact investing is still in its early years, but already some of the pioneers of the industry have begun reflecting on their years of work. The results are both sobering and hopeful. Sobering because it has become clear just how difficult impact investing is. Hopeful because we are...
Nov
19
2012
Giving Tuesday -- What the Season of Giving Really Means
by Huffington Post
It seems as though the holiday season begins earlier and earlier every year. Before the autumn leaves begin to fall, retailers are touting this year's "must have" gifts and trying to entice us with catchy holiday music and decorations to get us in the spirit. Despite this strong push, for many, the...
Nov
14
2012
Announcing New Study: The 2012 Nonprofit Donor Engagement Study
by Nonprofit Technology Network
  NTEN partnered with Charity Dynamics to conduct the 2012 Nonrprofit Donor Engagement Study. This donor-focused study gathered feedback from consumers spanning a wide range of giving levels ($25 – $5,000+) who donated to a nonprofit in the past 12 months. Survey questions...
Nov
12
2012
Update: Charities Raise More Than $174-Million for Sandy Victims
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  As of Friday, charities have reported raising more than $174-million for relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the New York and New Jersey region on October 30. That’s more than the $136-million that U.S. charities had raised within 10 days...
Nov
09
2012
Getting Back More Than a Warm Feeling
by The New York Times
  The seven teenagers sit with their feet tucked under tan desks in a classroom in New York City’s Rikers Island jail, taking turns answering “icebreaker” questions they’ve fished from an envelope.   “What’s your favorite thing to do with your time?” asks one young man, the rowdiest...
Nov
05
2012
11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits
by Nonprofit Tech 2.0
November 27, 2012 is the first ever #GivingTuesday. Launched to inspire charitable giving and conscious consumerism throughout the giving season, the 11 nonprofit gift programs listed below are ideal holiday gifts for family members, friends and work colleagues who are committed to social good...
Nov
05
2012
ABC's 'Day of Giving' To Help Hurricane Sandy Victims
by ABC News
      Disney and ABC have teamed up with the American Red Cross for a 'Day of Giving' to raise money for hurricane relief efforts. From "Good Morning America" to "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC shows will give viewers the chance to help those devastated...
Nov
02
2012
Can Facebook Army Supercharge Nonprofit Fundraising? First Test: Sandy
by Wired
  Facebook is to set to offer charitable donations on its Gifts service this week, a move that could funnel some extra cash to nonprofits through the world’s largest social network while also bolstering its newly expanded e-commerce platform. The feature is launching Thursday with 11 charities...
Oct
22
2012
Be Your Donor Day is coming up October 24th!
by Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog
Network for Good is launching its first ever Be Your Donor Day on October 24th to inspire nonprofits like yours to play the role of their donors and rate how they are performing from the perspective of those supporters. The goal is to help nonprofits find and fix problems for their online...
Oct
17
2012
Kickstarter: The Science of Crowdfunding
by Zippy Cart
The science behind the success of Kickstarter & crowdfunding.
Oct
17
2012
Money for Good
by GuideStar
Donors would support high-impact nonprofits if they could readily find information on organizations' effectiveness.
Oct
15
2012
Crowdfunding 101: A Comparative Look at Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Razoo
by Nonprofit Quarterly
  Buzzwords and catchphrases evolve when there is some cool opportunity for success. People get excited, and sometimes we realize that “easy” success actually only works in very specific circumstances. One of today’s buzzwords is crowdfunding. First, some definitions. This isn’t crowdsourcing...

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