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Razoo, The App That Helps You Fundraise Without Ever Touching Money

Collect donations and send out automated updates over social media, all from the comfort of your phone.READ»

Hope Neighbor Is Wising Up Your Irrational Donation Strategy

Ever had the feeling you weren't making your donations wisely? Hope Neighbor has been there. That's why the nonprofit and banking veteran launched the first in-depth research into how carelessly we give money to charity--and how to create better opportunities for impact investing.READ»

First-Time Candidates Use AdWords and Facebook to Win Out-of-State Cash

It used to be essentially impossible for a congressional candidate in one state to raise money from potential supporters in other states in any kind of cost-effective way. With Google AdWords and Facebook, everything changes.READ»

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Mobile Companies Open the Floodgates to Allow Text Message-Based Donations

Obopay and Benevity partner up to allow any registered charity to receive text message-based donations.READ»

Mark Zuckerberg Now Richer, More Philanthropic Than Steve Jobs

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is deliriously rich--richer than the Apple CEO, even--and contrary to what a certain movie might tell you, is charitable enough to donate $100 million to Newark schools.READ»

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"This American Life" Doubled Number of Donations Using Haiti Model of Mobile Giving

Radio show This American Life managed to double their number of donations thanks to mobile donations, proving once and for all that we're unbelievably lazy even in our charitable pursuits.READ»

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Charities Offering More Jobs, Better Pay in 2010

Apart from good karma--especially given the recent tragedies in Haiti and Chile--working for a charity will also offer good career prospects in 2010, According recent findings from Professionals for Nonprofits.READ»

Stanley and Fiona Druckenmiller: The Most Charitable People in the U.S.?

Slate recently released its annual list of the largest American charitable contributions, and the results may surprise you. Familiar faces abound, with Bill and Melinda Gates, Michael Bloomberg, and George Soros all taking top ...READ»

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Writing Holiday Donation Emails E-Book by OnlineMarketerBlog

Most membership organizations use the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas to raise money for the coming year. Many use email to ask their members to donate to the cause. And many organizations do this very, very badly. I have written a free e-book about writing holiday donation emails. These are the emails where organizations, especially non-profits, solicit money from their members. It is often the life’s blood of a membership organization.READ»