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What a Fundraising Page Should Have

According to FirstGiving, every online fundraising page should include six important things including, a heartfelt message and clear fundraising goals.
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Online Giving Continues to Grow

Online giving, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy, grew 38% over 2011.
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Texting To Give Appears Spur of the Moment

According to the Pew Internet and American Life project, an in-depth study of the Text to Give program to help Haiti, found a significant portion of the text donations were spur of the moment. 73% of donors used their phones to donate within hours of hearing about the campaign.
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Neotrope Announces 2013 Grant Program

501 Connect reports that Neotrope, in celebration of their 30th anniversary, will donate $50,000 worth of PR, news dissemination and online marketing to 10 non-profits. February 15th is the deadline for the Nonprofit PR Grant Program.
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Technology Grant Available

A new grant is available from Mike Mann’s Make Change, Trust, reports The Philanthropy Journal. The grant is designed to help non-profits leverage technology. Applications are being accepted until June of 2013 and the grant will be awarded in July.
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Micro-financing in Washington

According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Kiva is bringing its online micro-fundraising to the Washington D.C. area.
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Venture Philanthropy

A new generation of funders, reports the Huffington Post, seek to fund the charity’s innovation as opposed to its work. Informally known as Venture Philanthropy, the funds help charities develop specific technology to forward their mission.
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Appealing for Donations with Apps

A growing number of charities, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy, are using mobile apps to increase year end giving. Several charities have partnered with corporate donors to add appeals to the corporate donors apps.
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Alaskans Have More Options to Give

According to the Anchorage Daily News, Alaskans now have over 471 charities to share their permanent dividend fund with during the annual pick.click.give drive. All the eligible charities are listed on the Pick.Click.Give.org website.
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ShareGifts Donates Unwanted Shares to Charity

E*Trade launched ShareGift USA, reports the Motley Fool. The ShareGift program lets E*Trade customers donate small or unwanted shares to charity.
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