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Eco-friendly School Fundraising
A new online fundraising platform, shopforstudents.com, helps schools is helping school raise much needed money and be eco-friendly, reports the Herald Online. Through the site schools can sell green products without going door-to-door.
Read more...Rounding Up at the Checkout Works
According to The Cause Marketing Forum rounding up for charity really does work. The Forum analyzed 63 campaigns that encouraged buyers to round up at check out for a charity. The campaigns each raised more than $1 million in 2012, for a combined total of more than $358 million raised that year. The top three campaigns were run by Ebay, Walmart and McDonald’s.
Read more...Google Grants Give Non-profits an Advertising Boost
According to Synavista,Google Grants offers qualifying non-profits a way to reach web savvy donors. The grant gives organizations up to $10,000 in free search advertising, which the non-profit can use to promote their mission and organization.
Read more...Facebook Donation Increases In Value
Mark Zuckerberg’s donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation is turning out to be an extremely generous donation, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. A nearly 52-percent increase in Facebook’s stock price since December now has the donation valued at $738-million, originally it was worth $500 million.
Read more...Helping Non-profits Connect with Donors
According to Network for Good, Search Engine Marketing increases the visibility of your website and helps you connect with donors.
Read more...The Internet Has Changed Philanthropy
According to Mashable the internet has transformed the way people support charities. With the internet people can use social media, crowd-funding and an host of other tools to support their favorite causes.
Read more...Crowd-Funding Site Expands Platform
Razoo.com, an online crowdfunding site, had expanded its platform. The site will now allow people to give directly to other people for any cause, whether nonprofit or personal.
Read more...Foundation Offers Online Portal
The Wichita Community Foundation recently launched DonorCentral, reports the Wichita Business Journal. The online portal lets potential donors browse through local causes to find a cause they would like to donate to.
Read more...Target Lets Facebook Users Decide on Donations
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Target has handed the decision on how it will disburse over $5 million dollars in donations to Facebook users. Users will be able to vote for their favorite public school during the “Give with Target” campaign.
Read more...Will Google's Tabbed Inbox Derail Email Campaigns
Google’s latest update to its email service has many non-profits worried about their email campaigns, reports Non-profit Quarterly. The new tabbed inbox, which sorts incoming emails into four subcategories, has the potential to lump email campaigns in with spam.
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