First of all, what on earth IS Mechanical Turk? It’s a wonderful tool developed by Amazon.com, and I think one of the very best, and least used, tools out there for causes. To understand the tool, it helps to understand the origins of the name. The Turk was a hoax; an [...]
Maddie Grant didn’t know if Craig Newmark intended his post to be a meme, but I’m pretty sure Maddie Grant intended for the people she tagged to respond more quickly than…6 weeks later. Her post has been in my inbox for 6 weeks. That says a lot – I’m a bit [...]
Search engines work because people link to things that are relevant. So, if nothing else, these little posts are helping build a better fabric for social media fundraising. Without further ado…
Zeidman Development Releases RETweet for Blackbaud’s The Raiser’s Edge – This looks like a social CRM plugin for Blackbaud’s donor management software. [...]
One of the coolest things about working in social media fundraising is seeing now new ideas evolve over time. The “Twitter For The Critters Celebrity Challenge” features Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, Peter Facinelli, Kelly Osbourne, Eric Stonestreet, but has collected autographs from 83 others, supporting the Onyx and Breezy Foundation [...]
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5 Tumblr Fundraising Ideas
Tumblr is an extremely popular network, and part of what makes it great – easy sharing, easy reposting, and a focus on simplicity and visual content – was rolled into Pinterest. Any online community can be a great match for a cause. Awareness and advocacy can spread through [...]