Short video explaining how Flattr works: http://bit.ly/Kaht2v
Rise of gamification in fundraising and a few tips on getting started: http://bit.ly/Ii59xE
(non-fundraising aside: MTV makes use of gamification to engage younger generations to vote and to encourage critical political thinking:
Whoa, how time flies! It’s almost been a year since I graduated from Boston University and a brand new group of minions is about to hit the career world. So, how does philanthropy relate to us 20 something year olds? What are the best [...]
In late March I blogged about the 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Report. I used some pretty strong language (for me) to point out some problems I saw in how the report was being discussed, and how they arose from choices made when compiling the report. At the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was able [...]
At this year’s Association of Fundraising Professionals’ #AFPmeet conference in Vancouver, I had a great conversation with Barbara Talisman (shown to the left) on social media fundraising. If you don’t know Barbara, you’re missing out! She has 20+ years fundraising experience, is active on social media (@btalisman), [...]
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What do you need to fundraise on social media?
It occurred to me that we talk about this a lot but haven’t really written it all down outside of presentation form. Some of these items are very broad, some very specific. Not all are essential, but they all help. Here goes:
Your communications and development (fundraising) staff should be buddies. Break down those silos, [...]