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Crowdfunding, Giving Days, and Social Fundraising for Nonprofits
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Social fundraising, peer to peer fundraising -- the use of social and networks to raise money - also curating content on giving days
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Beth Kanter
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Ken, 9, has grown up dreaming about someday having a shelter to help the stray animals that live near his home, but he never dreamed he could reach his goal so soon.
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No one fights cancer alone, but sometimes the battle can feel a bit lonely, especially when loved ones live thousands of miles away. SMAC! Sock Monkeys Against Cancer is a gang of sock monkeys that...
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by Karen Gould, StartSomeGood The following is an excerpt from our eBook, Let’s Start Some Good: What’s Next in 2013. The changemakers interviewed within have launched projects in fields such as aid work, cancer awareness, socially responsible tourism and more. They share their goals and predictions for 2013, practical advice and innovative ideas for social change. —..
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From the “Lather Against Ebola” campaign against Ebola in Côte d'Ivoire to the Rubble Bucket Challenge for children in Gaza, people are repurposing the viral phenomenon.
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The Give Local America Day infographic - largest giving day results
Beth Kanter's insight:
Give Local America on May 6, 2014 was the single largest giving day so far raising over $53 million dollars in a single day. This infographic gives you the facts and figures.
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ALS Association didn't create the wacky fundraising idea, but it wants to own it.
Beth Kanter's insight:
It's great news for a worthy charity, but the cause has led to an unfortunate legal move. The ALS Association has filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office seeking to trademark the term "ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE" for use in charitable fundraising. If successful, that would allow the ALS Association to stop other charities from using the phrase for their own fundraising.
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The BitGive Foundation has become the first bitcoin nonprofit organization awarded 501(c)(3) status by the IRS.
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They’re smarter than Boomers, and way more ambitious than the Millennials. Brace yourselves for the ultimate generational divide.
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The newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased a New York City daily, The World, in the early 1880s, took up the cause of the statue’s pedestal. He mounted an energetic fund drive, promising to print the name of each donor, no matter how small the donation.
Beth Kanter's insight:
The newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased a New York City daily, The World, in the early 1880s, took up the cause of the statue’s pedestal. He mounted an energetic fund drive, promising to print the name of each donor, no matter how small the donation. Pulitzer’s audacious plan worked, and millions of people around the country began donating whatever they could. Schoolchildren across America began donated pennies. For instance, a kindergarten class in Iowa sent $1.35 to Pulitzer’s fund drive. Pulitzer and the New York World were finally able to announce, in August 1885, that the final $100,000 for the statue’s pedestal had been raised. Construction work on the stone structure continued, and the next year the Statue of Liberty, which had arrived from France packed in crates, was erected on top. Today the Statue of Liberty is a beloved landmark, and is lovingly cared for by the National Park Service. And the many thousands of visitors who visit Liberty Island each year might never suspect that getting the statue built and assembled in New York was a long slow struggle.
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StartingGood is a monthly podcast interviewing social entrepreneurs and change makers for tips and inspiration. Published by StartSomeGood.com
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A new platform for tools aiding social change.
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There is no denying that more people are now more aware of ALS than ever before, but critics have accused the campaign of focusing on self-congratulating deeds.
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All right, you guys, up until now, I’ve managed to avoid talking about the Icebucket Challenge. First, because I don’t have a personal Facebook page and thus have been spared videos of friends and ...
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United Way Worldwide (UWW) is joining the digital currency world, announcing that it would begin accepting...
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“Where does a phenomenon begin?” That’s the question ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi seeks to answer in a long SportsCenter feature on the ice bucket challenge, which has reportedly raised more than $50 million for ALS charities in less than a month. Rinaldi says that it began “with one name”: Pete Frates....
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What are international aid organizations learning from viral campaigns?
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Post by beth.kanter. Vicki A Davis I love how you brought this lesson to your students - don't be slacktivists, donate too. Next challenge is to continue to encourage them...
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Websites
501derful.org – many entries on nonprofits and cryptocurrency
Bitcoin100.org – a group that donates $1000 USD in Bitcoin to charities that implement Bitcoin
Articles and blog entries
NewsBTC.com – September 22, 2014 – Greenpeace USA Will Now Accept Your Bitcoin Donations
Coindesk.com – September 15, 2014 – United Way Becomes Largest Nonprofit to Accept Bitcoin
SFU.ca – August 28, 2014 – Simon Fraser University is first Canadian university to accept Bitcoin donations
Coindesk – August 6, 2014 – Yelp Director Donates $10,000 in Bitcoin to Alma Mater
NTEN Change Journal – June 2014 – Bitcoin: A Fundraising Digital Disruptor
Abila Press Release – May 28, 2014 – Abila Helps Facilitate Bitcoin Donation to the University of Puget Sound
NTEN Webinar – May 21, 2014 – [recording available] Bitcoin for Nonprofits: A Fundraising Digital Disruptor
Mobilisation Lab – May 8, 2014 – Should organizations accept Bitcoin donations?
Third Sector Today – March 17, 2014 – Jason Shim, Bitcoins, Donations and NTEN