Join Sabbath Manifesto in a National Day of Unplugging
Are you sick of having conversations with people with their noses buried in an iPhone? Are you that person?
Then put down the cell phone, stop the status updates on Facebook, shut down Twitter, sign out»
‘Slacktivists’ – a(nother) New Kind of Donor?
February 7, 2010 by Celina Ribeiro
Filed under In Case You Missed, New on eJP
eJewish Philanthropy welcomes London journalist Celina Ribeiro with this different take on mobile giving:
We’ve had new philanthropists, philanthropcapitalists, felicity donors and now, strike the drumroll, the sector has a cute new catchphrase to describe another new kind of donor.»
Boomers and Social Media
February 1, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
According to a new report, Boomers and Social Media, released by eMarketer, “About 47% of online boomers maintain a profile on at least one social network… Their contacts include family, friends and co-workers of all ages.»
Facebook Causes Grew 4x in 2009
February 1, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
Giving on Causes has now reached the $20 million mark with $14 million given in the past twelve months.
Some numbers:
- 400,000 people have made at least one donation;
- $25 median donation amount;
- 35,000 causes have received at least
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What Are the Challenges to Social Network Fundraising?
October 29, 2009 by Debra Askanase
Filed under Using Technology Wisely
Proving that social media can be used to raise significant funds for nonprofits is “the brass ring” that every nonprofit utilizing social media wants to reach. But it is quite an elusive brass ring! There are a number of challenges»
Do You Engage in Multiple Touch?
October 28, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under Using Technology Wisely
A recently conducted social media survey of nonprofit organizations in North America has found that 91% of respondents raise funds online, but only 58 percent of those nonprofits cite fundraising as a goal for using it. Conducted by Sage North»
NewsBits: Around the Philanthropic World
October 11, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
A few stories you may find interesting…
from The NonProfit Times:
Creating A Dialogue In Religious Fundraising
Two-way conversations with donors are helping religious nonprofits with fundraising results. The UJA-Federation of New York’s annual Generosity event this year drew approximately»
Soliciting Donations Through Social Media: Active or Passive Engagement?
October 1, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Best Practice
from Don Kramer’s NonProfit Issues:
Q: When a 501(c)(3) charity encourages its friends and donors to share an appeal for support with their friends through a social networking medium, does this raise legal concerns?
A: Depending on how»
21st Century Touch-Points: Changing How We Communicate
from the Nonprofit Technology Network:
The Shrinking Generational Digital Divide
The gap between older and younger digital users is rapidly diminishing, especially as boomers explore the vast array of uses for the Internet. Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your»
The Time for Social Marketing Is Now
August 31, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
Groundswell has just published their third annual Social Technographics Profile, “The Broad Reach of Social Technologies”.
from the groundswell blog:
Social technology growth marches on in 2009, led by social network sites
…in 2009, more than four out»
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