This week...
I started trying out Gravity (seems quite good). It's a simple interface and allows you more than 140 characters - although you don't feel obliged to write an essay. You hang out in 'Worlds' around...
View ArticleJustNotVeryInformed (BBC's coverage on charity giving websites) & why charity...
I came by this report by the BBC yesterday on why it's not okay for JustGiving to charge fees for its service.This prompted me to post a link to a book I came across during the summer by Dan Pallotta,...
View Article5 Myths about Online Giving - from Nonprofit Trends by Steve MacLaughlin of...
Another great post from Steve on the Nonprofit Trends blog by Blackbaud in the US. I love a bit of data-based myth-busting like this. What's great about Steve's posts is that they come from a place of...
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From #gettngslizzerd to Getting Donations: Red Cross Capitalizes on Twitter...
Following on from last week's post, reporting on this, the Red Cross responds admirably and wins... Shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, someone named Ryan found two four-bottle packs of Dogfish Head...
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Why the bigger picture does not motivate most donors
via benjaminaaron.wordpress.com Came across this last week via my Twitter stream and thought it was worth sharing from a fundraising perspective. It illustrates why it's so hard to fundraise to...
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Giving Online — Infographic
via infographiclabs.com This is very pretty. I do love a nice infographic. I'll even forgive a couple of typos for the overall effect. I'm interested to see that '96% of online donors have made...
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Congratulations you own a colour
This brought a big smile to my face when I got back from lunch...Begin forwarded message:From: Own A Colour <noreply@ownacolour.com>Date: 29 September 2011 14:47:02 GMT+01:00To: Rachel...
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Here Are The Two Keys To Making Mobile Payments Work
This article from Business Insider is written more from the point of view of providers and looking at what will enable the area of slick mobile payments to open up and become mainstream. Clearly, when...
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