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Interesting things around the web:
1. Found this on LinkedIn:Financing Not Fundraising: 5 Lies to Stop Telling Donors from Social Velocity…so true:
Financing Not Fundraising blog series, the series is about how nonprofits must break out of the narrow view that traditional FUNDRAISING (individual donor appeals, events, foundation grants) will completely fund all of their
activities. Instead, they must create a broader, more strategic approach to securing the overall FINANCING necessary to create social change. You can read the entire series
here.
2. Are you concerned you could be a better nonprofit board member? Here are three articles addressing successful nonprofit governance well worth reading, from Susan Hammond: Improving Nonprofit Governance
3. How *Not* To Fundraise With Social Media from John Haydon
Gary Vee says it best: For the training, Gary Vaynerchuk shared how nonprofits should use social media
4. Download Idealware’s Free Social Media Decision Guide: from Inspiring Generosity Idealware published the 2nd edition of the Social Media Decision Guide.
The Decision Guide walks you through all of these questions, and even includes a workbook to help you get started with building out your own social media strategy.
5. What Do You Need to Track in a Donor Database? from NTen
Donors are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations. You need them to survive. But how do you manage all the details about their giving, along with all the personal details that are key to maintaining successful relationships, without breaking your bank? In the 2011 Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems, we look at a lot of technology solutions designed to do exactly that.
