I Hope My Kids Organize Their Own Online Fundraiser When They Are Teenagers
Spencer Brodsky Spencer Brodsky is 17 and he is spending his time online to raise money to bring Green Stoves to Rwanda, something he's been doing for the past 2 years.  Spencer wants to help Stoves for Rwanda leverage matching money from an incentive program being offer

And the Winner(s) of the Social Media Library Are ....
Earlier this month, I participated in a social media library giveaway organized by Steve Cunningham, who like me, loves books.  He writes a blog called "Read It To Me" that summarizes business books and also hosts Webinars with authors.   This weekend I participated in a Webinar about the book The Whuffie Factor al

Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009
Photo by Borman818 I usually don't write end of year roundups until those quiet last days of the year, but if Leave09Behind  gets legs, that might be next week!   But I'm a member of the Social Media Advisory Board for SmartBrief, Inc, a terrific daily summary of social media insights and they asked me to do a roundup post for this week. Over the

Happy Tweetsgiving!
Tweetsgiving is 48-hour event to encourage people to express their gratitude using online tools and at face-to-face meet-ups.    This two-day event, scheduled for November 24-26, will also invite people to donate to Epic Change.  And there are a lot more ways to participate.This year they hope to spread gratitude further and raise enough to help build an additional classroom, orphanage/boarding facility, cafeteria and library at Epic Change’s partner school in Tanzania, and to finding and funding

Multi-Channel Fundraising Campaigns: Storytelling Is Key
Planned Parenthood Online OverviewView more presentations from Big Duck. This morning on Twitter, Farra, from Big Duck, pointed me to a guest blog post titled "What Story Are You Telling Your Donors, Where Are You Telling It?"  The above presentation comes from the NYC chapter of NTEN’s 501 Tech Club to hear pres