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Daniel Benoni

TUGG | Technology Underwriting Greater Good - 0 views

  • TUGG Is Open Source Philanthropy Funding social innovation that supports entrepreneurship, education and life experiences for young people
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    TUGG Is Open Source Philanthropy Funding social innovation that supports entrepreneurship, education and life experiences for young people in New England.
Daniel Benoni

National Survey of Fraternity / Sorority Alumni & Supporters - 0 views

  •   Please read the following statement and then click NEXT: Your fraternity’s / sorority’s “foundation” or “national foundation" is a separate but affiliated organization within the overall structure of the fraternity / sorority. The foundation’s mission is to raise charitable funds and distribute those funds for projects within the fraternity / sorority and, in select instances, for use by external charitable organization partners.The following series of questions relates only to your fraternity / sorority foundation and not to any other aspect of your fraternity’s / sorority’s organization.
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    DAN: "I received that in a survey regarding fraternity alumni... and that text is pretty much interesting regarding foundations etc".
Daniel Benoni

Virtual Volunteers - How to Recruit Online Volunteers For Nonprofit Fundraising - 0 views

  • Virtual Volunteers - How to Recruit Online Volunteers For Nonprofit Fundraising
  • Most parent organizations, charities, teams, and other non-profits can always use as many volunteers and donors as they can get.Organizations have difficulty finding volunteers for a variety of reasons.
  • the smaller and more local the organization is, the smaller the number of potential volunteers there are available.
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  • a community soup kitchen will never be able to recruit as many volunteers that a national hunger relief charity will be able to.
  • smaller nonprofit organizations have the same needs that the larger ones have
  • fundraising, there is always a need for a fund-raising chairman, a person to do publicity, team leaders and members and the list goes on
  • virtual volunteers.-Volunteermatch.org -Networkforgood.org -Charityguide.org -icouldbe.org -Onlinevolunteering.org -Serviceleader.org -WorldVolunteerWeb.org -Youthxchange.net
  • For example, if you are in need of a graphic designer you might be able to find a virtual volunteer half-way across the country willing to design your fundraising promotional materials.
  • Managing virtual volunteers requires a person with good communication and computer skills.
Daniel Benoni

Facebook Launches Non-Profit Resource Center - 0 views

  • Facebook is launching a resource center to help non-profits use the social network.
  • The site will include educational materials, tutorials and a downloadable non-profit guide geared toward raising awareness and funds for causes specifically through the social network.
  • how to create a Facebook Page and explains how to set up events and use discussion boards to connect with an audience
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  • he Resource Center will also include a spotlight section for successful non-profits and a success stories app where Facebook will showcase best practices and try to build a community around shared stories and advice.
  • The resource center is clearly meant to provide non-profits tools, but it’s also a sign that Facebook is taking social good seriously. Facebook has been a home to online philanthropy for some time, but it is not the only game in town.
  • t’s important from a business perspective to establish Facebook as a hub for non-profits online, but ultimately the cause — and social good — should come first.
  • The page has already raked in more than 410,000 Likes and only seems to be growing. Has social good hit the mainstream? Should more companies create resource centers?
Daniel Benoni

Causes Raises Another $9 Million To Help Spread Philanthropy Online - 0 views

  • s transitioning from living primarily as a Facebook canvas application to running off of its standalone website Causes.com
  • led to a two-fold increase in the amount of money the site raises in donations from its ‘Birthday Wish’ feature on a daily basis — $20,000 a day, up from $10,000 two months ago.
  • Causes gift cards in every Safeway and Vons location in California.
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  • uses has now raised over $16 million, including a previously unannounced $5 million Series B round led by Case Foundation and philanthropist Ray Chambers’s MCJ Foundation, with participation from Founders Fund
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