Fundraising
In 2008, the candidates for president alone raised at least $700 million online. Small donors have become a major factor in politics in large degree because of how easy it is to give money using the Internet. But the Internet isn't an ATM, where you can just press a button and watch the cash pile in your inbox. This is where we discuss best practices for online fundraising: the good, the bad and the ugly.
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The Europe roundup: An enriched coverage of a debate to track people's sentiment
Antonella Napolitano | April 19, 2010 - 4:44am | Email This!- UK | An enriched coverage of a debate to track people's sentiment
Last week's TV debate featuring the leaders of the three main parties was the event to follow. Apparently the most interesting aspect seems to be the instant reaction of the audience and many organizations worked on that. So did ITV channel using some very interesting tools to track electors' sentiment towards the political leaders. One of them is Worm (which was a constant of US TV coverage of debates): the tv channel selected 20 undecided voters and asked them to participate in a worm poll during the discussion:
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The Europe roundup: "Internet is freedom": Lawrence Lessig at the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Antonella Napolitano | March 12, 2010 - 4:53am | 1 comment | Email This!- Italy | "Internet is freedom": Lawrence Lessig at the Chamber of Deputies
There were high expectations for Lawrence Lessig's lecture at the Chamber of Deputies yesterday afternoon during the event "Internet is freedom". Some days before, the organizers asked people to tweet about the theme of the conference: the chosen hashtag was #difenderelarete, a reference to some recent bills attempting to limitate freedom of expression on the web. There were thousands of tweets and even more during the speech, making the topic the most popular of the day in Italy.
But, apparently, mainstream media still don't get it: the lecture was preceded by a speech of the President of the Chamber, praising the Internet as a force of peace and innovation, and that is the only part of the conference that has made it to the news so far.
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PdF Network | The Million Dollar Email
Andel Koester | December 1, 2009 - 2:39pm | 3 comments | Email This!
Can a single email raise a million dollars? Can it save a life?
With a simple email request -- buy a $10 bed net, save a life -- the Nothing But Nets campaign has galvanized popular, business, entertainment and media support for the fight to prevent malaria infections worldwide.
The campaign has come a long way since Rick Reilly wrote his 2006 Sports Illustrated column about malaria. To date, it has raised more than $25 million, delivered over 2.5 million bed nets -- and shows no signs of slowing down.
Join the PdF Network on Thursday, December 3 to hear from Shannon Raybold, Special Projects Director, UN Foundation, about how to turn a simple request for help into a successful online strategy.
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PdF Network: Measuring Online Advocacy & Fundraising--Learnings from the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study
Micah L. Sifry | September 29, 2009 - 6:09pm | Email This!Are you in charge of your organization's email list? Do you wonder if your list is performing up to snuff? What's a good response rate? How is the financial crisis affecting the environment for online fundraising?
This Thursday, October 1st, 1:00-2:00pm EST on the PdF Network conference call we'll be talking with two experts, Marc Ruben and Karen Matheson of M+R Strategic Services. They'll be sharing the results of their eNonprofit Benchmarks Study for 2009, done in tandem with NTEN. It's based on an analysis of online messaging, fundraising, and advocacy data from 32 leading nonprofit organizations. We'll cover topics like...
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Twestival: A Case Study in Using Twitter for Fundraising and Community Organizing
Andel Koester | June 1, 2009 - 10:52am | Email This!What could you do with $2?
What about $250,000?
On February 12, Twitterers in 202 cities around the world asked exactly that of charity: water, raising more than a quarter million dollars online in just a few short weeks. The event, Twestival, wasn't the first to use Twitter for fundraising -- but it was the first to do so at such a large, networked and volunteer-driven scale.
The success of Twestival has a lot of non-profits and organizers thinking carefully about the opportunities -- and challenges -- of using Twitter.
Join us this Thursday, June 4th at the PdF Network, where Twestival's founder and event organizer Amanda Rose will clue us into how she did it and what other organizers can learn from her experience.
To join the call (and get the opportunity to pose your questions directly to Amanda), you’ll need to join the PdF Network.
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Mulling the Internet's Impact on Democracy
Micah L. Sifry | February 26, 2009 - 10:22am | Email This!From time to time (like, every other day it seems), I get email from a reporter or an academic or a student with questions about the impact of the Internet on the 2008 election, or similar themes. Usually, if I have time, I try to answer those emails (and if I don't do it right away, they often fall by the way side). This morning was no different. A senior majoring in politics at Occidental College wrote saying, "I'm writing my senior thesis on the impact of new media in youth participation in national politics and I would love to get your thoughts to a few questions." But it occurred to me as I was responding to her questions that this was a blog post (or, as Doc Searls likes to say, blogging is just sending emails to the world). So, keeping in mind that these are the quick top-line responses I tend to give when asked these questions, here goes:
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Daily Digest: Google's Blend of Searchin' and Schmoozin'
Nancy Scola | August 19, 2008 - 12:02pm | 2 comments | Email This!The folks out in Mountain View jump into political waters with both feet; the Democratic fundraising hub ActBlue has raised what is technically known in the field as "gobs and gobs of cash;" we indulge our Olympic obsession; l'affair Edwards exposes a rift in the liberal blogosphere; a former Clinton Administration official challenges McCain's recollection of his tech accomplishments on Capitol Hill; and quite a tremendous amount more.
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Daily Digest: You Never Forget Your First (2 Million)
Joshua Sherman | August 15, 2008 - 12:51pm | Email This!Obama reaches 2 million donors, BarelyPolitical barely keeps my attention, McCain's tech policy review, techPresident is honored with a nomination, Obama and McCain's YouTube channels
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Daily Digest: Novak Discovers They Let *Anyone* Read the Internets
Nancy Scola | July 23, 2008 - 1:28pm | Email This!The Prince of Darkness explains away his propagation of the story that John McCain was picking a running mate this week by saying that all he did was post the story on the Internet; barackobama@gmail.com is not the direct connection to the Democratic candidate's inbox that we may have thought it was; a new video feature puts congressional competitors head-to-heard, answering the same questions; and loads more.
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Daily Digest: The Bloggers at Night Are Big and Bright...
Nancy Scola | July 18, 2008 - 1:06pm | 1 comment | Email This!Both the online left and the online right gather in Austin, though the size and profile of Netroots Nation demonstrates the distance that conservatives still have to travel on the Internet; a congressman takes up a new post as Flip-equipped correspondent for the effort to move elections to a more sensible day; a candidate's web comic helps to sextuple the existing fundraising record in his race; and much, much more.
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