May 18, 2013

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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Give $70M to Arts, Technology and Future of Innovation

125Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are hoping to strike gold through establishing an innovation-centered academy at a California university.

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Infographic Videos: The New Frontier!

NewsThought Café is combining the popularity of infographics with video technology to help nonprofit organizations raise awareness.

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One Foundation Ad, Two Messages for Child Abuse

AdA clever advertisement sends two different messages to the viewer based on their height, aiming to reach youth impacted by child abuse.

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Robin Hood Foundation Asks NYC to “Fight Poverty Like a New Yorker”

NYCThe Robin Hood Foundation launches a new advertising campaign catering to NYC communities on Monday—“to Fight Poverty Like a New Yorker”.  What up, 212! 

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Sliding Scale Bank Fees? Business Takes a Page from the Nonprofit Book

CreditGoBank says that you can choose the price of your checking account. Is it innovation or a cynical marketing strategy?

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Do Nonprofits Really Limit Advertising Because of Pressure to Cut Overhead?

Frugal The writings of observers like Dan Pallotta suggest that nonprofits shy away from investing in advertising because of pressures to limit their overhead. Ohio State University accounting professor Brian Mittendorf looks at the numbers and finds that nonprofits don’t seem to underinvest in advertising, overhead concerns or not. 

 

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Benchmarks Study—What is New in Social Media Stats?

TechNonprofit data geeks across the interwebs rejoiced last week with the release of the 2013 eNonprofits Benchmarks study.

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Cookie Monster: Firefox to Gobble up Third-Party Ads

Cookie MonsterThe popular Internet browser Firefox, brought to you by the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, is about to nix a large category of online ads for its users by blocking third-party cookies.

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Organizing for Action Steers Clear of Assault Weapons Ban

WeaponBorn from the campaign infrastructure of President Barack Obama’s reelection, Organizing for Action supports background checks but stays mum on assault weapons ban.

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Advertising in Libraries? Considering the Consequences

KidsFrom ads on windows to toilet paper, public libraries are considering allowing advertising into previously ad-free spaces to help fill gaps created by funding shortages.

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Naming Rights Run Amuck: Stadium Named for Private Prisons Group

FAUFlorida Atlantic University is planning to rename its football stadium the GEO Group Stadium. The GEO group runs private prisons. Is this a good brand move?

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After Campaign Kerfuffle, Big Bird Cozies up with First Lady in PSAs

BBBig Bird, the most famous resident of “Sesame Street,” shunned the limelight during the presidential election, but now appears in a PSA with First Lady Michelle Obama.

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Brand New World: Nonprofit Branding in a Changing Tech Landscape

brandingfeatureNonprofits are often advised to re-engineer their brand with each new technology, but while a flexible approach to technology is desirable, good branding requires consistency, not fluctuation.

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Successful Nonprofit E-mail Campaign Management

EmailSocial media may get all the hype, but good old-fashioned e-mail still does the lion’s share of the work in getting your nonprofit mission in front of your supporters, and help is out there.

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The Striking Nonprofit PSA Super Bowl Ad You Didn’t See

SBThose watching Super Bowl XLVII on television last night didn’t see it, but just before kickoff, the jumbotron at the Superdome was alit with a gripping nonprofit PSA.

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Should Your Nonprofit Use a Social Scoring System?

AppsSocial scoring could help organizations evaluate their online audience, but critics raise concerns about a system in which certain online supporters are predetermined to be more important than others.

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Going Mobile without Reinventing the Wheel: Five Apps That May Help Your Nonprofit

AppsThere are many mobile apps that can benefit your nonprofit organization without a large outlay of cash or a great deal of organization-wide planning.

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Madmen at the Heritage Foundation? More Perception as Reality

DeMintThe Heritage Foundation has been in the business of both formulating and promoting conservative ideas but its new leader, Jim DeMint, appears to be emphasizing the latter.

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Are Your E-Mails Getting Lost in a Spam Folder? How to Find out and What You Can Do

TrashIt doesn’t matter how compelling your nonprofit story is if your messages are all getting caught in a spam folder. Here’s how to help ensure that your e-mails are actually seeing the light of day.

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Two New Studies Signal Nonprofits’ Role in Economic Growth

PenniesRecent studies in Philadelphia and North Carolina attest to the value of nonprofits in propelling economic progress and providing an important alternative to free market systems.

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Nonprofit ED Objects to His Use in 5-Hour Energy Ad

5 HourTo defend the safety of 5-Hour Energy, the energy drink-maker cited the director of the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, but that move has backfired.

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Ugly and Profane and “Chummy:” E-mail Campaign Successes Revealed

SpamWhat works in e-mail solicitation? Here’s a lesson from the Obama campaign, but note that once everyone starts doing the same thing, people catch on real fast.

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For Foundations, a Cautionary Tale about Leaders and Electoral Politics

BillboardA Bradley Foundation grant that was used for the anonymous purchase of some “Voter Fraud is a Felony” billboard ads may cost more in raised eyebrows than its $10,000 sum.

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Death to the Annual Report Mass Mailing

MailLet’s not assume everyone wants that expensive annual report mailer. Scale your response, keep costs down, and provide people with options that will put them on the road to becoming your advocates.

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What Nonprofits Can Learn from the Response Media Model

LightIs your nonprofit answering the questions people have about your field? Our own jargon can get in the way of informing people, but a cue from the world of response media may help.

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Controversial Voter Fraud Ads Anonymously Bought by Foundation

NewsThe Einhorn Family Foundation has acknowledged that it was the formerly-anonymous buyer of controversial voter fraud billboard ads in Milwaukee and two Ohio cities.

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Voter Fraud: A Video Example of “Virtually Nonexistent” Practice

NewsA fake “campaign worker” in a sting operation for James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas videotapes the 23-year-old son of Rep. Jim Moran discussing how one might go about voter impersonation.

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Campaign Ad Hell and Unasked Debate Questions

AdToo many campaign ads? Much of the blame goes to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, a ruling that may have a major impact on the nonprofit sector at large.

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Study: Nonprofit Universities to Increase Online Ed Competition

OnlineAccording to a new study, nonprofit universities are scaling up their online-only program enrollment, heating up competition in the education market for working adult students.

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“Voting Is a Right, Not a Crime!”

NewsClear Channel is taking down the more than 140 “Voter Fraud Is a Felony” billboards that appeared in many swing states. The ads had been purchased by an anonymous buyer.

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