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The Meaning of Philanthropy, Not Fundraising – Part 1

Clairification

This has been the tagline for my business and blog since I began Clairification in 2011. I’ve always insisted that no single person could possibly receive credit for a donation. “ Donors don’t give because of development staff ,” I’d tell program staff. “ They give because of the great work you do!

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The 10 Best Cause Marketing Posts of 2011

Selfish Giving

Here’s one last look back at 2011. The post that caused the biggest stir in the cause marketing community was this researcher’s article: Can Supporting a Cause Decrease Donations and Happiness?: Here are the top ten posts at Selfishgiving.com as ranked by PostRank. How Nonprofits Can Stop a Zombie Apocalypse.

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The Best Local Cause Marketing of 2011 (and 3 that Really Stunk)

Selfish Giving

Here are my picks for the best local cause marketing programs of 2011. Details: Every time you buy one of Tevolution’s delicious teas you can enter the text code behind the label to donate $0.25 Drive thru guests get a special insert with a QR code to scan to learn more about the program and donate on their smartphones.

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Good News! Updates to the Microsoft Software Donation Program

Tech Soup

It is hard to believe how far we’ve come since we first started donating Microsoft software. TechSoup used to distribute software donations to worthy nonprofit organizations from the basement of a San Francisco Victorian. Since they started the program in 1998, Microsoft has donated more than $3.9

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New at TechSoup: Office for Mac 2011

Tech Soup

Office for Mac 2011 is now available for donation through TechSoup. The basic features of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint need no further explanation, but let's take a look at what's new for Mac users in the 2011 release: read more.

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Now Available on TechSoup: Small Business Server 2011

Tech Soup

We recently added the updated Windows Small Business Server 2011 products from Microsoft to our donation catalog. The following servers and licenses are in the Windows Small Business Server 2011 family. Small Business Server 2011 Standard Edition: English , Spanish. Small Business Server CALs: User , Device.

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Fiscal Year-End Reminder: Place Donation Requests Before June 30

Tech Soup

Make sure your organization gets all of the hardware or software it needs from TechSoup before our fiscal year ends on June 30, 2011. Most of TechSoup's donation programs limit the number of requests an organization can place per fiscal year - our fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Why the rush? " What does that mean?