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Here’s an recent example of the “long tail†effect working for a non-profit.
Backstage Technologies is a small, “secretly Canadian†software company. They specialize in developing applications for Facebook - specifically, they’ve invented a way to simulate playing “scratch and win†lottery tickets. Careful, I said “simulate†- there isn’t actually money changing hands, you can’t win any cash.
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How to run an online fundraiser
I will give you some actual nuts and bolts, but let me first say this: all good online fundraisers have two basic directions they work in - in and out. ‘In’ is a webpage, where people visit you. ‘Out’ is as in reaching out, through emails, smsing, MySpace, Twitter, Facebook etc etc etc. You are aiming for flow between the two directions. Because - just like all really successful fundraising - this is not so much about asking a bunch of people for money. Actually, it’s about a personal exchange - exactly what the internet was made for. Hold that thought, here come the nuts and bolts…
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