Nonprofit Times joins P2PFundraising.org as the national media sponsor for 2009 LIVE training.
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We started our discussion group on LinkedIn.com for those interested in sharing information and linking with other P2PFundraising experts and interested parties.

http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1451037

So far 237 members from all over the world have signed up. Join us for this free discussion group.

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If you are an experienced, in-the-trenches colleague who has mastered a subject area of interest to the nonprofit professional community, who has earned the respect of your peers, and who has a gift for communicating your subject matter, we'd like to hear from you right away. We plan to add dozens of new classes in the next few weeks and months.

To learn more, and to apply, please go to the our web site at http://www.p2pfundraising.org, then navigate to P2P Virtual Seminars >  CharityUniversity > Apply to Conduct Teleclasses.

or just email us at teach@p2pfundraising.org

Mobile donations are said to have crossed $500,000 in 2008, indicating the growing acceptance of a new channel for nonprofits to raise funds for causes.

In what is recognized as the first year of mobile giving, donations through the mobile phone are said to have exceeded the $300,000 raised through the Internet in 1997 – acknowledged as the first major year for online giving. Thus is the assessment of Mobile Accord Inc., an approved service provider of the Mobile Giving Foundation.

“What it tells us is that people are adapting to new technology faster than they ever have before,” said Tony Aiello, senior vice president of business development at Mobile Accord, Denver, CO. “That’s a good sign.

“Mobile giving has the ability to match or even outperform online,” he said.

Stories that wrap your audience in and keep them listening will do wonders for your work. What is a story if it isn't heard? The magic of the social web is making it easier and easier to get our stories out to more than our core audiences and allowing us to drawn in potential new listeners like never before. Perhaps, you have heard a podcast or overheard someone talking about tagging or social bookmarking, but do you know how to make these tools work for telling your story?

Join our friends TechSoup Global and NTEN for this 5-part webinar series, Social Media and Storytelling, where you will start learning the building blocks of the social web, then learn specifics on podcasting, video creation, and creating social media buzz, and finishing with ROI to determine what your strategy is worth.

Sign up for:
Part 1: Building Blocks (1/21/2009, 11am PT)
Presented by: Amy Sample Ward

Description:  Is sharing really caring?  Well, it can at least boost your internal staff knowledge and your positioning as a resource in the community!

In this webinar we'll discuss the fundamentals of sharing information with social media tools.  You don't have to know how to do this already to take part—this is for those just starting out!  We'll cover social bookmarking, tagging, RSS and more, plus the tools you can start using for free to do it all.

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