Do You Have 39.5 Cents?

Mary Schmidt

Feb 03, 2012

As I continue to work on the Adopt-A-Village project for Global Hope Network International, I’m exercising some admittedly rusty fundraising brain cells (particularly difficult this week with a gallopin’ head cold). 

How can I make it as easy as possible for people to participate?  How can I make it as painless as possible?

Well, one way is do some simple math for perspective. 

To participate in the project,  it’ll be $12/month for two to three years.  Maximum 100 people (I’ve already

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Your Best Social Medial Tool - The Telephone?

Mary Schmidt

Feb 02, 2012

As Al Hahn and I continue to put together our seminar for social media skeptics, we talk a lot (via the old-fashioned telephone. Two-way, LIVE communications, with the abllity to INSTANTLY clear up any misconception. Real-time brainstorming. Decisions made right then! What will they think of next?) 

I’ve said many a time - social media isn’t one size fits all.  And, “social media” isn’t restricted to the “new” (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) ANYTHING that enables you to interact with others is

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What Gets YOUR Wallet Open?

Mary Schmidt

Jan 27, 2012

Following on my post from last week, F2F Beats “Like” Every Time

From How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: “An astounding 97 percent of nonprofits are using social media, far surpassing even the business world,” says Nora Ganim Barnes, co-author of a study released last year by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research…The trick, say nonprofit advocacy experts, is to pair virtual campaigns with flesh-and-blood action.

Ah, there’s always a gotcha, isn’t

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