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NFC: there's another fundraising revolution about to happen. Are you ready?

NFC wristband

Near Field Communication, or NFC to offer you a new acronym for your word bank, is a step change in how people will interact with objects and thing

Pushing the fundraising boat out

This week’s blog is dedicated to a small group of charities who are trying different things to raise awareness and money.  We’ve talked a lot on these pages about the lack of a ‘success guarantee’ when trying something new but I find myself appreciating these three initiatives for the same reasons:

The Harlem Shake Charity Shake Off

Several UK charities are making the most of new Internet meme the Harlem Shake to spread some fun and raise funds at the same time.

Google Analytics for charities, in handy tweet-sized tips

Dipka, Dawn and Kirsty at Google Analytics Training with Periscopix

Last week Dawn Newton from Healthy Planet organised a free Google Analytics training day for charities, delivered by

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  • Want a graphical glance at UK Fundraising?

    There are now lots of ways of viewing our content, not just in the format we chose to use.

    @vineapp - you've got 6 seconds so make them count!

    Two days ago my colleague Paul (@paulashton1979) sent me a link to this new video service from Twitter called Vine (@vineapp) - he described it as "Like instagram is for quick, nice, easy to share

    The virtual fundraising feast

    I first met Kids Company's founder Camila Batmanghelidjh when I was wearing a Santa's hat in Oxford Circus tube station shaking a fundraising bucket.

    A Social Scoring success story

     

    What is the purpose of Social Scoring then?

    I am delighted to start blogging here on UK Fundraising a

    Twitter ask on a train gets @RioFerdy5's involvement

    Here's another example of the power of Twitter when combined with a dose of serendipity and a willingness to ask.

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