This week we look at the new product launches at Facebook. We also find out the value of social share buttons, and how we can now track them. Lastly, we find a new crowdsourcing donation site, Soloco.

The office has been enjoying watching the funny and heartfelt charity videos submitted for the JustTextGiving video competition this week. Charities wishing to enter the competition simply need to create a short, creative video using their JustTextGiving code and post it to YouTube, and the video with the most views by 23rd of this month [...]

Google+ is integrated into Google search results in a (not so) shocking move. Kuapay pip NFC to the post with a QR code mobile payment system and Facebook Ads allow you to target people by postcode.

DudaMobile DudaMobile has recently launched a new self-serve platform that allows existing website owners create a mobile version of their site by simply typing in the website’s URL. This is a simple and brilliant offering for small organisations, who haven’t got the time or resources to make sure their site is mobile friendly. The service [...]

Over the years, and the appeals, I’ve learned much about the factors that determine success in fundraising – and even more about what to avoid doing – and I’ll always be learning, because that’s one of the privileges of working with so many different charities, across such a wide variety of campaigns and media.

This week’s beautiful bytes looks at how the launch of JustTextGiving, Likester and Unity could impact the sector and looks at an innovative use of Groupon for clever crowdsourcing.

Following on from last week’s post, reporting on this, the Red Cross responds admirably and wins…

Over the last week, I don’t think there has been a day go by without someone in the office, or online, mentioning mobile marketing.

After a successful office Christmas party, the first food I’ll be able to handle is today’s beautiful bytes. I hasten to add this is not because of too much tipple, but a rather questionable kebab on the way home…

What’s great about Steve’s posts is that they come from a place of data – fact – rather than opinion (as Adam is fond of saying). There really isn’t enough hard, meaningful data shared in the UK on charitable giving (with JustGiving being a notable exception). It would be great to see Blackbaud doing something similar to this in the UK.