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  • NPQ delivers two interesting pieces this week. They have a nice piece about some of the reasons that online outreach and development initiatives fail and an article about the importance of making decisions based on facts.
  • Samsung and Visa’s partnership is a nice development for mobile payments and could help lead to new ways for nonprofit organizations to collect donations at events.
  • Inc. created a nice overview of different opportunities for your organization to advertise on social media.
  • We’ve posted this before, but as a reminder, check out the YouTube For Good Playbook for tips and tricks for nonprofits using YouTube.
  • From SSIR, with the threat of a sequester looming, the charitable sector risks being boxed in.
  • It can be challenging for small nonprofits to get quality cost-effective legal advice. TechCrunch provides an overview of Avvo, an online legal review website. While the start-up is initially only offering traffic ticket and divorce markets, future segments may be of help for cash-strapped nonprofits.