Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities. Here's what Stephanie Strom, New York Times reported: JPMorgan Chase & Company is coming under fire for the way it conducted an online contest to award millions of dollars to 100 charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

While I was offline today enjoying Mother's Day and the beautiful weather (as much as I could with seasonal allergies), Target launched its version of an online contest. on Facebook, Network for Good, Global Giving and Parade Magazine in 2007. This contest was based on the total amount raised.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook. But the idea of doing this through your online social networks has become normalized in the last few years as online social networks have become intertwined with our lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Back in 2007, I got a little obsessed with ladders of engagement – a way to describe the different stages that supports go through in deepening their involvement with your organization. Facebook Ladder of Engagement. How To Build A Ladder of Engagement by MixTape. Does your organization have a ladder of engagement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

This has been found in a number of surveys over the past few years (see Allison Fine's astute commentary on the recent Blackbaud survey here ) If we look back a year ago at donation trends on Facebook Causes, we also see the same complaint. The Long Tail of Facebook Causes. July 24, 2007. Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. On Facebook : I think everyone agrees it’s very early. Developing custom Facebook apps may be the way to go, as already discussed on this blog. certainly have enough traffic to warrant a deep approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2012

I met Leng in 2007 and recorded this interview. In 2007, I won the Yahoo for Good Contest, winning $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation. A year later, I competed in the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Contest, coming in first place. Leng graduated from college and is married.

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