2008 Cancer Celebrate Raise 
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MAY 13, 2011
2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. He raised $28 million online, of which, “90% [of the contributions] were under $100, with over 250,000 contributors.” American Cancer Society has been fighting cancer since 1913.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 28, 2008
Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 22, 2007
Ed Schipu l, who grew a mustache for children with cancer last week, created a peavator. We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 2007. It all started when Susan Reynolds , a social media maven and artist, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started a blog to write about her experience and used twitter to fight her cancer.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 5, 2009
The best example comes from Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC), an organization started by Gradon Tripp, that uses social media tools to raise money for nonprofit. SM4SC's goal was to raise a $20,000 donation with $13,214 contributed as of today. The event raised about $1,400 within six hours. As my colleague David J.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 19, 2008
He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory. He got a donate now button and raised $10,000. Six Degrees of Separatio: Cult of celebrity, user-generated content, online giving, and social networking. 1-5% are uber activists who raise the money.
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JULY 29, 2021
Mobile fundraising helps nonprofits raise money by connecting with supporters via a mobile device, like a smartphone. For example, despite being pivoted to virtual in 2020, Big Love Cancer Care’s annual Santa Dash was driven further with text giving and even reached its goal of $150,000. Influencer or celebrity campaigns.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 28, 2014
Personal challenges involving cold water and raising money for a charity have been around for a while. In the early days of social fundraising in 2008, Erin Ennis who took a winter dip in Vermont’s Lake Champlain as part of a personal challenge to raise money for Special Olympics Vermont. Phase 5: Charity Jacking.
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