Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. My latest post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog is now up. You can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the copy below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

In 2011, Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council conducted an online survey of individuals who have participated in at least one run, walk or ride event in the last two years. Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptor: Facebook. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Not convinced that Facebook has been a disruptor? More than 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay. They want to connect. What are they good for?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Allow fundraising pages to be shared on Facebook and Twitter from their fundraising dashboard. Encourage them to start a team of fundraisers.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Last year, Blackbaud saw a 53% increase on this day of giving in comparison from 2011. Encourage your current fundraising participants to push their efforts on #GivingTuesday by hosting a fundraising contest. And for those of us in the non-profit world, four days after Thanksgiving there is #GivingTuesday.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2012

billion raised in 2011 (with an expected growth of 10% in 2012). Are Twitter and Facebook Important for Event Fundraising? Kickstart Your Supporters with 5 NEW Fundraising Contest Ideas. According to the Run Walk Ride fundraising council “The top thirty “thon” event fundraising programs generated $1.69 That’s right, $1.69

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

And, you can use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, to support engaging crowds to participate in the activity. Maine Health Access Foundation did an experiment on Facebook , including it in its channel to promote a funding opportunity but also posted the initial letters of inquiry on their Facebook page to get feedback.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

All we needed to say was I heard they were using facebook; or my son has a YouTube account so I’ll have him set up ours. If facebook was blocked, then start working on facebook at home. We can stop saying that facebook is our strategy and start saying that facebook is one part of our engagement strategy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

" Facebook, Solar Drones, and Cheap Internet. Way back in August I posed the somewhat rhetorical question: Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? reported earlier this month that Facebook is buying Titan Aerospace for $60 million. NPTech Contests and Awards. TechCrunch. This 25 th.

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