ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 29, 2013

After a successful summer, I was asked to stay and help open an emergency youth shelter as the Emergency Youth Shelter Coordinator. They liked the idea and were willing to help. The check-in volunteer helped with intake procedures with the. On Nov 24, 2012 the. Seeing a wonderful achievement in helping others and.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

Repeat fundraisers bring in more money, more consistently for the cause. While Heather (shown in image below) may have raised just $100 for the 2012 event, she’s solid gold … actually, a “Double Diamond” fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Colorado, with over $50,000 and 5 to 9 years of participation in the Courage Classic under her belt.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Giving Tuesday began in 2012, raising an estimated $10 million in its first year, according to Nonprofits Source. billion for charitable causes. To help you get started, this article will explore four ways you can plan ahead now, including: Create a research-based fundraising strategy. Start testing your outreach plans.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The following advice can help an NGO move away from constantly seeking grant funding by building a constant inflow of funds from individuals: Plan you crowdfunding campaigns early – what will you raise funds for, how will the funds be spent, plan your media campaign including a compelling story and images/videos. 83% regularly vote.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If you're a seasoned digital marketer, you've probably noticed Facebook's organic reach has been declining steadily over the last four years. One of the main causes is the advancement of smartphones and their camera technology. Facebook has admitted to this trend, and it has also been supported by data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause? Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The moment you’ve all been waiting for, the official Cause Camp 2017 speaker lineup. Cause Camp is Nonprofit Hub’s annual conference, bringing the best and the brightest from both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, to inspire, educate and transform nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, from all over the world. Kivi Leroux Miller.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Yes, people will jump into ice cold water for your cause! Click to Tweet. 5K/Marathon.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2018

And then in 2006, Facebook happened. For the first time in more than three decades, the growth of Facebook and other social tools made it possible to significantly widen the network for organizations who engaged in P2P fundraising. The rise of online fundraising tools did not significantly alter the potential donor audience.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Through the Start Something Web Series they’re shedding light on the impact that Bigs have on Littles by telling their story through quality video they publish on their YouTube channel, share on their website and talk about on Facebook. Make-a-Wish Foundation arrived on the scene in 1980 by helping one boy become a police officer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

Supporting a cause is now easier than ever. Scrap the notion that in order to support a cause, you have to actually get your hands dirty. Many charities or nonprofits only require activists to “like our Facebook page” or “retweet this” or “hashtag that.” But does that really help? Kony 2012 turned slacktivism on its head.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2010

Conservative causes of all sorts have discovered the power of the kinds of technologies I’ve been helping nonprofits with, and are au courant. You can bet that the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections will not be a repeat of the 2008 election with such a massive differential in use of technology and social networks.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. See how Qgiv can help you bring your Giving Tuesday campaign ideas to life! How does Giving Tuesday help nonprofits?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. In this medium, openness, responsiveness, and inquisitiveness serve your cause well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. If your nonprofit is already on Google+, then the best practices below are meant to help you better learn how to tap into and inspire the Google+ community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

As the agents for social good, nonprofits are in a unique position to help reverse this trend of extreme negativity in the online collective consciousness. I can’t tell you how much I am dreading the next 15 months of 2012 election coverage and its potential impact here in the United States. People need to hear more good news.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2012

The 30-minute “Kony 2012” video produced by the nonprofit Invisible Children , which generated over 70M views on YouTube over the past week, has caused a firestorm in the nonprofit community. This video is what we believe to be the first part of a multi-pronged approach for their 2012 campaign to lobby the U.S.

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Qgiv

JUNE 15, 2022

When nonprofit organizations need help with fundraising, they hold many “beliefs” that you need to find people you trust, and people you think can deliver for you. We value our relationships and are proud to connect our nonprofit friends to our partner network in hopes this helps increase your nonprofit ‘s effectiveness and success.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

" Cause Fatigue #4Change Recap « 4change – Did you miss the recent #4change twitter chat? The February chat focused on cause fatigue, but if you missed it, Zero Strategist has done a great recap of the conversation and highlights. I wrote an article for them on how organizations are using Causes and it's now up.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 4, 2012

In January of this year, nonprofit organization Invisible Children released “Kony 2012,” a video about Joseph Kony. Using Facebook and Twitter, signers have shared this petition with their followers and friends. Now is the time to act and give your cause the voice it needs. Enlist help from your volunteer workforce.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Disruptor: Facebook. Not convinced that Facebook has been a disruptor? A key driver of donations was Facebook, where users uploaded 2.4 More than 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

So not every nonprofit or social cause can employ humor in its tool box, but that is not the point here. This lead to a regular content feature on Twitter and Facebook that shared a photograph and question, “What’s been donated to the food bank this week?” Edit headlines and descriptions on Facebook, if necessary.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

your cause - without leaving your desk." " In addition, we'll be blogging here, tweeting updates on Twitter , and posting updates to Facebook , so stalk us for links to golden nuggets of tech wisdom. It also helps you develop and present a clear, mission-driven case for technology investment. 10:30 a.m.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. Here’s our wrap-up of new, updated, and helpful appsfor doing good. Facebook Pages Manager. Facebook Pages Manager - iTunes App Store.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2012

As SXSWi showcases the breakout apps and products for 2012, I wanted to highlight three social apps that I think are worth checking out and could be helpful to the nonprofit community. com’s Cause Channel. Snoball.com allows people to create momentum around donations for their favorite nonprofit organizations.

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Givinga

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2012, total contributions stood at just $12 million; by 2017, they reached $274 million.¹ This will increase the number of participants, helping you get more (and bigger) donations to increase your impact. GivingTuesday, which trends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram each year, is a key reason for the event’s rapid growth.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

For example, when a consumer of the ice-cream brand Wilcoxson's asked, on Wilcoxson’s Facebook page, if the gelatin in their cookies and cream ice-cream contained pork, their CEO responded on Facebook with “we don’t deliver outside of Montana and certainly not in Pakistan.”

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. Here’s our wrap-up of new, updated, and helpful appsfor doing good. Facebook’s mobile app has always gotten mixed reviews.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Your Google/Gmail Account becomes the basis of your personal Google+ Profile and similar to Facebook, you must have a personal Google+ Profile before you can create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The primary function of a Content Management System—making it easy for non-technical staff to update content—helps facilitate constituent interaction by helping your nonprofit better attract and engage visitors to its website. Download it for free at [LINK: [link] ] to learn more.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. The release of Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth in 1889 promoted the idea of owing a duty to society, and encouraged donating to causes. Go big, or go home.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Using each to its fullest potential takes work—it’s time-consuming to write a lot of new content for your blog, but it starts to feel redundant if you post the same information there as on your Facebook page or Twitter feed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. Tap Into the Power of Social Proof.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

But wait for the kicker: “The unique component of this cause is that we have the same people who the MARSOC Foundation here to help us by raising funds and awareness,” explains Sarah. Check out MARSOC’s Facebook page. Still a couple days left to support and buy a tee , too.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

YouTube, Facebook, and Snapchat, oh my! This should help you determine the length of the video. If you hire an agency to help you with your digital marketing, make sure they are completely transparent with their strategy and distribution methods. In 2012, 83% of Millennials made a financial gift to an organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shared a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. The Internet Gets Charitable – guest post by Darin McKeever. that touches on the subject.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

To put that in perspective, the year before the first #GivingTuesday in 2012, there were just $6.6 You can include this goal in your communication to supporters and explain to them the integral role they play in helping to achieve this goal. Social media posts (including SnapChats, Instagram Stories, and Facebook Live videos).

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