Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. GivingTuesday is done it again with its K-12 Philanthropy Curriculum , a set of lesson plans that teachers can use to help their students participate in GivingTuesday by raising money for a local nonprofit.

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JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Unlike many other nonprofits, Catalogue for Philanthropy used the day to raise dollars for over 200 local nonprofits in their area. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan. Guest Speaker.

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

But as you’re talking to potential supporters, it’s important to emphasize that homelessness impacts local communities in broad (and sometimes unexpected) ways. That leads to a lighter load on the system, which reduces healthcare costs for everyone accessing healthcare locally. The goal is to build support throughout local communities.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Here's what they sent over: Finding the right polling place The 2012 Google Poll Finder tool uses official information from state elections offices and Secretaries of State to provide voters with their polling location, directions, and a summary of what's on the ballot.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012. You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news. Keep it simple.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Come to our session to learn more about this cool cloud platform, how nonprofits can think about Azure in their work, and see great examples of Azure at work for social change. Bonus: See an overview of our Local Impact Map and see how you can get it for your nonprofit. " Local Community Organizers Affinity Group.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2. One large local organization that has made tremendous strides in their governance is the Arizona Sports Foundation, which operates the Fiesta and Buffalo Wild Wings bowl games. 3 October 2012. Document retention.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. FLIPCAUSE EXAMPLE CAMPAIGN Tip #2 : Create a beautiful campaign Now that you’ve created a goal and a plan, you can put your campaign together.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. FLIPCAUSE EXAMPLE CAMPAIGN. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Tips for a Successful #GivingTuesday 2021. Last year approximately 34.8

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2014

The Edge Initiative was developed by a coalition of library and local government organizations (including TechSoup for Libraries!) Since August 2012, TechSoup for Libraries has been interviewing librarians , hosting webinars , and writing blogs about the Edge benchmarks and the libraries that have benefited from it. Can't make ALA?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

And she uses NTEN as an example so you can see all the work we've been doing to figure this out for our strategic plan, too: "What does your organization do?" They were looking to harness the power of all the local food banks' (over 200) online communities."

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2012

This guide to web development follows the process step-by-step, "from the organization's capabilities to design and from launch to post-launch training, this handbook provides essential steps and real-life examples to guide you in what can sometimes be a confusing process.".

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

Speaking of resources, Microsoft recently offered the licensing to their Local Impact Map , free of cost, to nonprofits. 501tech miami If you're not in the New York City area, you can always join your local 501 Tech Club for ongoing learning opportunities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 27, 2012

Dysart Community Center is located in the Northwest Valley, so when recruiting new board members, we look local. For example, we seek out local service groups such as Kiwanis, Rotaries, etc., and also partner with our local religious affiliates to find community leaders. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2013

If the NGO’s work is project oriented (for example, assembling and installing 25 new clean wood burning stoves in the homes of poor people and nothing more) then the answer is simple: “we paid for and installed 25 new stoves for needy families.” “Our goal is to provide the community with a “sustainable” program.”. Why train people to fail?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

According to a November 2012 Pew Internet and American Life Project report , a higher percentage of African American and Latino cell phone users have downloaded at least one app in comparison to Whites. The good news is that a number of organizations are hard at work tackling the "app gap."

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

The social enterprise model that connects marketing and financing has shown some success in addressing social problems with revenue not solely generated from donors and the government (Artz, Gramlich, & Porter, 2012). Helms founded Goodwill in 1902, described it as an “industrial program as well as a social service enterprise.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

It was fun to see NGOs in Tunisia begin to embrace, adapt, and apply the concept. The template itself is geared for the USA, but since Holly has so generously shared it for free in Google document, I suspect it could be easily localized for NGOs in many other places of the world and easily converted to other languages.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In 2012, New York's 92nd Street Y , in tandem with the UN Foundation , started #GivingTuesday as an event to be observed on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Some of the ways she mentioned are: Cities and counties raising funds for several local charities. What is #GivingTuesday? Innovation and Creativity Wanted.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. One small organization, for example, is using text messages to communicate with teens who participate in a mentoring program. We know that nonprofits are especially resourceful, and we'd love to hear your examples! By Laura S.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

To illustrate this, we will draw upon the high-profile example of 17-year-old Yannis Carayannopoulos, also known as the “YOLO streaker.” In 2012, Yannis hopped over the fence at the Roger’s Centre in Toronto during a Blue Jays baseball game and started running across the field.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

" Saskatoon Public Library's support is just one of many examples of public libraries supporting disaster preparedness and relief. For example, the San Francisco Public Library's website has a page that curates local services and resources on preparing for and dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

4 The American Red Cross is a great example of trust building across donor and client lines. One example of a nonprofit organization rebranding in order to create a more positive impact on the community they serve is the Arizona based nonprofit formally known as Phoenix Youth At Risk. Research done by Venable et al. 2] Michel, G., &

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had a few months to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. Here are some examples: 62% of global respondents cite cost as an advantage to adopting cloud computing.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Now, it’s the nearing the end of 2012. and Canadian nonprofits (as of October 1, 2012 – it’s growing by approximately 1 million donations per month). If you’re “too busy for prospect research,” take one minute to read this example and you may change your mind. How much should I ask for?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

That may be why technology (for example, rapid mobile phone adoption worldwide) may be so important for realizing the new goals. In 2012, UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon launched the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to mobilize global scientific and technological expertise. I'll say more about that below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Two oft-cited examples are the Strive network in Cincinnati, and the ReAmp network in the Midwest. These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 24, 2017

And the reason most IT leaders are intimidated is that of past examples of disruption, the case study of Kodak, how they failed to capture the future markets and could not identify the correct threat to their business, as they failed to change with the evolving identities of their customer’s needs.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

According to the 2017 RWR 30 released in March, revenue from the top Run, Walk and Cycling events are down 8% since 2012. Here are examples of new P2P fundraising events taking place across the globe: Portfolio P2P Fundraising. This example is of PKD Foundation ’s P2P Portfolio landing page. Virtual Events. No problem!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Here's a few examples. Mizfit is donating a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Gallaga cites a specific example of giving money to DonorsChoose.org, a company that connects students and teachers to people who would like to donate. Go over there and comment right now! Notice something strange about those tasks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

In 2012, 466 Cooley attorneys contributed over 33,000 hours to pro bono cases. many if not most local bar associations may have pro bono programs and/or referral services. A good example is the Milwaukee Bar Association’s pro bono directory and also the Virginia Bar Association’s Pro Bono Resource Center. In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. A powerful and recent example of this is the Smithsonian’s campaign to Reboot the Suit and preserve the space suit Neil Armstrong wore when he walked on the moon. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2012. After all, I was ancient. I’m not that old.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Here’s an example of how one person raised $2,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Kansas. Be sure to know your local laws for lotteries and raffles to see if you need to obtain a license before starting. In the four years they’ve been doing the brackets, they’ve grown from eight nonprofits in 2012 to 128 this year.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2013

Recently, my daughter attended a birthday party at the local aquarium. Here is a great example. The Museum of Science and Industry encouraged their 2012 Columbian Ball attendees to become “deputy development directors” on their behalf. For example, a zoo can create teams where the “captains” are the ‘stars’ of the zoo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. Social proof is particularly powerful when famous people are setting the example. Here are a few images from the charity: water website that show how they employ social proof.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It is estimated that the United States has spent over $200 billion in relief and recovery between 2012 to 2019 and still 25% of businesses affected by natural or human disaster never re-open. Take this year for example- there probably weren’t that many preparedness plans including pandemic procedure.

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