Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 Thursday’s Give Miami Day raised $5.2 The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and The Children’s Movement of Florida reclaimed the top two spots this year for the most money raised for the day with $368,739 and $156,925, respectively. Fundraising'

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APRIL 13, 2013

That’s the hashtag we’ll be using when I start talking about the impact of social media on fundraising with John Haydon , Farra Trompeter from BigDuck, Carie Lewis from HSUS and Casey Golden from SmallAct at #13NTC. If you’re at The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference we’d love for you to join us > [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. By establishing trust, M-Changa can assist NGOs in Kenya to raise more funds and therefore achieve more.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them. Having a detailed strategic plan in place before embarking on a fundraising campaign can be a huge determinant of its success, even before the first dollar is raised. Ready, set, goals!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. That’s not acceptable in the 21st Century.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

21, 2013), with a step-by-step guide to creating an organized and successful Giving Day Campaign. The Knight Foundation gives the example of engaging over 500 donors to contribute and increase the total raised by 25%. Image courtesy of Coordinating Public Relations. Devoting resources. Communicate effectively.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. Since then ACCO has continued to be wildly successful through a total of 7 Teespring campaigns, raising over $27,000! How You Can Fundraise with Teespring: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2013

As many of you may know from following me on social media channels, my father, Earl Kanter MD, passed away this week. I came up with two ideas: An online fundraiser. Online Fundraiser. Virtual Paddle Out: #Ocean Love Earl – July 3, 2013. People cope with grief in different ways. An online memorial event.

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MAY 13, 2014

They have deemed email a dying communications channel, which is absurd. Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. Email raises money. Monthly giving revenue grew 25% in 2013.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Peer to peer fundraising events like runs, walks and rides have become a staple for nonprofit fundraisers, and often bring in more revenue than any other fundraising campaign throughout the year. What are you doing to ensure your fundraisers have the tools they need to be multi-channel in their outreach efforts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Now, in your 6th year, drum roll, tell us Give to the Max Day by the numbers : Total raised: $18,316,626.42 (7% increase over 2013). Total gifts: 120,664 (13% increase over 2013). Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). Total donors: 62,607 (a 20% increase over 2013). Fundraising' Stay tuned!

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

They have deemed email a dying communications channel, which is absurd. Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. Email raises money. Monthly giving revenue grew 25% in 2013.

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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. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

on November 14, 2013. When the site went down and the complaints and questions started flowing on social media, our social networks provided us with channels to communicate directly to individual donors and nonprofit and school staffers. By the time we reached midnight, we had passed last year’s record to raise over $17.1

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

Last week Blackbaud along with partners HJC, Sea Change Strategies, and Edge Research released findings from the 2013 Next Generation of Canadian Giving study. The study looked at the following: What are the preferred giving channels for Generation Y (18-32); Generation X (33-48); Baby Boomers (49-67); and Civics (68+) ? Embrace it!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

Whether you are monitoring your event progress week to week until you reach the big day or you are reviewing your results, your fundraising event success depends on monitoring your metrics such as participant solicitation activity, average gift, as well as your middle to outlying fundraisers. Team Captains.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. Here are fundraising strategies that proved effective across the sector: Healthcare – Investing in capacity. K-12 – Driven by data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

Jamie is an expert in online engagement and giving, inspiring Millennial donors, and the force behind BMore Gives More, the movement to raise $5.7 million in a day on #GivingTuesday 2013. The guide offers a few examples, and a reminder that you don’t have to use them all: Dollars to be raised. Fundraising'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

This has definitely not gone unnoticed by nonprofit marketers, with a number of high profile organisations starting to utilize these channels to communicate with their audiences, both cheaply and effectively. The visually appealing approach makes the content all the more memorable and is an innovative way of raising awareness of the disease.

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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. As each fundraiser shares their campaign with their personal network via word of mouth and online, the number of people who know about charity: water quickly multiplies.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), and the co-founder of two global fundraising products, The Global Legacy Giving Group and the sports-based Fantasy Fundraising. He has helped raised over a billion dollars for his clients around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

One of the important issues she raises is “how do you balance a personal brand and an organizational brand to best serve its strategic goals?” Community: Finally, leadership and employees must engage with their community on an ongoing basis across different media channels focusing on the how and where their community likes to be reached.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We recently shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to raise over $43,000 through Teespring campaigns. It's raised around $30,000 to date, up $10,000 from its previous online store. Three Tips for Fundraising with Shopify. Market: Promote the store through your marketing channels.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Since 2016, online fundraising has grown 17% among nonprofits in the United States. of total fundraising revenue. Do not confuse the channel of engagement with the channel of the transaction.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

Perhaps that voice in 2017 will be to help your nonprofit adopt text messaging as a new way of fundraising. billion in 2013 and are expected to reach 5.07 Text messages allow organizations to contact donors in real time, making texting an efficient tool in fundraising campaigns. How Text Messaging Has Revolutionized Giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

-based software company, created Give Local America so community foundations could host annual one-day fundraising events. The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. He has helped raise over a billion dollars for his clients. He has helped raise over a billion dollars for his clients.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Henry Timms, founder of #GivingTuesday, and Christine Schaefer, VP of Community and Marketing at Salsa Labs , will teach you how to boost your fundraising through this movement in the upcoming webinar, #GivingTuesday in July: Get Ready for December Now! Send in your 300-word essay by the deadline of 11:59pm CDT on July 26, 2013.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

A fundraising strategy should be integrated across many channels, but with a slightly different emphasis by generation: Gen Y (b. They are truly multi-channel donors, and they want to hear about the impact of their donation. They are truly multi-channel donors, and they want to hear about the impact of their donation.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

million raised, a 63% increase in total donations over 2013 according to the Case Foundation. Additionally, CCS didn’t just use one channel to market their #GivingTuesday campaign, they shared a consistent and targeted message across their social pages, email lists, and website banners. Build upon the Buzz.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I realize that I may have just lost my credibility after that first bullet point, but trust me, after double-digit years in the nonprofit consulting business, the main reason our struggling clients are not raising the funds they want to raise is because they are simply not asking. Featured Fundraising Social Media'

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Check out their work at [link].

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. He has helped raised over a billion dollars for his clients. He has helped raised over a billion dollars for his clients.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Post by Michael Beahm, Channel Marketing Manager at Blackbaud. When we do fundraising… we should use few statistics and tell more stories.”. Get ready for some awesome fundraising ideas. First Up: Camp Kesem Uses Social Fundraising for #GivingTuesday Success. And $10,000 was raised to send more kids to camp this summer.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Today is the last day to vote for your favorite NTC 2013 sessions. For example, what happens when you tie your Facebook posts to your online fundraising appeals? We all know that email (the original online social medium since 1979) is the main driver of value for multi-channel marketing for nonprofits. Think about it.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2014

Online fundraising continued its double-digit growth in 2013, retaining the mantle as the fastest growing fundraising channel, growing at 13.5% For the 2013 edition, we made the decision to significantly expand the amount of data in the analysis. Most Generous Cities of 2013 Ranked: City. million. .

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Overall fundraising revenue for 334 churches, synagogues and other faith-based organizations representing nearly $1.2 target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier.

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