Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million, organizers at The Miami Foundation realized that Give Miami Day 2014 would be their most successful Giving Day yet. Thursday’s Give Miami Day raised $5.2

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). This begs the question, who is really raising money?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The 2013 Charitable Giving Report includes 24 months of overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing more than $12.5 Overall giving in 2013 grew 4.9% on a year-over-year basis for the organizations in the analysis. Online giving in 2013 grew 13.5% billion in total fundraising.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Since 2013, the AmazonSmile program has provided shoppers with an easy way to donate to nonprofits like yours. Your organization should receive a donation equal to three months’ worth of donations your nonprofit received through AmazonSmile in 2022. Does this mean my nonprofit can no longer raise money through Amazon?

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

The overhead myth is a pervasive challenge for nonprofits, often leading to organizations that are under-funded, unable to make an impact that aligns with their potential, and rapidly losing high-performing employees. And, it can make organizations feel the need to limit their operating expenses to a detrimental degree.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

In 2013, mobile donations on PayPal increased by over 200%. Eastern) for Mobile Impact 301: How to Raise More Money via Mobile to understand which elements are critical for mobile fundraising success and how to put them into practice for your organization. How do you ensure your cause is ready for mobile fundraising?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Here are three easy ways you can be part of the giving season kick-off: Donate to the 2013 NTEN Challenge. The 2013 NTEN Challenge will raise $50,000 to support expanded programs and continued accessibility for a diverse set of organizations in 2014. Sign your organization up for Giving Tuesday.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 9, 2014

Online Charitable Donations Increased 14% in 2013 : The study breaks down exactly how leading U.S. In 2013, Internet users donated more than ever before — online giving increased 14% since 2012, with more than 5.5 million total gifts and nearly $325 million raised. non-profits performed online in the past year.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

See3, YouTube, NTEN, and Cisco came together to award storytellers for their awesome work, celebrate the many organizations and individuals who submitted great video, and highlight the nonprofit community who participates. So, without further adieu, the 2013 Annual DoGooder Awards Go To. Winner of Best of Nonprofit Video Award.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The platform ensues funds are collected in a transparent way so that anyone interested in giving can also read the fundraisers story and see how much has been raised already. By establishing trust, M-Changa can assist NGOs in Kenya to raise more funds and therefore achieve more. How do you see it evolving over the next 10 years?

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2013

Unfortunately, the old rule - good content is still king, seems to have been forgotten by many organizations on social media, particularly on Twitter. HTC accomplished two important things here. They announced a big award the company won to their community and then took on their competitor Samsung by using humor and a bit of sass.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

The much-anticipated 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark study was released last week. The study advises that “addressing email engagement should be a top priority for anyone involved in raising money and driving advocacy online in 2013.”. It contains online fundraising, advocacy, email, social, and mobile results from 55 U.S.-based

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For our 2013 update, we fully revamped the Consumers Guide to provide an up-to-date picture of the donor management landscape today. But don’t worry—we didn’t pivot away from our core mission of helping nonprofit organizations find technology that represents the best bang for their buck. You can download the free report here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Is It Right for My Organization? Dynamics CRM is ideal for larger organizations that store substantial constituent data and run analytics on it. New in 2013. Clean data helps nonprofits find more constituents and trends and raise more funds. You can also automate your most common processes, saving time and money.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Make 2013 the year your fundraising comes of age. Join Paul Habig of SankyNet, Sarah Alexander of Food & Water Watch, and Eric Rardin of Care2 as they outline the critical and often easy ways you can boost your fundraising results in 2013. Sarah Alexander is the Deputy Organizing Director at Food & Water Watch.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

Specialty indices focus on giving to healthcare, medical research organizations: In an effort to provide the most useful data for organizations in the healthcare field, The Blackbaud Index is splitting the Healthcare index, originally launched in 2011, into two specialty indices. Public and Society Benefit organizations were down 8.6%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

David is based on Austin — wanted to share with you a post about crowdfunding to celebrate Austin Giving Day #AmplifyAtx that raised over $2 million earlier this week. I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off. Austin is hosting its own giving day, called Amplify Austin , on March 4, 2013.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

The call to action in the letter is clear, and I think one that resonates with any nonprofit who struggles to find more efficient ways to achieve their mission and to raise support from grant-makers and donors to help them do that. The government is now working to develop better plans for the poorer performing regions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2013

There is a long history of nonprofit organizations partnering with the government, usually at the state level, through contracts to help provide for and respond to community needs. However, in 2013, they published a new survey called “ Partnering for Impact ,” which goes over a possible solution to the problems they found in 2010.

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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).

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The latest 2013 Charitable Giving Report by Blackbaud analyzed data from more than 4,000 nonprofits to provide the largest analysis in online giving data. in 2013 compared to 2012. of all charitable giving in 2013. of all charitable giving in 2013. Online giving on #GivingTuesday in 2013 was up 90%, compared to 2012.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. if you know someone in the company that has volunteered for your organization, have that employee open doors. Once you do get a conversation with someone in corporate philanthropy, do your homework beforehand on organizations and project that they’re supporting.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

Monique Dozier, vice president of institutional advancement at Morehouse, says that with the transition to Salesforce, the advancement office raised a record $107 million—an eight-fold increase over its levels from 2013 to 2018 and the highest total in Morehouse history. It saved us 150 hours of human capital time,” says Dozier. “I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

1) raise your hands in the air 2) say I failed 3) grin like a submissive dog and 4) move on to learn and improve. Even Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler who took a nasty fall while competing, got up, raise her hands in the failure bow and smiled. How does your organization learn from failure? Do the failure bow.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

To celebrate the strength of the growing community, I invite you to join our Board and Community Champions to take the 2013 NTEN Challenge ! Like community itself, this campaign is driven by members, and the funds raised directly support the resources and value the community receives. We need your help.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

in 2013 compared to 2012 (You can take a look at the review I did of their 2012 study). of all charitable giving in 2013. Large organizations fared better from overall giving while small orgs benefitted the most from online giving. Online giving on #GivingTuesday in 2013 was up 90%, compared to 2012. increase from 2012.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Here are three easy ways you can be part of the giving season kick-off: Donate to the 2013 NTEN Challenge We are so excited to celebrate the strength of this community, now 50,000 people stong! The 2013 NTEN Challenge will raise $50,000 to support expanded programs and continued accessibility for a diverse set of organizations in 2014.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

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. Outside of direct mail, email raises a lot more money than social media. Monthly giving revenue grew 25% in 2013.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Blackbaud just released it’s 2013 Charitable Giving Report, showing steady growth for all nonprofits. Given the fact that most money is raised during the last three months of the year, small nonprofits should spend the first nine months training for success during the last quarter. compared to 2012! Build muscles. Build community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

The technology to accept donations online was launched in the late 90′s, but it wasn’t until 2008 that nonprofits began to experience significant dollars raised online primarily thanks to the rise of e-newsletters and social media. 5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Prioritize the Mobile Web in 2013.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

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. Outside of direct mail, email raises a lot more money than social media. Monthly giving revenue grew 25% in 2013.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Since the fall of 2013 when Microsoft made its product donations available to 501(c)(3) faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques lots of faith-based organizations have been discovering TechSoup. Pacific time (2 p.m. Eastern time). It’s an affordable way to try out crowdfunding.

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NetWits

APRIL 13, 2013

If you’re at The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference we’d love for you to join us > [link]. Based on research we’ve done it doesn’t look like many nonprofits are raising significant amounts of money (i.e. >$10k) Do you have examples of nonprofits doing exceptionally well using social to raise money?

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

This ‘holiday’ began in 2013, when Givver.com promoted it as an opportunity to leverage social media platforms for donations. your handle doesn’t need to be the same, but the name should be to ensure people know they’re interacting with the correct organization). . July 15 is officially Social Media Giving Day. Is it accurate? .

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I want to kill organizations that aren''t showing their value." --Devon Smith Now that''s the kind of sentence that makes you put down your fork. Some organizations are going to die," she stated. "I I wish organizations would focus more on creating amazing work than on sustaining operations. "I want death panels. Absolutely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2013

Online Memorial: July 3, 2013. Sometimes they will raise their clasped hands skyward before tossing their flowers or leis into the center of the ring. James Nickerson (@NickInSFO) June 29, 2013. Jane Bozarth (@JaneBozarth) June 30, 2013. Susie Bowie (@twotrees) June 30, 2013. In Loving Memory of Earl Kanter MD.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This can also be a great reason to make initial contact with an organization that you could partner with for other things in the future. Another great topic is the history of your organization. Finally, have other people in your organization read your post, and get at least one outsider perspective as well. Mind blank of ideas?

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