Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

nonprofits like Teach for America take on the hard work of rebuilding and reinventing education in places where schools have failed or where dropout rates among low-income children are very high. If you’d like some attention for your nonprofit's work, please meet Bea Dominguez. Even in the U.S., Back to School in Brazil.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." In the article, “The Strange Disappearance of Civic America,” Robert D.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

Pledge Now, Pay Later (aka PNPL) is the state-of-the-art model that allows donors to select or enter in a dollar amount, and commit to completing the gift through several monthly or annual installed payments. We’re talking larger gifts, higher donor revenue over time, and easy back end management. Let’s check it out. Pretty much no one.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Our clients may have attracted support from 100 different countries, but the majority of our clients are located in North America. ” and “Support Art on GivingTuesday” appealed directly to the reader’s sense of altruism and empathy. Where Do Donors Give? Why Do Donors Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2007

All that to day I'm behind two or three days with saying thank you to a couple of friends for helping out with the America's Giving Challenge. Darren Barefoot also write a post about our America's Giving Challenge efforts. It brings up the issue of capacity which translates to time commitment.

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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. They used Twitter to draw attention to a free concert happening on the Washington, Mall which resulted in 60,000 people attending.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 23, 2014

When faced with shorter attention spans and more critical oversight in today’s fundraising landscape, having numbers that speak to the value of your organization can give you an important edge. Prior to attending ASU, she worked for Teach For America * Memphis.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I had the opportunity to hear from one organization in particular, Wreaths Across America, that undoubtedly reinforced my passion for working alongside nonprofit organizations. It’s important that you begin paying attention to the stats. If you’re not appropriately monitoring performance, how can you gauge success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference. Images Drive Engagement But Choose Wisely: In age of information overload and so many connections, visual content is more attention grabbing. Images work for engagement. Engagement'

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. We exist for people who live in Santa Cruz County.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Check out the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s 2020 “Scouting for Food” event, where the food bank teamed up with the local Boy Scouts of America Council to host their annual food drive. Your slogan should convey the value and vision of your event with only a few attention-grabbing words. Create a memorable food drive slogan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

Indianapolis Museum of Art Visitors sharing photos in a group. Documenting Events and Conferences Youth Service America Service Day Blog post about it. Getting Attention on Flickr. Overview article from December NTEN newsletter. he Hold The Sign Meme : Examples of different campaigns on flickr. How-To Resources. Basic Overview.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

Americans for the Arts. School of America's Watch. " An interesting article in the NY Times about arts organizations using MySpace. I'd also like to add Nonprofit Dos for MySpace Success from Nancy Schwartz of the Getting Attention Blog. Here's a list culled from the portal. happy browsing. Amazon Conservation Team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

America's Giving Challenge: We Came In First! Fighting for the Arts With Social Media. Microblogging Reports Worth Your Attention. Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Thinking Strategically About Social Media. Twitter Demographics. Social Change Behind the Firewall. The Cute Dog Theory.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

We are competing for attention at a level we have never seen in our lifetimes. So another client of mine, Upstream Arts, they provide programming in the Minneapolis schools, the Milwaukee School District, and I think they’re going to a couple other states now. So Free Arts Minnesota, I gave them $100 gift.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

zerostrategist : @ChristinasWorld It IS tiring, mastering the art of the “light touch / soft ask&# is not easy to keep that campaign momentum going. America’s Giving Challenge = push vs. Kiva peer-to-peer microfinance = pull. ChristinasWorld : Q4 I think keeping up campaign momentum can be tiring for campaign champions.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

University of Technology Research Fellow, Augustin Chevez and Senior Lecturer, DJ Huppatz note one early example of the office in classical art: Botticelli’s “Saint Augustine in His Study,” painted all the way back in 1480. Early business magnates like the Rothschilds and the Barings lived and worked out of their giant manors.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. I''ve never heard people say they don''t care about visitors, but I''ve seen it in how they pay attention to visitors'' needs and contributions. QUESTIONS ABOUT RESISTANCE TO CHANGE 5.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Sheroes in the Arts. Gentileschi is remembered, however, as an accomplished Baroque artist whose trials did not define her art. Are you inspired by women in the arts? In celebration of Women's History Month, we wanted to share some of these sheroic tales and introduce you to young women who are carrying the torch forward today.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

University of Technology Research Fellow, Augustin Chevez and Senior Lecturer, DJ Huppatz note one early example of the office in classical art: Botticelli’s “Saint Augustine in His Study,” painted all the way back in 1480. Early business magnates like the Rothschilds and the Barings lived and worked out of their giant manors.

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Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! Writing a good grant proposal requires attention to detail, strategic thinking, and a compelling solution to a problem. What do you write in a grant proposal?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've never heard people say they don't care about visitors, but I've seen it in how they pay attention to visitors' needs and contributions. Art museums are the least likely to empower their own staff to initiate participatory projects but the most likely to work with artists whose approach to participation might be quite extreme.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

For example, when we brainstormed for additional keywords for our women and poverty campaign, we added terms like “poverty level” and “poverty line” to our existing collection of keywords (“low income women,” “poverty in america,” etc.) 2) Pay attention to quality scores.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Your attendance record, whether you paid attention or not, gets you the certificate. Over his 30-year career, Hugg has held positions at the Boy Scouts of America, Lebanon Valley College, the University of Cincinnati, Ursinus College, and the University of the Arts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

So when we talk about people loving people, there are three things that I would like to draw your attention to. Are we giving our donors the same attention as we are giving the people we ask them to love? That is true art and science of fundraising. This is from Volunteers of America again. Now, show your love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowds create original works of knowledge or art. The Royal Opera used Twitter to crowdsource a new opera. The opera staff collected the suggestions and summarized them on their blog. Opera is not the only art form, there’s been crowdsourced choreography – Dance Theatre Workshop. 2) Crowd Creation.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

The Detroit Institute of Arts has been a precious anchor where many of us have created memories that helped define who we are today. All in all, I did my best to make clear that my experience had fulfilled the mission of the institution: I saw myself in art, and it was horrifying.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

Beth's 51st Birthday : This was part of an overall campaign for the America's Giving Challenge in 2008 for the Sharing Foundation that raised over $50,000. But they must write the tweet in their own words in a way they think will get attention from their network. I donated $50 to the winner's charity. Metric: Content created.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. Watch for news about the Case Foundation's second America's Giving Challenge. . You can even add a good deed widget for your site.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Try to represent different aspects of your brand in your logo like in this example: The Feeding America logo is a great example of how to use graphics to optimize your brand identity. The connecting letter I in Feeding and America represents the network of food banks around the country. Water bottles, yoga mats, and journals.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

They are in one or many channels and your job as a nonprofit marketer is to deliver the right message to them at the right time—ultimately convincing them to spend their attention, time, and money with you. In order to ask for donations via direct mail, you’ll need to get familiar with the art of writing letters.

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

And I wanted to say one more thing, which is that I am generally when I do teaching and training, I am always paying attention to the expressions on participant’s faces. And what could use more attention? Oh, and I see a comment in the chat, “Arts will and should never go away.” Are you nodding along?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In the same vein, #GivingZOODay is a specific #GivingTuesday campaign that seeks to align donors with a cause near and dear to their hearts—the habitat preservation, safety, and care of animals that are sheltered in zoos and aquariums across America. Why is it important? What channels will we use to promote it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Formatting your nonprofit’s cause(s) and programs into numbered lists is guaranteed to grab the attention of your donors and supporters. Or an arts organization could write about the top 10 museums to visit in a lifetime. Write Numbered Lists.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In fact, he was named one of the 10 best retreat facilitators in America. They’ve done a lot of studies about bad breath and people’s attention. Or something you know about them that you maybe you just saw them at an art gallery or something like that. He’s also won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Once we took out the direct advocacy request and edited it down to an appropriate AdWords length, our 79-character ad read: “Child Care and Head Start: Learn more about why they deserve America’s support.” ” Campaigns & Landing Pages Next we created a separate AdWords campaign for each of our issue areas ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

so far of the number of social good contests over the past three years that have used crowdsourcing and social media to encourage innovative social change ideas or to raise money for nonprofits or shine attention on their do good work. The Pepsi Refresh Contest is the boldest experiment.

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