Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

Also, if you have not read it, Kivi Leroux-Miller has written a stellar piece called “ The Heroes and Villains of Give Local America Story. “ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento. Last year, Give Local America raised $68.5

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Manager, Direct Marketing Fundraising Services, long-time staff of the national nonprofit Feeding America , knows better. Aaron and his team have designed a donor thank you process that’s an ongoing practice integrated into the fundraising culture at Feeding America. They seek “an America where no one is hungry.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2015

Note from Beth: Give Local America , powered by Kimbia’s technology, is an effort to coordinate giving days on one platform. Last year, Give Local America raised more than $53 million from more than 306,000 gifts in 2014. Give Local America emphasizes small, local nonprofits. 1) #iGiveLocal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Neon CRM

MAY 23, 2023

Visit the Asian American Arts Alliance Website If You’re Passionate About the Law, Support the South Asian Bar Association of North America Anyone familiar with the legal system knows how invaluable it is to have a support network of peers and access to ongoing education. to their members. Photo by Jeong Park.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades. The good news is that you don’t need to spend hours on end searching for relevant news or updates.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Giving Tuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. You can support NTEN in Giving Tuesday and join Beth Kanter for a live discussion of collective philanthropy - get the details here.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. PADI AWARE Foundation.

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Candid

MAY 19, 2021

Reprinted from The Atlanta Women’s Foundation. According to the same Kaiser Family Foundation report, forty-seven percent of women have reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder compared to 38 percent of men in December 2020. Foundation. Bulow Campbell Foundation. Woodruff Foundation. 11,331,603.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations. The gap is especially clear in private foundation giving. Casey Foundations. This was a very popular TechSoup webinar with over 300 attendees.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. National University. Oxfam America. Feeding America. All Star Code, Give Blck. Lewis Foundation.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Nonprofit annual reports play an important role as we head into the end of the fiscal year or the onset of giving season. We hope they give you inspiration for your own nonprofit’s annual report. National Public Radio (NPR). NPR (National Public Radio) does an excellent job of making their annual report relevant.

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Candid

JUNE 17, 2022

Many history books in American schools fail to include the history or acknowledgement of Juneteenth, but at HBCUs, students get a much deeper and contextualized presentation of what it has meant to be Black in America. Juneteenth is about liberation and we're going to be deliberate and continue to grow.”.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

During National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S., Across America, Hispanic and Latino organizations are leading the way in every realm, including advocacy, education, healthcare, and social services. Hispanic Heritage Foundation The. Voto Latino. Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

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Greater Giving

MAY 2, 2023

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and supporting those struggling with mental health issues. The post 5 Ways to Support Mental Health Nonprofits During May appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

The kind of food that nourishes the mind and body, and is foundational to growth and many other critical human needs, like education, housing, jobs, and transportation. Feeding America’s Vast Network of Partners. and Chicago, Feeding America is the second largest organization focused on ending hunger in America.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Today we''re giving a big thank-you to the dedicated members of NTEN''s committees. David Krumlauf, Chief Technologist, Pierce Family Charitable Foundation. Debra Askanase, Director of Outreach, National Brain Tumor Society. Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Jon Townsend, Chief Information Officer, National Trust. Jarrod Bell, Chief Information Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Speakers represent globally-recognized organizations, like Gavi , International Justice Mission , Unicef, Teach for America, CDC Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

National Nail Polish Day (June 1). Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. National Repeat Day (June 3). National Repeat Day (June 3). National Oceans Month (June, US) World Oceans Day (June 8). And now, for the ideas: 1. Polish for a Purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

This week (April 18th to 25th) is National Volunteer Week in the US. The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Celebrate National Volunteer Week and go do something good.Ê Photo from San Jose Library.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

But what if you could take a systems approach to social fundraising that would leverage social fundraising done by individual organizations and give it focus? For more in-depth learning experiences, I do a pre-workshop assessment, but for this mini-workshop I did a living assessment in the room. Enter online fundraising contests.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Knowing that it can be tough to execute on we thought we’d give you a few examples of nonprofits effectively using content marketing as a key part of their online strategy. Meet Kyhron and Dan in Epesode 4 to see how Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is using content marketing effectively. every 40 minutes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

According to a study by The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, the GFC reduced total giving by 7 percent in 2008 and by another 6.2 And, despite slight upticks in 2010 and 2011 in giving, they were still well below pre-GFC levels. This decline is not anecdotal. percent in 2009.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

50CAN is an organization that drives the creation of stronger, more equitable schools in every state and community within its national network. The Boys and Girls Clubs of America has shifted focus this year to highlight how their local clubs are community-essential hubs. the people they serve, boards, donors, etc.),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

What Happened on Give Local America Day? For the past few years, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees , all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

The benefits of strength-based messaging Strength-based messaging encourages long-term and recurring giving, rather than a one-time gift to meet an immediate need. It represents people positively, in a way that feels true and empowering to them.” John is active in the direct marketing industry and is a frequent lecturer and blogger.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2021 State of Homelessness report , there were 580,466 people in the United States who were experiencing homelessness in 2020, 30% of which were families with children. Private foundations. Many of these private foundations have a mission they want to accomplish.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

As more and more activist organizations began to gain traction, it became clear that the nation needed to adopt more comprehensive civil rights legislation to increase independence and fully integrate people with disabilities into U.S. Foundation for Autism The Doug Flutie Jr. On March 12, 1990, over 1,000 people marched to the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. The new project is called the Mobile Giving Alliance. million phones were stolen in the U.S.,

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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. Get your base to give first. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits!

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NetWits

JUNE 26, 2012

My first answer to this question almost ten years ago was online giving. Back then I remember convincing nonprofits that donors would become more and more comfortable entering their credit number into a website – today online giving accounts for over $20 billion annually. ” A Bit of a Historical Take.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

You’re finally done with your year-end giving analysis and follow up. Relationships built, not just on a one-time gift, but from a foundation of trust in your organization’s methodology and assurance that every donation will make an impact is extremely important for donor satisfaction and ultimately, donor retention. It’s spring!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington raised $2,017,196 with 17,838 donations for over 1,000 nonprofits in the DC, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia areas. The Give to the Max Day Facebook page had a 99.4% National Archives 2.0:

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Planned Giving Primer. Planned Giving Primer. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

America’s Giving Challenge is an amazing program from The Case Foundation that See3 had the opportunity to support this year. Kellogg Foundation added another $75,000 to the pot to give away. Check it out right now at America’s Giving Challenge. Kellogg Foundation. “We

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