Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

As a result of this temporary decline in social media ROI, web and email campaigns are being rejuvenated and very soon digital payments within social networks will revitalize online fundraising. All nonprofit social media campaigns – even those of large, well-funded organizations – can be improved upon. Get ready!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 23, 2009

This week they are rounding up and highlighting examples of social media use by WWF, The Humane Society, Livestrong and Oxfam America - plus, you can add your organization to the list! Reflections on America’s Giving Challenge - Did you follow or participate in the America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation?

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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. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

Change the Web Challenge: Finalists Announced - I'm really excited about the 24 Finalists in the Change the Web Challenge - this Challenge called for new applications that use Social Actions' API which aggregates and surfaces all kinds of actionable opportunities from around the web. Check them out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook. But the idea of doing this through your online social networks has become normalized in the last few years as online social networks have become intertwined with our lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2012

I’m honored to be working on some social media capacity projects to assist NGOs that are supporting women’s issues – from a learning exchange for Packard Foundation Grantees in Pakistan to a Women’s Leadership Network in Africa to the e-mediat that is working with many NGOs that support women and girls in the Arab World.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2009

As we were singing happy birthday, I realized that Harry is growing up with having social networks and generosity in his life. He has watched his mother celebrate her birthday and use it as an excuse to raise money for the Sharing Foundation , a charity that cares for kids in Cambodia. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

Photo by HeyDee Almost a year ago, Allison Fine and I finished a reflection paper on the lessons learned from the first America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation. This year, we are experimenting with incorporating social media techniques as part of the evaluation process for the second America’s Giving Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Via Roger Carr's blog post at Everyday Giving , Dr. Mani was introduced to the Sharing Foundation and became a donor to the America's Giving Challenge campaign. He also retwittered to his network. It was made possible by Dr.Mani's network. A social network. He lives in India. ABSOLUTELY NOT.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with the Sharing Foundation's founder, Dr. Nancy Hendrie, a retired pediatrician in her seventies to work on a couple of projects and get ready for the final phase of the our America's GIving Challenge campaign. Dr. Hendrie has been working tirelessly on this campaign using her social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. It is highly trafficked and should be the foundation for your nonprofit’s video campaigns. Niche Networks (Ning, Change.org, Care2, WiserEarth, BlackPlanet): 5 to 10 Hours Weekly.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Everyone's buzzing about the Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge and the Causes Giving Challenge. Here's how: How to Join America's Giving Challenge (December 13, 2007-January 31, 2008) 1. Go to the America's Giving Challenge page in Parade Magazine. For more information, go the Case Foundation's site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

" This analysis caught my eye because helped crystalize some thinking about Facebook causes based on an experiment I did as part my fundraising for the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge (please consider donating $10). According to this analysis, Causes probably falls in the Adapted Patterns/Competition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2010

Once they arrived in America, they organized an all-night candlelight vigil in front of the White House to call attention to their father's plight. Social networks and connections let you strengthen loose ties with consequential strangers. His daughters were quickly put on a plane out of the country.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The Audubon Society's Porter Mason said that EveryAction's network effect "increased conversion rates by a magnitude of 5x to 20x". #2. EveryAction is built to scale and is now trusted by some of the nation's largest nonprofits - from the United Nations Foundation, to Planned Parenthood, Comic Relief, the Audubon Society and Greenpeace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America !) to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. This post shares a few observations about Networked Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. Our Social Media Command Center. We had additional volunteers who were curating content and monitoring conversation via social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

It’s also an amazing opportunity to hear from key leading funders of games including the MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation and the World Bank Institute. It’s a rare occasion when one is able to hear the perspectives of the non-profit/funder and the game designer speaking together about recent projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This year, we asked school principals to don super hero costumes and ride the new indoor zip line at the Mall of America. We also take the extra step of curating and engaging a group of local influencers with large social networks to help us promote Give to the Max Day. They are enthusiastic and positive voices for us.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Public Diplomacy in the Age of Social Media. Hosted by: New America Foundation. Location: New America Foundation. How does social media change how statecraft is practiced in the 21st century? Learn more here. Category: Politics & Government. Thursday, February 16 at 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 But, despite these numbers, for most organizations and causes raising money via social media is still a hard thing to do. ." Million in donations for charities this past winter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Roger Carr, Everyday Giving Blog , signed up to help me with a Bloggers Campaign part of the Sharing Foundation's Americas Giving Challenge , Today, I observed a twitter exchange from Angela to Roger. I thought she might be referring to our campaign, so thanked her. Yes, indeed Laura is helping us out. Thank you Laura! Thanks Julia.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Nonprofits should be consistently and regularly promoting their KEYWORD and SHORT CODE combination on the web, social networking sites, and print materials! NARALPro-Choice America :: Subscribe. That’s a great best practice. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children :: Subscribe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Then, I thought, ah - someone who I can ask to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation!    It is a very well written and researched look at  how these tools have been are being leveraged for social change in way that is new and will continue have major implications.   I did. .   I did.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

posted by Sentari Minor , Program Specialist, The Rodel Foundation of Arizona. Networking. It’s simple: networking is necessary to progress at any level in business and is especially paramount for nonprofit leaders. Additionally, social networking has made traditional networking even easier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. Internal social media coordination, organization and planning.

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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 million for nonprofit causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

At that time the Facebook Causes was only two months old and in their conclusion they pointed out that fundraising on social networks was not a silver bullet and that it takes time. . Steve MacLaughlin points out "If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Beth Dunn wrote a great piece called " We're The Young Generation " reflecting on an article in the New York Times about the growing use of social networks by young people for social good. He discovered the Sharing Foundation's project on Global Giving and decided to enter the America's Giving Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

The title of this blog post is taken from an article posted over at Slate mostly talking about the Facebook component of the recent America's Giving Challenge, posing the question, "Can social networks and virtual communities revolutionize charitable giving?" But, it not necessarily anything new.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Philanthropy News Digest reports that the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF) has announced a new initiative with several prominent charities like the American Red Cross, the U.S. ” According to John Graham, board chair of the Mobile Giving Foundation. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

Roger Carr at the Everyday Giving Blog responded to my reflections about networked fundraising , particularly my concern about donor fatique and potentially annoying blog readers here when I'm raising money for the Sharing Foundation. The question is "when is enough enough? (in

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Care2

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Densen has developed innovative programs ranging from demystifying the language of Wall Street for AARP Financial to an alliance focused on minority financial empowerment that brings together the ING Foundation with Girls Inc. Tags: Cause Marketing Social Networking. American business needs to win back customer trust.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Leverage the power of your social networks to raise funds using this avenue. The Denver Foundation’s 2021 Strategic Framework The Denver Foundation is a community nonprofit foundation committed to strengthening the Metro Denver area. Peer-to-peer fundraising. Monthly giving.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Sparked also utilizes your pre-existing social network by. Taproot is a grants foundation, but instead of allocating grants for cash, their grants are for services. services are a great way to expand your network in a personal manner, and the site alone is well-worth investigating; myriad e-books and. smartphone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment). Are you using social media primarily to raise money? Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Lots of members, including Charles Lenchner and Laura Quinn , were talking about the recent Pew research report on the use of social network by US adults over at M+R 's Progressive Exchange online community. Nonprofit organizations and foundations are encouraged to submit their videos. You can read more from Green America here.

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