Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. Today I heard about Drew Olanoff's latest fundraising campaign, a text to give strategy on behalf of Boarding for Breast Cancer. Leverage social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Launched in 2002, GlobalGiving.org is a crowdfunding platform for NGOs, charities, and nonprofits worldwide which has raised nearly $500 million online. Also, with organic reach at an all-time low, your nonprofit should invest in social media advertising. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ). Double the Donation is only open to U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

I often talk about individuals when I’m discussing the way social media can be used to support organizations. Is you’re organization looking to support free agent fundraisers and the changemakers who are passionate about your cause, want to support your work, but do it their way? Not bad, but nothing fantastic.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There are a few reasons why your nonprofit may receive memorial gifts: The person who died supported your organization during their life and had a meaningful personal connection to your cause. For instance, family members of someone who died from lung cancer might donate to your nonprofit if your mission is to fund lung cancer research.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Example: Immerse yourself in a magical night of charity. Sponsorship Tips Create a dedicated sponsorship brochure introducing your organization, event information, sponsorship package benefits, and contact information. You may request that guests wear certain colors for awareness like “pink” for breast cancer awareness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. Supporters and donors want to hear positive stories about how your organization is making an impact.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to give everyday people the chance to fight back against cancer by training for, and competing in charity boxing events to raise money and awareness. Early access to charity races. Offer incentives that align with your mission and feel authentic to your organization. .

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Encourage the development of small organizations by sharing lessons learned. Increase the awareness of good that is occurring in the world. View in spreadsheet Listen to The Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer to hear how LFCA approaches its nonprofit podcast. Provide a platform to showcase awesome nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Not that long ago, there were dozens of charity mobile phone donation programs vying for attention. One popular method of getting people to turn in their old phones has been to recycle them for charity. Phones 4 Charity. program provides collection boxes for schools, charities and churches and buys the collected phones.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You must be a nonprofit and hold current valid charity status in your country. Check your country’s definition for charity status. Next step is to register and validate your organization with TechSoup and acquire your validation token. In the US, that means that you need to have 501(c)(3) status. Not in the US?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Founded in 1957, the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was established as the fundraising and awareness organization for St. ALSAC not only kept the organization afloat during a trying year, but achieved unprecedented growth. By Rob Acker, CEO of Salesforce.org and Rick Shadyac, CEO of ALSAC.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. The point is to see how far we can spread breast cancer awareness … and make the men wonder what’s up :) ". Here’s the original meme: “Right girls let’s have some fun.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts. Scanning for Good: How One Nonprofit Used QR Codes to Raise Awareness. flyers or offline donation forms).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Organizations that rely on donations and grants for funding are being forced to look at their revenue portfolios and determine whether their revenue streams will be sustainable in the foreseeable future. The pandemic has impacted unemployment rates, thereby limiting household income available for donations to charity.

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VolunteerMark

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

You spend hours volunteering your time, try to raise awareness and give financially where you can. WonderWe, a crowdfunding platform, offers a solution to this issue by providing the tools to help organize a successful giving day. There’s a cause near and dear to your heart.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Paint and sip events work for any type of organization, artists of all levels, and can easily be adapted for every season. First, try partnering with a local restaurant and a live trivia company to see if they’d be willing to host a trivia night for your organization with a percentage of proceeds going towards your cause. Bowl-a-Thon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Using photos for online organizing is not limited to the US, it is global. Here is a recent example from Global Voices Online reporting on how activists in the Philippines used selfies to protest train fare hikes. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day. What about making a donation to a charity in honor the special someone in your life. What about making a donation to a charity in honor the special someone in your life. Why not send a virtual gift that sends a donation to support breast cancer research or some other cause?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest event was organized by the DC area based advocacy nonprofit, Demand Progress. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game. Charity Digital News recently announced a new smartphone game, Play to Cure: Genes in Space , which is fun game that also helps cancer scientists with analysis of variations in gene data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. So how can we put the interest in video to work for our organizations, specifically your year-end fundraising? American Cancer Society saw a 10:1 return on investment from this effort.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do you have an idea for an organization that will bring good to the world and serve a charitable purpose? million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. I’ve felt a huge mix of pressure and enthusiasm to launch another one from previous organizers and cities who missed it the first time around. So, can we have a Twestival every week?

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Gamers are exactly the kinds of people you want helping your organization succeed. 57,000 gamers have outperformed supercomputers in the task of folding proteins in new ways that could lead scientists to cures for Alzheimer's, cancer and more. Purpose: Recruiting new members, viral awareness-building.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

” Nonprofits once limited to raising money through cookie sales, charity balls, and foundation grants now have access to almost limitless fundraising streams with new technology platforms, micro-funding models, and evolving culture of giving. American Cancer Society has been fighting cancer since 1913. Pacific time.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2014

If you asked the same group if they’d heard of cancer, I’m willing to bet they’d all say yes. I’m also willing to bet that those same people either know a cancer survivor or someone who lost the fight. My point here isn’t to devalue cancer awareness, but to show that more awareness is needed for diseases like ALS.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2016

Raising general awareness for your cause. As a result, your P2P campaign will grow your presence in these targets, and your awareness will eventually spill into new targets. The Boston Marathon — Supporters of an organization can pledge to raise a certain amount of money, in order to run the race in the name of a charity.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Dozens of crowdfunding platforms make it increasingly easier for people to raise money for any cause, from cancer research to disaster relief, often quite independent of direction from any charity. This was a socially influential individual acting independent of a charity to fundraise for a cause meaningful to him.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

With $300 million in annual revenues, CustomInk is eager to extend its reach into the charity apparel space. The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is currently selling a t-shirt with the names of 3,400 children and teens who have fought or are still fighting childhood cancer. Co-Disruptor: Benevity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Part of a personal fundraising page for the Cannonball Kids’ Cancer Foundation ‘s Gold Gala 2021. Pro Tip: Provide an example of a supporter’s completed fundraising page on which they’ve shared their story and why they support your organization. That means you need to make sure that your community is aware of your event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

It was organized by Ed Schipul. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

As we crawl into a new year, hyper-personalization is a buzzword slowly creeping into the charity lexicon and bound to increase its prominence as the year unfolds. And how can charities, like hospital foundations, use it to increase donor loyalty and generate higher return on investment (ROI)? Not very pleasant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

It was organized by Ed Schipul. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

You’re probably already aware that Facebook Live lets any nonprofit live-stream fundraising events , breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. Viewers can then donate to the organization, in addition to commenting and reacting during the broadcast. How to Use Facebook Live to Raise Money.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million charities in the United States alone and around 10 million worldwide. The truth is very few organizations will be able to stand out. Understanding the Unique Value Proposition Your unique value proposition is a clear statement of the value your organization provides. There are 1.8 Giving once funds a new water project.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

Answers, "Raise awareness for your cause." Organize donations, get-togethers and rallies. So why not choose one that raises awareness for your favorite cause?" Examples: For World AIDS Day, avatars wore shirts with red ribbons and for Breast Cancer Awareness month they wore shirts with pink ribbons.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

international, and worldwide holidays as well as cause days and awareness events like Women’s Equality Day (August 26), Suicide Prevention Month (September) and Giving Tuesday (December 3) that are relevant to a wide range of nonprofits. It’s likely that your organization has more than one audience.

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