Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Blog: wfwnotesfromthefield.wordpress.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? I join as many social media sites as I can and try to spend time learning each community so I can offer advice to others on how to engage with them. Website: www.nwf.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Sponsored by GalaBid – a digital fundraising platform that helps thousands of nonprofits raise funds through live and online silent auctions, digital raffles, and donations. Provide instructions on your online silent auction website, or through emails and social media. Want to see for yourself? Check out our free demo !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Based on more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media, Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits, written by Heather Mansfield , is a comprehensive 270-page hardcover book packed with more than 100 best practices covering Web 1.0,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? MySpace, back when it was cool.

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CauseVox

MAY 3, 2021

And while many aspects translate seamlessly, one of the questions we hear time and time again is: “How do I get sponsors for my virtual event?”. It’s a great question, because a solid group of sponsors can completely change an event. That’s why we’ve created this full guide to recruiting sponsors for virtual events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is now fully released to the public in both print and digital format. Thanks so much for purchasing or downloading and I hope you find the book useful. That said, the book tour fundraiser and training has now raised $7,060 for partner nonprofits!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

Check out the sample of the book club below!) Did one kind of marketing or social media post have more success than others? 3) A book club Subscription giving is growing. and invite authors to speak virtually or in person at book club meetings. This will help you create a more compelling and meaningful campaign.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

So they tried everything in the book. Similarly, if your social media system calls for you to post a new tweet every day, pre-load your tweets into HootSuite or a similar Twitter scheduling program on Monday so that they automatically get sent out once per day for the rest of the week. #2 They were worried about making asks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2011

Based on more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media, Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits, written by Heather Mansfield , is a comprehensive 256-page hardcover book packed with more than 100 best practices covering Web 1.0,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2021

Fortunately, golf tournaments continue to provide a safe option for in-person fundraisers , with their outdoor setting and innate social distancing. You can promote your event to a broad audience through low-cost digital channels like social media, your organization’s website, and email campaigns with just a link.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Title: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the nonprofit staff and volunteers worldwide who Tweet, Share, Update, Friend, Like, Check-in, Join, Connect, and Post for Social Good. The Social Web. Deciding What Social Media Tools to Use.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2011

My upcoming book about social media and mobile technology will feature more than 100 tools, resources, and nonprofit service providers. The book is shaping up to be a comprehensive, step-by-step 70,000-word online communications and development strategic plan. Related Links: Book Tour. Book Tour Sponsors.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Get more golfers and sponsors to the green with these insider tips to create buzz and promote the tournament. This demographic is one that sponsors are interested in gaining exposure to, which could add sponsor appeal to your tournament. Why should my nonprofit host a charity golf tournament? Leverage digital channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I have a couple of favorites that will be discussed in the book , but I know there are some other good vendors out there that are not on my radar screen. I am getting ready to jump into the chapter about social media and online fundraising. Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ? ? Book Tour ??. ? ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2011

Joe Waters, who writes the Selfish Giving Blog , has published a book, Cause Marketing for Dummies and was kind enough to send me a copy. I have not finished reading the whole book cover to cover, word for word but I did have a chance to read a couple of chapters.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On social media, one client promoted existing resources from their website and politely asked for an email address to access it. Other content ideas we have helped create for Doing Good Digital clients: checklists, coloring pages, eBooks, videos, activity books, and stationery. Extend it to social media platforms, too.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 19, 2021

Therefore, these events usually have sponsors or exhibitor trade show booths so that the online attendees can meet with those in their area of interest. For example, it might seem out of place if book publishers went to an AI technology convention. Purchase an Upgraded Sponsor Package to Promote Your Brand Elsewhere at The Event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Keo Savon, the young Cambodian woman supported by Measuring Networked Nonprofit book royalties. The book also has a social good purpose. My family is sponsoring Keo Savon , who we met this summer in Cambodia. I could not have written this book alone, especially as a reformed measurement phobic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

Along the way, I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia. This is the first of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia. I gave Maneth a copy of the book and we chatted about social media.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to Double the Donation’s guide to corporate sponsorships , your corporate partner can support your awareness campaign by offering the following forms of support: Financial support: A financial sponsorship can help cover the cost of events associated with your awareness campaign, from booking a venue to funding catering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

One of the themes that bubbled up was the role of ambient data from social media channels and I agreed to lead a discussion on: How useful is this data for foundations? The professional tools for monitoring and analyzing social media data can be expensive and pose a steep learning curve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

TechSoup Global was the co-sponsor and it was great to catch up with long-time colleague, Marnie Webb , Co-Ceo. Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. One of the sub-themes was to point out opportunities to use excel in your social media work flow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

One of the ideas we explored is it possible through social media to share some of the findings in a conversational way to help prod more insights from the field. That model uses social media a mechanism to give feedback. Another way to use social media is for the sharing and distribution of the finding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

One of the big themes in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , is the importance of experiments and not to frame them as success or failure but as learning. You have to be like Thomas Edison in approaching social media and experiment. If you want to be successful using social media, you have to take this approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2017

Aliza Sherman and I never dreamed that our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , would be such a needed resource in the nonprofit field when we started writing it last year. Copies of our book available courtesy of Box.org. Hack the Hood Book Party. Won’t you join us? REGISTER HERE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2013

Our book was one of four finalists, including colleague Allyson Kapin and Amy Sample Ward’s awesome book, “Social Change Anytime, Anywhere.” ” This book would not have been possible with going through a wonderful collaboration for my first book, “The Networked Nonprofit” with Alison Fine.

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AccelEvents

JULY 19, 2020

No venue bookings. More qualified leads for vendors and sponsors. There are two reasons why a virtual event is attractive to sponsors: a large targeted audience and greater access to attendee data. This information can then be passed along to event sponsors providing them with a greater understanding of their target market.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Okay, you read that same book, but then life happened. If you have a social media presence , use all of your channels to spread the word quickly. If your organization’s social media engagement is lacking, why not ask your board members and volunteers to post your content on their social media channels?

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Contests are also a great way to get sponsors or exhibitors involved. If you make it clear that winners will be announced on social media, you will not only get engagement during the event but will benefit from attendees checking your social channels regularly. . Social Media Challenge. Guest Speakers.

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Greater Giving

MAY 16, 2023

Engaging and Creative Fundraising Event Ideas Use visually appealing graphics and videos on your website and social media platforms to create excitement and interest in your event. Think outside the box when planning your event and come up with unique ideas that will attract donors and sponsors.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Acknowledge Your Event Sponsors Securing corporate sponsorships is essential to the success of your nonprofit’s live auction. Whether they provide financial support or donate auction items , sponsors can greatly offset your event’s upfront costs, which allows you to put more of your fundraising revenue toward your mission.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

You can determine these by analyzing metrics like email open rate and social media engagement, or you ask supporters directly in a survey. Students log reading hours, and families and community members sponsor their participation by donating. School book fairs. Book fairs are always a favorite with students!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Note from Beth: Last May, Mark Pescue published a provocative essay called the "Tower and the Clouds" which talked about the tension between working in traditional, hierarchical nonprofits and the "cloud" like behavior of working with social media. I wasn't familiar with the concept of a fiscal sponsor at that point (Heck!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2012

This week, KD Paine and I, did a whirlwind tour of ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” book talks in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Many thanks to our generous hosts including the Foundation Center/SF, Zero Divide, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, TechSoup Global, and Stanford University. Keep them coming.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. A read-a-thon can take place anywhere, so long as your participants can curl up with a good book. Engage corporate sponsors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Source: Pratham Books. Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages.

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