Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Anyone and everyone who gives anything — time, money, experience, skills, networks — in any amount to create a better world can be philanthropist. She shared many stories of philanthropists with far less money and notoriety than celebrities and wealthy people we typically think of as philanthropists. Where do I sign up?”

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MAY 8, 2020

Americans are estimated to spend a whopping $25 billion dollars to celebrate their mothers and the other important women in their lives for Mother’s Day. Include a story with each bunch of how this bouquet helps to combat climate change or support women survivors of domestic violence. Stories of Strong Moms.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

While these stats show that this national day of giving has struck a chord in people internationally, it’s the stories from #GivingTuesday that truly inspire us. Or as Michael Rosen, CFRE says: “While statistics can be interesting and even compelling at times, people are more likely to be moved by stories. Novak of The Office.

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APRIL 6, 2022

“I love to spin, and the cycling event is so much fun!” . My family and I are riding to celebrate my niece, who is now cancer free.” . Participants don’t necessarily have a connection to the cause – they’re mostly in it for the fun of the event. The group . “My The tribe . “My The cause . “My The organization .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2020

However, fall event websites told a much different story. Their videos are fun and informative, and the social media materials they’ve put together will inspire many to get their networks involved. In undertaking a landscape review of many well-known P2P event websites, findings were consistent with that paradigm across spring events.

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MARCH 31, 2015

" Carr told TechSoup that she had "a longing to bring opportunities to celebrate these amazing children and their families through the arts, through nights out, and through creating support programs that could bring a bit of ease to their lives." Meeting of the Minds: An Engineer with a Desire to Help. spanhidden.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

A big thanks to the Big Vision podcast listener/Have Fun, Do Good reader, Terez Williamson , who suggested that I interview Laura for this show. She said, "You know, Laura, I think that birthdays aren't any fun, and I don't like them. This is fun." This is so fun. It's very fun. Don't send me anything.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2009

The panelists or poets include Danielle Brigida (NWF), Wendy Harman (Red Cross), David Neff (American Cancer Society) and Carie Lewis , Humane Society of the US. I've designed some fun ways to incorporate Twitter into the experience. And there will be plenty of opportunity for audience interaction. Here's my schedule for SXSW.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. It really begged to be written, all these great stories, and there are hundreds more all over the country.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. Capitalizing on both the holiday and baseball season, Father’s Day is dominated with messages of prostate cancer from the MLB. Have a local celebrity or staff member record messages of love for people that donate to the cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. What about a gift in their honor to celebrate the special day. April: We celebrate Earth Day this month.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

A donation-centered message could take the form of several different content types: a heart-warming client story, an graphic-heavy update on an ongoing campaign, a volunteer testimonial, an educational deep dive into a topic of interest, or something completely unique. There are several different ways to inspire donors to give, for example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Bill Strathmann Opened with his personal story about he got started with Networked For Good. He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory. Told story about doing a workshop and someone said the product didn't work. He introduced Networked For Good and the features.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Craft engaging (but concise) stories. A good story can be the deciding factor in contextual giving and connect donors closer to your cause. When it comes to storytelling with mobile fundraising, make sure to put your donors at the center of the story. Influencer or celebrity campaigns. Have an opt-in policy.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you’re looking for a creative, fun fundraising idea to engage supporters and boost your funding, you’ve come to the right place! Cornhole tournament – Host a fun cornhole tournament for your peer-to-peer participants and have them fundraise among their friends and family beforehand.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Holiday celebrations and time spent with family and friends help us reconnect to the things that matter most and prepare to start fresh for the new year ahead. You can show that impact by sharing a human story. This allows you to give your donors a story with a beginning, middle, and end! Tell a story. Be descriptive.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

I'm not really sure what women's issues are, besides breast cancer and ovarian cancer, but you know what I mean when I say it. They want to hear stories of people that look just like them. Women don't think making fun of other people is funny. We celebrate that. That's critical with women. We have our ages.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

Masterful at telling stories that bring people to happy tears? In fact, the work will be easier, and you’ll find yourself having fun. Think about organizations that take children with terminal cancer and their families on wonderful vacations. Are you strong in event planning, mindful of all the little details?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

Fun Fact: I didn’t receive a single nonprofit email on Sunday, December 7th. Celebrate With Us, There’s Still Time. Last day to give – FWD: Nothing can prepare you for cancer. Field Report: All gifts matched, success stories & more! Special interview: How we’re using viruses to stop cancer.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2022

Masterful at telling stories that bring people to happy tears? . In fact, the work will be easier, and you may find yourself having fun. . Think about organizations that take children with cancer and their families on wonderful vacations. A celebrity supporter. Great at asking for in kind gifts? . A compelling mission.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We love how quickly orgs like Stand Up 2 Cancer can turn these out on Instagram. Lung Cancer Foundation of America does this with their #LivingWithLungCancer series, highlighting the human face of a disease they’re working to cure. Was there a recent news story related to dogs in your field?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I got some of the back story form Julio Vasconcellos , VP for Business Development, for the Experience Project which operates TwitCause. "I Participation from some celebrities and notables. He describes last Thanksgiving's Tweetsgiving campaign and Blame Drew's Cancer campaign. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

So we went out and celebrated, and then in the subsequent weeks, it became very clear that the developer who wanted to build on the watershed had no intention of abiding by the citizens' rule. Britt Bravo: What is one of your favorite success stories? Got the citizens of Austin to sign their names enough times to get it on the ballot.

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