Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Stand Up To Cancer caught my attention a few weeks back, and now with the launch of Apple TV and Google TV we’re on the precipice of a new era in broadcast communications. You can watch live or just view the recorded archives on their channel: www.nonprofittimes.tv. The next broadcast is scheduled for October 6 at 1pm ET.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

The focus is on Mobile Giving. I just finished moderating a panel on the topic of social and mobile integration. Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. How do you combine mobile with the grassroots power of social media to successfully engage donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The advent of the Mobile Web is slowly starting to permeate and transform nonprofit communications. Just like social media transformed the nonprofit sector and how it communicates with its supporters, so will the Mobile Web (even more so). Some nonprofits have begun to lay a foundation for their mobile communications strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

It’s been 10 years since my co-founders and I launched Classy as an online fundraising platform to mobilize and empower the world for good. What started as a small fundraiser for cancer research has now raised over $3 billion for social and environmental causes—and we feel like we’re just getting started. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I was honored to moderate a panel at Innogive Conference on the intersection of social and mobile strategy. Does” is any action – post, like, share, mobile photo,create – expressed via a social voice. He was asked to donate to cancer charity. Edna the Mobile Granny. The slides are here. Charlie the Artist.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

In part 1 of Mobilize Those Mobile Eyes , I wrote about the different facets of the mobile channel that your organization can use to engage your constituents. Here, I’ll cover who the players are you can to bring to the table, and share a couple of thoughts about creating a plan for mobile. Know the players.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2020

In response to some who proposed that we should cancel the event, I can vividly remember our Race Chair, Dorothy Paterson, saying, “The effects of breast cancer will remain long after the homes have been repaired from the hurricane. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising involves individuals mobilizing their personal networks to raise funds for a cause. Using CauseVox’s platform, Endure To Cure exemplifies the power of peer-to-peer fundraising by mobilizing almost 1000 individuals to donate to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The discussion featured guest speakers Jen Burton , community director at Causes ; Tom Dawkins , co-founder of StartSomeGood ; and Miles Orkin , national director for mobile and web at the American Cancer Society. Fundraising channels needs to be integrated. Strategy is key as it cuts across new and traditional media channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. WWF Mobile. For 2012, watch how the early adopters use text messaging to drive traffic to their mobile content and inspire donors to give through mobile channels.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Most nonprofits should instead consider their usual channels of direct mail, email campaigns and social media and experiment in some new areas like Livestreaming. Stupid Cancer encouraged their community to share their own stories on social media. 3) Optimize Your Donation Page To Maximize Year-End Gifts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Digital fundraising, specifically on social media channels, provides a way for nonprofits to connect to younger generations who do not have the time nor desire to receive lengthy appeal letters or printed newsletters. And more than 50 percent of online browsing occurs through mobile means. Facebook alone has 2.41

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

My co-presenter for the plenary was the amazing Marcelo Iniarra , who is a digital mobilization pioneer and fantastic presenter/facilitator. The challenges: Explosion of online media channels. Marcelo set up the overall context: How can NGOs effectively engage donors online in an ever-growing age of complexity and connectivity?

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JULY 29, 2021

Mobile fundraising empowers people to give on the go! Whether supporters are donating through text or accessing your online donation page on their smartphones, it’s imperative that your organization has the tools, resources, and best practices to conduct a successful mobile fundraising campaign. What Is Mobile Fundraising?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Yesterday I went along to the Mobile and Digital Conference in London , organised by Fundraising magazine, to hear first-hand about how, in a fast-changing world, charities are using social, mobile and digital media to reach new audiences and raise more money. Don't measure success of mobile Apps just by the £s raised.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. Google announces " Broadcast Your Cause, " a nonprofit channel on YouTube. He also shares the key points of his presentation here. Fundraising 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

As a general rule, donations pages should be simple, optimized for mobile giving, and ask for the minimal amount of information required to make a donation and to capture a donor’s contact information. For example, the American Cancer Society on GoFundMe Charity : 7) Sign up for Facebook & Instagram Charitable Giving Tools.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The nonprofit privacy rights community was fully mobilized including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, ACLU, Free Press Access, Demand Progress, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Mozilla Foundation, and many commercial web companies. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game. Image 2: Cancer Research UK.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Additionally, these tech savvy supporters want to fundraise using the technology and communication channels they use on a daily basis. 58% of crowdsourced gifts were made on a mobile device – Your mobile strategy is no longer optional. Your supporters expect fundraising tools that are accessible via a mobile device.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. Tips for Engaging Gen Z On Social and Mobile Channels. Gen Z Uses Digital Tools for Social Good, Not Social Currency. Don’t talk down, treat them as adults.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The need to have a Google account will come up many times in your social media and mobile technology campaigns. Also, as you’ll see in Chapter 5, you will need a Google account to set up a YouTube Channel properly. Nonprofits like Amnesty International, PETA, the American Cancer Society, the Sierra Club, and the Susan G.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

He is the founder of CoCo Studios, which promotes media collaboration and game development for fiber and mobile networks. She then transitioned to work with native YouTube creators, helping them hone and develop their channel strategies and find a sustainable audience on YouTube. Mona Das is the founder of MOXY!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

Within a multi-channel approach, Facebook Live can become a powerful way to raise more money online. For example, Stand Up To Cancer broadcasted news about a high school raised money during a “Sports Day For Charity” Don’t ask people to “Donate”. Reshare the broadcast on other social channels. Of course not!

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

NTEN member and geographic web and mobile software developer Azavea, in collaboration with Temple University's Center for Security and Crime Science, just released ACS Alchemist , an open source tool that makes it easier to access US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) data. and James L.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

We’re having a 5K/bike ride/walk this weekend … it’s for a good cause” is not as newsworthy as “couple to marry while running in a 5K for breast cancer research, this is why…”. Dozer’s fundraising page raised over $25,000 for cancer research that first year. Social media channels are essential tools for extending your reach.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Inspire your supporters to channel their inner Joey Chestnut and stuff their face for good. Take a page from the Lung Cancer Foundation of America’s #CatsAgainstLungCancer campaign and pull in your cats to talk about you c(l)ause. Eat for Good. Cats with Purrr-pose. World Cat Day (August 8). Garage Sale for Good.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. Tips for Engaging Gen Z on Social and Mobile Channels. Gen Z Uses Digital Tools for Social Good, Not Social Currency. Don’t talk down, treat them as adults.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2017

In this blog post you will learn: How San Diego Humane Society mobilized supporters in a time of crisis. Mobilizing Supporters During a Time of Crisis. Our Communications team ended the planning meeting early and quickly mobilized to prepare for communicating the rescue to news media, staff, volunteers and our donors.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2013

In the nonprofit world, this approach and style is similar to organizations that have chosen to increase their fundraising base by leveraging one channel (and sometimes powerful online fundraising tools ), most likely email, and using this as the main driver for new donor acquisition. The Multichannel Approach.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

An organization that owns its data and manages it correctly owns its distribution channels. If LIVESTRONG had been able to capture data on everyone who wore their bracelets, they’d have built the largest cancer supporter database in the world. . Please add more in the comments as this is a complex topic! During his 4.5

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

For example, if you know I’m interested in lung cancer issues, send me a lung cancer project or research to fund. I cover more —mobile, channel integration, messaging, structure—in a recent AFP webinar, which you can watch here. The Price of “One-Size-Fits-All”.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Quite frankly, ALS is not a very wide spread disease like cancer or heart disease. Bill Gates only dumped a bucket of ice water on his head because Mark Zuckerberg asked him; that same ask coming from an ALS staffer would’ve fallen on deaf ears. Most people don’t know someone with ALS—most have never even heard of it.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2015

The Statistics: Generation Y gives 62% through their mobile phones. So, if you aren’t already engaging with this group through social and other online channels, hopefully these numbers are an eyeopener. In fact, Millennials make up 11% of total giving , but are projected to have an even larger impact in the coming years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Last week, I had the honor of participating on a keynote panel at Celgene Corporation’s Patient Partners annual meeting ahead of the ASCO Conference (ASCO is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, prevention and delivery of high-quality patient care).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

An extension of Salesforce CDP, Genie unifies all of an organization’s customer data across channels and interactions into a single customer profile that is updated in real-time as new data comes in. This ensures that every interaction between an organization and its stakeholders is more automated, intelligent, and rapidly updated. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Laura's Notebook has turned pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so has Michelle Martin. Finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons. Mobile MobileActive.org has released a new resource for mobile activists in the Spanish-language according to the AFP blog.

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