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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

An Animoto video created by the American Cancer Society is good example of how photos, music, and simple text can tell a story and convey a message of gratitude to donors and supporters: The first step is to create an account. Tags: Animoto Facebook Online Video. 2) People can leave comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities. Very interesting to see the American Cancer Society on the list as its budget - according to a 2005 annual report linked on their Guidestar Profile is well over $10 million).

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

This one probably doesn’t come as a surprise, but by setting up your Facebook Donation Account, your nonprofit can enable donations via Instagram. to your profile or raising funds through. Boys & Girls Clubs of America) and many other organizations use their Stories to drive people to donate to their Facebook Donation Account. #2:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The steps below will help you create a broadcast TV channel for your nonprofit on Ustream (see Stand Up To Cancer’s Channel ). but after four hours of testing and coming up against numerous brick walls and errors on Justin.tv (primarily with their Facebook and iPhone Apps), I went with Ustream. for Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

From hosting Facebook fundraisers to automating your efforts, here are the strategies we’ll cover: Host quick, time-bound challenges to rally supporters. To raise funds and create an engaging #GivingTuesday experience for your social supporters, we recommend hosting a Facebook Challenge. . Create a corresponding Facebook group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Note from Beth: The Lance Armstrong Foundation , known by its nickname “Livestrong”, provides a network of support for people diagnosed with cancer and their families. The foundation's mission is to “inspire and empower people affected by cancer” by helping find the information, support, and strength they need to fight cancer.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

If you're interested in Salesforce stuff and you just landed from your planet, Chatter is like Facebook in your corporate CRM/database. You can post status updates, leave comments on other people's profile (think: wall). I posted on-topic comments in Groups and posted to profiles. I wasn't enthused about Chatter from the start.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. Each Facebook user, after authorizing the Chase application, got 20 votes to distribute among their favorite charities. Allegations of fake profiles being created to drum up votes. On paper, it seemed simple enough. Nice dream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

One particular quote jumped out at me, "The Facebook generation wears their causes like the way they wear their favorite fashion." Last month, I turned my blog pink in support of Breast Cancer and in September, I put on a red t-shirt. I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. However, today, we have Zuckerberg discussing a privacy-focused future on Facebook. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. To add images to your blog, create custom tabs on Facebook, and/or design an e-newsletter template, you need to know basic HTML code. Learn Basic HTML.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

From hosting Facebook fundraisers to automating your efforts, here are the strategies we’ll cover: Host quick, time-bound challenges to rally supporters. To raise funds and create an engaging #GivingTuesday experience for your social supporters, we recommend hosting a Facebook Challenge. . Create a corresponding Facebook group.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Optimize Participant Retention The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation is the only research foundation dedicated to finding a cure for this rare form of blood cancer. Explore identity and feelings : Use proposition testing; A/B test Facebook ads; conduct sentiment analysis. What politicians do they support?)

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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. I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. Finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons. Is Facebook becoming the default front end for nonprofits?

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. Each Facebook user, after authorizing the Chase application, got 20 votes to distribute among their favorite charities. Allegations of fake profiles being created to drum up votes. On paper, it seemed simple enough. Nice dream.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Check the donor’s Facebook and LinkedIn profiles then Google them to see what you can learn about them. Many major donors do not have high-profile online identities. For an in-person meeting, allow 90-120 minutes so you don’t have to cut a valuable conversation short. Some are Internet ghosts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2011

You probably know that leukemia is a form of cancer of the blood or bone marrow. This collaboration will allow us to tap a community of creative folks to solve the issue of donor diversification and to help improve the lives of cancer patients. And we need your help. The Problem: A 1 in 20,000 Chance of Finding a Match.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I'm going pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. Finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons and color schemes for your blog. Hat tip to Laura's Notebook for the inspiration. Early detection is important. Learn more about it here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. TechSoup's Social Media Resources.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2011

So using Causes , a Facebook app for micro-fundraising, I donated my birthday to a great cancer fighting organization. You’ll want an updated Guidestar profile. Causes uses the address in your Guidestar profile to tell it where to send the check. Donors don’t have to be on Facebook. Intro to Causes.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I don’t have time to get out of the office… I have spent lots of time posting our request for funds on our Facebook page and I have created a new, cool Donate section of our website.”. Quite frankly, ALS is not a very wide spread disease like cancer or heart disease.

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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. If you want to learn more about what I’ll be talking about, read this interview in the Guardian. Gen Z By The Numbers.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. TechSoup's Social Media Resources.

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.orgSource

APRIL 3, 2023

Adele is a globally recognized publicist who has served as a public relations strategist, corporate counsel, and crisis management consultant for clients such as Facebook, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, DuPont, Lockheed Martin, Verizon, and President Joe Biden. For example, we were asked to work on President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

.  But after reading  the post by Laura Whitehead and how she turned her blog pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was inspired.    And, for what it is worth, I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. 

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

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. Gamers are already helping tackle real-world problems, just by playing games. Save the Bay: Battle for the Bay. Purpose: Fundraising, education, advocacy.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Or, if you are a communications director for a cancer prevention organization , you want visitors to your site/landing pages to feel like if they join your email list, they’ll get invitations to take action and information to make them a stronger advocate, with a perspective the won’t get anywhere else. Social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests before Pespi announced their contest, open to more than 500,000 charities. Very interesting to see the American Cancer Society on the list as its budget - according to a 2005 annual report linked on their Guidestar Profile is well over $10 million).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

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. . When you gain me as a fan on Facebook, I receive periodic updates and my friends see my interactions with you. Used in concert, this can be extremely powerful. .

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2009

In other news, Lindy Dreyer has been working on a series of posts about organizational Social Media policies , including one addressing your organization's official presence on external existing networks (like LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter). " You can see his "Meet NTEN" profile here.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The demographic profiles of these donors skewed younger, the vast majority being Millennials or Gen Y. 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. She has trained thousands of nonprofits around the world.

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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. The Mashable write up has a freudian typo and describes the Cancer Society and March of Dimes as "high-profit" organizations. Fundraising 2.0

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social Media Generation Profiles. Engagement through Facebook dropped slightly to 65%. Are the only generation to be more active on Facebook (64%) than on YouTube (61%). Facebook use increased by nearly 12% since 2010 to 64%. If your audience is primarily older, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn will be good fits for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity have lunch with Libby Leffler who works on strategic partnerships at Facebook with nonprofits. If you work in nonprofits and social media, you are likely to be seeing a lot of more of Libby as she will is doing a lot more speaking about Facebook and Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2010

He was gleeful because business was booming, because of Facebook. The most productive employees each week win bikinis, plus beach photo-shoots to properly prime their Facebook profile pics. Now I’m no fan of gambling (I’m clearly not his target market in more ways than one). Wednesdays are poker classes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2013

For several years now, nonprofits have been investing time, energy and money building Facebook pages and working to engage supporters on Facebook. Unfortunately, as Beth has pointed out , Facebook doesn’t always make it easy to generate meaningful and measurable results that drive your mission or your bottom line.

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