Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

And that means you can start using those funds almost as soon as they’re donated to help your organization reach its goals. Other instances where text-to-give is an ideal option include giving days, disaster relief, and weekly church giving. There are many ways you can use text-to-give to improve your fundraising strategy.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

rewards users for volunteering at local food banks, animal shelters and other organizations. SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Gamify Your Organization. You can use the points you collected to contribute to a charity cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2008

Recently, thousands of Facebook members helped leveraged a $50,000 donation from the Western Union Foundation by voting for the American Red Cross and its disaster relief efforts. The $50,000 donation will contribute to a broader American Red Cross goal to raise $100 million for disaster relief. that are easy to grab and use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Networked nonprofits are simple and transparent organizations. They engage people to shape and share their work in order to raise awareness of social issues, organize communities to provide services or advocate for legislation. 9) Sharing Your Organization’s Story. 7) Fundraising. 8) Advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

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. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding. Joe, what you are missing are the contest platforms,” said Michael. Co-Disruptor: Dodge Dart Registry.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

ARC - gather data every morning and share with organization via email; issues that seem sensitive or are newsworthy will contact subject matter experts to follow up. Sarah - share by email because we are an online organization, can have a spreadsheet with stats and how they are growing, organization wide as well as campaigns, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. A quick review of the results of Isovera Survey of Open Source Content Management Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations. Check out this disaster simulation game from the UNISDR called Stop Disasters !

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Increased Reach: By engaging supporters to fundraise on your behalf, you extend your reach to new potential donors who may have never heard of your organization otherwise. A peer-to-peer fundraising campaign typically begins with a nonprofit organization setting up a central campaign page on a fundraising platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Emily Weinberg has some terrific notes from the "Branding Through Websites: Building Your Brand from the First Click" Heather Carpenter summarizes what she learned from the Disaster Planning for Nonprofits session. Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest. More pointers to NTC posts here.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They just finished a YouTube video contest. But other things--the twitter thing, the video contest was my idea. We’d received a video PSA from Pratt students, and I proposed the contest. Even when it’s kind of a disaster, I try to be methodical about it instead of just ranting. The facebook thing was very organic.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Some highlights: In 2004, Natalie Portman, then a 22-year-old fresh from college, went to Capitol Hill to talk to Congress on behalf of the Foundation for International Community Assistance, or Finca, a microfinance organization for which she served as “ambassador.” Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

And, there is so much to experiment that one person or organization can't do it alone. The rule of threes: Identify and explore a tool and commit to learning three things about it in three weeks with at least three other people in your organization or your peers. I've pointed to a lot of resources in my blog.). Make it fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard. The winners of the contest, and their entries, are: · Entoure , Sarah Allen. “My

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. American Open Challenge is GlobalGiving's second online giving contest. There is prize money available for the organizations attracting the most donors and funds. It's open to 501c3's serving U.S.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The students would prepare for the contest using a series of online practice modules and mobile phone based applications that would test the students on sample questions. These resources should be equivalent in quality to industry leading commercial organizations and must be available in a cost effective hourly manner. In a Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowdsourcing is defined broadly as: The process of organizing many people to participate in a joint project, often in small ways. The results are greater than an individual or organization could accomplish alone. There’s isn’t one best way to do it – and many organizations use a combination of these models to meet their objectives.

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

If you’re a smaller organization, the answer might very well be “no.” But even if you don’t have the resources to hire a dedicated staffer or an outside PR firm, there is still plenty that your nonprofit can do to raise your organization’s profile. But when it comes to your nonprofit, the organization itself can be the thought leader.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

What makes someone give to one organization versus another one? Some people give because a particular cause or organization matters to someone they care about. People who know someone with a specific disease might be much more willing to give to an organization that fights that disease. Or mail in a check? Social Dynamics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

I spoke about creating a culture of authentic generosity in your network, Stacey Monk talked about her organization, Epic Change, and Tweetsgiving Campaign, and David Armano talked about how social media is strengthening weak ties and how he leveraged his network to help a woman named Daniella. Nonprofit Organizations.

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