Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Source: Philanthropy 2.0 Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 The Long Tail of Facebook Causes. The goal of our Community Philanthropy 2.0 research, a survey of the giving habits of the social media savvy, over at Mashable. Frogloop Blog.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. "Their money, our votes." The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

I am donating my royalties to support the Sharing Foundation ‘s college education program for young people in Cambodia. We had an all-star team of nonprofit, philanthropy, and measurement experts as peer reviewers who helped make the book more useful. The book also has a social good purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

But this year, the buzz leading up to the November 15 event on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on sites like YouTube and Linkedin, was even stronger. Based on our post-event survey of more than 9,000 individual donors, 67 percent heard about the event via email, 23 percent via Facebook, and 4 percent via Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

National studies consistently find that Austinites give far less to charitable causes than people in other cities. The Facebook application encourages Facebook users to vote for which small and local non profits will receive donations totaling $5 million. According to the site: Austin is no doubt a caring community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation? Thanks to Facebook, in two weeks all of your friends will see that it's your birthday.

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JULY 28, 2008

eJewish Philanthropy: "Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook aren’t just for college keg stand contest pictures anymore. Nonprofits are joining social network sites to connect with people, strengthen cause awareness and hopefully cultivate donors." From ejewishphilanthropy.comWho Needs So Many “Friends”?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2009

I also celebrated my 40th birthday by setting up a Birthday Wish using the Causes application on Facebook, and raised $580 for Women for Women International with my Facebook pals. You can enter a contest to win a copy of Half the Sky on Kristof's blog, On the Ground ). women philanthropy education rights New York Times

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Both services are heavily used by people under 35, so if your organization wants to connect with younger audiences, these apps are a great way to do it. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. A few more things to know about Vine: The app is available for for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. There's an unfortunate consensus emerging in the nonprofit sector that social media is only helpful for communicating with young people. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

” In the last five years alone, Dan has given over 275 talks on philanthropy and innovation in 34 states and eight countries. This ongoing study has been cited in hundreds of publications, including Forbes, TIME, Fast Company, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is a William J.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. Listening: hearing what people are talking about your issue or sector. Danielle Brigida: using social media to increase, reach, engagement and revenue. what things need to be measured.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Peter had analyzed my use of Twitter and shared at the conference that I use it to communicate, in small increments of time, with those who choose to follow my tweets (which, for today at least, is 1,284 people). It also surprised me that Lend4Health loan recipients would get on Facebook and join the same group as their lenders.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

Vicki of Zazengo shared more ways to spread the word in her Social Actions blog post, Help Promote MLK Day on Facebook + Zazengo. Enter the YouTube Contest Usaservice.org is also sponsoring a YouTube contest. The Greatest Antidote to Cynicism by Mario Morino, the Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Ranger Rick, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation , has been banished from Facebook! They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook!

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Repurpose email content into your next Facebook post, with a link to sign up for your email newsletter. Social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) allow you to send out polls and questions to your followers. Online contests or challenges. News & World Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Marketing, Fundraising, and Philanthropy So far, there will be at least four bloggers live blogging at the Council on Foundations conference. Where's the conference tag?

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

These changes in technology are creating fundamental changes in how people see their role, the community and their identity. In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. Is Facebook and MySpace a trend?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Raise Funds on Facebook. Photo Contest. If you realize your communication strategy (which is a key component of any successful Giving Tuesday campaign) is what needs attention, the Nonprofit Communications Professionals Facebook group might help provide some insight and ideas. Accept Pledges. Fundraising Letters. Text-to-Give.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

People contributed more than $125 million on Facebook , up from $45 million in 2017, using the network’s new fundraising tools. . Facebook and PayPal together offered a $7 million match for Giving Tuesday donations and saw that match gobbled up “within seconds” after 8 a.m. Lots of complaining from insiders.

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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. Over a century after its inception, over 52,000 people in 1823 places across 17 countries participated in the Christmas Bird Count – using email, web sites, and social media tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Tell me about you - how did you end up working in global philanthropy? During my 17 + years in the financial services world I was always engaged in "philanthropy" as a volunteer in many "do gooder" opportunities. Do you have a foundation background? I am a corporate refugee.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

84% of people comment, 82% message others, and 39% create content. She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. On Facebook : I think everyone agrees it’s very early.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s even some strange philanthropy news compliments of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. An estimated billion people carry water on their heads, so this is potentially transformative technology. " Facebook, Solar Drones, and Cheap Internet. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

She’s trained a ton of people. I’m excited and I want people to hear from you, Mallory. ” So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? Your goal is getting in front of the right people regularly. She’s done tons of training. She’s a former fundraiser herself.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Additional data also supports this forecast, especially when considering the following trends: $300 million has been raised on Facebook via “Donate Your Birthday”. Facebook is number 1). Facebook is number 1). Ask yourself: Can you leverage grateful patient programs to get people to fundraise on your behalf?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

She’s trained a ton of people. I’m excited and I want people to hear from you, Mallory. So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? Your goal is getting in front of the right people regularly. These are not Power Partners, these are not the right people and this is how you know. .

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

“The year-end fund-raising results last month confirm what we already suspected: for most people giving is not a luxury but a natural extension of who they are,” said Mark Rovner, Founder of Sea Change Strategies. The people who really care about what you do will continue to give, but they may continue to give less.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Also in 2008, Daily Bread Food Bank , a local organization, announced that contributions had been sparse and unless something changed, homeless people would go hungry. Several Twitter social change users started to urge others in the community to do something. 600 people attended and they raised $25,000 for the Food Bank.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

I often attend Bloomerang webinars, and so I feel like I’m just, like, talking to my people today. We’re not the only people, sort of, in this virtual space today who have something to share. Inviting those people and giving them opportunities to engage with your organization and helping to further your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Less than 24 hours ago, Epic Change launched its TweetsGiving 2009 , a 48-hour charity event to encourage people to express their gratitude using online tools and at face-to-face meet-ups. This two-day event, which ends on Thanksgiving, also invites people to donate to Epic Change. . A Platform for Self-Organizing.

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