Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

She was the recent winner of my son's Green Geek Charity Contest and we contributed a small amount to the charity of her choice, SOS Children's Villages. collided with the island nation as a borderline Category 3/Category 4 storm. Reports suggest 15,000 are homeless because of the storm, and 22 dead. Last week Cyclone Ivan ???

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. Reach out to the media with a local angle on a national story. Keep your letter to about 150 words.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Ilorin, Nigeria: Recession: Reviving the Nation's Economy Through Technology. Check out the #Storymakers2017 page for all the details.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above. Ready to enter?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Here’s how to create it: Make note of ALL national holidays , especially days that most people are off work, and fill those holidays in on your calendar. Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. Schedule in any predicted online giving dates.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Photo Contest. Visit the Giving Tuesday website for a complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit and additional resources about the national day of giving. For example, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide food and supplies for the homeless might create a registry with nonperishable foods, shower products, vitamins, and other useful products.

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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

APRIL 18, 2007

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Photo Sharing around an organization's programs/mission - Global and National Youth Day. Adding a new data point to it. Another example.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2023

For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! We’ve all read news stories about national charities that mismanage funds.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Deadline for InterAction’s14th Annual Photo Contest is January 15. Thank you – we’ll end pet homelessness, the seal hunt, and more. GivingTuesday: Show the Heart of UConn Nation. eNews: Try One of These 7 Ways to Help Birds at Home. Help Us Build Better Men for a Better World. Holiday Fund + Gifts for Kids.

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