Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Or maybe it’s caught your attention and you are more realistically asking, “What can we learn from the icebucket challenge apply to our year-end giving and integrating social media in fundraising?” ” Participating in a local or national giving day may help you work on that second question.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 23, 2014

There''s just one week left in 2014 and we need all of the help we can get to start next year on the right (and well-funded) foot to support scholarships, membership and program accessibility, and the quality content that makes this such an amazing community.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The impact of social fundraising has dramatically increased in the last 18 months, giving nonprofits new channels to create reach and drive engagement. . adults have reported fundraising for or giving to a peer-to-peer campaign during the pandemic. Get creative and spread social giving campaigns throughout the year. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

More than one-third of charitable giving happens in the last three months of the year ; the emergence of #GivingTuesday and the growth of online giving makes the fall ever more critical for charities. Thursday, October 9, 2014. Thursday, October 16, 2014. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Friday, October 31, 2014.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Giving Tuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Learn more about why Beth is supporting Giving Tuesday and RSVP to join the online chat on her blog.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Thursday, November 13, 2014. Busia, Kenya.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Thursday, November 13, 2014. Busia, Kenya.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Giving to religion-based organizations often tops lists of philanthropic statistics. In fact, in the recent Giving USA 2020 report , donors gave more than $131 billion to religion-based organizations in the United States in 2020. . Faith-based giving can be deeply reflective of a person’s belief.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This drives trust that can encourage future giving. For a good example of this one, you can look to the 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge, a viral video-based social media campaign that raised $115 million for ALS research in only six weeks. You should segment your donors to get the most out of your email campaign.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 26, 2021

Your donation page’s content and presentation impacts whether visitors give, how much they contribute, and whether they’ll donate again. If you include suggested giving amounts on your donation form, consider adding a brief explanation of what a gift of that size could theoretically accomplish. Giving day campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Giving Tuesday is a day that all nonprofits circle on their calendar each year. It’s the global day dedicated to charitable giving, and celebrated the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. million gifts were given on Giving Tuesday, and donations resulted in over $300 million raised online.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2014

billion emails sent from July 2013-June 2014. Among the interesting findings: Online giving was up 8.07% from July 2013-June 2014 (compared to the previous year). Repeat and sustainer giving increased 19% and 16% , respectively, and continue to fuel online giving. First-time donations decreased slightly by 1.6%.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2016

Overall, nonprofits raised more money online in December 2015 vs. 2014. $9M The first Tuesday in December typically marks the beginning of year-end fundraising, and 2015 was no exception. The median group in M+R’s study saw a 79% increase in giving compared to 2014. 9M more was raised, a 10% increase.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

You can reciprocate that love by giving them a hug or high five at your next event! Tuesday, January 28. Tuesday, Feburary 4. Tuesday, February 11. Portland, OR: Volunteer meet and greet and help steer the rest of 2014 events. Tuesday, February 18. Upcoming Events. Warsaw, Poland: e-volunteering.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Early Signs Point to Another Big Growth Year for Giving Tuesday - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "Giving Tuesday 2014 appears poised to repeat its sophomore year growth, when the day of philanthropy nearly doubled donations around the world.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Our Giving Tuesday strategy was simple: Be ready. We started implementing our Giving Tuesday campaign well before Giving Tuesday. We wanted our Giving Tuesday campaign to look like a community movement. We designed our Giving Tuesday campaign as a social media blitz.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

My biggest #ntenthanks was getting to kick off the MAM celebrations by hosting the 2014 NTEN Year in Review: Community Impact webinar. This promotional offer is valid through November 30, 2014 and cannot be combined with any other existing offers. Sign up now.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Have you downloaded the 2014 Luminate Online Benchmark Report yet? Throwing back to the 2013 Benchmark Study , we witnessed an explosion of growth of sustainer giving – a 27% increase over the previous year. Online sustainer giving is still going strong: Online sustainer revenue increased 16.8% overall year-over-year.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This promotional offer is valid through November 30, 2014 and cannot be combined with any other existing offers. NeonCRM is also offering a Giving Tuesday webinar series to help educate nonprofits about how to make the most of this new special day for nonprofits. Sign up now.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2014

One of those happened recently— Giving Tuesday. For charities in the United States and (new in 2014) the United Kingdom, this was a natural day to be in front of your donors, making a compelling case for receiving a gift. If your nonprofit wasn’t one of those asking for money on Giving Tuesday, why not?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. My last visit to Brasil coincided with the Brasil’s version of GivingTuesday called DiadeDoar and I was lucky enough to attend a fundraiser with Brasil’s Giving Tuesday leader João Paulo Vergueiro.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Online giving that day, according to Blackbaud , was up 90% over the previous year. Wait until the Tuesday after Thanksgiving 2014? It’s a thoughtful, helpful conversation for those wondering where to go from here as you plan for 2014. #GivingTuesday 2013 was a huge success!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2014

On Monday morning at 10:00 am CST, RJ will be helping us kick off #bbcon 2014 in a big way, with an undoubtedly big an inspiring message. And these sessions will set the groundwork for deeper-diving breakout sessions that will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. During Tuesday’s General Session at 9:00 a.m.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

How Gen Z Donors Harness the Power of Online Giving – Guest Post By Emily Hawkins, VP of Communications, Crowdrise. Case in point: In 2014, Noah Wong visited Cambodia and India and discovered kids his own age (and younger) were growing up in prisons. Helping Your Teen Give Back.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Taking the glass-is-half-full approach, that means there are still lots of free webinars to take advantage of, tons of prizes to give out, and of course, plenty of NTEN thanks! This promotional offer is valid through November 30, 2014 and cannot be combined with any other existing offers. Sign up now.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

On Tuesday, September 2, the Prostate Cancer Foundation released the following statement : A post appeared on Reddit late Monday afternoon, September 1, 2014. Donations quickly began to pile up , The Fappening donation page was a top donor for the day , and Redditors were congratulating themselves for the philanthropic work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

Also, if you have not read it, Kivi Leroux-Miller has written a stellar piece called “ The Heroes and Villains of Give Local America Story. “ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento. Last year, Give Local America raised $68.5 Last Tuesday at about 10 a.m.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Check back often on December 2 to see the latest." ''via Blog this'''

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 24, 2015

In the 2015 Millennial Impact Report , which was released Tuesday by Achieve and The Case Foundation, details were released about who specifically impacts millennials. The report examined different ways millennials are impacted through three areas: give, influence and inspire. Millennials give. United Way). What Does It Mean?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2016

On Giving Tuesday 2015 , The Office of University Development at University of Michigan set an example for how this kind of thoughtful planning and preparation can dramatically increase results: 1000 donors completed gifts online within the first 49 minutes. $1 Total donors on the day totaled 6,927, an increase of 27% over 2014.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

According to Blackbaud’s 2014 Charitable Giving Repor t, more than 17 percent of all donations come in during December. Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday following Thanksgiving and a popular day for people to give to nonprofits. If you do so, you could be leaving money on the table.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2016

According to Blackbaud data, online giving on #GivingTuesday was up 20% on a year-over-year basis compared to 2015. nonprofits on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. The growth in online giving was fueled by a 33% increase in the number of nonprofit organizations that received an online donation in 2016 compared to 2015.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2015

It was the fact that this effort to launch a kick off to the giving season was truly for everyone. Year one online giving on the day (as a proxy for growth of the movement and according to Blackbaud data) grew 53%. In 2014 alone, Blackbaud processed more than $26.1 Download the full Giving Tuesday report here!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Our donors don’t give year after year. People who give monthly. Thank recent donors on the anniversary of their first donation, and ask if they’d like to give again. Tuesday: Email a donor. Her second book is The Wild Woman’s Guide to Social Media, published 2012, given a 5 star rating by About.com.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

It’s the Tuesday that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and it encourages donors to give back after taking in a weekend full of great shopping deals. The next day, they sent out the results of the day, and encouraged people to give if they had not the previous day. What Your Nonprofit Can Do.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. I’ve updated my annual list of Top Tips to Raise More Money by Mail with the latest 2014 research and recommendations from my favorite mail gurus. This post will give you tips for: Drawing donors in to the letter. Thanks Gail!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Maybe it is because I am in a different country, but I felt the magic of what Giving Tuesday was intended to be when it launched two years ago. Yesterday, Giving Tuesday showed the abundance and generativeness that working in networks, movements, and community or whatever you want to call them can produce.

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