article thumbnail

Four Tips for Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Tech Soup

One Girl Australia raised $50,000 the first year they ran Do it in a Dress , a global campaign to empower girls in Sierra Leone with education. Be a resource and send them tips. You can use these components to drive donations to your site. True believers are the advocates that will support your cause. Pitch and update.

article thumbnail

Unicef’s Little Bet on Pinboard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m now on the prowl for examples from the nonprofit world of “Little Bets” and was excited to read about how Unicef created a fictional profile for a 13-year-old girl named Ami Musa, from the poor, war torn African country of Sierra Leone. What are your 2-3 tips or advice for ngos about using pinterest?

article thumbnail

Be a Blogger for Human Rights

Have Fun - Do Good

Anyway, he mentioned that he set up a Typepad blog for Witness' Director, Gillian Caldwell to document her trip to Sierra Leone with Angelina Jolie to deliver recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to the government. You can read case studies of how their videos have made a difference here.