Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

In my experience, too many organizations don’t take advantage of this “free money.” According to the Council for Aid to Education's 2008 Voluntary Support of Education Survey , matching gifts as a percentage of corporate giving totaled $175 million in 2008, up $6 million from the previous year.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If LIVESTRONG had been able to capture data on everyone who wore their bracelets, they’d have built the largest cancer supporter database in the world. . Love comes in many forms -- time, more employees, or more money for upgrading systems. An organization that owns its data and manages it correctly owns its distribution channels.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Brooks, "people who give money to charity are 43 percent more likely than nongivers to say they are very happy. According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness. According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness. Keep a Gratitude Journal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2007

Challenge: Recruit walkers to commit at least $95 to participate in a 3-day event to raise money to fight breast cancer. A recent study conducted by Marketing Sherpa on behalf of the National Philanthropic Trusts Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk reports that email is the way to go. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by DaveFishernc Charity Balls, Dinner Dances, Black Tie Charity Events, and other parties where people donate money to a charity to have fun together are nothing new. The two-week fundraiser had nine teams of social media influences and celebrities competing against each other to raise for money for nine different charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

What is my responsibility to my organization - money, unique knowledge, ? He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory. 1-5% are uber activists who raise the money. Do you think you have responsibility that money is donated through your network is well spent?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Two general strategies would be most effective for leveraging SEO: -“Money” keywords + online donations -Content strategy + retargeting/social media nurturing. Money” Keywords and Online Donations. donate money to charity – 260 Search per month - $11 per click. cancer donations – 880 search per month - $17 per click.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Mobile fundraising helps nonprofits raise money by connecting with supporters via a mobile device, like a smartphone. Plus, if your text giving platform charges you per text (or you have a messaging cap), segmenting your recipients can even save you money! Ready to learn more? Let’s get started. What Is Mobile Fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2014

Personal challenges involving cold water and raising money for a charity have been around for a while. In the early days of social fundraising in 2008, Erin Ennis who took a winter dip in Vermont’s Lake Champlain as part of a personal challenge to raise money for Special Olympics Vermont. Blue it Up (Lung cancer).

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

You might guess that version 2 would raise more money. Based on our studies, we've concluded that stories can help you raise money — if you use them right. Steve has also been a consultant and strategist for the Save Darfur Coalition, American Cancer Society, U.S. You'd be wrong. So what to do? Don't panic. Explaining stories.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

My first time in really understanding what that meant was in 2008. ” How many of us worked more and felt like we did more during the pandemic than we did when we were going to the office, including our commute even if the commute was trash money for the ’99 and 2000? ” Everybody is not motivated by money, my friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

saw increase in understanding the process of responding to a massive disaster, which means fewer negative stories about how we’re not there quick enough or not handing out enough money. David Neff, American Cancer Society David will be perform a spoken word and video poem about using Twitter to recruit blood donors and the Austin Twestival.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In 2008, we started to see click action philanthropy on Facebook with Lil Green Patch raising over $100,000 for the Nature Conservancy. They also ask that you donate some money. . Here's an example of a campaign to raise money on TwitCause for honeybee research. . It is everyone together that makes the difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

While " Tweet and Meet " events, called "Tweet Ups," were popular with Twitter users in 2008, "Tweet-Meet-Donate" events became more and more common in 2009. The March of Dimes community rallied to raise money in Maddie's memory, unleashing a groundswell of support and sympathy expressions. . What is important to take into 2010?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

I thought this would be a good opportunity to look at the landscape of social media and charity: Individuals These are campaigns undertaken by a person, a wired fundraiser , who leverages their social connections to raise money for another person or a nonprofit. Or maybe an opportunity to make money. As my colleague David J.

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