Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. ” According to Newhouse, the Ice Bucket Challenge raised over $115 million from 2.6

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JUNE 17, 2009

Their goal is to raise funds and awareness for 12 different charities during 2009. We are excited to bring you an interview from one of the main drivers of the 12for12k Challenge – Danny Brown. 12for12k is a unique campaign that is driven primarily by social media.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

World » Sunday Feb 08 2009 Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 11:08AM | by Allyson Kapin I will be watching Twitter like a hawk later this this week. Best of Life, @nakeva February 8, 2009 | Nakeva Thanks for your response Nakeva. Great post. So busy reading.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Well, that’s a stretch – but a book that has an embedded donation to a charity with a mission to end Malaria can help that charity save lives. The Domino Project in conjunction with Box of Crayons is working with Malaria No More to help raise money to end malaria. The race was part of the World Malaria Day in 2009.

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JULY 24, 2009

For 24 hours starting tomorrow, Saturday, July 25th at 6:00 AM PT, 195 bloggers will be posting on their blogs every 30 minutes to raise money for the charity of their choice as part of the 2009 Blogathon.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s been quite a lot of talk in the last year about the opportunities for fundraising online, generally, as well as the best practices for organizations leveraging social media for campaigns (as well as the idea to use free tools to raise money in hard economic times). million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

Mashable , a popular social media and technology blog and geek favorite, has caught the generosity meme with its Summer of Social Good , an initiative that raises money for the Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. Approximately $30K has been raised to date. I'm honored to be speaking).

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

This is the time of year that your organization should be raising up to 40% of its donations online. In 2010 an estimated $291 billion was raised. – Charity Navigator. from 2009 when giving was $280.3 – Charity Navigator. – Charity Navigator. Year-end fundraising is here. Fundraising Facts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

BusinessWeek innovation blog reached out to its readers on Facebook, Twitter, and its blog asking for suggestions for social media innovators for 2009. She uses every avenue on the World Wide Web to raise funds for Cambodian children. They got a lot of suggestions and decided to create four different categories (see below.)

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The Case Foundation, Facebook Causes and PARADE Publications just launched the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge, a competition designed to raise both awareness and funds for charitable causes. From now through November 6, they’ll be giving away a total of $170,00 in prize money to participating U.S.-based

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

It was one of the first 24-hour day of giving that rallies and inspires to donate to charities. I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview. PadillaCRT has led our earned media strategies since we launched GiveMN in 2009.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded : 2016 Givebutter is a fast-growing fundraising platform used by more than 30,000 good causes – from youth groups to the world’s largest charities. These groups have raised over $100 million annually using Givebutter’s modern forms, campaign pages, and event technology. MobileCause.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Consumers/donors have expectations of an online relationship with their charities of choice that is different than what was expected just 24 months ago. According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the amount raised or pledged for Haitian relief efforts, including corporate donations during that period was $575.4

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Care2

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? Convio just released a helpful guide for nonprofits appropriately titled, " Nonprofit Resolutions That Make the Difference in 2009 ". Resolution One: "I resolve to empower our supporters to tell our story, reach new people and raise funds." Receive monthly updates.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. After some research, it turns out that this meme was started in December of 2009 in Canada. Could they have leveraged this opportunity to build their email list, and raise money? ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. In fact, the end of the calendar year is also a significant source of the funds raised online for nonprofits. billion was given in 2008 to US charities, exceeding $300 billion for the second year in a row.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. Donating products to charities helps corporate bottom lines, reduces waste in landfills, and provides relief for people in need. " Would love to hear what your experience and perception of email use is!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. Yesterday, I caught a story on NPR about charity giving trends and social media use. This reminds of something that Peter Deitz wrote about over at the Social Actions blog called "How Wil Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. One of the case studies I shared was about NTEN’s recent social fundraiser to raise scholarship money for NTC conference attendance.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Donors make a yearly contribution of $15, $3 goes to operating costs and the remaining 12 is divided up a dollar each month to the charity of your choice. This site stands out, because each month 2 charities face off – donors view a video for each charity and vote by choosing which charity to give their dollar to.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As such, nonprofit organizations must be proactive in creating effective accountability strategies to recruit new donors and further engage current donors (LeRoux, 2009). The nonprofit sector is undergoing a new wave of self-regulation in the United States due to the government’s increase of regulations on organizations and charities.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

million gifts 1.879 million unique donors 66,470 different nonprofits Seven-year time span (2003-2009) Donations from a wide range of nonprofit sizes and types About the Study The purpose of this data mining wasn’t to create another study about the rapid growth of online giving (though it is skyrocketing). We looked at: 3.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. ” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Look no further than the Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised over $200 million worldwide last summer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 26, 2019

Changes in Government Regulations & Laws – While some governmental changes can be beneficial to Social Service nonprofit organizations, such as the Edward M Kennedy Serve America Act of 2009 , others can have a negative impact, such as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2009

Charity Dynamics has been up to some good this year , working with other NTEN member organizations like FreeCause , the Humane Society , and the American Heart Association to leverage social technologies to raise money and awareness for good causes. S ee their latest press here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. Where Twestival Global focused all of its energy on one cause, on one day; Twestival Local, taking place the weekend of 10-13 September 2009, has the potential to impact hundreds of causes.

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MAY 26, 2021

The initial study was focused on how Millennials engaged with causes and charities and how they contributed. Given that they were the children of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, they didn’t have the income to support significant giving. Q: What is a digital agency?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 8, 2009

19-25 Make a Difference Day: October 24th Step Up Women's Network: WE Volunteer Charity of the Month And 1 new post on the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship blog: 5 Ways Theatres Can Use Social Media LINK LOVE Did you know that now you don't need an iPhone to micro-volunteer with The Extraordinaries?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? All rights reserved.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Charity Navigator. As calls increase for charities to be more open and accountable in their management and reporting, it is natural for many of them to ask, considering the extra work involved, "What’s in it for us? The problem was that no one knew for sure, not even the charities themselves. Ken Berger & Robert M.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

This nonprofit social arm of the juggernaut game developer has helped to raise more than $7 million for charities through FarmVille 24 million users alone. Since 2009, Zynga.org has enabled millions of players to contribute nearly $20 million to more than 30 nonprofit organizations globally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I titled the post " Look Out Here Comes Everybody To Raise Money for charity:water on Twitter " with a wink to Clay Shirky's work. In the comments , there was quite a lively discussion from nonprofit professionals raising some cautions and concerns. This made curious: How did Twestival get started? How did the relationship originate?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? Nonprofits can expect 60% of their donations to come in between Christmas and New Year’s.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2009

If you want to know more about why my family and I care about the children of Cambodia and this charity, take a minute to watch this video my son, Harry, made last year.). I've already raised enough through my Facebook Birthday Cause to send 100 kids to school this year! I'd like to be send 520 to school or raise a total of $5,200.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis? 83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003 – 2009.&# In addition, “donors who gave via charity websites started at the highest [giving] level and gave the most over time.&# Here are some key findings. Online fundraising is all about relationships. No surprise here. or 64.1%) comes via nonprofit websites.&#

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