Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Randi Zuckerberg at Facebook invited me and Stephanie McAuliffe from the Packard Foundation to lunch at Facebook today in their new offices in Palo Alto, a former Hewlett-Packard Building. Is there an entity that publishes statistics on all money raised on Facebook? What is Facebook's burn rate? Ted Hart).

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AUGUST 2, 2011

If you’re reading this then you’ve probably already determined that there is a tremendous opportunity to raise money through run, walk, ride type fundraising events due to the incredible results the top 30 organizations in the world are seeing. million or 1.74% from 2009 levels”. What does that mean exactly?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised $13.4M million was raised to benefit Minnesota nonprofit organizations. In total, GiveMN has helped raise $46 million for nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota since launching in November 2009. It’s become an annual holiday tradition for Beth’s Blog.

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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 through the Birthday Wish feature.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" " I suspect fewer fundraisers are asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise the money it needs four years from now?"

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MAY 8, 2009

Below are key highlights from the study: 74% have a presence on Facebook with an average community size of 5391 members. See Frogloop’s recent article on Facebook Causes ). On Facebook, almost 40% of respondents raised money via fundraising, but 29% have raised $500 or less over the past 12 months.

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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. Says Newhouse, “$115 a lot of money, not enough to cure disease, but it is a game changer.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2009

I want to thank the other 31 Facebook friends for their donations to the Sharing Foundation in honor of my Birthday Cause. We've raised $1, 206 to help children in Cambodia. Even though I'm not raising huge dollar amounts, what makes feel great is that small donations go a long way in Cambodia. Click to see larger image.

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MARCH 23, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> Third, they tell what type of things they do with your money. They make it very clear that your money is being used to do the work on the ground. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *. 4) Keep in Touch. Email is a great way to do that.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

You've taken the time to create a Facebook page. As nonprofit social media pioneer Heather Mansfield recently pointed out, your posts have never really gone to all of your fans , save for a brief moment in 2009. Facebook uses an algorithm, which it calls EdgeRank , to determine the makeup of each user's news feed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2012

This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. Many nonprofits already use social media, including mobile, to raise money among individual donors. His first Facebook campaign raised $250,000 in 2005 for Genocide Intervention Network, now known as [link]. Find out how one [.]

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Though your top peer-to-peer fundraisers can often account for one-third to half of the total amount raised, how much are they actually involved in your event? Find out how they raised their money and what additional help your organization could have provided. Larger teams mean more people raising more money.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 01:28PM | by Allyson Kapin Facebook is the 5th most trafficked site in the United States. Guess what the results were? ” Agreed!

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OCTOBER 18, 2009

In 2007-2008 America’s Giving Challenge encouraged 70,000 individuals to help raise more than $1.8 With the explosion of social media, America’s Giving Challenge hopes to get even more people involved this year and raise a lot more money for nonprofits. million for nonprofit organizations.

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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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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? Tags: roundup bookmarks discussion facebook fundraising google gov2.0 Thus today’s announcement is a very big surprise.&#.

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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. Disruptor: Facebook. So is giving money.”. Not convinced that Facebook has been a disruptor?

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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

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tweetsgiving is using micro-blogging tool Twitter to raise money for a classroom in Tanzania. So far, they've had more than 13,000 thank you notes tagged with #tweetsgiving and they've raised more than $16,000. Along the way, they're also compiling a log of what Twitter users are thankful for this year. recordings. recordings.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Earn a permanent spot on the GlobalGiving website by raising at least $4000 online from 50 individual donors in three weeks. How does C ritical Exposure , a little non-profit with a small group of supporters raise more money than the dozens of other participating organizations, many of whom have a large, established fundraising base?

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JUNE 24, 2010

“If 2009 was the year of the "tweet", 2010 is the year of the "check-in", said Joe Waters, Director of Cause and Event Marketing at Boston Medical Center on this weeks Live Discussion over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. After all, location apps like Foursquare and Gowalla were the breakout technology at SXSWi just a few months ago.

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JUNE 24, 2014

Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, etc.) Which audience will help you raise the most money? The hours we invest in social media are delivered by real people, some of whom are paid real money by our nonprofit. 1) Not All Social Media Channels Are Created Equal. Each social media channel (i.e. has its own demographic makeup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. It's easy to set up. Happy (Almost) Birthday!

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JANUARY 21, 2010

In memory of my brother-in-law, Bill Drew, I joined Team in Training in 2002 and committed to raise $2,500 and run a marathon. Now, participants have access to the tools they need to raise money online. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Participant Fundraising. First a little background information. The 5/50 rule.

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MAY 13, 2011

He raised $28 million online, of which, “90% [of the contributions] were under $100, with over 250,000 contributors.” Jen Burton, Community Director of Causes Fundraising Focus: Facebook. Causes is the largest Facebook fundraising application and most nonprofits are likely familiar with it. More About Our Speakers.

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JUNE 17, 2010

Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg fired up the death of email debate at the Nielsen’s Consumer 360 Conference Yesterday. Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. Furthermore, in August 2009, 276.9

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t think of social media as a quick fix to raise funds. Your key performance indicator is of course the money you raised. Here is what he learned.

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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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APRIL 5, 2013

However, when it comes to building communities online, often the first place an organization starts is with social networking accounts -- creating organizational Twitter and Facebook accounts. If the program staff posted Facebook photos of the successful food drive? Follow Lori on Facebook or on Twitter @Ljacobwith.

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Care2

AUGUST 24, 2009

This summer, Mashable , one of the most popular blogs that covers mainstream tech and social media issues launched Summer of Social Good , a cool initiative that raises money for the Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. They have raised close to $30K to date.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Flickr Photo: Mez Love You may have heard by now that we're raising money for scholarships to the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference.Last year was the first time we ran the campaign, and while we met our goal, it was a stretch, and we almost burnt ourselves out. In 2009, we didn't put an end date on our campaign.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003 – 2009.&# Until you master fundraising on your own site, you SHOULD NOT spend loads of time fundraising on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. Here are some key findings. Online fundraising is all about relationships. No surprise here. Your website is still your home base online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

While they had a relatively smaller number of followers on Twitter or Facebook, they had focused on engaging their community online. Their use of Facebook was instrumental in winning Sears’ Dads Making a Difference Contest. They have successfully used Facebook to identify and cultivate donors. Designate a cheer leader.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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