Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

Last week Blackbaud along with partners HJC, Sea Change Strategies, and Edge Research released findings from the 2013 Next Generation of Canadian Giving study. The study looked at the following: What are the preferred giving channels for Generation Y (18-32); Generation X (33-48); Baby Boomers (49-67); and Civics (68+) ?

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MARCH 17, 2014

For 6 months in 2013, after making an online contribution, they tracked all interactions with these organizations through direct mail, online, and by phone. Their goal was to observe how some of America’s most notable charities are integrating their donor communications across multiple channels. Monthly Giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

“The Community Block Party [was] an opportunity to capture the tangible energy that Give Miami Day generates by bringing people together to connect, engage and celebrate with local charities,” said Soto. Over 100 more organizations joined Give Miami Day in 2014 compared to 2013.

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MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., “It costs money to bring in money,” McGinly said. .

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published their findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. The value of some channels (e.g.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In our recent survey “ The Next Generation of American Giving ,” it was no surprise that Boomers and Matures report giving the most money to the most charities; they are more established financially and in their charitable values. They are truly multi-channel donors, and they want to hear about the impact of their donation.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. LinkedIn use rose 24% from our 2010 study to 48% in 2013. Highly Active on YouTube (95%).

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Channeling Joan Rivers and E!’s s Fashion Police, nonprofit social media authors Amy Sample Ward, Allyson Kapin, and Melanie Mathos shared the latest trends, campaigns and faux pas in the nonprofit social media world during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md. Interactive Social Media'

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MAY 12, 2016

Community foundations across the country have been promoting local giving days to motivate people to support nearby charities, encourage nonprofits to embrace technology, and bolster their reputations. It says it processed more than $29 million in donations and estimates that altogether charities brought in $50 million.

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JUNE 27, 2017

billion in 2013 and are expected to reach 5.07 The most popular charitable group with Baby Boomers is religious charities, while Gen X and Millennials prefer children and youth development. Text messaging and social media are perfect partners for charities. How Text Messaging Has Revolutionized Giving. billion by 2019.

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MAY 7, 2013

Philadelphia's Net Tuesday livestreamed a talk by Amy Sample Ward on building a multi-channel campaign. Portland, OR: Mini Sessions from Locals Who Presented at 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Charity & Nonprofit Analytics Meetup: Email. Here are some highlights that they've shared from their April events.

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MARCH 4, 2019

Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. For example, 65% of charities still do not pre-select a mid-range gift on their donation forms even though the data shows this approach performs better. Mobile is the New Normal.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013 , which builds on a similar study conducted in 2010, looks at the philanthropic habits of the following generations of Canadians: Generation Y (or Gen Y, born 1981 – 1995). In addition, we asked donors about the ways they chose to engage and stay in touch with charities.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

million raised, a 63% increase in total donations over 2013 according to the Case Foundation. Additionally, CCS didn’t just use one channel to market their #GivingTuesday campaign, they shared a consistent and targeted message across their social pages, email lists, and website banners. Build upon the Buzz. Rally the Troops.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. charity: water.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. Joining the Safer Internet Day Twitter party.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

“We went live with Shopify towards the end of April 2013, and in that time we’ve seen a 75% increase in sales from the previous year, mainly due to the professional look of the store and the ease of the process. Market - Promote the store through your marketing channels. ” What about your Shopify experience?

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Fundraising by definition is “an activity done to collect money by a charity, political party or school,” i.e. the Ice Bucket Challenge. 2013) Reluctant Altruism and Peer Pressure in Charitable Giving. Therefore, development professionals must not lose sight of these basic principles. Reynolds, Diane and Bhalla, Richa.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reports that overall charitable giving grew 2.3 percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier. Among 3,097 charities that raised nearly $1.7

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JULY 17, 2015

Latest research from the 2015 Millennial Impact Report shows that donating to charities and volunteering are important to the group that now represents the majority of the U.S. 55% of Generation Y members follow charities and other nonprofits on social media. The Statistics: Generation Y gives 62% through their mobile phones.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Walk into a coffee shop in any size town, and you will see a bulletin board chock-a-block with posters for charity walks, runs, and similar events. The charity 5K and walk is so common that municipalities struggle to schedule parks and roadways for these events every weekend. Create a “surround sound” effect with Facebook and Twitter.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. According to the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , online revenue grew by 21% over 2011 totals, presenting nonprofits even more reasons to pull out the heavy gear and start online fundraising.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

in 2013 and has been growing by double digits ever since. Though it still doesn’t represent a massive amount of total giving, it’s well worth the effort to optimize your online channels in order to get the best possible performance out of it. Take charity: water for example. Online giving was up 13.5%

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MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. Time for Nonprofit and Charity Videos. Winners will also be featured on You Tube's Spotlight Channel on April 12.

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billion in 2013. The economy is hitting most of us pretty hard in all channels,” said Jennifer Donahue, Deputy Director of Membership and Development for NARAL. Both are exhausting and a turn-off when it comes to making a donation to a charity. billion in 2008 to $29.8

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. Connections.

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MARCH 2, 2014

With all this talk of online marketing, nonprofit maven Beth Kanter helped us prioritize where to spend our time in How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels? Great fundraising news for the nonprofit community – How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2013 by npENGAGE gave us all the details. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

One thing we learned is that heavy social media users are more likely to be new donors to the charity after encountering them on social media channels. Develop a plan to promote the fundraiser and rally personal networks via multiple channels. Keep the community updated on the fundraising progress through various channels.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

This company deals directly with the charity/donation space. If there's anyone I know who has passionately argued for multi-channel fundraising strategies, it's the guy who writes this blog. Mobile is going to be a huge channel. Is there any company in high tech that is more clearly against charities and philanthropy?

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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APRIL 3, 2017

Over the last 18 years, we've watched small organizations like Moveon.org (1998) and Black Lives Matter (2013) grow into massive movements in response to injustice. The historic 2008 U.S. presidential campaign also spurred a massive movement.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

In 2013, he publically confronted Iran's foreign minister, Mohamed Zarif, in New York demanding the release of political prisoner Majid Tavakoli. Movements.org is an online skills marketplace, operating under the umbrella of the charity Advancing Human Rights. Connecting Activists and Experts to Advance Human Rights.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

In their report Data Capitalism and Algorithmic Racism , Yeshimabeit Milner and Amy Traub demonstrate how this behavior exacerbates racial inequality, ever more surveillance, and other discriminations that predominantly affect people of color—by, for example, digitally channeling lower-income users toward predatory services (e.g.,

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