Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Embed calls-to-action within your blog content. A growing trend is to add large, visually prominent calls-to-action to the body of blog posts approximately halfway into the post. Think of your website’s sidebar as free advertising space and utilize the space for important calls-to-action and to feature key content.

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Also, Father’s day actually owes its history to nonprofits for its creation, so supporting charity is in the day’s DNA. For example, if you’re raising money for cancer research, tell stories about how cancer has affected fathers in your community. More on that after the tips to get people to donate. Use social media.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Call to Action with Contact Information : Provide ways for guests to reach you for reservations, questions, or clarifications. Example: Immerse yourself in a magical night of charity. You may request that guests wear certain colors for awareness like “pink” for breast cancer awareness.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to give everyday people the chance to fight back against cancer by training for, and competing in charity boxing events to raise money and awareness. Early access to charity races. Quarterly progress reports showing their life-saving gift in action. Haymakers for Hope: Haymakers Harriers.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Prompt action from your audience . This is where the rising action occurs. Providing the audience with a crystal-clear takeaway or message will help ensure their satisfaction with your story and prompt action. Creating strong bonds between the character and the audience will help increase loyalty and the likelihood of action!

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Media Cause

AUGUST 17, 2023

If you’re noticing high CPCs with certain keywords, do they have a strong CTR and/or are they leading to conversion actions? For example, if your keyword is “cancer walk 5k,” a search term someone used for the ad to serve could be, “upcoming charity cancer walk near me.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

Does” is any action – post, like, share, mobile photo,create – expressed via a social voice. He went on to describe how to activate social voice by describing how these personas use social networks to share information about their favorite charities and fundraise for them. He was asked to donate to cancer charity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

Many charities and nonprofits struggle to connect and build relationships with younger donors. They know our planet is doomed without swift and decisive climate action. If you’re a cancer research foundation or a hospital network, you don’t need to pivot to working on antiracism or climate action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Our guide to writing a fundraiser story is full of detailed tips on crafting an amazing story that will encourage people to take action. Keep Help Alive!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Launched in 2002, GlobalGiving.org is a crowdfunding platform for NGOs, charities, and nonprofits worldwide which has raised nearly $500 million online. Create a page on your website with a call-to-action and a list of the benefits of becoming a matching gifts sponsor and then promote this page in email and on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. Source: causes.com via Beth on Pinterest. On Tuesday, the Susan G.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Cancer ecosystem. Think Charity Water. If you’ve attended a Heartwalk you’ll see a lot of this in action and I bet Andre Blackman (the new Director of Digital Communications and the American Heart Association) has some great new ideas as well. Cancer ecosystem. Think Charity Water. Think Habitat for Humanity.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The action called for enactment of the USA Freedom Act that seeks to curtail NSA surveillance. The action spearheaded a flood of nearly 100,000 phone calls and almost 200,000 emails to policymakers. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game. Image 2: Cancer Research UK. The New York Times Outs Google+. Gaming for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Here’s an example of a video See3 produced in partnership with Charity Dynamics for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

walked away with a 2-hour brand or website consulting package from Wire Media Amanda Luther , from Charity Dynamics , received a nifty TechSoup thumb drive Brinda Ramaiya , from Fidelity Charitable , snagged an NTEN swag bag We have a full week ahead!

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2015

After leaving that experience, I began researching some of the ads and campaigns that these organizations are using to motivate their audiences to action and, not surprisingly, found several great examples of using design for good. Here are a few things that we learned: Use Photos of Eyes for an Emotional Connection to Your Audience.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. In late August, Facebook introduced a new "Donate Now" call-to-action button for both link ads and Facebook for Business Pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

billion users, who are very engaged, take actions based on recommendations from friends,” he added. Whether it’s sharing a #CecilTheLion cartoon, or sharing a #PlannedParenthood petition, all of these actions are expressions of our passion for causes we love. Two More Charity Platforms that Will Keep the Disruption Going.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

As we crawl into a new year, hyper-personalization is a buzzword slowly creeping into the charity lexicon and bound to increase its prominence as the year unfolds. And how can charities, like hospital foundations, use it to increase donor loyalty and generate higher return on investment (ROI)? Not very pleasant.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

In his keynote address for South by Southwest Interactive in 2011, Seth Priebatsch of SCVNGR demonstrated how game mechanics can motivate real-world action by distributing different-colored cards to the audience, giving them rules (no talking, no moving from your seat) then having them exchange cards until each row had the same color.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 13, 2015

These visual hooks include a lot of compelling and high resolution pictures, embedded video content, videos in the background, interactive scrolling and clear calls-to-action. If your goal is to gain donations, keep a call-to-action for donations either as a static button in the header, or something that occurs on every page in some form.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Your fundraising goals, or “micro-goals,” should be SMART goals – specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and time bound. Use both documents together to create an organized, strategic and actionable plan for the year ahead.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

active nonprofits in US It’s very common to see multiple charities fundraising for the same cause in the same geographic area. Just think of all the different organizations raising money to end cancer… you see my point. Local organizations can opt to join a charity program hosted by the event organizers. There are 1.8M

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests before Pespi announced their contest, open to more than 500,000 charities. As of this writing, 1,027,398 people joined Chase’s fan page to cast votes for their favorite charities. Also, it doesn't make for a clear call to action message. The Chase Community Giving.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Part of a personal fundraising page for the Cannonball Kids’ Cancer Foundation ‘s Gold Gala 2021. Like a hospital’s rapid response team, your supporters want their friends and family to jump into action any time from anywhere. ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation hosted a raffle sub-event to raise additional funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Taking action for social change without lifting a finger. How do you use the latest technologies to build active networks and roadmaps for action?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Taking action for social change without lifting a finger. How do you use the latest technologies to build active networks and roadmaps for action?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. This ensures that your board will take steps and recommend actions that benefit your entire community, not just a select few. The answer could be “both.”

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

For example, Stand Up To Cancer broadcasted news about a high school raised money during a “Sports Day For Charity” Don’t ask people to “Donate”. Ask for action. Seize the moment to ask for action! Recognize and praise this donor sincerely. Viewers will no doubt want the same praise and recognition.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 12, 2016

From decades of self-experimentation and study, I can say that these two actions are a winning combination for hacking happiness. sought to find their motivations for participation, and their preferences as it relates to event experiences, and behaviors around charity running. American Cancer Society, etc).

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million charities in the United States alone and around 10 million worldwide. The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation. Your gift means we can continue to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

C ompetition from other charities : Donors are being bombarded by solicitations from other charities, both those they had a connection with prior to the visit to the hospital, and those they have a connection with after the visit to the hospital. What is most important for the donor to know when making a gift to a charity?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Taking action for social change without lifting a finger. How do you use the latest technologies to build active networks and roadmaps for action?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Quite frankly, ALS is not a very wide spread disease like cancer or heart disease. Fundraising by definition is “an activity done to collect money by a charity, political party or school,” i.e. the Ice Bucket Challenge. Most people don’t know someone with ALS—most have never even heard of it.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

This book will reveal what the data tells us about modern donors and their giving habits , as well as a step-by-step playbook of actions you can take right now to improve your current fundraising tactics. . Take action. Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World. Read this book.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Through links (underlined text or buttons), e-newsletters send subscribers to your website where they can read the full story and become inspired to take action (donate, sign an online petition, follow on social media, etc.). It can include a call-to-action, but the primary purpose is to educate and connect with your supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Worlds Touch blog writes about a charity ball for geeks ! Network-Centric Advocacy blog writes about an amazing week spent in Pittsburgh with gurus in the room from farm worker organizers, to immigrant service providers, to breast cancer fighters to chemists and doctors. Global Action Network blog. " from Deborah Finn.

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