Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Giving Days organized by local communities are being adopted by many more communities than ever before and a stronger understanding how these efforts can help build the capacity of nonprofits to embrace social media and online giving, engage more donors, and raise awareness of charity giving. The Giving 2.0

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Hosting a discount card fundraiser allows you to provide discounts to local restaurants and shops while collecting donations in support of your mission. Plus, you can add a tagline about your mission on the merchandise to market your cause even further. Discount cards.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 21, 2019

By donating to local nonprofits, companies are not only contributing to a good cause, but they’re benefiting their business both socially and economically. Companies can improve their public image, increase media coverage, boost employee engagement and attract and retain investors by adopting a more socially responsible business approach.

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MARCH 30, 2022

From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

A pioneer in biojet fuels, Alaska Airlines partnered with Neste to lay the groundwork for industry-wide adoption of renewable fuel options, such as forest residuals , made from the stumps and branches leftover after a timber harvest, and a cleaner alternative to traditional jet fuel. They Engage Their Partners for Positive Impact.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. While the app is only available for Washington voters, it could potentially be adopted for other states. The iPad app provides free videos to K-12 students on various topics, including math, science, finance, and history. iStudiez Pro.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Are they involved in their local community? They grew up with technology and are savvy and early adopters. They’re saddled with student debt, but they are compassionate and will give occasionally. . And if so, are they affiliated with a certain party? Which nonprofits do they usually support and how much do they give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 24, 2011

Because my children were adopted from Cambodia and it is a way to give back. Keo Savon graduated from the local high school, steadily holding #3 and #5 in her class of 65 students. She is studying chemistry, math, physics, biology, and Khmer literature at the University where she hopes to major in architecture. DONATE HERE !

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2013

” The school is funded by student tuitions and church member donations. Most of the school equipment are P4 computers that were donated by the local utility company and are now around 10 years old. It strives to teach students responsibility for others. They don’t have any grants.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 17, 2019

As the admissions process becomes more digital, it makes sense that data analytics would play an increasing role in the admissions office to determine the depth of a student’s interest and then keep them engaged throughout the student lifecycle. Data analytics help attract, enroll, and matriculate students through the system.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

The program is managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE), and implemented with a coalition of leading new media experts and local and international partners from the public and private sectors. I met Dina Masri, a talented engineering student and change maker at the University in Jordan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

The Houston Food Bank teamed up with their local ABC affiliate during the Houston power outage and food crisis in February 2021. Local celebrities or anyone who is passionate about your cause can reach more deeply into communities because they are a part of that same community. 1) Text-to-Donate on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. Isadora Faber, 14-year-old Brazilian student who launched an online Classroom Diary on Facebook to discuss problems in her school, such as broken desks and bathrooms without toilet seats.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Most people you work with, from students to volunteers to Board members, will already know how to use them. Many nonprofit organizations gain access to Catchafire via a sponsor, such as their local community foundation. Contact your local community foundation and ask if they offer Catchafire memberships to local nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S. While the challenges were focused mainly on local or statewide issues, they came up with solutions that could be adopted for national issues as well. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. You can find local comedians on entertainer-sourcing sites like GigSalad or The Bash, or you can ask for help from local comedy clubs. Haunted House Tours There are a couple different ways to go about this.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Hey, this is our yearly fundraiser, won’t you gives us money to help current students have a great experience at our university? Valencia College Foundation fine-tuned their ask down to a fund that would provide scholarships to first generation students. Create Excitement & Provide Ownership. Planning & Timing.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. Isadora Faber, a 14-year-old Brazilian student, launched an online Classroom Diary on Facebook to discuss problems in her school, such as broken desks and bathrooms without toilet seats.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Big goals in addition to iterating on the products and getting them adopted widely: By 2016, they will solidify their business strategy, aggregate a mentorship program of 100,000 students around the world, and plant a million trees. Blake was a beloved DJ at a local country oldies station.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Adopt-a-Family campaign for families in need Movember: growing a beard for charity in November. Give Local worked with other organizations to highlight nonprofits during the holiday season. Let’s look at an example from Fiver: Once upon a time, there were students in New York. They don’t get discouraged.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Atlasien of Upside-Down Adoption said she was going to become involved in a local organization for immigrant rights. Elizabeth said she would like to write her representatives and local newspaper more, like Vegankid does. Many of Latoya's readers shared their activist resolutions in the post's comments.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 24, 2016

During dead week and finals week, we let students hang out and use our space to study. Snapchat has a second option that lets people create free filters “for their city, university, a local landmark, or another public location. Every social media platform is adopted early by a younger audience. No brand logos allowed.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony. Christina: I think the creation of the Adopt-a-Musician program has been especially wonderful.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Through adoption and pet retention programs, a low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinic, lifesaving shelter transfer partnerships, extensive volunteer and foster networks, and a trap-neuter-return program for community cats, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue impacts the lives of thousands of animals each year in the Western North Carolina region.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Leadership and decision-making come from adoption not from executive authority. If there’s an idea that the community is behind, and a project or plan that’s adopted (whether it’s a new way of operating or a new tool), then it moves forward, regardless of “who” thought it up or campaigned for it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Peace Fellows are graduate students who work with Advocacy Project 's community based human rights partners around the world. is an ongoing book and blog project that shares schoolyard stories -- both good and bad -- to help current student feel less alone in their social bewilderment. Adopt An Acre of Rainforest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2005

It has adopted a cyber strategy in its own development that is sustainable and scalable. He first has students have fun building the truck out of legos and then teachers them to make it move. When students do a research paper without looking at wikipedia, the student research paper is far superior.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

But she came to a required form field, where she’d have to state that she was either a doctor or a medical student. And away with her brain went all the years of evidence that a certain supporter had played an integral role in getting grant funding from a couple of key local foundations.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As an initiative of Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, New Entry works locally, regionally, and nationwide to strengthen food systems by supporting new farmers. They made good recommendations and we adopted almost all of them. Success Story: Creating Engaging Student Journeys with St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Mongkol, a Cambodian college student who is studying in the US on a Fullbright Scholarship and knows the importance of a college education had this to say. They know the advantages of a college education, can relate to Leng Sopharath as a fellow student, and are tapped in to loads of social networks (Facebook, MySpace, et al).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, for example, if I provide an after-school program, I just use that a lot because I ran an after-school program for over a decade, but if I’m delivering academic programs, then I’m going to be looking at the number of students served. Does that make sense? And I’m looking over. And for a good reason. ” So what?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

adoption strategies ( remix from Association 2.0). Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Growing and Eating Local Foods. Create collaborative, student-authored resources. The growing adoption of wikis in educational. True adoption of Web2.0

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

My friend didn’t expect much from the college students. But it turned out the professor taught in the graduate program, and his students were already in the workforce and had money to donate. Can you set up a table at a local farmer’s market? Can you invite people to become donors at adoption events?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This idea can also be paired with a number of other fundraising event possibilities like movie nights, lock-ins (for older students), and other childcare activities. Workers (they don’t have to be students!) Adopt-a-mile fundraiser for mission trips. An adopt-a-mile fundraiser is a perfect way to fund your travel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Elizabeth Perry, an artist in Pittsburgh and pioneer of "sketch blogging" reported that local arts organizations have been good at integrating social media without having to create or maintain anything new. Many early adopters in nonprofits got started this way - outside of the firewall. Blog helps deepened expertise.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2019

The host of this fundraiser was able to borrow eight ping pong tables at no cost, so ask your local recreation centers to use some of their equipment for a good cause—you’d be surprised at how willing they might be to help. . Local restaurants donated food, so the concessions also served as a great source of revenue.

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