Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2008

Last December, Susan Reynolds , an artist and social media maven, was diagnosed with Breast cancer. She announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer " and without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This advice from Rick Shadyac, President of ALSAC , the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 60 years ago. Childhood cancer is a global, multi-trillion dollar, multi-year problem.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The third post in this series, 10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits , provides detailed advice, but its worth reiterating that the first step in being successful in online fundraising is having well-designed, data-driven donation pages. Finally, be sure to list your monthly giving program on your “Ways to Give” page.

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Bloomerang

JULY 1, 2021

Gary Moyle is a legacy manager with decades of experience, working for the Martlets Cancer hospice in England. What advice would you give to those starting their gifts and wills program? Of those who did make preparations, only a minority of them included a bequest to a nonprofit. It’s probably because they are grieving. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

The public health advice is to social distance, but we also need to mental distance from news and discussion about the virus. My friend, John Haydon, who passed away from cancer last month, shared this one tip on how he remained optimistic in his book, Donor Care. “Eat a rainbow.’ 2: Practice Mental Distancing.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

The authentic conversation between more than 7,000 worldwide attendees and industry experts sparked real-time fundraising advice to address unique nonprofit priorities. Cheryl and Pat also showed their authenticity and passion around what kept them motivated to fulfill their mission, and honor a close family tie to cancer.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You don’t qualify for the Google Ad Grant if you are a: Hospital or healthcare organization (nonprofits working in the healthcare space, such as lung cancer research or aphasia awareness , still qualify) Government entity or organization School, academic institution, or university (check out Google for Education for its schools program).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Stephen’s Story was a campaign launched by Teenage cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton who passed away from cancer, but not before raising several million pounds for the charity as part of his bucket list. In August, 2015, the second ALS Icebucket Challenge took place. You can read a summary of the viral campaign here and here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” But if you’d like to give your fundraiser a second wind, we have some advice to help. In just 35 characters, you’ll want to convey the tone of your fundraiser and describe why you’re raising funds. on the other hand, gets right to the point and encourages people to find out more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2011

The book offers lots of tips, advice, and frameworks to help nonprofit professionals transform their organizations in order to survive and thrive. Features actionable advice on creating an organization that is primed to grow and thrive in the immediate and long-term future. Case studies highlight successes and failures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Whether your event is hybrid offline/online event or virtual, one way to think through a strategy for events is a simple: Before, During, and After. I queried nonprofit colleagues, asking for their best advice. You can also use storify to curate tweets, photos, videos, resources, and links during the event.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

With anonymity, patients can seek advice from other patients about how to cope with chronic diseases , whether this is HIV, cancer, or another health condition. For example: An LGBT teen may come online to get advice as to how to come out to her or his friends or family, or to look for support on how to deal with bullying.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Keep it simple,” says Arja Hilberdink from Nieuwe Generatie Brasil when asked what advice she would give to nonprofits that are still planning or deciding on their Giving Tuesday campaign, “but you have to want to do it!”. However, you are here now.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

We have some good advice on what to keep, archive, and leave, which is relevant no matter where you’re coming from. The Canadian Cancer Society is an organization that had to do just that. As you prepare for your migration, one of your first steps should be assessing your data and working to map it to your new model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

He shared a campaign called Testi-monials , created by FCB Cape Town for CANSA which is setting out to remove the awkwardness around talking about testicular cancer, and drive awareness about “how important it is that men not only talk balls but take care of them too.”

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

Make it interesting and it will just happen," said Dave Neff of American Cancer Society (Social Media ROI Poetry Slam). As Kathy Sierra (Change Your World in 50 Minutes) says, WOO is better than WOM, meaning word of obvious, or just being better, carries more weight than people talking about that you’re better.

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MAY 25, 2011

Offer tips and advice to receive coverage of their efforts. Other fundraisers may have great tips or advice. Show gift names and amounts on a donor wall, like North Shore Medical Center’s Cancer Walk/Run. Offer tips for approaching the media. Your fundraisers may be fearless in promoting your cause. This is good.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 11, 2015

Here’s a bit of rough, straight shootin’ life advice for you: you’ll probably get shot down the first time. Breast Cancer Awareness Network. The first sample proposal is a mock example from the Grant Doctor , and proposes funding to raise awareness of breast cancer in Marin County, California. You’re going to mess something up.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Lisa is a leader on the MiHIA Thrive ACE’s initiative steering team and has worked with nonprofit organizations such as the American Cancer Society. Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit. Q: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO NONPROFITS TO PREVENT BURNOUT FROM SPREADING? A: Definitely.

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

Make it interesting and it will just happen," said Dave Neff of American Cancer Society (Social Media ROI Poetry Slam). The interactive conference was a unique opportunity for cross-industry learning among 11,000 web geeks from every area of the web. Maybe success is as simple as providing something people want.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

CUA held social media forums in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne offering practical advice for nonprofits. Read an account of how Canteen , an Australian nonprofit dedicated to supporting teenagers with cancer, used social media to raise awareness for an online and offline campaign. Got social media tips or advice?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

But most donors are drawn to several cause areas, so they may donate to a homeless shelter, a chess program for middle school students, a dog rescue, and an organization that supports women with breast cancer. Many donors also give simply when asked by friends and family members, without considering the cause area, just to be supportive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

.   Several people pointed to Cynthia Derosier, author of The Surfer Spirit Book and recently published The Survivor Spirit : The Beauty, Passion, and Power of Breast Cancer Survivors.     You also created a surfing program for breast cancer survivors.    Can you tell me about that?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2020

Q: What is the best piece of advice you’ve received that has guided the way you lead? She has also held leadership roles at the American Cancer Society, Alzheimer’s Association, Autism Society of America and the Arthritis Foundation. This also provides additional internal controls that serves to hold the integrity of the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. And then, on December 6, 2007, everything changed when my friend Susan Reynolds was diagnosed with breast cancer. Connie Reece. tools and technology.

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.orgSource

APRIL 3, 2023

Begin With Agreement I asked Adele what advice she has for associations in the current environment and how we should be communicating differently with our audiences. For example, we were asked to work on President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot. His team wanted to promote universal health care as one of the paths toward curing cancer. “We

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

” Christine Bork, Chicago-based chief development and communications officer for CureSearch for Children’s Cancer in Bethesda, Md. CureSearch for Cancer Research. “Cultivate those relationships,” was the advice given to the volunteers, he says. “Meet your donors where they are,” she says.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

It’s free advice about how to build a give-back program into small business. White Butterfly Gift Shop in NJ – donated the proceeds of t-shirt sales to support a mother of 5 who cannot afford her cancer treatment. It’s a spirit that’s all about doing good whether you’re an individual, a company, a city, a business, whatever.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

CU held social media forums in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne offering practical advice for nonprofits. Read an account of how Canteen , an Australian nonprofit dedicated to supporting teenagers with cancer, used social media to raise awareness for an online and offline campaign. Got social media tips or advice?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2014

Here’s some advice to keep you moving forward: 2013 marks the 4th year of increased charitable giving across the US. American Cancer Society research assistants went door to door asking for donations. We have to. Changing the world isn’t easy— broken toes guaranteed. . Contributions totaled $335.17

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Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2014

Did your event raise $1M more this year for cancer research? For more advice on acquiring new donors online, check out the latest npEXPERTS eBook! Talk About Impact: If you want to turn heads and drop jaws, begin talking about the change you’re inspiring in your community or on a global level. Build a presence on social media.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

When we consider that the National Cancer Institute projected in 2015 that there would be 1,685,210 new cases of cancer diagnosed in 2016 as just one health-centric data point in the U.S., Or, with the goal of supporting good health and well-being, the UN isn’t restricting this to certain nations or areas in the world.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 20, 2015

For example, Grundner said one of his board members didn’t have a personal tie to brain cancer, but would run through a wall for Grundner as his executive director and was great with numbers. Grundner concluded his advice by reminding us of the importance of being “all in.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Examples:  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition Un Dispatch Easter Seals Autism Blog Indiana Art Museum.   See also Katya's advice. .   The blogging platform makes it easy for non-technical staff to update a web presence.  Green: Aggregate Content Blog. Or don't do it because of the many challenges. 

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was recently asked for advice on how to engage with all of the new donors that were added to a database as a result of a walk-a-thon. Show visibility into the impact of the donations that were raised by showcasing something specific: a family that you fed, or a cancer survivor that you are assisting.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2009

attending Mass Comm week at Texas State University and of course checked out the Social Media for Social Good panel presented by Kerri Qunell, VP of Communications at Capital Area Food Bank , David Neff, Director of Web, Film and Interactive at American Cancer Society , and Jordan Viator, Interactive Communications Manager at Convio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

is Vice President of Operations of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and was one of the first nonprofit technology bloggers. Rebecca Leaman writes for the Wild Apricot Blog and offers strategy advice for small nonprofits. Laura Lee Dooley. Michelle Murrain. is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic.

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