Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

The panelists offered advice to nonprofits about integrating mobile into the nonprofit toolbox. Feeding America has a national hunger study. While reports such as foundation annual reports are still printed and mailed, today many reports are. My main takeaway was that nonprofits need to think differently about content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In the 1980s I worked in direct mail fundraising for nonprofit organizations, then I shifted into the publishing industry in the 1990s. This month we organized a HAM-up Tweetup (HAM because September is Hunger Awareness Month) to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Why is this a passion? d never seen so many first-time blood donors.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

So my advice for you here, low tech. You’re a food bank, or in some way, you help with food scarcity and hunger issues. So my piece of advice here is if you’ve got end users who are good at their jobs, get their input. Those things get bolted on, and it can get a little chaotic very, very quickly.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2015

An early trip to Kenya with World Vision to photograph their hunger relief efforts really cemented my conviction in this work. I usually turn my work over to the NGOs for them to use however they need, so I’ve seen a huge variety of applications: Facebook posts, tweets with captions, mailings, annual reports, even gallery exhibits.

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

Beth Kanter provides simple, yet super helpful advice on how your organization can keep track of aha moments, lessons, ideas, mistakes and experiences during events. Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Asking for money can be sweat inducing, but it’s a lot less painful if you’re prepared.

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JANUARY 1, 2014

A few words of advice and caution about these challenge campaigns: Don’t forget to follow-up with donors about the final results. Risk of severe hunger – please read. Don’t wait: Unwrapped cards are going in the mail at midnight! This tactic was used by many more organizations than in years past.

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