Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

Just received word that Jayne is off to Afghanistan at the end of February 2007, to serve as Communication and Reporting Advisor for the United Nation's National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP), part of UNDP. I'll be in Afghanistan through part of August." You can follow her adventures in Afghanistan on her blog.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

In other, more rare occasions – such as the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 – we’ve felt compelled to proactively take action based on changing external circumstances. Organizations may react differently to the same situation, something Candid learned in our response to the situation in Afghanistan.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re surely aware that Facebook fundraising is quite different from the digital efforts you conduct on other platforms. So, continue reading for our top tips to make the most of the platform. but let’s cover an overview of the highlights here: Facebook is a familiar platform.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

But, are you doing much else with the platforms beyond that? Because they use a platform that many people already have access to and they have a defined end-point, there aren’t many barriers stopping supporters from getting involved. If not, this guide is the resource for you. Let’s dive in.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It costs millions to build a tech platform. Ultimately, tech platforms require too much time and care to be just a side-project for most nonprofits. Combining a tech platform with fiscal sponsorship, Open Collective can take on the compliance side—like dealing with the Internal Revenue Service—so that groups can focus on their work.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

We've written quite a bit on the benefits of crowdfunding campaigns here on TechSoup, including a platform comparison and a webinar called The Wisdom of the Crowd(funding). Platforms to the Rescue! An easy way to avoid any potential crowdfunding snafus is by using a trusted platform.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

But, are you doing much else with the platforms beyond that? Because they use a platform that many people already have access to and they have a defined end-point, there aren’t many barriers stopping supporters from getting involved. If not, this guide is the resource for you. Let’s dive in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

He shared incredible stories from over two decades of providing rehabilitation for disabled people in Afghanistan. Winners receive gift cards that they can use to donate to a project of their choice on GlobalGiving , the first and largest global crowdfunding platform for nonprofits.

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MARCH 18, 2011

The Rucksack" -- a cutting-edge project that I led recently for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) -- is an especially powerful example of an organization using technology in a strategic and transformative way. To help share the story, I've put together a behind-the-scenes video tour of the Rucksack.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

It is vital to have a separate sharing strategy for each social media platform that you use, as people use each social platform a little differently. Take a moment to develop a sharing plan for each platform you use. Featured Photo: Using Texting to Increase Literacy in Afghanistan by Afghan Institute of Learning.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

SAWA-Australia is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing Afghanistan women with education and health services. A text marketing campaign can help you grow your organization’s membership database, especially if you advertise your SMS campaign in your newsletter and on your website, social media and other advertising platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Good Magazine as its tagline says is for "people who give a damn" and describes itself as a publishing platform to "change the world." Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , founded in June 2004, is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association. Perhaps most importantly, GamesThatGive has decided to keep the number of charities on the platform at any time limited. The list of partner charities at launch include: US Fund for UNICEF. The Wilderness Society. Ronald McDonald House Charities. Jumpstart for Young Children. Feeding America.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Philanthropy platforms can build this data into their sourcing tools. It combines government data, public information, and other reliable records to give the most comprehensive virtual map of nonprofits from Afghanistan to Venezuela. Help your users recommend new nonprofit partners. And it multiplies impact immensely!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When the Afghanistan crisis reared its ugly head again this year, a group of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials, civil servants, and nonprofit organizations came together to work online to help individuals and families evacuate the country. We’ve been able to cut our reporting time by 50%.”.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The service has 17 million users and is transforming the way wealth is distributed in poor countries, which now include Tanzania, India, and Afghanistan as well as Kenya. Finally, I think one of the more interesting international crowdfunding projects is Watsi, a Global Crowdfunding Platform for Healthcare. Move over Gates Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

How the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is using the web to bring back together their band of brothers and sisters. Gladwell defines Twitter like this, “The platforms of social media are built around weak ties. The examples are there, too. The Obama campaign, for one. The aforementioned Greater Greater Washington.

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