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Give Joy!

.orgSource

One of the first projects we supported was to build an Alexa integration into the database. The group asked for $50 for equipment (to buy an echo dot, a speaker that connects to Alexa) and three people for two days to do a hackathon. Plus, they wanted pizza delivered for dinner. We requested specificity and got it! The post Give Joy!

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AI for Fundraising Today: Voice Activated Fundraising & Chat Bots for Giving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Think Alexa, Facebook Messenger Bots and other Chat Bots, etc. This past spring, Red Nose Day, incorporated voiced activated giving into its strategy, although it is unclear exactly how many donors made contributions via Alexa compared to other channels. The interesting part of this campaign is how they are thanking donors.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. For example, accepting gifts of stock by opening a brokerage account, accepting Venmo donations, accepting cryptocurrency , and accepting donations from Alexa (Amazon devices). Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community.

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13 Virtual Fundraising Event Takeaways From 4 Marketing Professionals

Classy

The Collaborative’s logistics were owned by Alexa. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event. Registrants: Classy aims to increase the total number of registrants for the Collaborative year over year, so Alexa’s team reviews this metric first.

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How can nonprofits embrace technology to achieve social impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Alexa Schnoor Fall 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Social media is a simple and inexpensive way to share the story of your organization, foster relationships with the community, maintain a consistent conversation and communicate the impact being done. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Creating Healthy Nonprofits in Silicon Valley

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Why are Silicon Valley community-based nonprofits struggling to meet demand, and having a hard time maintaining their organizational health? And how might we help bring these two groups together to create healthier nonprofits, healthier networks, and ultimately, healthier communities? Creating Healthy Nonprofits in Silicon Valley.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. If your nonprofit organizes speaking tours, hosts many events, or uses location-based communities for activism campaigns, WeePlaces is a unique way to visualize and share your check-ins on a web-based map with your Fans, Followers, and Friends. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com.

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