Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2009

In 2007-2008 America’s Giving Challenge encouraged 70,000 individuals to help raise more than $1.8 With the explosion of social media, America’s Giving Challenge hopes to get even more people involved this year and raise a lot more money for nonprofits. million for nonprofit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. . It doesn't work that way."

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Care2

JANUARY 7, 2015

For the past few years, nonprofits have spent a lot of resources on building their Facebook page presence. Many social media strategists and the media told nonprofits and businesses that email was dying and that FREE social networks like Facebook would be king of communications. So is Facebook still worth it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Note: I've had this blog post in a draft for about a week and was reminded about it when I saw this post over at the NTEN blog asking Is Facebook A Bust or Is Obama's Model the Future ? The article goes on to quote Jean Case "Philanthropy shouldn't be defined as a bunch of rich people writing checks," she told the New York Times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Social media promotion of the event was in full swing. Thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and schools were lighting up Twitter and Facebook with posts about the need for support and requests for donations. As the event organizer, we allocated a few thousand dollars to paid promotion of posts on Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno. Probably not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. More difficult to measure is the transformation of how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. What is the definition of success?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Most people who work in the nonprofit sector do so out of a commitment to a cause or passion bigger than themselves or their desire for material things. Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2009

As we were singing happy birthday, I realized that Harry is growing up with having social networks and generosity in his life. He's too young to set up a birthday campaign on Facebook Causes and asked me to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation. Tags: america giving challenge.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 People who benefit from spreading your idea, not people who need to own it."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

I found this slideshare show by Michael Weiksner, BJ Fogg, and Xing Kin Lui from a class at Stanford called " Creating Engaging Applications on Facebook." The visual shows the results of a pattern analysis of the 100 most popular Facebook applications (video of lecture here ). Has anyone done any research on this topic?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" 3 Powerful Social Good Trends in 2010 – Ben Rattray, the founder and CEO of Change.org, has a great piece on Mashable showcasing the three trends he sees coming in 2010 for the social change sector. Stories about the impact that a nonprofit has on people’s lives can engage, recruit and solidify donors and members.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

By Ryan Davis, Director of Social Media Strategy, Blue State Digital. One of the largest web shifts over the last few years has been the increasing move to a real social web. From the ubiquitous Facebook "Like" button to Google’s new +1, it’s never been easier to share what you’ve found exploring. It Gets Better. Remember Me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America !) This post shares a few observations about Networked Nonprofits. I asked folks if they were on Twitter or Facebook, most people raised their hands. I asked folks if they were on Twitter or Facebook, most people raised their hands.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Text alerts can also be used to drive traffic to an organization’s mobile website and to ask people to Text-to Give. They also Tweet and post on Facebook: Text SEIU to 787753 for mobile updates! NARALPro-Choice America :: Subscribe. The SEIU also uses more than just a subscribe web page to build their mobile list.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Central and South America. — Make Facebook Ads Work for Your Nonprofit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Everyone's buzzing about the Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge and the Causes Giving Challenge. Here's how: How to Join America's Giving Challenge (December 13, 2007-January 31, 2008) 1. Go to the America's Giving Challenge page in Parade Magazine. Sign up for a Facebook account, or sign in if you already have one.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2009

Junction49 - Junction49 want to challenge the negative perception that young people don't volunteer in traditional ways anymore. The site has become a place for young people to showcase the work they are doing to make a difference. These are some links I wanted to share from June 16th. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Denver, CO: Beyond Facebook and Twitter: Storytelling Through Social Media. Kisumu, Kenya: Social Media Week. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Story Time: Empowering People with Technology. Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Central and South America. Central and South America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

We knew that if our film was compelling, we could break through to the people in the audience — and maybe they would help get the word out about the film and the issues it explored. My latest project is called @home , which explores homelessness in America through the story of Mark Horvath (aka @hardlynormal on Twitter).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Mozilla is reaching out to geeks far and wide to give a helping hand to nonprofit organizations and people all over the world to experience the joy of using the Web! Here's an update from Mike Everett-Lane on the Social Actions blog about how the nonprofit tech community is supporting the event. More information here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2010

Once they arrived in America, they organized an all-night candlelight vigil in front of the White House to call attention to their father's plight. What also surprises me are there are people I don't know face-to-face who have donated. Social networks and connections let you strengthen loose ties with consequential strangers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

But this year, the buzz leading up to the November 15 event on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on sites like YouTube and Linkedin, was even stronger. Based on our post-event survey of more than 9,000 individual donors, 67 percent heard about the event via email, 23 percent via Facebook, and 4 percent via Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. If your nonprofit is on the right track with social media, then you’ll notice an increase in the metrics from month to month over time. Learn Basic HTML.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Previously, she produced the Our Social Times and Influence People’s North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team of programmers and designers across India, Romania, and the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Roger Carr, Everyday Giving Blog , signed up to help me with a Bloggers Campaign part of the Sharing Foundation's Americas Giving Challenge , Today, I observed a twitter exchange from Angela to Roger. This will most certainly help word of our campaign reach many new people. Yes, indeed Laura is helping us out. Thank you Laura!

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Now answer this, how much time is your organization spending on reaching out to Millennials (people who were born between 1981 and 2000)? In short, this generation is reshaping America. Tags: Marketing Research Online Marketing Online Organizing Social Networking Trends. What does this mean for your nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile. Facebook has been taking down organizational profiles for nonprofits, including Ranger Rick's profile. Your childhood hero, Ranger Rick, has been banished from Facebook. Your childhood hero, Ranger Rick, has been banished from Facebook. social networking sites.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

It is this network that can corroborate your credentials and solidify your standing with other interested parties. These are the people who cannot only help you find jobs or partnerships, but can potentially recommend you to employers and connect you with donors. There is also networking within these particular groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice. He works for an NGO in Australia and we met on Twitter (via Eddie Harran ) prior to his visit to America to attend the Wisdom 2.0

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists. After that we hope lots of people will contribute content to it. Technology for Good Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Nancy Hendrie, a retired pediatrician in her seventies to work on a couple of projects and get ready for the final phase of the our America's GIving Challenge campaign. Dr. Hendrie has been working tirelessly on this campaign using her social networks. She made the above video with my son, Harry.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

As silly as it sounds, people like to receive a personal invitation. These days, each personal pledge page has to have social networking widgets giving participants easy-to-use tools to spread the word and promote their fundraiser. If people have questions and want to contact you, where do they reach you?

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

America’s Giving Challenge is an amazing program from The Case Foundation that See3 had the opportunity to support this year. It is a program that encourages nonprofits, large and small, to use the web to engage people in their work, and to encourage small donations. Check it out right now at America’s Giving Challenge.

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