Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

Now we have the American Cancer Society scaling the concept of the birthday fundraiser. It's birthday fundraising on steroids with the creation of their birthday fundraising platform and accompanying social media presence. They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle).

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. Using any holiday colors that fit with your branding in social media graphics and on your campaign page.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

You’ll want to host creative fundraisers alongside the giving day to attract attention to your nonprofit and maximize donations. We’d guess that part of your strategy for Giving Tuesday involves leveraging social media. It makes sense to use all of the fundraising tools available to you—including social media fundraising.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

JUNE 1, 2020

Infographics can transform your social media marketing for the better! Infographics are a great visual way of sharing knowledge with your followers, and they’re the secret to an effective social media marketing campaign. They’re attention grabbing. Caters to short attention spans.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

JUNE 1, 2020

Infographics can transform your social media marketing for the better! Infographics are a great visual way of sharing knowledge with your followers, and they’re the secret to an effective social media marketing campaign. They’re attention grabbing. Caters to short attention spans.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Have Them at Hello Start with an irresistible subject line that’s 50 characters or less and grabs your audience’s attention: Convey urgency. (“Our Capitalize on the power of email marketing to recruit individuals or teams to raise money for your organization and to stay in touch with these supporters throughout the campaign.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

HAVE THEM AT HELLO Start with an irresistible subject line that’s 50 characters or less and grabs your audience’s attention: Convey urgency. (“Our Capitalize on the power of email marketing to recruit individuals or teams to raise money for your organization and to stay in touch with these supporters throughout the campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Digital fundraising, specifically on social media channels, provides a way for nonprofits to connect to younger generations who do not have the time nor desire to receive lengthy appeal letters or printed newsletters. Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. Be consistent.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

You’ll want to host creative fundraisers alongside the giving day to attract attention to your nonprofit and maximize donations. We’d guess that part of your strategy for Giving Tuesday involves leveraging social media. It makes sense to use all of the fundraising tools available to you—including social media fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Digital media comprised of paid, owned, hybrid, and earned media. Some things have not changed: Time and attention are finite. It raises the question, though – Will the robots take over fundraising? Stories need to be compelling, immersive, human, funny, or provocative to capture attention. Content is king.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. This isn’t the first time that Komen has endured a social media backlash.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Charity events don't just raise money for charity, they also help to engage supporters and bring publicity to your cause. It both raised money and fulfilled their mission. Personal Challenge.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

My family and I are riding to celebrate my niece, who is now cancer free.” . Fundraising status (raising money or not, yet) . Sends a fundraising email and/or promotes page on social media . Examples of these types of events are large walks, festivals, and even social media events or giving days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

At CauseVox , We’ve helped thousands of people and nonprofits all over the world crowdfund for nonprofits and social good projects. In the early crowdfunding days, I helped launch a crowdfunding campaign with the American Red Cross and SXSW that raised $120,000 in 10 days. How much have we raised online in the past year?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. His films have explored causes from human rights and curing cancer to animal welfare and religious coexistence. ” Enjoy.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

69% of all adults are using 1+ social media platform. That is 7 out of 10 adults that are on at least 1 social media platform. Since 2005, social media adoption has grown from 5% to 70%. Just think of all the different organizations raising money to end cancer… you see my point. There are 1.8M

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

Pan-Mass Challenge and Winter Cycle, benefiting the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Founded in 1980, the Pan-Mass Challenge has contributed nearly $800 million to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and since 2007, 100% of rider raised funds directly benefit cancer research and treatment.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Yesterday I went along to the Mobile and Digital Conference in London , organised by Fundraising magazine, to hear first-hand about how, in a fast-changing world, charities are using social, mobile and digital media to reach new audiences and raise more money. Use social media to mobilise and engage, not just take money.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2014

We all strive for it – the “wow factor,” or that certain je ne sais quoi that grabs people’s attention and entices them to want to know more. We’re programmed to pay attention to the people and things that stop us in our tracks and evoke an emotional response. Send out a message that demands attention. Tell stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Amy Sample Ward writes a blog about nonprofit technology and social media and is the community builder for Netsquared. is Vice President of Operations of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and was one of the first nonprofit technology bloggers. Nonprofit Social Media Strategists. is social marketing guru.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

She is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media , one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Social media remains a powerful force for nonprofits to communicate with their stakeholders and supporters. According to the Global NGO Technology Report, 94% of NGOs worldwide agree that social media is effective for creating online brand awareness. Grab Attention. Visuals are imperative on social media channels.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” And the better you get at the whole suite of donor engagement, the more money you’re going to raise. you know, we’ve got to raise $50,000 for this women’s shelter. Well, good afternoon, everybody.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

We’re having a 5K/bike ride/walk this weekend … it’s for a good cause” is not as newsworthy as “couple to marry while running in a 5K for breast cancer research, this is why…”. Dozer’s fundraising page raised over $25,000 for cancer research that first year. Social media channels are essential tools for extending your reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. Dr. Mani holds an annual Heart Kids Blogathon on Valentine's Day to raise money for heart surgeries for poor kids from rural India. April: We celebrate Earth Day this month.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 27% of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (social media 29%, 18% website, 12% print). Email messaging raised 28% of all online revenue in 2017. Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social media icons to your e-newsletter.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level. Supporting New Models of Social Change.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level. Supporting New Models of Social Change.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2010

If you’ve been paying attention to the news in the past week , you’ve most likely heard about the new changes making their way into Facebook to make sharing interests across the web easier. Notable quotes: some of the top points being raised around the web on the issue. Author: Jordan Viator.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The two of us went to a local hospital during a cancer expo, and we basically, for lack of a better word, we hijacked the place. All had little ribbons, or whatever on them, and we just left stuff all over this cancer expo. I have two friends who are part of the social media "do good world." One is Melissa Morris Ivone.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list. 5K will raise money for school’s outdoor classroom and track . If you are targeting a local TV station, pay attention to the field reporters who prioritize feel-good stories. Post the link on your website.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

They don’t raise an exceptional amount of money. They combine putting and chipping contests with silent and live auctions, dinner, an open bar, and the opportunity to win a ton of fun prizes, all while raising money for their mission. Putting together an event people actually want to attend! Hear me out. Garden Party.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

Breast Cancer Action. She also points to a recent article in the Australian press about nonprofits in Melbourne raising money in my space called It's MySpace, my charity, your money. I'd also like to add Nonprofit Dos for MySpace Success from Nancy Schwartz of the Getting Attention Blog. Here's a list culled from the portal.

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