Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The authors say that having sufficient capital and resources to build authentic, deep relationships is fundamental to achieving progress on many issues. In recent years, funders, practitioners and academics have been paying more and more attention to the role of social networks in addressing issues of public concern.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness on this important issue. Even if your organization isn't involved in this issue, these organizations' work offer great examples of how a theme month or day can bring attention to your mission.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A fundraising event will draw attention to your organization and give prospective donors the opportunity to learn more about your cause. Check your state laws regarding raffles – you might need a special permit for a game of change. Obviously, a local celebrity can help draw people into your event, so choose carefully.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. Each T2E program focuses on one or more critical issues facing women and girls. 2016 is the year that real money and reforms must start to right these wrongs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. And the ability to be in a room with a wide range of people who had been paying careful attention to this field for years made an enormous impact.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We did some research around this issue and published a white paper detailing the case for integrating time-honored emergency response expertise with real-time social input. Using new media allowed Eliott and others to get people food, water, and critical medical attention after the earthquake.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Qui Diaz posted a 3-question Changeblogging Meme , which I'd like to participate in, and I hope you'll pass it on: What is one change - big or small, local or global - you want to see in your lifetime? Who is already working on this issue who you think others should support?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

In the Fall 2009 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review , Gregory and Howard identified the “nonprofit starvation cycle” which they defined as follows: The first step in this cycle is the funders’ unrealistic expectations about how much it costs to run a nonprofit.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Here’s why: Extra attention and spotlight thanks to high publicity around #GivingTuesday Plug-and-play tools and assets from GivingTuesday.org to help market your campaign More participants ultimately means more support for the nonprofit community overall. Seek to understand what drew them to get involved with your organization and issue.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you plan on serving alcohol, work to understand federal, state, and local guidelines and be prepared to have signage that indicates your compliance with the laws (for example, “Must be 21 years or older to consume or purchase alcohol. ID required”). Whoever is serving the alcohol should have the proper licensing and insurance.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Another cloud story that has caught my attention this year are the welcome escalations of free cloud storage. If you’re like me and particularly like services that offer a Dropbox style local folder on your device which is mirrored in the cloud, those include: MediaFire , Copy.com , Google Drive , and Microsoft SkyDrive.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 29, 2021

Many of these elements can be added to your website relatively easily with the write content management system (CMS), but if you find yourself running into technical issues, don’t be afraid to reach out to a professional nonprofit web design agency. Accessibility Features Many nonprofit websites are required by law to be accessible.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Connection to the cause: Donors who have a personal connection to the cause or issue that your nonprofit is working on are more likely to give. It is essential to understand the reasons donors stop giving to address any issues and improve your donor management strategy. Donating time is often a bigger deal than donating money!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Perhaps we’re having a technical issue with that, so bear with us. Local university, my wife was working there as a major gift person. And I’ll check in with my sister, or my sister-in-law each year and say, “Is it the same group this year, or who do you want us to give to in your honor?” Harvey: Okay.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

It is hard to describe the gratification of seeing families meaningfully engaging with the Asian interactives we prepared with many advisors that included local members of the Asian communities. Today we must face our reality: It is not just the pandemic, the situation only exacerbated larger, systemic issues most staff are well aware of.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

the benefit of the code itself), there are two areas of open source to which I think we need to pay a lot more attention: open data and collaboration. If you combine your service data with local and federal government data on low-income elderly populations, you're going to get a much better picture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. In fact the range of issues is pretty wide ranging. The International Fund for Agricultural Development uses Twitter talk about smallholder farmers and rural development issues, topics often overlooked by mainstream media.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2022

Maybe they take time to explain or address sensitive issues or involve people who have made bad choices. Name recognition: If you work for the YWCA, Habitat for Humanity, or a local organization with deep roots in the community, your organization’s name recognition is probably an asset. Other missions are more challenging. Every time.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

Maybe they take time to explain or address sensitive issues or involve people who have made bad choices. Name recognition: If you work for the YWCA, Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, or a local organization with deep roots in the community, your organization’s name recognition is very likely an asset in itself. Every time.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 31, 2022

Your issue isn’t getting the news coverage it once did. When media attention moves on from something like food insecurity, it often seizes on something else, like drug addition, sex traffiking, or climate change. Often two or more of these issues hit you at the same time, making your year-end goal seem out of reach.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

You know, we’ve been talking for many years about this topic, but recently about how to retain peer-to-peer donors, which is kind of an important aspect of the whole strategy that doesn’t necessarily get as much attention as it should, I think. Were you able to feed local families? So think about my mother-in-law.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

I still hadn’t been able to talk to my husband, but my mother-in-law had gotten word to him that we were headed East on I-10, and he was able to track my progress via our online, real-time credit card statement. Instead, all I could do was fidget over the tuner as radio stations faded in and out. No satellite radio yet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

These issues and the nonprofits listed below will be at the forefront of my activism this year as well as the recipients of 10% of my webinar income (more than $10,000 donated thus far!) Southern Poverty Law Center :: @ SPLCenter. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) :: @ PETA. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There's a long fight ahead, but for issues that stir you, one simple, positive thing you can do today is give - your time, money, voice, or attention - because so many organizations need your urgent support. That’s why we empower local leaders to build a strong movement for equality that secures critical grassroots wins at every level.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

JUNE 11, 2020

Focusing on education for people at all stages in life, EDN covers all aspects of environmental issues, from plastic pollution to finding clean energy sources. They believe that ‘the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature’ and so work to secure a future for all species through science, law and creative media.

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Forum One

MARCH 24, 2009

I have a 7-year-old daughter with autism, a neurological condition that has deservedly gained significant new attention because it seems to be skyrocketing. The burden falls to the special education departments within local school districts. " Well, then, this one isn't business, it's personal.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Yes, we need a democratic government that addresses those issues. And we need a set of companies that see this not simply as a compliance issue—that is, “Are we following the law?”—but, Costello: But tech is advancing at such a fast clip, how can government possibly keep up in their role as the parent in the room?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

JUNE 11, 2020

Focusing on education for people at all stages in life, EDN covers all aspects of environmental issues, from plastic pollution to finding clean energy sources. They believe that ‘the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature’ and so work to secure a future for all species through science, law and creative media.

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Care2

APRIL 20, 2009

Remember the people on your list are not Members of Congress; they are everyday people who took the time to sign up to your list because they care about the issues you are fighting for. MoveOn.org Compelling Subject Line "It Worked To Start A War" Attention Grabbing Opening Line "It worked to start a war. So speak to them. In the U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

A variation on this is the notion that anything short of an open-ended commitment to maintain our current troop strength in Iraq is the equivalent of issuing a "timetable" that will, according to the Administration, undermine our troops and strengthen the insurgency. This is not and should not be a partisan issue. I believe that U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. What are those issues or areas right now that you are seeing really need the most help? It works in over 160 countries around the world.

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