Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

So when I stumbled across Austin Museum Day , project of the Austin Museum Partnership, I loved discovering that this event is offering free admission to thousands of Austin residents who likely wouldn’t otherwise visit cultural organizations. A: This year will be our 18th annual Austin Museum Day! Q: Why was it created?

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Care2

JULY 20, 2011

They love your non-profit, but struggle to get the most donations possible. Use multiple ways to raise awareness Reach out to your personal network of friends, family, and co-workers. A personalized email is the best way to get donations. Your cause is worth the effort Getting donations for a cause isn’t easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. Through Twitter, I became aware of your work with social causes. The social media community in Austin is very active in worthwhile causes.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The objective of the Movember Foundation is to raise awareness of men’s health issues and to raise funds for orgs that are doing work to improve the state of men’s health. Why don a mustache for a month or donate to someone who is trying to groom a stylish ‘Mo in just 30 days?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Network for Good put together a slideshow of the home pages of 10 nonprofits that are hitting it out of the ball park by being clear in their message and making it easy for a visitor to engage further or donate. We''ve also got a Master Class in Atlanta on October 24 and in Austin on November 14. Not in San Francisco?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Network for Good put together a slideshow of the home pages of 10 nonprofits that are hitting it out of the ball park by being clear in their message and making it easy for a visitor to engage further or donate. We''ve also got a Master Class in Atlanta on October 24 and in Austin on November 14. Not in San Francisco?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2010

If you aren’t already familiar with LCH, it’s a nonprofit organization that works to help other nonprofits use film to spread awareness and action for their causes through volunteer matching, education and its annual nonprofit film festival. Donate to the winners of this year’s festival. following the screening.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2015

In line with other Giving Events, like Amplify Austin and Richmond’s The Amazing Raise, The Big Payback is Nashville’s opportunity to highlight our spirit of generosity and support the work of local nonprofits. It’s an opportunity to: Raise awareness about their organization and their mission. What Is The Big Payback?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2008

For every comment, Tyson Foods will donate 100 pounds of protein to the Boston Food Bank. This comments for food concept was first implemented very successfully by the Austin Social Media Club during August's Hunger Awareness Month HAM Tweetup. Read more here ).

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In doing this, nonprofits can learn valuable information that can help their organizations get more volunteers, donations, advocates and other forms of support they need for their important work. Vonigo.com - Software for service companies and nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2019

The University of Texas at Austin just announced a new endowment providing free tuition for students from families with incomes less than $65,000. These programs are possible because of generous donations to scholarship funds. Have current students call alumni to solicit scholarship donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Today is Blog Action Day where over 11,000 bloggers/sites around the world will publish, donate, or promote the issue of poverty.    The event will certainly spread awareness of the issue. I'm loosing weight to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank in Austin.  There is no simple, clear answers. 

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

By now many nonprofit organizations are aware of the importance of having a presence on the web. Organizations interested in requesting donated goQ software can find more information on the TechSoup website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. What seem to work was: Some influential people responding publically that they had donated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Our communities vet good ideas, apply the "trust" layer, and motivate us to take real action — from donating to becoming an advocate. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

I was lucky enough to attend this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, Texas. If you want to build something more experiential that builds awareness about your cause, something that doesn't necessarily fulfill a need, HTML 5 web apps are the way to go. Image 1 : Cat / CC BY-NC-ND. Image 2 : tandaV / Shutterstock.

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

Our communities vet good ideas, apply the "trust" layer, and motivate us to take real action — from donating to becoming an advocate. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. Lunch was also donated by Jason’s Deli which we gobbled up as we learned more about Communities in Schools and the work they do from the program coordinator, Melissa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. Submitted by Michael Smith. Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Earned" revenues are those that come from sales and contracts, not from the donated revenues that so many people associate with nonprofits. Austin and colleagues reiterate the commercial turn thesis , as does Dees. I'm hoping that some visibility will help raise awareness of his research on this topic. Thanks, Marissa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. The SXSW Interactive Festival. Submitted by Michael Smith. Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. The SXSW Interactive Festival. Submitted by Michael Smith. Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Start by Creating Awareness (Especially for New or Lapsed Supporters). But, not all of your audience has the same relationship with your organization – or are even aware of the role philanthropy plays in the availability and quality of care in their community. Doctors’ Day campaigns are built on a “foundation” of gratitude.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2018

They don’t have as much income to donate this year. their parent was diagnosed with cancer so they want to donate to cancer charities instead. Lost donations. Often, nonprofits make the mistake of treating donors as total strangers who need to achieve “awareness” and “engagement” all over again.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2015

But a few friends decided to participate in a workout challenge and asked for support by way of donating to their favorite causes. Then later that very same week I got a personal phone call thanking me for a first-time donation I’d made to a human rights organization called Traffick911. You better believe I’ll donate again.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks. These donations go to fund Oxfam America programs worldwide. Called “Web 2.0 – New Outreach and Fundraising Techniques,” the topic of this workshop is something every nonprofit marketing manager and online communications professional wants to talk about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

offer reliable situational awareness. . Goal to lead to increased sustained donations rather than episodic giving, increased understanding. David Neff, American Cancer Society David will be perform a spoken word and video poem about using Twitter to recruit blood donors and the Austin Twestival. Austin is no different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

In the end, the campaign raised just over $1,000 in two days; donations will help open government data to citizens and promote transparency in public offices. A week before Canada Day (July 1) we built and tested a simple site that encouraged donors to “buy their country a beer” — basically making a donation. How it worked.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Once we learned all flights were grounded, we quickly arrived at the decision to abandon our plans and drive back to Austin at once. I was also surprised that El Paso, TX is only the half-way point between LA and Austin. The line to donate blood. I’m sure we’d have had to put limits on the offer. The calls for calm.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Creativing Movements with Digital and Social Media with Austin Graff. And don’t forget that every #bbcon tweet = a donation to Latinitas! Because you can’t have bbcon in ATX without getting to hear “one of the best groups working in Austin today.” Go here to download your 2015 social media guide.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

As young professionals who have served both as members and staff managers of these groups, Sarah Willey and Corinne Austin will lead you through the research on Next Gen supporters, challenges to anticipate, and steps your organization can take to start a new young friends board from scratch OR to maximize the potential of your existing group.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

Now, powerless is I am aware of my state but feel unable to affect it. I would love for them to donate. Sarah Willey, a good friend of ours, and Corinne Austin, they’re going to come in and talk about it. I have no idea that what I do has any impact on others. I’m just crabby. I feel unable to shift that perception.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

The homicide rate, as people are probably aware of, has just really increased in the last few years in Oakland, where I live. I was a ski bum for a winter, and landed one week in Austin, Texas and got a job waiting tables. We have four initiatives. In fact, who here doesn't know exactly what they want to do when they get out of school?

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