NetWits
DECEMBER 1, 2010
For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. The mustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. was the most effective, and what type of message generated the most giving.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Are you using social media primarily to raise money? Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. It’s very important that you invest the time and resources needed to designing a visually distinct, square avatar that matches the overall branding of your nonprofit. Learn Basic HTML.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 15, 2009
I think too many times people are raising money without a specific objective in mind. For me, Twestival is more than just about events in cities raising money for a cause. Recently, my best friend Alyson (www.alysonwoloshyn.com) was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Additional References.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 3, 2012
Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. However, 2012 is a different story all together: TV: Stand Up To Cancer. Do their follow-up e-newsletters simply ask for more money, or do they have nice balance of informational and fundraising content?
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. In fact, the campaign went over goal and we able to raise enough money to send another young person to college.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 22, 2007
Jonathan Fanton, above next to my Second Life avatar, engaged in a discussion with Philip Rosedale (Linden) of Linden labs about the role of civil society in virtual worlds and answered questions from the more than 200 avatars that packed the space. Linden gives the example of American Cancer Society.
AFP Blog
AUGUST 22, 2005
27 and 28, the American Cancer Society will hold its first Relay for Life in the 3D virtual world of Second Life. Instead of running around tracks in their hometowns, participants will guide their onscreen representatives (known as avatars) around a virtual track designed and displayed in cyberspace. billion for the organization.
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