Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 23, 2020
Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits. The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. An important skill is knowing how to connect with your constituents online.
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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. While the dogooder in me loves a great cause, I also relish the opportunity to learn more about online fundraising and why people give. What I Learned About Online Fundraising. Email is Still King.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 12, 2011
To build your online brand? Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. To secure new volunteers?
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. Buy some nice stationary ( preferably on recycled paper ) and send handwritten thank you notes to donors, volunteers, and even your most committed online activists. It will make a strong impression.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 15, 2009
The other fantastic thing about Twitter and certain other social media sites is this ability to develop an online community and empower them to evangelize for you, which can be extremely powerful. Recently, my best friend Alyson (www.alysonwoloshyn.com) was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 30, 2008
As an outside observer, the lessons that I took away from this effort were: Having people change their avatar to a pea photo gave a visual clue to the campaign and helped it spread. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle.
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