Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you’re a nonprofit professional, you’re likely familiar with the hustle of securing funding for your cause. But what if there was an easier, less energy-intensive way to earn more for your nonprofit’s cause? Corporate giving occurs when companies financially contribute to nonprofit causes.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2007

The Marine Fish Conservation Network (MFCN), a coalition of over 190 organizations dedicated to ocean conservation, wanted to educate members of Congress and ask them to reject proposals that might do irreparable harm to several fish species.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

How can nonprofits use game elements to promote their cause? Even if your cause doesn't require that level of interaction, here are some other ideas for games to think about: Trivia and quizzes to educate your audience about your cause. Personality quizzes that help educate people about your cause.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Conservation International won the “Email List Growth” prize for their campaign to save sea turtles. The awards committee praised Lambda Legal for using conditional content very well. The campaign enabled CI to boost their email list by 50,000, in only two weeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

And the many, many hyper local and niche causes that touch the lives of their online communities not by the millions, but by the hundreds or thousands everyday. People are writing their own stories and ideas about our cause rather than us publishing content. And yes nonprofits mimic their corporate brethren with siloed structures.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Now I’m excited to see how cause communities embrace this emerging network to create value and mission impact. Add “pin it” buttons to your blog or web site so your visitors and supporters can create their own pin boards that highlight your cause. Pin images of different kinds of military awards and metals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Finally, as a conservation organization, we’re always looking at ways to reduce our use of paper. It’s won awards from Treehugger.com as the “Best of Green in Food and Health” and is cited regularly in mainstream and new media as a trusted source for sustainable seafood information. Will it have fundraising?

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

See Frogloop’s recent article on Facebook Causes ). Over 50% say that they intend to increase social network staffing over the next 12 months. Social networking is generating very little revenue. ( On Facebook, almost 40% of respondents raised money via fundraising, but 29% have raised $500 or less over the past 12 months.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2009

So today, thanks to the Webby Awards, we get to stop and say well done and congratulations to three members of the Convio community who are nominees for the 13th Annual Webby Awards : In the activism category both Rock the Vote and Protect and Acre (Conservation International) have been nominated. Job well done!

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

With effective donor stewardship strategies in place, you can boost your monthly donors’ lifetime value even more and encourage them to continue supporting your cause for the long term. As one of the world’s most well-known conservation organizations, the World Wildlife Fund seeks to protect endangered species and conserve natural resources.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

Over 179,000 nonprofits utilize Facebook Causes but just how sticky is Facebook? Marlow’s study sheds even more light on the Washington Post article that said Facebook Causes are not raising much money for nonprofits. Only a small fraction of the 179,000 nonprofits that use Facebook Causes have brought in $1,000.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

This is a huge step forward for ocean conservation and international law. Care2 was honored to play a part in this effort, in partnership with CGI, by mobilizing thousands of Care2s civically active members to send emails to their senators in support of the treaty.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. Cause Camp 2018. Cause Camp 2018. General / @TheCorpsNetwork. Mar 26 - 27.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Main | CASE STUDY: Marine Conservation Group Wins Victory with Care2 » Friday Aug 17 2007 Building a Successful Internet Presence Friday, August 17, 2007 at 01:38PM | by Hatef Yamini NPTimes just ran a great article featuring tips from Harry Lynch, CEO of Sanky Commmunications and Paul Habig, director of Internet Services at SankyNet.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2007

Main | CASE STUDY: Marine Conservation Group Wins Victory with Care2 » Friday Aug 17 2007 Building a Successful Internet Presence Friday, August 17, 2007 at 01:38PM | by Hatef Yamini NPTimes just ran a great article featuring tips from Harry Lynch, CEO of Sanky Commmunications and Paul Habig, director of Internet Services at SankyNet.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

The 1916 law states that the "fundamental purpose" of the park service is "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife." 60) Search « Think Like a Designer: Viral Video and Paradox | Main | Web Metrics Wilderness: Find Your Site Conversion Pages.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

JULY 19, 2007

Special thanks again to the debate paricipants, Krista Harte Sassaman of Epsilon and Vinne Wishrad of Conservation International. 60) Search « Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign | Main | A. and let me know what you think! Feel free to email me at karen@earth.care2.com

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

Special thanks again to the debate paricipants, Krista Harte Sassaman of Epsilon and Vinne Wishrad of Conservation International. 60) Search « Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign | Main | A. and let me know what you think! Feel free to email me at karen@earth.care2.com

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace. Its great to see the proliferation of APIs in the for-profit world, but what about nonprofits?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I always like to point this out because I think mental health is extremely important, especially as the fact that you’re dealing with populations who might be they’re doing one of the most vulnerable parts of their lives, or maybe there’s a cause that is really, really necessary to focus on and requires all your mental energy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com. A winner of numerous “Best App” awards, this app will likely become your favorite new social newsreading app. In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes? Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too. askformore. Rachel Carson. You can thank marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson for that. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

It lets you tap into a stream of people who care and may be committed to your organization, cause, program, or subject area. Nature Conservancy. Take photos with your digital camera and share them on your web site or blog and ideally, in Flickr. Some examples of flickr groups found in flickr that relate to Extension themes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com. A winner of numerous “Best App” awards, this app will likely become your favorite new social newsreading app. In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com. MoFuse :: mofuse.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause. To begin, your first step is to login to JustCoz.org with your Twitter account to create a Cause page for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

They also offer their premium services for free through their Animoto for a Cause program. Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. A must-bookmark list of special days that acknowledge social good events and cause campaigns. Daily DoGooder :: thedailydogooder.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

They also offer their premium services for free through their Animoto for a Cause program. Daily DoGooder is a free e-newsletter that delivers one, just one, excellent cause video to your inbox each day. A winner of numerous “Best App” awards, this app will likely become your favorite new social newsreading app.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com. A winner of numerous “Best App” awards, this app will likely become your favorite new social newsreading app. In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com. MoFuse :: mofuse.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A winner of numerous “Best App” awards, this app will likely become your favorite new social newsreading app. In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section. Formstack :: formstack.com.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

They created the award-winning film, The Meatrix , about factory farming, and the hilarious film, Store Wars , about the importance of organic farming. We work for clients across the board from non-profits like the ACLU and Greenpeace to more political causes. We did John Kerry for President, before that, Howard Dean for America.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

These questions have caused concern among many in the nonprofit sector. Of every philanthropic dollar awarded, it is estimated that only 6 cents goes towards racial equity work and a single cent towards racial justice work. Reality 2: Commitments for this work were likely more performative than constructive.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The 2010 mid-term election campaign saw unprecedented fundraising from both traditional political players like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and new, secretive conservative entities like American Crossroads. She also provides individual strategic new media counsel to DCCC candidates and incumbents.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Perlmutter, who was a recent guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , sat down in Washington in early August for an interview with Care2’s Clint O’Brien to talk about how blogging is reshaping media and changing the way citizens think about politics and social causes. Clint OBrien: What inspired you to write this book?

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

Perlmutter, who was a recent guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , sat down in Washington in early August for an interview with Care2’s Clint O’Brien to talk about how blogging is reshaping media and changing the way citizens think about politics and social causes. Clint OBrien: What inspired you to write this book?

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