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For the entire month of October, TechSoup and our donor partners will be participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (also known as NCSAM). October might be a time for ghosts and monsters, but there are some other evils lurking out there: Internet malware, viruses, and threats! MORE
When The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was brainstorming ideas for their awareness event at an L.A. When the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network designed the flyer for their awareness night, they included two new calls to action: 1) a mobile opt-in via text message and 2) a QR code. MORE
Somaly Mam , Cambodia woman, is an anti-slavery activist and survivor fighting for victims all over the world. I noticed her tweet tonight after Spenser Brodsky's tweet about my birthday campaign connected me to her. Human Trafficking is a huge issue around the world, especially in Cambodia. MORE
This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. MORE
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness on this important issue. staff wear purple ribbons to bring awareness to domestic violence. MORE
Tweet by Tweet, Building Nonprofit Awareness - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy. : The blogger used Facebook as a base for people to send messages in order to allow people to elaborate on their stories (thus bypassing Twitter’s 140 character limit), and he then utilized the fast-paced, infectious nature of Twitter hashtags to spread his message. MORE
Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention. MORE
What Your Organization Can Learn from WWF By targeting their message based on location and technology, WWF was able to raise awareness among people who could attend the event, without disturbing the vast majority of their list. MORE
How You Can Participate in Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Consider this: in a single day, more than 10,871 requests for help from domestic violence survivors go unmet nationwide. MORE
He’s launched another round of the Big Blue Test , a diabetes awareness and fundraising campaign and naturally I was curious to see how things have progressed between last year and now. Following an exchange I had with my friend Manny who I blogged about last year. MORE
Recently, FWW launched “Take Back the Tap:” a campaign that aimed to get people to drink tap water from reusable bottles by spreading awareness about the detrimental environmental effects of plastic water bottles. MORE
Sierra Club’s text messaging program taps into the public’s growing awareness of how smog can negatively affect one’s health. The launch was timed to both World Asthma Day and Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. MORE
I always struggled with the fuzzy goal of “raising awareness” that came along with most of my nonprofit jobs. If a nonprofit raised awareness and no one measured it… did it really happen. Yesenia Sotelo. Founder. Smart Cause Digital. Your guide to bringing fuzzy metrics into focus. MORE
In this post I’m going to show you some of the most effective uses of hashtag campaigns I’ve seen, and how to find the best hashtags for your audience MORE
Project AWARE Goes Deep on Engagement, Turning Scuba Divers into Citizen Scientists – guest post by Darren Barefoot. Project AWARE has always hosted beach and ocean cleanup events around the world. MORE
They’re aware of industry norms, because they’ll be getting fundraising communications from other nonprofits running annual giving campaigns, and they expect you to be on the same page. MORE
We are very proud to have helped the ALS Association launch their ChallengeALS campaign to help create a world without ALS. Learn more about how you can help fight ALS and further accelerate finding treatments and a cure for this devastating disease. You can #challangeALS by. MORE
SA non-profits can now use Google products for free to help raise awareness - htxt.africa : "SA NON-PROFITS CAN NOW USE GOOGLE PRODUCTS FOR FREE TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS" 'via Blog this MORE
Timed to the Olympics, the game raised awareness about the difficulties faced by working mothers in the United States. Being a working mother can seem like an Olympic event. MORE
Change the world, one video at a time.Diabetes Awareness PSA | :32 JDRF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation produced this effective PSA to highlight November, which is National Diabetes Awareness Month. MORE
Launching online fundraising campaigns around cause awareness days is good strategy. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. MORE
Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness month to bring attention the ongoing need for proper support and health care services for those affected. Approximately 1 in 5 American adults experiences some sort of mental illness in any given year. MORE
Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to craft and launch online fundraising campaigns. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. MORE
Often I get asked how you can raise awareness and/or funds with social media tools. Tags: Marketing and Awareness marketing background basic clutter I think one of the easiest things to do is to make sure your social media pages have as much about your cause on them as possible. MORE
She said that she now sees that social media and online efforts could be very effective in raising awareness of the Bill.” LACVAW also hope to raise global awareness. Happy Fourth of July! MORE
Actress and recording artist Selena Gomez is using her star power to raise awareness about famine in Africa. Gomez is an ambassador for UNICEF, and has recorded a PSA asking young people to text in to donate $10 to fight the Sahel food crisis. MORE
While embracing a comprehensive, long-term breaking news and crisis communications strategy is challenging for many nonprofits, all nonprofits, regardless of their size, can tap into the power of cause awareness days. Many nonprofits already participate in cause awareness day campaigns. MORE
Want to raise awareness of your non-profit or your cause? Try newsjacking. publicity public relations nonprofit-communications MORE
The truth is you can turn your social media routine into a revenue generating opportunity for your organization by following a few simple steps. Fundraising Integrated Marketing Retention nonprofit social media Social Media MORE
Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful for online fundraising. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Fundraising Social Media YouTube Giving Days Cause Awareness Days MORE
Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay and #LIUB. MORE
One of the most commonly asked questions we receive at HEPdata is, “How do I make my donors aware of the benefits of matching gifts?” Below are 10 simple steps you can take to raise donor awareness. MORE
Shane Jones. In the age of social media, anything we say can be transferred across the globe in a matter of seconds. Nonprofit organizations on Twitter are able to leverage this tool and do a lot of good with it. Community nptech nten shane jones Social Media tools twitter Communications MORE
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
One of the tips you always see or hear or read about when it comes to becoming more active in social media is ‘become an industry resource/thought leader/trusted by showing expertise’ There are a couple of ways to do this as an organization or as an individual. MORE
Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising campaigns. The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. MORE
We can also use social media to build brand awareness in the right niche markets. It’s no secret that social media’s strength lies in the user data that it offers to marketers looking to better target their campaigns. . Sites like Facebook and LinkedIn are goldmines of user data! MORE
Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct Dollars - The NonProfit Times Oct 1, 2010: "Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct DollarsBy Mark HrywnaOnly 3 percent of all Tweets by a sample of nonprofits were dedicated to fundraising or solicitation. Nonprofits are more likely to use social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, to raise awareness, reach out to constituents and promote their. MORE
The rise of social media has also given rise to online giving on cause awareness and giving days. To help your nonprofit prepare and launch a successful cause awareness day and/or giving day online campaign, this webinar was presented on November 14 to more than one thousand nonprofit staff. MORE
In the final hour, make sure all volunteers are properly positioned and aware of their roles and responsibilities. Nonprofit fundraising events are a great way to raise money and increase your organization’s profile at the same time. MORE
Millennials, a group of consumers that has now surpassed even the Boomers in number, want to do business with brands, and donate to charities, that are as socially aware as they are. Raising Social Awareness One Tweet at a Time. MORE
In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) Awareness Can Be the Goal, and That’s OK. MORE
Non-profits and membership organizations should mark significant milestones and leverage these celebrations to raise awareness, attract new members, volunteers or supporters and promote your organization’s mission.( read more ). events member communication public relations publicity MORE
Depending on the goals in your overall digital strategy, video could play a role at any (or all) of these four overarching points on your supporter journey: Awareness, Engagement, Activation, and Relationship. . In this article, we’ll start with Awareness. . MORE
Technology, Games Changing Youth Awareness Engagement- The NonProfit Times Jan 12, 2011: "The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has become involved in games in recent years. The field of social impact games has shifted in the past couple of years. We’ve moved from trying to convince people that games are a viable tactic to showing them that they actually are,” said Jessica Goldfin MORE
Awareness Related Topics Connection Cafe
MARCH 2, 2018
One of the most commonly asked questions we receive at HEPdata is, “How do I make my donors aware of the benefits of matching gifts?” Below are 10 simple steps you can take to raise donor awareness.
NCE Social Media
JUNE 7, 2010
Often I get asked how you can raise awareness and/or funds with social media tools. Tags: Marketing and Awareness marketing background basic clutter I think one of the easiest things to do is to make sure your social media pages have as much about your cause on them as possible.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising campaigns. The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 17, 2013
Launching online fundraising campaigns around cause awareness days is good strategy. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay.
Everyaction
MAY 16, 2018
Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness month to bring attention the ongoing need for proper support and health care services for those affected. Approximately 1 in 5 American adults experiences some sort of mental illness in any given year.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
The rise of social media has also given rise to online giving on cause awareness and giving days. To help your nonprofit prepare and launch a successful cause awareness day and/or giving day online campaign, this webinar was presented on November 14 to more than one thousand nonprofit staff.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 30, 2015
Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful for online fundraising. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Fundraising Social Media YouTube Giving Days Cause Awareness Days
Connection Cafe
JUNE 12, 2018
Depending on the goals in your overall digital strategy, video could play a role at any (or all) of these four overarching points on your supporter journey: Awareness, Engagement, Activation, and Relationship. . In this article, we’ll start with Awareness. .
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 16, 2014
Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay and #LIUB.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 16, 2014
While embracing a comprehensive, long-term breaking news and crisis communications strategy is challenging for many nonprofits, all nonprofits, regardless of their size, can tap into the power of cause awareness days. Many nonprofits already participate in cause awareness day campaigns.
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
SA non-profits can now use Google products for free to help raise awareness - htxt.africa : "SA NON-PROFITS CAN NOW USE GOOGLE PRODUCTS FOR FREE TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS" 'via Blog this
Wild Apricot Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2013
Want to raise awareness of your non-profit or your cause? Try newsjacking. publicity public relations nonprofit-communications
Mobile Commons
JUNE 18, 2015
Sierra Club’s text messaging program taps into the public’s growing awareness of how smog can negatively affect one’s health. The launch was timed to both World Asthma Day and Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
NetWits
MARCH 3, 2011
When The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was brainstorming ideas for their awareness event at an L.A. When the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network designed the flyer for their awareness night, they included two new calls to action: 1) a mobile opt-in via text message and 2) a QR code.
NTEN
AUGUST 2, 2013
Shane Jones. In the age of social media, anything we say can be transferred across the globe in a matter of seconds. Nonprofit organizations on Twitter are able to leverage this tool and do a lot of good with it. Community nptech nten shane jones Social Media tools twitter Communications
NetWits
DECEMBER 6, 2010
In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) Awareness Can Be the Goal, and That’s OK.
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
The truth is you can turn your social media routine into a revenue generating opportunity for your organization by following a few simple steps. Fundraising Integrated Marketing Retention nonprofit social media Social Media
Tech Soup Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2015
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness on this important issue. staff wear purple ribbons to bring awareness to domestic violence.
Mobile Commons
JULY 14, 2015
Recently, FWW launched “Take Back the Tap:” a campaign that aimed to get people to drink tap water from reusable bottles by spreading awareness about the detrimental environmental effects of plastic water bottles.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
For the entire month of October, TechSoup and our donor partners will be participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (also known as NCSAM). October might be a time for ghosts and monsters, but there are some other evils lurking out there: Internet malware, viruses, and threats!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 19, 2014
Project AWARE Goes Deep on Engagement, Turning Scuba Divers into Citizen Scientists – guest post by Darren Barefoot. Project AWARE has always hosted beach and ocean cleanup events around the world.
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
We can also use social media to build brand awareness in the right niche markets. It’s no secret that social media’s strength lies in the user data that it offers to marketers looking to better target their campaigns. . Sites like Facebook and LinkedIn are goldmines of user data!
SocialFish
MAY 31, 2016
Millennials, a group of consumers that has now surpassed even the Boomers in number, want to do business with brands, and donate to charities, that are as socially aware as they are. Raising Social Awareness One Tweet at a Time.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 22, 2013
Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention.
NTEN
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
I always struggled with the fuzzy goal of “raising awareness” that came along with most of my nonprofit jobs. If a nonprofit raised awareness and no one measured it… did it really happen. Yesenia Sotelo. Founder. Smart Cause Digital. Your guide to bringing fuzzy metrics into focus.
John Haydon
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
He’s launched another round of the Big Blue Test , a diabetes awareness and fundraising campaign and naturally I was curious to see how things have progressed between last year and now. Following an exchange I had with my friend Manny who I blogged about last year.
Mobile Commons
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Timed to the Olympics, the game raised awareness about the difficulties faced by working mothers in the United States. Being a working mother can seem like an Olympic event.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
AUGUST 29, 2018
They’re aware of industry norms, because they’ll be getting fundraising communications from other nonprofits running annual giving campaigns, and they expect you to be on the same page.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 4, 2012
She said that she now sees that social media and online efforts could be very effective in raising awareness of the Bill.” LACVAW also hope to raise global awareness. Happy Fourth of July!
AFP Blog
JUNE 29, 2012
Tweet by Tweet, Building Nonprofit Awareness - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy. : The blogger used Facebook as a base for people to send messages in order to allow people to elaborate on their stories (thus bypassing Twitter’s 140 character limit), and he then utilized the fast-paced, infectious nature of Twitter hashtags to spread his message.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
AUGUST 28, 2018
In the final hour, make sure all volunteers are properly positioned and aware of their roles and responsibilities. Nonprofit fundraising events are a great way to raise money and increase your organization’s profile at the same time.
Tech Soup Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2015
How You Can Participate in Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Consider this: in a single day, more than 10,871 requests for help from domestic violence survivors go unmet nationwide.
Beaconfire Wire
MAY 1, 2015
We are very proud to have helped the ALS Association launch their ChallengeALS campaign to help create a world without ALS. Learn more about how you can help fight ALS and further accelerate finding treatments and a cure for this devastating disease. You can #challangeALS by.
Wild Apricot Blog
AUGUST 10, 2011
Non-profits and membership organizations should mark significant milestones and leverage these celebrations to raise awareness, attract new members, volunteers or supporters and promote your organization’s mission.( read more ). events member communication public relations publicity
Mobile Commons
APRIL 20, 2012
Actress and recording artist Selena Gomez is using her star power to raise awareness about famine in Africa. Gomez is an ambassador for UNICEF, and has recorded a PSA asking young people to text in to donate $10 to fight the Sahel food crisis.
Wild Apricot Blog
JUNE 1, 2018
In this post I’m going to show you some of the most effective uses of hashtag campaigns I’ve seen, and how to find the best hashtags for your audience
AFP Blog
JANUARY 13, 2011
Technology, Games Changing Youth Awareness Engagement- The NonProfit Times Jan 12, 2011: "The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has become involved in games in recent years. The field of social impact games has shifted in the past couple of years. We’ve moved from trying to convince people that games are a viable tactic to showing them that they actually are,” said Jessica Goldfin
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2010
Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct Dollars - The NonProfit Times Oct 1, 2010: "Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct DollarsBy Mark HrywnaOnly 3 percent of all Tweets by a sample of nonprofits were dedicated to fundraising or solicitation. Nonprofits are more likely to use social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, to raise awareness, reach out to constituents and promote their.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 10, 2010
Somaly Mam , Cambodia woman, is an anti-slavery activist and survivor fighting for victims all over the world. I noticed her tweet tonight after Spenser Brodsky's tweet about my birthday campaign connected me to her. Human Trafficking is a huge issue around the world, especially in Cambodia.
Mobile Commons
OCTOBER 4, 2016
What Your Organization Can Learn from WWF By targeting their message based on location and technology, WWF was able to raise awareness among people who could attend the event, without disturbing the vast majority of their list.
SocialFish
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
One of the tips you always see or hear or read about when it comes to becoming more active in social media is ‘become an industry resource/thought leader/trusted by showing expertise’ There are a couple of ways to do this as an organization or as an individual.
See What's Out There
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Change the world, one video at a time.Diabetes Awareness PSA | :32 JDRF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation produced this effective PSA to highlight November, which is National Diabetes Awareness Month.
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