Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. Last year our ‘Go gold with kids for cancer’ campaign was a really successful campaign because it had such a clear statement that reflected with people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Creating consistent and interesting posts on various social media platforms can help boost donations and bring more awareness to your cause. 11) Thank your donors.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to give everyday people the chance to fight back against cancer by training for, and competing in charity boxing events to raise money and awareness. Early access to charity races. Exclusive early access to events, campaigns, programs, and projects. Training plans .

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

In Darah’s words: I basically started the site in November as a combination of social media interests and helping others in their fight vs cancer. The sponsor would be committed to pay the charity at the conclusion of the day. Since, we have let the sponsor choose whoever they would like as a cancer charity.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For instance, family members of someone who died from lung cancer might donate to your nonprofit if your mission is to fund lung cancer research. By increasing awareness of your memorial donation program, you can easily connect audience members with opportunities to give in honor of a loved one.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Sure, there’s GivingTuesday and the standard year-end push, but limiting yourself to just those two events equates to missed opportunities. Paint and sip events work for any type of organization, artists of all levels, and can easily be adapted for every season. But, as a fundraiser, your job is just ramping up. Trivia Night.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

Some people are starting to call it “Crowdsource Fundraising” But haven’t we been doing “crowdsourcing” for a little longer than 5 years in the event fundraising space? Scanning for Good: How One Nonprofit Used QR Codes to Raise Awareness. Fundraising Page Badges. And you can do it with a simple strategy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Founded in 1957, the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was established as the fundraising and awareness organization for St. ALSAC responded to the pandemic by focusing on virtual events to maximize the organization’s donor outreach strategy. By Rob Acker, CEO of Salesforce.org and Rick Shadyac, CEO of ALSAC.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. In this unique, online, interactive (free) event - first in a monthly series - you get to see, hear, and ask questions directly to our panel of experts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Experts are not sure when it will be safe to hold large gatherings again, which hinders nonprofits that rely on an events-based structure to generate donations. The pandemic has impacted unemployment rates, thereby limiting household income available for donations to charity. Opportunity to combine financial and mission-related goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day. What about making a donation to a charity in honor the special someone in your life. Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? Join the Red Campaign.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

That’s why it’s important for your nonprofit to make the most of your peer-to-peer fundraising events. We put together some peer-to-peer fundraising software tips that can make it easier for your supporters to raise funds on your behalf, host more profitable fundraising events, and other tips to boost your peer-to-peer efforts.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest event was organized by the DC area based advocacy nonprofit, Demand Progress. Over 5,000 websites participated in The Day We Fight Back event by placing banners on their sites. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game. Image 2: Cancer Research UK. The New York Times Outs Google+. Gaming for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. Volunteers around the world feel empowered when asked to use their skills, not only to bring people together at an event, but contribute to something positive. In my opinion, no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Here’s an example of a video See3 produced in partnership with Charity Dynamics for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

57,000 gamers have outperformed supercomputers in the task of folding proteins in new ways that could lead scientists to cures for Alzheimer's, cancer and more. Purpose: Recruiting new members, viral awareness-building. DISNEY PROJECT GREEN: Play games, donate points and help a charity win $100,000.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

This doesn’t mean traditional event-driven peer-to-peer events run by nonprofits are passé, just that our industry is undergoing a shift we cannot ignore. Brandon made his next major foray into crowdfunding a few months later with an appeal to support childhood cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2016

Raising general awareness for your cause. As a result, your P2P campaign will grow your presence in these targets, and your awareness will eventually spill into new targets. Celebration Events — Celebration events are a quick and easy way for your donors to spread the word about your cause while raising money.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Movember is a "moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.” This blog post is about my month long experience of raising awareness & money for men's health, as I grew my Mo.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

As we crawl into a new year, hyper-personalization is a buzzword slowly creeping into the charity lexicon and bound to increase its prominence as the year unfolds. And how can charities, like hospital foundations, use it to increase donor loyalty and generate higher return on investment (ROI)? Not very pleasant.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. However, if your idea isn’t very large in scope, a one-time crowdfunding campaign or peer-to-peer fundraising event could achieve the results you’re hoping for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Since GoFundMe is an open platform where people can solicit support for life events of any kind users have found plenty of uses for it – like supporting charitable causes. With $300 million in annual revenues, CustomInk is eager to extend its reach into the charity apparel space. Booster launched its first campaign in 2013.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

You’re probably already aware that Facebook Live lets any nonprofit live-stream fundraising events , breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. For example, Stand Up To Cancer broadcasted news about a high school raised money during a “Sports Day For Charity” Don’t ask people to “Donate”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others.

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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. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change.

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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. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. The SXSW Interactive Festival. So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW! Submitted by Michael Smith.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

Answers, "Raise awareness for your cause." Discuss issues and events. So why not choose one that raises awareness for your favorite cause?" Examples: For World AIDS Day, avatars wore shirts with red ribbons and for Breast Cancer Awareness month they wore shirts with pink ribbons. Example: Right now Yahoo!

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

international, and worldwide holidays as well as cause days and awareness events like Women’s Equality Day (August 26), Suicide Prevention Month (September) and Giving Tuesday (December 3) that are relevant to a wide range of nonprofits. Other audiences to consider include clients, volunteers, event attendees, and community members.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. 21 st Century Data Breaches. Not doing so can be costly in many ways.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million charities in the United States alone and around 10 million worldwide. The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation. Your gift means we can continue to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. Capitalizing on both the holiday and baseball season, Father’s Day is dominated with messages of prostate cancer from the MLB. Charity Date Auction. Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. Thanksgiving. Email campaign.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. The SXSW Interactive Festival. So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW! Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This advice from Rick Shadyac, President of ALSAC , the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 60 years ago. Childhood cancer is a global, multi-trillion dollar, multi-year problem. Our annual St.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. A fundraising event is the best way to engage with donors, garner support for your mission, and meet your revenue targets. But one question you might find yourself frequently asking is “What kind of fundraising event should we host next?”.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Dan Pallotta’s recent TED Talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong” , has garnered more than 1.2 Dan Pallotta would go on to invent the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. But we don’t want people making money in charity.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. Gift guides are usually best served a few weeks before a major gift-giving event like Christmas or Mother’s Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

It was then that I first worked with partners like (RED) that were just starting to use Facebook to build awareness around their various campaigns and initiatives. I understand that you have been making a big effort to reach out to nonprofits at different conferences and have different events, can you tell my readers more about that?

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