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Using the Social Web to Make Local Impact

NetWits

As part of the LIVESTRONG Action campaign the LIVE STRONG day is focused on unifying people from all around the world through local events and activities that celebrate cancer survivorship. It’s also designed to generate awareness and foster support so the world can be freed from cancer.

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth. The photos from both are then immediately uploaded to a Flickr , where anyone can scroll through shots of the library’s enthusiastic patronage. I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause?

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Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. 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. American Cancer Society saw a 10:1 return on investment from this effort. Utilize YouTube Annotations.

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. For example, a group of friends shared stories of their beard-growing journey to raise funds for breast cancer research. Even though you can get tons of awareness and traffic, they may not be the right audience that will fund your campaign. They raised $28,000.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, 2012 is a different story all together: TV: Stand Up To Cancer. One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. Since then very few nonprofits have launched their own stations, so the post may have been a bit before its time.

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Why Are Charity Mobile Phone Donation Programs Going Extinct?

Tech Soup

is a nonprofit organization that supports a number of charities including the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Wildlife Federation. As James Mosieur notes, awareness is a barrier to increased collection. They distribute about 1,000 emergency phones a month to those who need them. Phones 4 Charity.

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Yahoo! for Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Answers, "Raise awareness for your cause." Example: Al Gore asked, "What do you think it wil take to reverse the effects of climate change?" • Flickr , "Show how rewarding it is to volunteer, to highlight issues that need extra attention, or to show pride in your cause." . Yahoo Messenger Avatars , "Your Yahoo!

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