Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2010

Leng Sopharath , the young woman our family has sponsored for college in Cambodia through the Sharing Foundation , could have ended up in a very different place, but instead was able to go to college. I noticed her tweet tonight after Spenser Brodsky's tweet about my birthday campaign connected me to her. She graduates this year!).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

The premise was that if I could sponsors of my site for a day, we would donate $1 for every new follower we received that day. The sponsor would be committed to pay the charity at the conclusion of the day. I had a girl from Ireland agree as my first sponsor in November and we earned 65 new followers.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

In the report “ How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ,” sponsored by the Case Foundation and released today, Geoff Livingston analyzes the impact of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington and the repercussions for other regions and nonprofit communities.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. More specifically, it’s a fundraising concept that began in the 2000s to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. To help mitigate costs, ask local businesses if they’d be willing to sponsor your event. No-Shave November. Today, it’s a household name.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Your nonprofit will be competing with thousands of others on December 2 to raise funds and awareness. And if you're not, create a "family and friends" list of select past partners, sponsors, peer organizations, and champions to call or email in advance of the campaign launch, asking them to share with their networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

You can also set goals for donor engagement, brand awareness, or capacity building for local nonprofits. Here is a Sample Six-Month Planning Timeline to help you get started. This Sample Budget Template provides a more detailed expense breakdown and can be used to start your Giving Day budget. How much staff time is involved?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

SXSWcares , co-branded as SXSW4Japan, was a campaign that rallied the SXSW community to raise awareness and harness support for disaster relief. Meanwhile, bloggers Leigh Duncan and Deb Ng were starting a grassroots effort to raise awareness and support for the Japan disaster too. In the end, it raised over $120,000 from 1500+ donors.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Program Director Corporate Sponsorships INCREASE IMPACT Develop targeted pitches to align corporate sponsor interests with nonprofit goals for mutual benefit. These are but a sample of the decisions that nonprofits need to make when entering into a budgetary process. This approach fosters long-term loyalty and a sustainable donor base.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Explore Bloomerang’s sample job descriptions for positions like major gift officer and development director. Hold interviews.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

If your organization has a fiscal sponsor, you are not eligible for Facebook Payments, which is necessary to receive your donations as a direct deposit. It’s a great way to raise money, raise awareness, and gain new supporters. As a first step, you need to sign your organization up for Facebook fundraising tools.

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Qgiv

APRIL 14, 2022

To begin with, there are two different types of corporate sponsors you can pursue. Organization sponsors provide year-round support for your nonprofit. Event sponsors provide support for a specific event your organization is hosting. There are four different ways your sponsors can provide support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample. This activity is a great way to bring awareness to dogs and other pets in need while raising funds at the same time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

For others, it is a day of political significance to raise awareness around women's rights. I've included a sampling below, and hope that you'll add other events in the comments. The campaign is trying to raise awareness that, "Each year, around 1 in 10 women in Britain experience rape, or other violence."

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story. Raise awareness for your cause and projects. Panelists: Natalie Foster, DNC ; Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach ; Laura Quinn, Idealware.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The doGooder awards sponsored by see3 and YouTube presented at NTC celebrates the best in cause video over the course of the year. Last year I was blown away by how the winners used video to tell their stories, raise awareness, and inspire social action for their cause. Follow #14NTC to see what all the buzz is about!

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JUNE 20, 2011

By Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN. Over 180 people with over 635,000 total followers signed up to participate by authorizing Epic Change to post via their Twitter account using JustCoz , an online relay system that lets you donate a tweet a day to help raise awareness for causes that matter to you.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

You can partner with a local chocolatier to host a tasting event where chocolate lovers can sample wares and purchase their favorites, with a percentage of proceeds going to your nonprofit! Get the word out about gift matching When a donor knows their gift will be matched, they are far more likely to want to give.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Reach out to potential sponsors. But are you aware of all your options? You can use LinkedIn as a starting point for finding corporate sponsors , too. This gives potential sponsors a chance to browse your various sponsorship options and the perks you’re offering in return before they commit. Up your storytelling game.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story. state and 30+ countries signed their online petition to stop the dumping of mountaintop mining waste into waterways ; More than 150 congressional co-sponsors from the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If you’re thinking of running an awareness campaign as part of #GivingTuesday, then you’ll probably focus on the reach, the followers, and clicks to your site coming from new visitors. You can include a sample of social media posts and graphics and you can encourage them to create their own content. 8) Show your appreciation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

And because you probably can't eat that much - unless, of course, you're Joey Chestnut - you put many small samples on your plate instead. So, here's a few samplings from my digital buffet. So, here's a few samplings from my digital buffet. I wish I had the capacity to write a blog post about each of these links below.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Grows Awareness Organically. golf marathon, virtual walkathon, raise awareness, etc?) Will you be be asking any corporations or other partners to either fundraise with you, promote your campaign, make a matching gift, or sponsor your fundraiser ? Sample birthday fundraiser and appeal).

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

Grows Awareness Organically. golf marathon, virtual walkathon, raise awareness, etc?) Will you be be asking any corporations or other partners to either fundraise with you, promote your campaign, make a matching gift, or sponsor your fundraiser ? Sample birthday fundraiser and appeal).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And at the end, those who reached their goal, we had an incentive where they got another board member sponsor taking them out to a fancy restaurant where everybody wanted to go and we paid for the dinner and all of that. If they went in the red, they were nowhere close. And we talked about it and presented it quarterly. ” Right?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And here’s just a sample breakdown, $56 billion for individuals and families, $86 billion for health, $211 billion for education and childcare, $40 billion for transportation. She has written the coolest research studies and papers that we’ve had the opportunity to sponsor over the last few years. So check that out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I had never met George face-to-face, but through Twitter he made a donation that helped me sponsor the Cambodia Bloggers Summit and raise some money for the Sharing Foundation. This is just a sampling. George Brett who took some great photos of conference. He said that he was negotiations.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Trending viral challenges – Virtual trends like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge or the “Tom Holland” handstand t-shirt challenge are extremely popular ways to not only raise awareness of an issue but also bring in needed funds. This is only for the brave at heart but is also a great way to raise awareness of your mission.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

With speakers such as Sean Sheridan, Marc Pitman, Vanessa Chase, Amy Sample Ward, Jennie Larson, and Rachel Muir, how could they not be? The Future of Nonprofit Technology: Amy Sample Ward, Robert Machen, Tom Matthews. The BIG Idea Sessions: There are total of 6 Big Idea Sessions happening this year, and they all promise to be killer.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

So, yes, I think the Global NGO Technology Report found the majority of nonprofits do agree social media is effective for creating brand awareness. And it’s a huge driver of online fundraising, and also just awareness raising. It’s basically free awareness. I’m going to show you some sample social media posts.

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