Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace.

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Everyone's buzzing about the Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge and the Causes Giving Challenge. Want to help out your favorite cause? Choose a cause you care about in the U.S. Based Charity" or "Select a Global Cause." Based Charity, you'll be asked to register to build a Network for Good digital charity badge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

Dank Apps (creators of the popular Lotto app ) has launched a new series of Social Change applications that allow Facebook users to raise money for a cause through advertising revenue. But if you look at the Campaign for Breast Cancer Research cause on Facebook, the largest one - it has over 3 million members.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

One of the biggest trends in mobile giving right now is gamification: the integration of game dynamics, like points, badges, or levels, into a fundraising or social good campaign. These apps have the power to help nonprofits and charities reach a whole new audience and raise awareness about their mission.

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San Francisco Change Badge Library 60

Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

JULY 24, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. Unless you have a very compelling project that already has a lot of interest, you might not want to invest in a Kickstarter campaign (especially since you won't be able to keep the funds you raise!).

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. billion to causes they care about, a 29% increase from 2019. Our clients benefited from this incredible jump in donations, too!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2009

I've already raised enough through my Facebook Birthday Cause to send 100 kids to school this year! I'd like to be send 520 to school or raise a total of $5,200. Several blog readers have suggested that I set up other ways to donate to the Sharing Foundation in addition to Facebook Causes.

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Celebrate Cambodia Donation Help 50

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

Social media doesn't raise money, people raise money." That leaves a relatively small sliver raised via the third party tools typically available on social media. They also do a solid job leveraging the Pavlovian points / badges / stars / stickers that are, like, so hot right now. per Facebook update. HelpAttack!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. Unless you have a very compelling project that already has a lot of interest, you might not want to invest in a Kickstarter campaign (especially since you won't be able to keep the funds you raise!).

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Platform Organization Childhood Badge 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Verified Badges. If approved, a blue verification badge will be added next to your nonprofit’s name on Instagram. During the process, you will be prompted to connect your Instagram account to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page account. In addition, apply to get verified. Post Content That Inspires Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. Facebook The Non-Profits on Facebook Group is for those who work for, belong to, or support nonprofits on Facebook. Why not join, upload your logo in the photo pool, and write a wall post promoting your latest your Facebook project! more about it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

I found this slideshare show by Michael Weiksner, BJ Fogg, and Xing Kin Lui from a class at Stanford called " Creating Engaging Applications on Facebook." The visual shows the results of a pattern analysis of the 100 most popular Facebook applications (video of lecture here ). Has anyone done any research on this topic?

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . Audience Overlap : Use Rapleaf to sort out what percent of your Facebook audience is also on your email list. Long before Facebook, there was Geocities, which failed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Its main efforts involve working with major seafood buyers to help them shift their purchases to more sustainable options, and with consumers to raise awareness about the connection between the seafood they eat and the health of the oceans, and to create grassroots support for sustainable seafood. Will it have fundraising?

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

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. was another major infrastructure component, Bit.ly

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Change your profile photo on your social networks to a photo of you with the message, "Every Human Has Rights," or to the campaign badge above which can be downloaded here. Join the Every Human Has Rights Cause on Facebook. You can watch Is It Okay To Torture? on YouTube.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Causemunity.org provides easy solution to your fund-raising needs through micro-donations. Have you been wanting to develop a Facebook strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

My post over at Katya's blog generated some excellent advice and has also raised many more questions. I'm sitting here in awe that you all have helped me raised $261 from 11 donors (Thurs. Thank Yous So far, other bloggers have added the badge to their site or linked to the campaign and I want say a big thanks and in Khmer too !

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Causemunity.org provides easy solution to your fund-raising needs through micro-donations. Have you been wanting to develop a Facebook strategy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does your organization stream live on Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook? Text or attractively designed images on Twitter, Linkedin, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Clubhouse, etc. A digital member badge that can be shared on social media. People love showing off that they are involved in important causes.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Various efforts, such as events and auctions, were held to raise funds to pay for the pedestal, but these efforts were falling short, since only a certain class of society could afford to contribute to pay the bigger dollars required of these tactics. Think of the success of cause related wrist-bands as example.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Most of us probably don’t spend all day using just one communication platform, such as only Facebook or only email. Your email newsletter campaigns are an effective way to send updates, direct supporters to your online giving page or other donation outlets, and ultimately raise awareness for your organization. Let’s get started!

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Campaign Marketing Online Fundraising 78

Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Despite the more recent shift of attention to Facebook in the past six months by the nonprofit community, there are still remnants of a goldrush by nonprofits over the last year to build a presence on the uber-popular site. If it does, how much money has been raised and which widget are they using? But was there ever any gold?

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Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Despite the more recent shift of attention to Facebook in the past six months by the nonprofit community, there are still remnants of a goldrush by nonprofits over the last year to build a presence on the uber-popular site. If it does, how much money has been raised and which widget are they using? But was there ever any gold?

Social Media 28

Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

How did the funds raised last year help us this year? Here are some questions you might ask yourself as you look at your annual goal: Have you raised more than your initial fundraising goal? Relevant: Keep your cause at the forefront of your goal-setting. Who contributed to our campaign last year?

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Campaign Practice Giving Social Media 69

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Fundraising websites are powerful tools to help you raise more money; it’s the rallying point for all of your planning and messaging. See how CauseVox makes it easy for you to create an online fundraising site that helps you raise more with less effort. The most straightforward performance metric is the dollar amount raised.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Despite the recent challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are still ready and willing to give to the causes they feel strongly about. You just need some fresh strategies so you know how to get donations for your cause. Here at Qgiv, we’re invested in helping you raise more money, and we know how difficult it can be.

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Qgiv

JUNE 27, 2023

Ask supporters to use your organization for Facebook fundraisers as a free way to raise money. Host a Q&A on Facebook Live to connect with your donors and answer questions about current campaigns. Post volunteer opportunities on LinkedIn to recruit new people to help your cause and establish a long-lasting relationship.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

So retaining your participants is a great opportunity to raise more money and get started fundraising more quickly, but you may also have the opportunity to engage with their friends and family in new ways. If you asked me to raise $5,000 for you, that would be a little intimidating to me. You can reiterate their impact there.

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Donor Video Fundraising Strategy 110

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

The first time you saw the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, you might have thought it was great or ridiculous, but by the time 5% of your Facebook friends completed an Ice Bucket Challenge, if science is right, you should have found yourself more apt to get involved. Provide an “I’ve been featured” badge for bloggers to place on their blog.

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Charity Method Build Meme 40

Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

We see those feel-good stories about amazing fundraisers on our feeds: “Viral Irish GoFundMe Raises Millions for the Navajo Nation In Act of Generosity That Bridges Historical Debt of Gratitude ”. Guidestar sends information to 200+ charitable sites, including AmazonSmile and Facebook. We’ve all been there.

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Public Practice Build Donor 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Most of the findings of the recent Network for Good report follow my experience with personal fundraising, especially the point "You can raise more than you think." " I thought it would take two weeks to raise the $1,000 to send Leng Sopharath, a young Cambodian woman, to college. Type 2: Fundraising Transformed Techie.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

“The year-end fund-raising results last month confirm what we already suspected: for most people giving is not a luxury but a natural extension of who they are,” said Mark Rovner, Founder of Sea Change Strategies. Go easy on the “poor-mouthing,” and continue to talk about things that are most important to your cause.

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Social Media Online Fundraising Advocacy 34