Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2009

If you've been reading my blog in the last week, you know that in eight days I will be celebrating my 52nd Birthday. 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. Can you think of a better use of $10 or more?

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NetWits

AUGUST 11, 2011

Starting too late tends to result in participants raising an average of 27 percent less online than if they were given six months or more to fundraise. Participants using online tools tend to raise six times more than those who do not and tend to be more engaged with the event. Extend the online duration of the event.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

Did you know that in some countries International Women's Day (March 8) is celebrated with flowers and gifts? For others, it is a day of political significance to raise awareness around women's rights. Numerous nonprofits and NGOs are organizing events and campaign to celebrate. For more information, go to www.oneten.org.uk.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

With the combined power of your supporters’ passion for your mission and fundraising knowledge you provide, your peer-to-peer participants will amplify your fundraising efforts and spread the word about your cause to their networks to raise money for your campaign. Gamification tools. 1) Fun runs, 5Ks, and walks. Auction Fundraisers.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Increased satisfaction, retention, and dollars raised because donors felt more positive about their giving experience. One private school set a reasonable goal of $4,000 to help raise relief funds for the earthquakes in Syria. Reiterate their impact, celebrate their success, and say thank you every step of the way.” The outcome?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

The top 30 peer-to-peer fundraising programs in the United States raised an astonishing $1.05 Celebrate any occasion by helping supporters launch their own fundraising campaigns to deepen their support for your mission. billion in 2022. Is your nonprofit prepared to make the most of this opportunity? per transaction.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2022

Network fundraising is a fundraising method where your organization recruits a group of people who agree to raise money for you. Instead, network fundraising is great for DIY fundraisers where your supporters can take charge and raise money however they choose. What is network fundraising? How do you create a network fundraiser?

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auctions are a classic fundraising event that can not only raise an impressive amount of money but also provide your supporters with a much needed night of fun. From actors, to reality tv stars, to musicians, there are a number of celebrities who will film a shoutout for your auction. Ready to dive in? Let’s begin. The Mary S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 10, 2008

As part of the 60th anniversary celebration, everyhumanhasrights.org is holding an Online Rally for Human Rights. 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. You can participate in several ways: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Connections: Relationships to lawmakers, celebrities, newsrooms. For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1. A digital member badge that can be shared on social media. Joining a giving circle (which is another opportunity to raise funds). Hear me out.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

We promoted to the HSUS friends list (in a number of ways - bulletins, blog, top friends, whats hot section) and had a group of people here sending out friend requests to related profiles, celebrities, and other organizations. Did the badges and portable YouTube videos help? We posted our badges on others pages too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

celebrating animals, confronting cruelty.??? s now a felony in all 50 states But this case brought dogfighting into the spotlight and raised awareness to people that may have never heard of it before. trackable Raise awareness ??? I love animals and I love the internet, and I???m m a self-proclaimed social networking junkie.

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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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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We saw a 108% increase in dollars raised on the Qgiv platform and a 100% increase in the total number of donations to our clients. Try throwing a holiday or season-themed gala to celebrate both the holiday season and your cause! For example, do you want to raise 10% of your year-end fundraising goal?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2021

Put simply, it’s a strategy that lets people raise money on your behalf using personalized fundraising pages. That helps you raise money, expand your donor base, and increase community awareness about your cause. Peer-to-peer fundraising gives your supporters a way to raise money on your behalf. Giving days.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

As I mentioned in my post about " extra-organizational activists" , there are bloggers out there who would love to raise money for your cause: Beth Kanter raised $800 for the Sharing Foundation using the ChipIn widget plus her blog , social networks, Flickr and video in 26 days. weeks using her food blog and an online auction.

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Qgiv

JULY 11, 2022

Your walk participants will register to fundraise on your behalf, reaching out to their networks of family and friends to raise money for your organization. The second approach is to have your participants secure pledges and raise money based on the distance they travel. A virtual walk fundraiser is an online peer-to-peer campaign.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Á la our Causes analysis awhile ago , we examined 150 nonprofit profiles on MySpace to see which functions people were using, how those features were working, and how much money their profiles were raising. Has the organization friended celebrities to drive more traffic to their own profile? Is the blog used and updated?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Á la our Causes analysis awhile ago , we examined 150 nonprofit profiles on MySpace to see which functions people were using, how those features were working, and how much money their profiles were raising. Has the organization friended celebrities to drive more traffic to their own profile? Is the blog used and updated?

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Qgiv

JUNE 27, 2023

Ask supporters to use your organization for Facebook fundraisers as a free way to raise money. Celebrate Giving Days by sharing photos of your staff and current projects your nonprofit is working on. From your events to text campaigns, how you market your fundraisers will affect how much you raise.

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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. Anywhere you can kind of celebrate them and get them excited about participating is going to be a benefit to you.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Holiday celebrations and time spent with family and friends help us reconnect to the things that matter most and prepare to start fresh for the new year ahead. How did the funds raised last year help us this year? The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. Who contributed to our campaign last year?

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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 ”. Celebrate your work, highlight your beneficiaries, communicate your impact. We’ve all been there. How many students did you help?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

In the end, the campaign raised just over $1,000 in two days; donations will help open government data to citizens and promote transparency in public offices. We put badges on the Beers For Canada website encouraging people to Digg us and promote us on other social news aggregators. Celebrate big donations or interesting blogs.

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