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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Leng Sopharath, Phon Vandy, and CHom Thavy - Sharing Foundation College Students. I was able to raise $850 which helped cover the costs for her to participate in the Sharing Foundation’s college student sponsorship program and send her off to Noroton University with an accounting major in 2006.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

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!). Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2006

s younger sisters are 2 of over 500 students who are learning English in a program in the local village supported and run by TSF. The Sharing Foundation has the opportunity to receive matching dollars from Yahoo via the Network For Good Charity Badge program. This could make a big difference for thousands of children in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2007

at 14 different universities in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap with more than 1700 students participating. The idea is to bring together students, professional Bloggers, writers, NGO workers, media, and tech gurus from within and outside Cambodia to share and learn more from each other on about how the ICT (including Open Source Software and Web2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

The most touching part of the program was when some students from a local middle school came up and presented him with a check for $1,325 for the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation that they raised by selling sweatshirts with their school name on the front, Piedmont Middle School, and "Be an Upstander.

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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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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

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A digital member badge that can be shared on social media. You will help our democracy when you…” or “these funds will raise the sophistication of our entire sector.” Throughout the year you can connect with other donors and funders and the people we serve (artists, students, activists).”. These exist already! Hear me out.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2022

No matter what you’re fundraising for, hosting a dance-a-thon can help you raise lots of money while also giving your supporters the opportunity to get moving and have fun. With a fundraising thermometer, badges, and leaderboards, your fundraiser will be much more engaging for your participants. What is a dance-a-thon fundraiser?

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

On the list and want a sweet Best Conference badge for your website? The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Cultivating Student Philanthropy. Cultivating Student Philanthropy. Drop us a line! Name (a-z).

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

While the exact demographic numbers are somewhat disputed , without a doubt the typical user is a young student. To date, the largest one has 40,406 members and has raised $1,777 for the organization. Clearly, one Cause with 100 members will be more successful at raising funds than 20 Causes with five members.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

While the exact demographic numbers are somewhat disputed , without a doubt the typical user is a young student. To date, the largest one has 40,406 members and has raised $1,777 for the organization. Clearly, one Cause with 100 members will be more successful at raising funds than 20 Causes with five members.

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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 ”. How many students did you help? Requirements may vary depending on country, state, and/or tax-exempt status. We’ve all been there.

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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.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

GCAP , an international campaign fighting to raise awareness about poverty was struggling with this issue. Additionally, $10,000 to $15,000 was raised through avatar sponsoring; though most sponsoring came in the form of free services, (ie: free printing, and advertising in the form of media coverage). How much money did you raise?

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

GCAP , an international campaign fighting to raise awareness about poverty was struggling with this issue. Additionally, $10,000 to $15,000 was raised through avatar sponsoring; though most sponsoring came in the form of free services, (ie: free printing, and advertising in the form of media coverage). How much money did you raise?

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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. Compared to the previous week traffic spiked by 300%!

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