Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Rather than donating the money to nonprofits through a traditional corporate responsibility grant program, Pepsi will jump on the online contest bandwagon. Pepsi will have contests every month for 10 months beginning Jan. The groups say that until Chase made changes to the contest, they appeared to be among the top 100 vote-getters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

One of the big themes in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , is the importance of experiments and not to frame them as success or failure but as learning. You have to be like Thomas Edison in approaching social media and experiment. If you want to be successful using social media, you have to take this approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I discovered it because of a charity challenge they're running on Twitter to raise awareness of their book, plus raise some money to help Room To Read. Before I launch into some of my criticism, I want to applaud Hubspot for experimenting with different ways to promote their book and help a charity. 11 cents = $32.78

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

With social media platforms and a dynamic website, you can spread the word about your mission easily and attract new potential donors quickly. Social media campaigns. Social media is a fast and effective way to reach a wide variety of supporters and potential donors. Sports tricks contest.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

One-Day Email Flash Fundraiser or Social Media Sharing Event. If your audience is one that responds more positively to social media, then you might want to try a social media sharing blitz. Sponsors: Sponsors can be a major source of income for an in-person gala, and you don’t want to leave them behind.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

It should be a great conversation between (check out the panelists below) social networking providers and their non-profit users. Title: Social Media for Social Good: How Digital Charity is Changing our World. Her second book, exploring how causes can excel using Twitter, comes out in the summer of 2011.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Encourage social sharing. Social media is a great tool for supporters to share their personal fundraising pages, so make sure you encourage them to post their pages. Pro tip: Get as many of your sponsors involved as possible, whether that means donating items or providing a venue for the day of.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask local women-owned businesses to help sponsor the event and offer a place on the panel for them to talk about running their businesses. Participants can collect pledges based on the number of books they read for the duration of the campaign to raise money for your cause. Irish potluck for St. Patrick’s Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m very excited for this learning experience because over the two years my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has focused on going deep on facilitating peer learning for grantees on measuring outcomes for their networks with social media while balancing and upholding the principles of being networked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Gary Vee , a social media celebrity champion and many others, helped this cause win the contest and receive a grant of $50,000 for Invisible People TV. Mark uses social media to tell the story of homeless people in America. Jessica shares how she helped in the contest. . He doesn't give up. Conclusion.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

After you’ve organized the fundraiser, create fliers and advertise your restaurant night on social media , encouraging people to dine out at your chosen restaurant to support your organization. Used book sale. Do you have outdated textbooks or slightly worn library books that can no longer be used or checked out?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support. These need not look like a commercial.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. But first, let me share the description and what I’m planning: This interactive session is based on a key theme in the book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Interested in learning how to attract, cultivate, and wow sponsors? Some things to ask for might include: Book collections Technology, like phones, laptops, tablets Certificates to local businesses Art pieces. You might even host a quick superhero trivia contest to test your attendees on their superhero knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” The point was that nonprofits can expect to have competition from these different entities for dollars. [ And those that don't already have business plans, should probably go read this book by David LaPiana].

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. Use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Find Out Which Contests Work Best with Your Public. Belong to a team.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

With an e-book you can offer a a lot of value for very little money. For example, a dog shelter can put create a short e-book of “How to Housebreak Your Dog in One Week” As you can imagine, this is a common question for all new (and potential) dog owners. Sponsor Sweepstakes. Photo Contests.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Note , this was adapted from the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward and I. Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Test 3-4 new Facebook Ads: Test different ad types (promoted post, sponsored story, etc.), What are the short-term and long-term goals and objectives?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition. Then, either choose the winners yourself or ask people to vote over social media. Set up a social media page where people may submit their costumes and offer a prize for the best-dressed at the party. 20) Book club.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

Yesterday, I facilitated a workshop at the Money for Your Mission Conference sponsored by CCSNYS. Katya Andresen was the keynote speaker and while I read her book and heard speak before, I'm always blown by her presentation skills - great stories, great visuals, and engaging. And, I always learn something.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. Photo Contest Photo costs are incredibly diverse.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Start a Social Media Outreach Campaign. Social Media Support. Introduce a Book. Photo Contest. Craft social media messages (for each platform) to promote the campaign. Social Media Outreach Campaign. Specifically, social media will become your best friend for Giving Tuesday ideas.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Book entertainment like a live band and add in videos of your emcee showing off various auction items to drive bids and give your participants a better idea of what they’re bidding on. Advertise your giving day to your donor base with emails, social media posts, and direct mail in the weeks leading up to the big day.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

They do this through their social media connections, personal web pages, and community influence. Since it is a single-day ask, supporters may sign on more readily to fundraise on your behalf, calling on the power of social media hashtags and their email contacts. Make a fundraising plan. Offer multiple ways to give.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. The conference will showcase NTEN's new book about mission-driven technology. American Open Challenge is GlobalGiving's second online giving contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Using Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville , Katie Kellett. “In

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Ask your congregants to help sponsor the trip you’re taking by donating pre-determined amounts associated with the number of miles you’ll be traveling. Chains like Chipotle, Target, and other major retailers regularly sponsor “spirit nights” for schools, wherein a percentage of their sales is donated to the featured school.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Competition: This is an event where you gather participants to compete against each other in some sort of contest. It could be a charity 5k, a pie-eating contest, or a battle of the bands. Virtual events can be good for guest speakers, book readings, or online gaming. Still, this should be one of your smaller line items.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

For instance, fundraisers can post on social media that if they raise $100 they’ll do the fire ramen challenge. Give-it-up challenges – These challenges can be used to give up sweets, social media, or another vice for a certain time period. Leverage this feeling with a holiday-themed peer-to-peer campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2012

I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia. In 2007, I won the Yahoo for Good Contest, winning $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation. A year later, I competed in the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Contest, coming in first place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” Tomorrow, the Lean Start Up is sponsoring a free web cast called, “ Lean Impact: Implementing Lean Startup in Mission-driven Organizations.” ” Christie George of New Media Ventures and Akash Trivedi of Kiva.org will discuss key Lean Impact approaches. .” In the following test we had two photos.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2009

Feeding America has launched a Causes campaign, sponsored by Kellogg's. Wiley is donating books to Mashable's #Stories4Good contest , a social media for social good initiative. You're invited to submit your stories about how social media was used for good causes.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Or maybe it’s because of the Big Idea Sessions and the new Social Media Lounge. The Social Media Lounge. Creativing Movements with Digital and Social Media with Austin Graff. Go here to download your 2015 social media guide. Or maybe it’s Ashley Judd.

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