Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Back to the actual fundraising event, don't wrack your brain for ideas, but put your own twist on your fundraising. Register walkers and have them seek pledges for completion or per lap. Here are a few fundraising ideas that I have seen work in the past. General Fundraising Ideas. Auctions are a great way to raise funds.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. It is the way we're wired.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2018

Ask for a Pledge to Increase Conversions. Asking for pledges is a great way to secure more future, predictable donations. Do you know the Behavioral Science of why pledges are so successful? Our brains are built to follow stories , so highlighting individual stories is a powerful way to tap into emotions.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Along with RealClearPolitics , it keeps political junkies better fed than a zombie in WalMart's brains aisle. Pledge money to purchase online game tokens, which you can send to anybody. If you watch Colbert , you've probably already been to FiveThirtyEight , an in-depth poll aggregation site. Pumpkin cookies !

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

Beck is the brain behind the risk-taker/space-maker paradigm I''ve shared here in the past. I charted them across the year and pledged to try one each month, inviting others to do them with me and blog about the experience. One of the greatest gifts of my babymoon is the opportunity to share the Museum 2.0 Thus began a year of play.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

From Alice Ferris, CFRE, ACFRE, Founding Partner of GoalBusters , consultant, speaker, trainer and recognized nation-wide for her on-air presence on public television and radio pledge drives. When a donor reads your year-end appeal, their brain is working fast to answer this question: “Is this for me?”

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The beneficiary has always been something that would be used widely across the hospital: equipment for our spinal cord and brain injury patients to use during rehabilitation, a van for our adolescent patients to use on outings, or new power and manual wheelchairs to be used by inpatients. . Everything was ready. One word: gratitude.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

They created a creative online check-in process that allowed people to check in for the event online and pledge to complet fundraising post-event. And it was fun to finally meet you in person at this years Summit and spend some time picking your brain on nonprofit social media on video : ) Ill make sure and send the footage your way soon.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It’s how my brain works. So like, if I’m asking for a multi-year pledge, I might have questions around, how can I pay that pledge? Or, you know, would you be willing to make a multi-year pledge of $250,000 to our capital campaign? Very linear thinker over here. Can I give stock gifts?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. So following a large campaign pledge, sometimes. Leeann is saying, “Do you have a successful procedure to teach finance and [inaudible 00:46:13] pledges count?” Why do we need it?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Check out Brain Tumor Network’s successful peer-to-peer campaign that was created through Qgiv: Social media: Try encouraging your supporters to share their fundraising pages on their personal social media accounts to get more donations. ( We also provide you with personal fundraising dashboards for your participants.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2009

There were many intriguing exhibits and a novel cellphone game (more on that in another post), but I was particularly interested in their new special exhibition on the brain. We swiped our RFID tags all over the Brain exhibition to save our actions, scores, and preferences. This makes for a very low-engagement post-visit experience.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. And, you know, what I tend to do in these environments is I have a pledge form with me. Andy: And I go back to the pledge form. So Kevin is doing slides for me.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

Thus far, an informal brain trust dedicated to this topic has communicated and collaborated through a private list and closed-door meetings; the NTC in March will mark the first time that we open our conversation to everyone who is interested.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . Make a five-year pledge for $1,000 a year.” What I know after nearly 40 years of doing this work, I know what it takes to be successful. I’ve made a ton of mistakes. You may have a statewide Giving Day in addition to Giving Tuesday. ” Bam.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way?

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Participants can raise funds through pledge fundraising or by paying an entry fee. When people read stories , their brains release chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. In a virtual 5K event, participants will still run 3.1 miles, just from the comfort of their own neighborhoods or homes.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

It’s just they’ve already kind of pledged the funding for you. And just my brain just explodes five minutes into any talk of hers. And again, it’s not really meant to be punitive, but more to explore. Okay, if we’re seeing more nos for this particular type of funder, maybe that’s telling us something.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

While the logical portions of our brains may be able to take in large numbers, our emotions have a harder time. That’s why it’s smart to start a large or capital campaign by getting all the “behind-the-scenes” donations and pledges first so when you announce the campaign publicly, you’re well on your way to the goal.

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