Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. One particular quote jumped out at me, "The Facebook generation wears their causes like the way they wear their favorite fashion." to support the monks in Burma. to support the monks in Burma. But that's not all. How do we inspire?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2008

Storytelling is a best practice for fundraising pitches and that's why I think SlideShare is a great tool for causes. The example above isn't the first I've seen of using SlideShare for social fundraising or emergency relief. Other examples of using SlideShare for disaster relief or donations: Burma Cyclone Relief Effort

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

The 15-page PDF includes the pros and cons of using Facebook for activism, a step-by-step guide to organizing an activism campaign on Facebook, and examples of campaigns from Burma, Morocco, and Egypt. And this is also the case for fundraising. It is a quick read and very useful. " I agree. How can it be more effective?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Some other do-good social networks you might want to try out are: Care2 , Change.org , Flickr (photos), Future5000 (youth), Meetup (events), Just Cause , myBLOC.net (young people of color), Razoo , TakingITGlobal (youth), Upcoming (events) and WiserEarth. You can still add your own red photo to the Burma Free - Birmania Libera Flickr pool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

The investment the early adopter nonprofits made into online fundraising technology and strategy in the late 1990′s and 2000′s is now finally starting pay off – especially if they have also invested into a smart, multichannel, integrated social media strategy. Email fundraising accounts in 1/3 of all revenue raised online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. " It's good piece, although for nonprofits, it doesn't include "causes" in the "Make Connections" step 2. Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma.

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