Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

Now we have the American Cancer Society scaling the concept of the birthday fundraiser. It's birthday fundraising on steroids with the creation of their birthday fundraising platform and accompanying social media presence. They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle).

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

Apart from raising emergency funds, many nonprofits rely on #GivingTuesday and end-of-year giving to generate the bulk of their individual donations. Chances are that there’s already a dedicated day for celebrating the cause you care about. There’s a certain yearly cadence to nonprofit fundraising.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

For nonprofits, taking part in #GivingTuesday can be an effective boost to your annual campaign fundraising efforts. In the two years since its inception, #GivingTuesday campaigns saw a 90% increase in online giving, and 40% increase in average gift size. Pathways to Education Canada is taking part in #GivingTuesday again this year.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

While the majority of nonprofits are using technology to increase donations, it is not always being utilized efficiently and successfully. Meaning that donations are not large in dollar amount, but they are large in quantity of donations obtained. Another tool of interactivity is to obtain a celebrity endorsement.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Some of these campaigns have been more traditional—such as an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, while others break the mold. Charge a flat entry fee or suggested donation for attendees. Donation Match Drive.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

To make it even more fun, consider having a local celebrity (i.e. The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. More specifically, it’s a fundraising concept that began in the 2000s to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. Poncey Highland Community Garden. come judge the contest.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2016

It's a multi-tiered approach in which donors are asked to raise money in addition to donating. than a stranger soliciting donations. Setting Up Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign. Increasing your proceeds through P2P fundraising relies heavily on proper setup of your campaign. Select Your Campaign Type.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

One thing you can do right now to help is create a Supporter Toolkit on your website with logos, ready to use content and mission statement, links to all your social media profiles/presences, and anything else that would be helpful for someone looking to fundraise or campaign for you. She made the donation the next day and we were off.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

You can use a Facebook event, Eventbrite or a simple campaign site like splashthat. Way to accept donations or money from the event. List of nonprofit donation platforms. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Donations for Dad. Website or event page so people can find it.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

For weeks we’ve watched the ALS #IceBucketChallenge grow exponentially and as fundraisers, we dream of a campaign like this going viral and a windfall of unexpected resources dropping into our coffers. Over the weekend, several female celebrities had their personal devices hacked, photos stolen, and illegally posted on the internet.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Often the sales funnel is part of the visualization: Awareness Evaluation or Consideration Engagement or Decision Action or Donation Advocacy or Loyalty Michael Johnston, co-founder and president of HJC New Media , encourages nonprofit organizations to take a page from the mapping playbooks of for-profit enterprises. Plan an amazing event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Anyone and everyone who gives anything — time, money, experience, skills, networks — in any amount to create a better world can be philanthropist. She shared many stories of philanthropists with far less money and notoriety than celebrities and wealthy people we typically think of as philanthropists.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

It might be a virtual fundraising campaign. Start by articulating your virtual campaign, in-person and/or hybrid event goals so you can then create your email communications plan to support those goals. Here are some things to think about: What is the primary purpose (goal) of the campaign? Or it might be a hybrid event. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded across the world, nonprofit fundraisers have been required to take one of three actions for their spring peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P) campaigns : cancel, postpone, or take it virtual. Three Reinvented Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns. What we have and are experiencing has been challenging.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

A virtual or hybrid gala provides a way for your supporters to buy a ticket, attend a livestream, donate, and even fundraise for you online. Your attendees can buy tickets at different price points and also donate to your organization, right in one place. Need to sell tickets for your gala? Host A Challenge.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Americans are estimated to spend a whopping $25 billion dollars to celebrate their mothers and the other important women in their lives for Mother’s Day. If you don’t have the staff or volunteers to do the legwork, look into partnering with a local florist who may be able to donate a portion of proceeds on sales you generate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Numerous celebrities used TwitPic to report while on location at a recent Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser. The days where you pull out your smartphone to accept donations anywhere at anytime is here. Some nonprofits have begun to lay a foundation for their mobile communications strategies. Most haven’t considered it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

What about making a donation to a charity in honor the special someone in your life. Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? Join the Red Campaign. Why not send some geek love from NTEN ?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P fundraising is a style of fundraising where an organization recruits supporters to solicit donations from their friends and family on behalf of that nonprofit. In 2015, there was $2.85B attributed to donation-based crowdfunding with expected growth of 47% YOY. Campaign Driven Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. A key driver of donations was Facebook, where users uploaded 2.4 Disruptive Model: Donation Crowdfunding. More than 1.5 million challenge videos.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Whether supporters are donating through text or accessing your online donation page on their smartphones, it’s imperative that your organization has the tools, resources, and best practices to conduct a successful mobile fundraising campaign. There are two types of text fundraising, text-to-give and text-to-donate.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

My company celebrated #GivingTuesday this year by launching a cool site called Business Doing Good. That’s why I think it’s so great that the following businesses decided to celebrate #GivingTuesday. White Butterfly Gift Shop in NJ – donated the proceeds of t-shirt sales to support a mother of 5 who cannot afford her cancer treatment.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Camp Kesem empowers college students across the United States to create a free, life-changing one-week summer camp experience for children affected by a parent’s cancer. Camp Kesem Marketing Manager Mai-Lan Pham told me this was their biggest social media campaign to date! Equip Volunteers for Success.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Empower your staff and supporters to use social media - both David Barker of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Bertie Bosredon of Breast Cancer Care talked about how their organisations use internal awards to encourage staff participation in spreading the word about their missions. So what can charities do to embrace the future?

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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. This is why it’s critical to start preparing early for a successful campaign. Set a SMART goal for your campaign. Create a recurring giving campaign.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

But, evaluating the performance of your email campaigns can be much simpler. You can significantly improve the performance of your email campaigns by knowing and understanding just four data points. Open Rate: If you manage an email campaign of any size, then you’re familiar with an open rate. That’s right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Ed Schipu l, who grew a mustache for children with cancer last week, created a peavator. The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. View the list of people who contributed their smarts, hearts, and souls to this campaign. Details here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation?

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

UNICEF has done an incredible job dominating this holiday with their trick-or-treat donation boxes. The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. Capitalizing on both the holiday and baseball season, Father’s Day is dominated with messages of prostate cancer from the MLB.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Hosting an in-kind donation drive is a great way to provide some support. While monetary donations are helpful for keeping nonprofits going, donation drives are great for helping nonprofits meet specific needs, especially during times when supply shortages are common. Donation Drive Ideas. School supply drive. Food drive.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For fundraising, this message often ties back to donations and the reasons people should donate. Of course, you’ll want to avoid “vanity” metrics by tying your metrics back to organization-wide KPIs like new donors or donation size. Holidays can be another useful peg for a campaign, depending on your nonprofit’s scope.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 17, 2006

While I was watching the Golden Globes last night, L'Oréal showed a series of commercials advertising their Women of Worth campaign, "a grassroots program and award that celebrates, recognizes and supports women who actively help others in their communities". You can nominate a "woman of worth" on their site between now and May 19th.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Know their business and their hobbies and share and celebrate their successes in both. Run appreciation events, give awards or simply start a “shout-out” campaign via social media. Be sure to include a link to your donation form at the end of your video. Nominate them for awards. – Rachel Muir , Manager of Go!

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

These tactics will resonate much more with the YouTube audience than a piece you think is hip or one that features a celebrity. One example is 24HoursforDarfur who has collected over 800 videos from celebrities, elected officials, and citizens urging Congress to do more about the genocide in Darfur.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

These tactics will resonate much more with the YouTube audience than a piece you think is hip or one that features a celebrity. One example is 24HoursforDarfur who has collected over 800 videos from celebrities, elected officials, and citizens urging Congress to do more about the genocide in Darfur.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois ran their annual holiday giving campaign through CauseVox for the first time in 2020. DIY Fundraising.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois ran their annual holiday giving campaign through CauseVox for the first time in 2020. DIY Fundraising.

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