Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Whether it’s sharing a #CecilTheLion cartoon, or sharing a #PlannedParenthood petition, all of these actions are expressions of our passion for causes we love. Since GoFundMe is an open platform where people can solicit support for life events of any kind users have found plenty of uses for it – like supporting charitable causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Instead, Pepsi is using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project , a crowdsourced cause marketing effort to give away $20 million in grants to help revamp communities. . The Chase Community Giving. It's not spending money on Super Bowl ads for Pepsi beverages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. The wizard behind the Frozen Pea Fund (and many others since) is Connie Reece, who specializes in developing marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2008

Change.org is launching a social action blog network this summer and is currently hiring a team of blogger/editors to help create a movement for change around the major causes of our time. Positions are part-time and paid. blogging job activism

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. They are not afraid to stand up for cause they are passionate about. Gen Z Uses Digital Tools for Social Good, Not Social Currency. They are not content to just sit and click.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2009

attending Mass Comm week at Texas State University and of course checked out the Social Media for Social Good panel presented by Kerri Qunell, VP of Communications at Capital Area Food Bank , David Neff, Director of Web, Film and Interactive at American Cancer Society , and Jordan Viator, Interactive Communications Manager at Convio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. October is also breast cancer awareness month, so why not make a donation ?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. Emphasize what you will do with the gift and how it will impact the community.

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Classy

APRIL 7, 2021

A virtual event for fundraising is your opportunity to introduce your cause directly to a worldwide audience of donors, as long as you have a solid plan to attract them. The organization’s annual Run For It 5K brought participants together for a globally accessible activity with a close community feel.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Constituent Empowerment Honorable Mention: Sierra Club and American Cancer Society Winner: Children International Used TeamRaiser to recruit new sponsors and recuited 5,000 sponsors since 2005 and sponsored over 560 children. Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos. Komen for the Cure race. 2 Comments | by Share Article in Misc.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

Learn how to acquire, retain, and maximize the support of your community by applying key behavioral findings to your nonprofit team. . This book is not just a discussion of how to empower vulnerable communities to become financially self-sufficient. Free Download: Understanding the True Financial Potential of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Back then, Dan was the chair of the Harvard Hunger Action Committee that led a 4,200 mile cross-country bike ride to fight hunger. Dan Pallotta would go on to invent the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. And that is progress that is really needed right now.

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

It’s a platform to connect, to earn trust, and for even the most reluctant of supporters to discover just how much they want to be a part of your community. Take a look for ideas on how your nonprofit could empower supporters and advocates to fuel creative buzz around your cause. But what about the donors that have already left?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

All you had to do was click and play a word game, and that leveraged a food donation to fight hunger. In 2009, it has evolved to incorporate a networked approach and there are even platforms or communities of people dedicated to click action philanthropy, including Every Wun. There are already a number of active causes on TwitCause.

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