sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

During the pandemic, a new Guinness World Record for the most money raised by a charity walk (individual) was set by Captain Tom Moore who raised over $44.5 The campaign will improve the quality of life for lung cancer patients as well as fund leading non-small cell lung cancer research.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

View in spreadsheet Listen to The Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer to hear how LFCA approaches its nonprofit podcast. The post 48 Top Nonprofit Podcasts in 2023 appeared first on Whole Whale.

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CauseVox

MARCH 11, 2022

Canine Cancer Alliance: Wag Love 2021). Canine Cancer Alliance: Wag Love 2021 – sponsorships). This is why it’s so important for organizations to communicate and promote matching gifts. As you’re brainstorming charity raffle ideas , consider kicking it up a notch by incorporating your raffle as part of an ungala.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For instance, family members of someone who died from lung cancer might donate to your nonprofit if your mission is to fund lung cancer research. Communicate the impact of tribute donations. Stewarding memorial donors by communicating respectfully after they give can help your organization build long-lasting relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 5: International Day of Charity — #CharityDay. 15: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay. September.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Many times, communication is something people don’t feel is their strong suit. So, what do we do when our time is limited and we need to communicate with the community and our donors? We tell stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The Skills Platform and Zoe Amar have created the Social Media Toolkit to aid professionals within the charity and third sectors. The aim of the toolkit is to equip the charity sector’s already brilliant professionals with the right foundations, tactics and inspirational case studies to use social media effectively.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

If they’ve lost someone to breast cancer, they’re most likely interested in funding that type of cancer. The Nomensa report offers a great example from Cancer Research UK : 2) Offer the opportunity to “join the club”. Incorporate visuals and shorter text to communicate the impact of gifts. Be creative here.

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

For large nonprofits here is some even scarier news: the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in October of 2010 that donations to the nation’s largest charities dropped 11% last year. Instead, so far in 2010, giving to the United Way Worldwide (the largest charity in the survey) decreased by 4.5% 1] [link]. [2]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Zoe Amar and Matt Collins of Platypus Digital created the #SocialCEO Awards in 2013 with the goal to celebrate charity leaders who are using social media in support of their organization’s missions. CEO Case Study: Bowl Cancer UK. Deborah Alsina is the CEO of a charity, Bowl Cancer UK.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Founded in 1957, the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was established as the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Some examples are the use of Service Cloud to manage inbound calls, Commerce Cloud to sell virtual items that donors can “sponsor”, and Marketing Cloud for some external communications.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Your annual report should communicate the success of your organization and its financials in a concise, visual way. Charity: Water. Charity: Water’s annual report is the perfect example of keeping it simple, but effective. It can be tough to find the right balance between information and overload. Annual report template.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. Source: causes.com via Beth on Pinterest. On Tuesday, the Susan G.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Launched in 2002, GlobalGiving.org is a crowdfunding platform for NGOs, charities, and nonprofits worldwide which has raised nearly $500 million online. More interesting is that 63% of donors worldwide say that regular email communication about the impact of their donation is what inspires them most often to give again.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Cancer ecosystem. Think Charity Water. If you’ve attended a Heartwalk you’ll see a lot of this in action and I bet Andre Blackman (the new Director of Digital Communications and the American Heart Association) has some great new ideas as well. Cancer ecosystem. Think Charity Water. Think Habitat for Humanity.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2015

These days, it seems that every nonprofit wants to be like charity: water, especially when it comes to web design. I can’t tell you how many times someone has said to me “I wish we could be as cool as charity: water.” Well, I have some good news for you. Your organization has everything it needs to be as cool as charity: water.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Some stick and go “viral” while others just get shared with a small community of friends, and some go nowhere. Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. Remember the FB meme challenge that asked women to post what color bra they were wearing that day?

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

with his colleagues in 2020 who now also collectively oversee Camp Reach for the Sky, a free camp program for kids affected by cancer that is one of only three Gold-Ribbon children’s oncology camps in California . Previously served as CEO of The Seany Foundation, a pediatric cancer foundation. Charity Navigator. Caryn York.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 5: International Day of Charity — #CharityDay. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay. September.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

As charities incorporate social media more and more in communications, and we’re also becoming more sensitive about who owns and uses our digital identities, I read with interest Claire Cain Miller’s New York Times piece entitled The Plus in Google Plus? The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game. Gaming for Good.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

Donating products to charities helps corporate bottom lines, reduces waste in landfills, and provides relief for people in need. Users ages 18 to 54 have reportedly turned away from email, as well — many are instead communicating through social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Here’s an example of a video See3 produced in partnership with Charity Dynamics for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 27, 2018

Lucille was vibrant and kind and generous until, one day, lung cancer struck. She doesn’t know much about lung cancer charities. But when she eventually finds her way to a relevant charity’s website—e.g., But when she eventually finds her way to a relevant charity’s website—e.g., That was three years ago.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This week they announced that registration is open for the two-day event, so check out the incredible speaker roster that includes General Colin Powell, Jose Antonio Vargas, David Rubenstein, Melody Barnes, and um, yeah, a 15 year-old named Jack Andraka whose invention could potentially revolutionize cancer screening.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2012

We certainly give a lot of homage to mission, but how well are we communicating what we believe in a way that appeals to the WHY not the HOW? These campaigns communicate, with little effort and little need for explanation, what they believe in, and in a way that connects with those who believe in the same thing in a most fundamental way.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

Find a way to organize your constituents either with a database product or if yours is a small charity, a spreadsheet with columns that allow you to keep notes about interactions and personal information. Plan and communicate. Prepare a plan for a 12-month period with regular communications with your prospect list. Get another!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Nonprofits are most successful when they’re focused on one primary issue because it makes it easier to communicate the organization’s purpose to potential donors. Does the community have a strong need for this nonprofit? Stick to essential roles like a development director, communications manager, and marketing coordinator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. You wouldn’t know it, but charity: water had very little Twitter presence before Twestival, compared to the way they use it now. Hosting events for fundraising is nothing new.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

You can see how this works at the case study: How the ACCO Used Crowdfunding to Help Kids with Cancer. CauseVox is also a crowdfunding platform tailored for charities and faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques. See how charities are using it here. religious organizations Faith-based charities'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Very few nonprofits are currently streaming live programs on Web-based TV channels and if there is one thing I have learned in 15 years of online communications for nonprofits, it’s the early adopters that always win big. Start building your channel and live-streaming communities now. for Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Keep text black.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Additionally, these tech savvy supporters want to fundraise using the technology and communication channels they use on a daily basis. active nonprofits in US It’s very common to see multiple charities fundraising for the same cause in the same geographic area. for pediatric cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Dozens of crowdfunding platforms make it increasingly easier for people to raise money for any cause, from cancer research to disaster relief, often quite independent of direction from any charity. This was a socially influential individual acting independent of a charity to fundraise for a cause meaningful to him.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

57,000 gamers have outperformed supercomputers in the task of folding proteins in new ways that could lead scientists to cures for Alzheimer's, cancer and more. DISNEY PROJECT GREEN: Play games, donate points and help a charity win $100,000. Every time they play a game, players choose a charity to receive their points.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Be clear about your goal for the meeting, whether that’s to learn the top 3 charities they support or what they think about your new program or something else. It is often easier for people to communicate their feelings and opinions by telling a story than trying to explain everything, which can feel too abstract and hard to put into words.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

When I’ve volunteered for charities before, especially when I am raising money – it has been striking how important it is to get the right support from the charity itself. For me this really sets the standard in what I look for in terms of support and practical help in getting great results for the charity.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 12, 2016

sought to find their motivations for participation, and their preferences as it relates to event experiences, and behaviors around charity running. 86% of respondents said they participated in a running event that supports a cause or charity in the past year, and 77% of respondents said that they plan to sign up for one in the next 1-2 years.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. There are numerous of charities with examples in these types of networks.

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