Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

Over the summer, I wrote a post called " Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0: How To Address Cause Fatigue and Scaling." They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle). Over the summer, I wrote a post called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0: There's also a cake contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Today I heard about Drew Olanoff's latest fundraising campaign, a text to give strategy on behalf of Boarding for Breast Cancer. This is not the first time Drew Olanoff has taken to the social web to fundraise for cancer. Reinforce this in a follow up thank you email as well. Leverage social networks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

Ben Matthews has just announced the launch of CharityComms 2020 , an initiative that Bright One has been spearheading in partnership with CharityComms, the professional body for charity communicators. What are your five trends you see affecting charity communications in the next 10 years? What were my ideas? Your Invitation.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. We do a lot of promotion on our Facebook page and send updates around the Teespring campaign through emails. Keep Trying – If at first you don’t succeed, keep trying!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Website & Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits. Sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. 2) Advocacy CTA on the Union of Concerned Scientists blog. ” .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Launched in 2002, GlobalGiving.org is a crowdfunding platform for NGOs, charities, and nonprofits worldwide which has raised nearly $500 million online. Email: In e-newsletters, regularly include a pitch to become a monthly donor.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

One organization that’s really tapping in to the potential of #GivingTuesday to advance their mission is the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) who saw a 78% increase in donations during the week of #GivingTuesday this year, and an 85% increase in the number of donations they received! Start your campaign early. Build upon the Buzz.

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Bloomerang

JULY 1, 2021

Gary Moyle is a legacy manager with decades of experience, working for the Martlets Cancer hospice in England. There are a great many examples of really good charity communications on legacies. I’ve seen drives where the communications fail to focus on the beneficiaries of the charity. Is that an important distinction?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

How Cancer Research UK is Exploring AI and Voice Tech: This cancer charity in the UK has been testing chatbots, voice enabled devices, and natural language processing – looking at how those could be useful and where the impact lies.They piloted a chatbot on our fundraising pages to help answer the most common questions people had.

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Also, Father’s day actually owes its history to nonprofits for its creation, so supporting charity is in the day’s DNA. For example, if you’re raising money for cancer research, tell stories about how cancer has affected fathers in your community. More on that after the tips to get people to donate. Use social media.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Example: Immerse yourself in a magical night of charity. Contact us at [email address] for details or purchase tickets online at [insert website or QR code] What’s the Dress Code for a Gala? You may request that guests wear certain colors for awareness like “pink” for breast cancer awareness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Emails: This is a great option if you have a solid database of supporters who already receive emails from your organization. 11) Thank your donors.

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MAY 3, 2021

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to give everyday people the chance to fight back against cancer by training for, and competing in charity boxing events to raise money and awareness. Early access to charity races. Download the Ultimate Guide to Recurring Giving. Haymakers for Hope: Haymakers Harriers. Training plans .

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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. Also, determine what their preferred method of contact is, whether emails or phone calls. Share information about memorial giving on your social media and within email newsletters.

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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”. Things like first-to-know email alerts, discounted store purchases or drawings for celebrity meet-and-greets.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You must be a nonprofit and hold current valid charity status in your country. Check your country’s definition for charity status. Google should approve your application within a few days and will send you an email when they do. Ignore any screens or emails that request payment information. Not in the US?

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APRIL 1, 2022

Heather Butler , special events coordinator at Ronald McDonald House Charities NL. Use the tech tools that help you organize– rules to move non-urgent emails to a ‘later’ folder, tasks & calendars to manage projects, and set blocks of time for uninterrupted project work. Leave work at work! Make time to simplify things!

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts. Another way the folks at the Maine Cancer Foundation support their fundraisers is through their email “Trophy Case”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 27% of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (social media 29%, 18% website, 12% print). Email messaging raised 28% of all online revenue in 2017.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2023

As a classic donor message format, emails are useful for communicating with donors of all ages. Set your messages apart from other nonprofits by getting creative with charity eCards. A larger gift may warrant more detailed messages, or even multiple communications, such as a personalized email and a phone call. Attends an event.

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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% 3) The Shift in Donor Attitudes.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 17, 2023

For example, if your keyword is “cancer walk 5k,” a search term someone used for the ad to serve could be, “upcoming charity cancer walk near me.” Check the Search Terms Report A useful tool in paid search to implement in your next AdWords campaign audit is the Search Terms Report.

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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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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

For any of these ideas make sure you have the following technical elements: Event name, date, and details in an email/flyer/social post. Email system like Mailchimp or Emma to message a larger audience and collect attendee information. Remember: Calories don’t count when it’s for charity. List of nonprofit donation platforms.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. The point is to see how far we can spread breast cancer awareness … and make the men wonder what’s up :) ". Could they have leveraged this opportunity to build their email list, and raise money?

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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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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. " Is email going out with 2011? An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009. of it staying the same.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

As mentioned above, there are many channels in which you can share your stories, including: Email campaigns. Email campaign. To demonstrate how to break your stories up into three acts, I will share an email campaign that the organization I work for, Morning Light, used that won us a Storyteller of the Year Award. Newsletters.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

Many charities and nonprofits struggle to connect and build relationships with younger donors. If you’re a cancer research foundation or a hospital network, you don’t need to pivot to working on antiracism or climate action. Millennials and Gen Z live online — but not in their email inbox, like older generations do.

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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? Why not send some geek love from NTEN ? Join the Red Campaign.

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Care2

MAY 20, 2012

Wondering how you can market your charity through Facebook timeline? I hadn’t given it much thought until one of my favorite charities tried a similar Facebook Timeline idea out on me, and now it’s seems like such an obvious strategy for every nonprofit. For someone else, if we match, it surely will be.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The action spearheaded a flood of nearly 100,000 phone calls and almost 200,000 emails to policymakers. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game. Charity Digital News recently announced a new smartphone game, Play to Cure: Genes in Space , which is fun game that also helps cancer scientists with analysis of variations in gene data.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Part of a personal fundraising page for the Cannonball Kids’ Cancer Foundation ‘s Gold Gala 2021. Text fundraising is a very fast and efficient way to fundraise because it’s easy to share keywords on social media, in emails, or even via text. That email will detail the steps they need to complete to apply for a match.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2007

The fundraiser is where group of volunteers grew mustaches and asked their friends to support the charity, the Texas Children's Hospital Center. He just emailed me to let me know that the groups raised was able to raise $7805.25 Three weeks ago he asked me to sponsor him in " Mustaches for Kids -Houston." " I did.

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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. Why did it matter?

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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. It also tracks how many recipients opened the email, clicked a link, or unsubscribed.

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