Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2011

When Cancer Council SA (that’s South Australia, not South Africa) started the Ambassador Project as an experiment in revitalizing volunteerism and community fundraising , jumping in to the social media pond was not even on the agenda. Cancer Council SA is over 80 years old and is the largest and oldest cancer organisation in South Australia.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

The organization I helped found as Colorectal Cancer Coalition in 2005 officially became Fight Colorectal Cancer on Monday, March 6, 2011. I hope it’s a fun read for anyone either looking to redo their own small nonprofit brand, or who wants a deeper dive on what we did at Fight Colorectal Cancer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2011

” That’s the Web we all now live and work by, but this year a good old-fashioned holiday greeting with a hand-written note sent via snail mail would likely make a very strong impression – especially if the proceeds benefit a nonprofit. The Jimmy Fund/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute :: View Collection. Stay tuned!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The nonprofit tech & marketing world has lost one of its legends, John Haydon, from cancer. If you do any work on digital strategy for nonprofits, you most likely knew John’s work and influenced by it. We will all miss him and a great loss to the nonprofit marketing field.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 9, 2011

That said, the nonprofits below have discovered a nice balance of tweets, retweets, and mentions. They also do not sync with Facebook and understand that Facebook requires its own voice – distinct from twittering – and has an ebb and flow completely different from that of Twitter. MobileActive.org :: @ MobileActive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

As more and more nonprofits and individuals flock to social networks, creating acacophony of fundraising pitches and the subsequent cause fatigue, how can organizations scale? They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle). Think Relay for Life fundraising pages with a different theme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Facebook Increasingly Reliant on A.I. Here’s this month’s roundup. Philanthropy and Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In 2010, I had an opportunity to do a Networked Nonprofit workshop in Kenya. Ever since I’ve kept in touch with her over Twitter. Zawadi has launched her own consulting firm and works with African nonprofits and social change activists on their social media and crowd funding campaigns. We did a little coaching.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2013

We spoke with Program Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), Amber Masso, who told us about their previous fundraising methods: mass mailing, cold-calling, etc. The organization spread the word about the shirt using their Facebook page and reached their goal of selling 150 shirts in just 24 hours.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

Once you and your team have worked together to fine-tune your internal nonprofit strategic communication initiatives by constructing a mission statement, vision statement, and identifying your core values, you can now start to strategize your external nonprofit communication efforts. For example, take the American Cancer Society.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The public counts on nonprofit organizations to champion important issues and bring about positive change. But a nonprofit organization’s yearly financial budget isn’t always enough for its goals. We recommend determining exactly how much funding your nonprofit needs, and then setting a realistic goal that will be attainable.

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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. Post it to your Facebook Fanpage and any other social networks your organization is active on.

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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. Many are already in the habit of giving in smaller amounts, in places like Facebook fundraisers and Patreon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. Like many nonprofits, Eventgroove is a small company. That shift in mindset is one we at Eventgroove urge any nonprofit to lean into.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

However, your nonprofit isn’t the only one that understands just how valuable social media can be for your fundraising efforts. Social Media Engagement Rate When it comes to securing support on social media, getting your nonprofit’s content in front of prospective donors is only the first step. After all, with 4.9

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MAY 20, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg stopped bathing in money the other week long enough to show the world how you can make your organ donation status a Facebook Timeline Life Event. Wondering how you can market your charity through Facebook timeline? Earlier this year I signed up to be a donor to the Bone Marrow Registry at BeTheMatch.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

Dank Apps (creators of the popular Lotto app ) has launched a new series of Social Change applications that allow Facebook users to raise money for a cause through advertising revenue. But if you look at the Campaign for Breast Cancer Research cause on Facebook, the largest one - it has over 3 million members.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2022

Nonprofits everywhere felt the squeeze at the start of the pandemic. Because of this, Komen’s Facebook fundraising revenue was down 40% at the outset of COVID-19. . But, the need for breast cancer research and support services didn’t stop just because there was a global crisis. Step 1: Create a Facebook challenge. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit’s cause on cause awareness days and provided your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance, cause awareness days provide ample opportunity to create visual and text-based content that inspires engagement and interaction on your social networks.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

for businesses and nonprofits to use on their Instagram Stories! This article will list the top 5 stickers your nonprofit should use to engage with your supporters, build awareness, raise funds, and more. #1: The final sticker that is extra important for nonprofit organizations to take advantage of in their Stories is the Quiz sticker.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

posted by Kim Roe Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. In the Journal of Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Seung-Chul Yoo and Minette Drumwright provided data from 2017 indicating that “…86 percent of U.S. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. The first is that social media is a small donor platform.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Let’s just be honest right up front: in the case of many nonprofits, the staff is small and the time is limited. How can storytelling improve your nonprofit’s communication strategy?

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Medical nonprofits are vital to the health and well-being of the communities they serve. Whether you’re a major medical research nonprofit or a local nonprofit community clinic, the work you do matters. That’s why it’s important for your nonprofit to make the most of your peer-to-peer fundraising events.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about the ways nonprofits can use Facebook to raise money — live streaming fundraising events, breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. How Facebook live helped keep their audience engaged (and raise $100K). We decided to break the news ourselves via Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Nonprofits will soon be broadcasting their own live TV programs to households around the world simply with a Ustream channel and a smartphone. Those nonprofits that do will be the best positioned to be successful at Web television. for Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Unfortunately, there is no “Nonprofit&# [#?!]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

By shopping at any of the 27 online stores listed below, conscious consumers can channel some of their spending power into the nonprofit sector. Or, if you prefer to donate to a nonprofit in the name of a friend, colleague, or loved one, you can purchase a tribute holiday gift. Stand Up to Cancer Store. UNICEF Market.

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MAY 12, 2017

You’re probably already aware that Facebook Live lets any nonprofit live-stream fundraising events , breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. But did you know that Facebook now lets some nonprofits add a donate button to their Facebook Live broadcast ? You can apply here.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s also spreading around the fundraising and nonprofit world. 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. Facebook Covers. Trophy Case” Badges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Facebook is an ever growing force in the internet space and it looks like it will be for a while. Facebook is also a great tool for nonprofits. Facebook also gives others the ability to share their affinity to you with their friends, family and co-workers. Google) of Facebook. Stand up 2 Cancer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Animoto is a service that allows you to create videos about your nonprofit using a selection of your organization’s best photos. Within a few minutes and a couple of clicks, your nonprofit could have a new promotional video that you can use on your Web site, your Blog, in your e-mail newsletters, and on social networking sites.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The advent of the Mobile Web is slowly starting to permeate and transform nonprofit communications. Just like social media transformed the nonprofit sector and how it communicates with its supporters, so will the Mobile Web (even more so). Some nonprofits have begun to lay a foundation for their mobile communications strategies.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. It was interesting seeing which platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, face-to-face, etc.) It was interesting seeing which platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, face-to-face, etc.) Being a Tease Helps.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Facebook provides an unprecedented opportunity for nonprofits: 200 million monthly active users, about half of whom are signing in and communicating with their friends on a daily basis, is an organizer's dream. Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4 Susan Gordon, Causes. So, Michelle started a cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

I queried nonprofit colleagues, asking for their best advice. Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). Many nonprofits use EventBrite for this purpose.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As vacations end, students return to school, and the final days of summer approach, your nonprofit is busy gearing up for your year-end fundraising strategy. You’ll want to host creative fundraisers alongside the giving day to attract attention to your nonprofit and maximize donations. Create a corresponding Facebook group.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

posted by Crystal Nettles, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. The digital age represents an opportunity for nonprofits to increase giving. With merely a click of a mouse or tap on a phone, individuals can quickly learn about and donate to nonprofit organizations. Facebook alone has 2.41

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