Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks to the Rasmuson Foundation , I’m getting a second chance to experience the beauty of this state as well as learn a lot about the nonprofit and philanthropic community’s use of social media. at the Providence Cancer Center for the Alaska Chapter of PRSA. I’m doing various other trainings, book parties, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Some nonprofits have begun to lay a foundation for their mobile communications strategies. Numerous celebrities used TwitPic to report while on location at a recent Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser. A smartphone or tablet will be their primary tool. Most haven’t considered it. 12Seconds.tv. 12Seconds.tv

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2009

I was delighted to receive a text message the other day from David Neff letting me know that the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) selected him for special recognition for social media. Tags: misc. Help ( www.lightscamerahelp.com ). . He currently lives in Austin, TX.

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NTEN

APRIL 19, 2010

” by Darius Goes West “'I Am The Wooden Floor'" ” by The Wooden Floor “Join the Fight ” by Canadian Cancer Society “ What Kind of Planet Are We On? ” Special thanks to YouTube , and our partners at Case Foundation , Flip Video , and See3 !

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

The Cleveland Foundation. That’s exactly what The Cleveland Foundation pulls off here. © — PA Breast Cancer Coalition. The PA Breast Cancer Coalition’s tagline is both emphatic and poignant. Tags: challenge marketing awards competition taglines. Grantmaking: If you want to be remembered, do something memorable. —

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 13, 2010

So Kentucky Fried Chicken is doing a cause marketing promotion for the Susan Komen Foundation. You know, the one that fights breast cancer. It’s tough to understand how greasy fast food and fighting breast cancer go together. to fight breast cancer.&# There’s just something incongruent about it.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2017

I recently returned to Blackbaud after a 3-year stint working for a large cancer hospital where I established a brand new institutional P2P fundraising event—The Boot Walk to End Cancer. Your volunteers will often bring new ideas and energy to the table, and that’s something you cannot put a price tag on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. Foundations don't do it directly but via nonprofits. If you think about what a foundation has to offer, money for sure, we're also good at convening people. The John D. and Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2010

million was donated (the largest ever breast cancer donation.) Others wondered whether Komen had read their own educational literature about the connection between high fat diets and breast cancer. Tags: Housekeeping. Komen for the Cure and ultimately $4.2 The Differences Between Cause Marketing and CSR. Our focus is on [.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Examples of Great Nonprofit Facebook Pages : Lance Armstrong Foundation. Stand up 2 Cancer. Prostate Cancer Foundation – Athletes for a Cure. Participate and be a community like the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Tags: facebook guest blogging metrics nptech social media socialnetworking. Red Cross Fan Page.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2009

She did some analysis of the 90+ Foundations using Twitter to communicate. MacArthur Foundation , the Lance Armstrong Foundation , Lutheran Services in America , The Salvation Army , United Way of America , Volunteers of America , and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. & Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Tags: sxsw. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Tweet-vivors: Social Media Conquers Cancer. Tags: sxsw. Submitted by Michael Silberman. What are these new competitions about—are they working?

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2009

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Tags: Global Health. Who was there: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The Institute for Systems Biology. Health Alliance International. The Infectious Disease Research Institute. Seattle Biomedical Research Institute.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4 million people who now write on the wall about their experiences with cancer, donate money to the Arkansas Children's Hospital, and post pictures on the cause. Tags: facebook facebook causes Fundraising Newsletter NPTech NTEN susan gordon. So, Michelle started a cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

for every hashtag mention to cancer charities. Tags: Conferences Networked Nonprofit. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. Hoping someone can update the final results in the comments).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Foundations and Blogging Back in September, Nancy Schwartz was hard pressed to find blogs written by foundation ceos. That's probably changing now according to Tactical Philthanthropy coverage of foundation bloggging ( here and here ). Worlds Touch blog writes about a charity ball for geeks !

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If LIVESTRONG had been able to capture data on everyone who wore their bracelets, they’d have built the largest cancer supporter database in the world. . Foundations also need to stop considering every tech hardware/software expense overhead or non-program related. Tags: Data Leadership NPTech NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

is Vice President of Operations of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and was one of the first nonprofit technology bloggers. Case Foundation bloggers Kari Dunn Saratovsky , Sokunthea Sa Chhabra , and Megan Stohner cover philanthropy, social change, fundraising, and activism. Tags: nptech. Laura Lee Dooley. Michelle Murrain.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Tags: beth kanter NPTech sxsw. And like last year's ROI Poetry Slam , our session will be interactive, thought-provoking, and dare I say, fun!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is adapted from a framework developed by Roberto Cremoni from the Barr Foundation illustarted in the diagram below: . . Tags: network effectiveness.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

We are connecting otherwise isolated groups to share information about parenting, cancer recovery, etc. Realizing the potential of the cloud will require attention and investment in 4 key areas -- all which require a high level of collaboration and partnership among nonprofits, foundations, governments and corporations.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

We are connecting otherwise isolated groups to share information about parenting, cancer recovery, etc. Realizing the potential of the cloud will require attention and investment in 4 key areas -- all which require a high level of collaboration and partnership among nonprofits, foundations, governments and corporations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

In two weeks I'm headed for The Games for Change Annual Conference in NYC (and I'll live blog it, too) The conference brings together nonprofits, game designers, foundations, and academics around the world to explore best practices for social change gaming. Technorati Tags: second_life , sl , secondlife

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

Also, I would pay attention to the titling and tagging of videos when you are uploading them. This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. Often, an effective title (e.g.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 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. Americans spent around $18.2

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

Also, I would pay attention to the titling and tagging of videos when you are uploading them. This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. Often, an effective title (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Organization(s) : The Fair & Lovely Foundation and Hindustan Unilever Limited. Objective : Increase the visibilty and utilization of the Fair & Lovely Foundation’s scholarship program among women and girls in low-income groups in rural and urban India. Organization(s) : Macmillan Cancer Support. Integrated Marketing.

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NTEN

JULY 20, 2009

We're so proud (but not at all surprised) that the three nonprofit marketing professionals singled out for excellence by the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) are all members of NTEN! Tags: community buzz NPTech NTEN nten members. who won the "Social Media" Award.

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See3

JUNE 24, 2009

In 2004 they approached the Prostate Cancer Foundation in Australia because the connection to men’s health was obvious and they felt prostate cancer didn’t get the attention that it should get. They raised $55,000 that first year and were the largest single donor to the foundation. Talk about viral.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

cancer, stroke, heart attacks) Animal testing Hate crimes Pedophilia Other countries, not ours, are to blame for this problem. Tags: exhibition design professional development. Failure of NIH drug testing design An exhibit only in a language other than English Santa Claus – Real or Not? How to perform an abortion What would you add?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Here's one to benefit Make A Wish Foundation, each tweet will drive a 5 cent donation from LeapFish to raise $10,000. He describes last Thanksgiving's Tweetsgiving campaign and Blame Drew's Cancer campaign. . Stacey is doing this with gratitude, Drew is doing it by blame (blaming his cancer). Tags: fundraising2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

I've experimented with this approach to raise money for the Sharing Foundation where I am a board member. The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge and Make It Your Own were designed to encourage participation from individuals on behalf of organizations. Tags: sxsw. As my colleague David J.

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