Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Here is a recent example from Global Voices Online reporting on how activists in the Philippines used selfies to protest train fare hikes. Family is Familia. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo. Share the link in the comments. Photography Visual'

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JANUARY 1, 2015

The 2014 edition of my annual review of year-end fundraising email subject lines. 44% of all fundraising emails were received between 9am ET and 1pm ET during the month of December 2014. Nonprofits sent a median of 6 fundraising emails during the month of December 2014. Here it is! Email by Hour. Email Frequency.

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email South Carolina Fundraising Gift 20

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JANUARY 1, 2014

This lines up with the time frame when the most money was raised during December. I refer to it as the Kickstartification of fundraising where nonprofits use time-boxed fundraising goals to drive giving campaigns. I continue to have concerns about over-saturation during end of year fundraising and the trap that it creates.

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email South Carolina Fundraising Gift 46

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). When writing your fundraising appeals, it’s important to opt for the latter.

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Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54