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. This means users do not have to donate, but just need to install the application, recruit their friends, or play the games. What do you think?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Have participants set up a personal fundraising page to raise funds ahead of the trivia night, and offer teams that raise the most advantages the night of the event. The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. The Testicular Cancer Foundation’s Beard Patrol campaign has got No-Shave November down.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

Participants raise money from their friends and family to support them in completing the walk or run. That’s why cancer research fundraisers that ask participants to shave their head are so viral. It’s a game-changer for events that rely heavily on peer-to-peer. Get Your Game On. The more dramatic the better. Happy Hour.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Supporters raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. million raised annually since 2004 by helping participants become fundraisers. At this year’s SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch predicted a shift from the “social layer” to the “game layer” over the next decade.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. Gaming for Good. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game. The game is a free app for Apple. Click here to find out more and play the game.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Jude drive the survival rate of childhood cancer patients from 20% to 80% since the hospital was founded in 1962 — how’s that for impact? They’ve raised tens of millions of dollars by creating fundraising campaigns inside virtual gaming worlds. . — David Jacques, CIO, ALSAC.

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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. “We are playing a game…… silly, but fun! The point is to see how far we can spread breast cancer awareness … and make the men wonder what’s up :) ".

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 8, 2010

Many women (and, apparently, some men) flooded Facebook with unusual status updates over the past two days in a meme calling on “girls” to post the colors of the bras they were wearing, ostensibly to raise awareness of breast cancer. read more ).

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Charity events don't just raise money for charity, they also help to engage supporters and bring publicity to your cause. It both raised money and fulfilled their mission. Personal Challenge.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The movement is growing every year around the globe, with more organizations joining in, raising awareness for their cause, and providing an opportunity for us all to give back in the season of Goodwill. Every year, this approach helped them to raise all of what was needed. Feeling inspired? However, you are here now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Why DonorsChoose.org is a Fundraising Game Changer: Charles Best started Donorschoose.org in 2000 out of his own frustrations of being a teacher in the Bronx who didn’t have the supplies he needed to teach effectively. No, No,” I protested.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

If you can’t convey why they should care, and how what you’re talking about relates to their interests… it’s game over. So what’s the secret to unlocking the “Kevin Bacon effect,” AKA viral marketing? Concise: Einstein said it best, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

We put together some peer-to-peer fundraising software tips that can make it easier for your supporters to raise funds on your behalf, host more profitable fundraising events, and other tips to boost your peer-to-peer efforts. Part of a personal fundraising page for the Cannonball Kids’ Cancer Foundation ‘s Gold Gala 2021.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Provide water station stops and set up a picnic at the end for people that raise money. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Have a float race, water balloon toss, or water polo competition to raise additional funds for a cause. Raise your hand if you remember the #MSReadAThon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. Right now, we are running a crowdfunding campaign to finish the documentary at the project’s core and develop the @home game.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

Pan-Mass Challenge and Winter Cycle, benefiting the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Founded in 1980, the Pan-Mass Challenge has contributed nearly $800 million to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and since 2007, 100% of rider raised funds directly benefit cancer research and treatment.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Unless you have a very compelling project that already has a lot of interest, you might not want to invest in a Kickstarter campaign (especially since you won't be able to keep the funds you raise!).

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

He raised $28 million online, of which, “90% [of the contributions] were under $100, with over 250,000 contributors.” While there are many new and exciting organizations and platforms emerging we are speaking with three we know at the forefront - Causes.com, American Cancer Society, and StartSomeGood.com.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 1, 2016

No, the Huskers didn’t make it to the Big Dance; but every year the Nebraska Basketball team dedicates a day where fans, teammates and coaching staff all wear the iconic yellow #AveryStrong shirts to raise awareness not just for Avery, but for thousands like him with the need for a bone marrow transplant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Breast Cancer awareness month (October) is just around the corner! And here's another clever online fundraising strategy for breast cancer. If you go to Purina Cat Chow's web site & take a test on your knowledge of breast cancer they will donate $1. Komen Foundation to support breast cancer research. to the Susan G.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If the goal of your campaign is to raise awareness for breast cancer, then what does that awareness look like? Ask them to do something special, like showcase a famous live streamer or video game player if that is what your audience wants to see. What is the event strategy for the goal?

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Raise dollars, build awareness, and gain names and addresses for future mailings all-in-one! Borrow this concept to raise funds for your cause this Mother’s Day. 66,000 for the 66,000 women who die from Lung Cancer each year ) in the name of one of these wonderful women. Select a few to print using a service like Shutterfly.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Unless you have a very compelling project that already has a lot of interest, you might not want to invest in a Kickstarter campaign (especially since you won't be able to keep the funds you raise!).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

And once shared effectively, storytelling will change the game for your organization. Dewey raised them the best he knew how and hoped he did a good job – as most parents do. PUNT Pediatric Cancer Society in New York shines as an example of storytelling at an event. Watch below. Storytelling at an event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Submitted by Michael Smith.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2015

Their sister had breast cancer, the child of a friend is in remission for leukemia. The runner or walker or biker becomes a means to the end of raising the profile and funding for that cause. As I found out last month, it’s an incredibly efficient way to harness supporters and raise money even for the smallest charities.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 18, 2023

When it comes to elevating your nonprofit’s fundraising potential through matching gifts, Double the Donation’s cutting-edge automation platform stands out as a game-changing solution. Evan Bonsett-Veal, Lung Cancer Research Foundation The entire Double the Donation team was exceptional throughout the entire process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Submitted by Michael Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

I shared some of stories of how I got started and my experience in social fundraising to help raise money for the Sharing Foundation. I also spoke about content curation and some best practices for social media measurement. You have to opt out of it, but most people give because many in Jordan have been touched by cancer.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If the goal of your campaign is to raise awareness for breast cancer, then what does that awareness look like? Ask them to do something special, like showcase a famous live streamer or video game player if that is what your audience wants to see. What is the event strategy for the goal?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The underlying theme of this movie speaks universally to everyone, whether they understand a lick about baseball or not: you can’t beat a much larger competitor at the game they created. You have to change the game. If you want to cure cancer, $50 million isn’t going to cut it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. I acquired my love of my words from my mom, who started teaching me to read when I was three, and who still, at age 84, delights in beating me at word games.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Check in with the game changers beautifully hacking tech to fight climate change.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 20, 2015

For example, Grundner said one of his board members didn’t have a personal tie to brain cancer, but would run through a wall for Grundner as his executive director and was great with numbers. The best way for nonprofits to raise the bar is by taking their board of governance seriously.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Organizations are so laser-focused on reaching the finish line with their P2P event that they often fail to put in place a complete game plan for their newly acquired email addresses. ALS faced this exact challenge when they suddenly had 1.9 million new constituents in their database after the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2012

I’ve been following the Games for Change Festival since 2005 and now that more nonprofits are incorporating gaming strategies in their marketing approaches, this article share some valuable insights. 4 Lessons on Building Games for Change – Guest Post by Josh Spiro. Nominated for: Most Innovative Game.

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Qgiv

JULY 26, 2021

It can help you raise a little more and can build relationships with the people in your area. To leverage this relationship, the organizations can sponsor a community service event for students to come together and help the people around them while also raising funds. How does this raise funds for the college?

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