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How Nonprofits Can Raise Money Using YouTube

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s also the top platform for 18 to 24-year-olds, with 85% of this age group on the platform (compared to just 51% for Facebook). . Pew Internet reported that over half of YouTube users say that the platform is at least “somewhat important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world.”.

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Transmedia — Making Change Across Mediums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. But simply put, cross-platform campaigns are the future of documentary film, and issue advocacy. ” Enjoy.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

Yes, we’re making a difference against colorectal cancer, and that’s ultimately our big-picture goal. We don’t resolve to cure colorectal cancer in a year; instead we resolve to chip away at a very specific, very targeted part of the rock that needs banging on. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer?

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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. Review all communications to be sure there is similar style of messaging across platforms.

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets. They showed Harry Dickerson reclaim his life from homelessness on their Giving Tuesday campaign and raised over $70,000 with this storyline. For example, a group of friends shared stories of their beard-growing journey to raise funds for breast cancer research.

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The Future of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Connection Cafe

Additionally, you have crowdfunding platforms popping up left and right, giving individuals more opportunities to create their own fundraising pages and events without needing a nonprofit to provide fundraising tools. It’s safe to say that our peer-to-peer fundraising world is different today than it was ten years ago—or even two years ago.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

When planning content for your social media platforms, think first about your audience. Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. On almost all platforms, video on social media is the best, fastest, and most engaging way to get your followers’ attention.