Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

Last month, I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy of Ben Parr’s new book, Captivology : The Science of Capturing People’s Attention that is packed with research, insights, and tips about how to capture your audience’s attention. Disruption: Violates people’s expectations to change what they pay attention to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. He created his own nonprofit and program called “ Brae’s Brown Bags ” to help fight against hunger, probably making him one of the youngest nonprofit CEOs and founders.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Events like GivingTuesday are helping condition people to give online and raise awareness about the importance of giving. But they aren’t going to cure cancer, reduce hunger, or improve pre-K education. They are created from stories we tell about ourselves, and stories affixed to us by others.

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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. Some people drink, some do drugs; I'm addicted to words. Our goal is to develop a virtual retreat where cancer patients can escape their physical pain.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. He created his own nonprofit and program called “ Brae’s Brown Bags ” to help fight against hunger, probably making him one of the youngest nonprofit CEOs and founders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. But it doesn' t always have to be you asking people to donate.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

We're not actually acknowledging the people around us. I think that people really, actually want that. Kirtsy is one of those websites that tells you what's hot on the web that day, or that week, or that month: websites that are cool, stories that are either inspiring, or hilarious, or creepy, or whatever. This is so fun.

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JULY 13, 2021

At the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , our annual nonprofit conference, over 7,000 people from across the world came together to learn how to advance their mission within the social sector. The Blue Sweater uses stories and characters from her travels to show the need for a new approach to abolishing poverty.

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APRIL 5, 2010

I mean, doesn’t this scenario just drip with money-grubbing, deceptive, greedy people, using others as a means to their own ends? Do I retell this story just to make your skin crawl like mine? Here are some thoughts I took away, for anyone who wants to stack the deck against poverty & hunger, despair & disease.

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APRIL 7, 2021

To Write Love On Her Arms took their dedication to present hope and find help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide and shared it with supporters everywhere. Feature team fundraising pages to tie participants’ stories to your cause. Use Movement to Mobilize Donors Around the World.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Creating share-worthy content means understanding your audience and the story they want to tell. Twitter and Facebook serve different functions, but two things should always be consistent: your ask and your story. bonus: she includes video and slides}.

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APRIL 4, 2013

Back then, Dan was the chair of the Harvard Hunger Action Committee that led a 4,200 mile cross-country bike ride to fight hunger. Dan Pallotta would go on to invent the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. But we don’t want people making money in charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

2) Spreading Person to Person Asks : This approach uses twitter and encourages people to ask their friends through Twitter to donate to a charity and spread the ask to their friends. That may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that millions of people have played the game since its inception in 2007.

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