NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Below are 44 tips I’ve learned, organized by topic and ordered from easiest to hardest to implement. Encourage them to use their social network. As Anthony Sicola’s recently mentioned, fundraisers who use who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube increase fundraising results by up to 40%.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. 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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

On how to be involved, I’ll just shamelessly quote from my colleague, Ginny Mies’ write-up on it: Sharing a safety tip directly on Microsoft's Safer Online. Tweeting your tips along with the #Do1Thing hashtag. The Microsoft @Safer Online channel is hosting an all-day tweet chat for sharing online safety tips.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Share discussion prompts, fundraising tips, and updates on the campaign’s overall progress to drive them toward their goals! There are a few different ways that you can use Facebook Challenges in your #GivingTuesday social engagement push. Not to mention, they’ll receive fundraising tips, encouragement, and kindness along the way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Part social networking site, part smartphone App, and part social experiment, FourSquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. Quite simply, you “Check-in&# to places while physically at the location and offer “Tips&# and send out “Shouts&#.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. StartSomeGood's funding model is based on a tipping point model instead of an "all or nothing" model like Kickstarter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. You might think of Facebook as an important social network, but it is now also the third most popular video site on the web. Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Holy smokes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

The event used social networks like Twitter and Tumblr for real-time updates on the event and had the ladies of Sleepover 2.0 The two-week fundraiser had nine teams of social media influences and celebrities competing against each other to raise for money for nine different charities. live streaming for entertainment.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Farra Trompeter wrote up an amazing article about Foursquare+Nonprofits (and other location-based social network tools). Read the article for Farra's takeaways and tips for nonprofits. American Cancer Society. You can see the aggregated Tweets from the NYC 501 Tech Club here. Let us know what else you find, Shana!

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Share discussion prompts, fundraising tips, and updates on the campaign’s overall progress to drive them toward their goals! There are a few different ways that you can use Facebook Challenges in your #GivingTuesday social engagement push. Not to mention, they’ll receive fundraising tips, encouragement, and kindness along the way.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2013

While CNN is in the business of researching and reporting on the news and Komen is in the business of raising money for breast cancer research, neither of them understands the human side of operating in a multichannel world where people are engaging with you 24/7. Three Tips to Operate Across Mulitchannels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

For example, Stand Up To Cancer broadcasted news about a high school raised money during a “Sports Day For Charity” Don’t ask people to “Donate”. Facebook Live Tip #6: Make an outline for your broadcast. Then open the file in your favorite video editing software and create several videos to be used on other social networks.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Here at Network for Good, where we process donations for over 10,000 nonprofit websites and serve as the engine for many social networks (like Causes on Facebook), we see similar renewal rates -- but important differences depending on where donors give online. What's a nonprofit to do? What about the thank-you?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 6, 2015

A pro tip is to manage your email communications with donors in the same CRM where you manage your other fundraising activities, so all of your fundraising actions are as streamlined as possible. You likely have an email signature that shares your name, job title and basic contact information. Matching gifts should be listed on this page.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Submitted by Ted Fickes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

This articles provides some excellent tips and strategies for a successful group approach to blogging. Laura's Notebook has turned pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so has Michelle Martin. Finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons. hard to use ?"

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Our Terms of Use explain it all.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Our Terms of Use explain it all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

It offers tips on how not-for-profits can effectively use MySpace for fundraising and/or campaigning. Breast Cancer Action. Following out a bunch of the links, I discovered Diosa Communications which has site and newsletter focused on myspace best practices , tips for setting up your profile and "friending" people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. Last month, I turned my blog pink in support of Breast Cancer and in September, I put on a red t-shirt. Need some tips? two came to mind and rhyme: Fashion and Passion. to support the monks in Burma. But that's not all. How do we inspire?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

Social Media Conversations Marnie Webb writes about why nonprofit should stop lecturing and start listening and her experiences from a recent hands-on workshop where nonprofits were taught how to follow what was being said about their causes or organizations on the social web. Here's a tip sheet on Twitter. How do you make easy?

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

It raised $3,500 in 15 hours. This campaign was a community-generated effort - spearheaded by Connie Reece and came from people who knew of Susan Reynolds fight with breast cancer and rallied behind her. site where folks are contributing ideas and tips to help write the book. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 5 Proven Tips for Success. Register Now ! They: Register early. Send emails to as many people as possible, multiple times. Belong to a team.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Now, we’re embracing the third shift in fundraising—social fundraising. Social fundraising refers to fundraising campaigns on social media networks. Currently, three social networks have built-in fundraising capabilities: TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, the latter two owned by parent company Meta.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2010

Hat tip to Holly on the last point, it’s been my mantra for years. American Cancer Society’s More Birthday’s web site. Earlier today I decided to see who had already taken advantage of the new feature by asking on Twitter. Nebraska Humane Society’s Adoptable Dogs Page.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

It's time to go beyond listening and responding and get into several key areas: monitoring , running bold campaigns , adding video , and fundraising in online social networks. While I was with the American Cancer Society, we were inspired by an amazing monitoring system developed by the Humane Society. Amazonfail ?

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NetWits

OCTOBER 18, 2011

, we LOVE some social media for nonprofits at NetWits Think Tank. Hat tip to Allyson Kapin and the folks at www.radcampaign.com for their work on it! A few interesting facts … 92% of the top 50 nonprofits have at least 1 social media presence on their homepage. 2011 Non-profit Social Networking Survey.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Your supporters fundraise on your behalf by reaching out into their social networks through personal and team pages. Team Bungie alone raised over $80,000 for charity as part of a team-based board game competition by sharing their team page with their networks, creating a sense of urgency, and using incentives to drive up donations.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

Your supporters fundraise on your behalf by reaching out into their social networks through personal and team pages. Team Bungie alone raised over $80,000 for charity as part of a team-based board game competition by sharing their team page with their networks, creating a sense of urgency, and using incentives to drive up donations.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Your supporters fundraise on your behalf by reaching out into their social networks through personal and team pages. Team Bungie alone raised over $80,000 for charity as part of a team-based board game competition by sharing their team page with their networks + using incentives to drive up donations.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Now that’s social engagement #SFBatkid and it’s evidence to the power of social media. Check out the post for tips on how you can inspire Batkid moments at your next event. Tech Impact echoes words from BBCON and The Nonprofit Times in their post: 6 Tips For Creating A Better Donation Form.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social network icons on your home page and every page of your website and blog. ? Add social sharing and comment functionality. ? Prominently feature a donate button and social network icons in your e-newsletter and email fundraising appeals. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social network icons on your home page and every page of your website and blog. □ Add social sharing and comment functionality. Prominently feature a donate button and social network icons in your e-newsletter and email fundraising appeals. □

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