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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. Organization Size: Medium. Name: Allison Nassour. Title: Social Media Manager.

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Celebrating 9 Years of Giving Tuesday

Saleforce Nonprofit

With over 56,000 nonprofits in our community, we’ve seen how access to technology enabled organizations to adapt during the pandemic and reimagine their relationships with volunteers and donors. American Cancer Society : “I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2018. Giving Belongs to All of Us. About the Author.

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5 Tips for Planning A Fundraising Campaign Around a Holiday

sgEngage

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. Thank donors and volunteers often. Volunteers share their campaign pages with friends, family, and the rest of their personal networks.

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3 Reasons Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Drives More Engagement

Candid

Runs/walks/rides: Also known as event-a-thons, runs/walks/rides allow participants to take on a powerful role as a volunteer fundraiser for your cause. These are often part of larger campaigns such as Giving Tuesday or Breast Cancer Awareness Month. .

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HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists to Promote Nonprofits and Causes You Care About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Breast Cancer Research. If you work at a nonprofit, make sure you create some Lists [Campaigns, Events, Donors, Volunteers, Chapters, Allies, etc.] Tags: Twitter. Select 3-10 nonprofits to feature on your list and then occasionally Tweet out the list to your followers. 4) Create Causes Lists. Global Warming. Human Rights.

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The Secret to Raising $1M During Your First-Year Fundraising Event

Connection Cafe

I recently returned to Blackbaud after a 3-year stint working for a large cancer hospital where I established a brand new institutional P2P fundraising event—The Boot Walk to End Cancer. I credit much of the success to one key component of our P2P event strategy: Leadership Volunteers. Your volunteers are connected.

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Google now denies program to nonprofits they used to serve

Judi Sohn

At Fight Colorectal Cancer, we switched from web host email to Google Apps in 2007 and we haven’t looked back. Fight Colorectal Cancer received its Google Grant years ago and works very hard to stay within the program’s tight guidelines, and we were recently rewarded with a Grantspro upgrade. Guess which won?

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