Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

However, ask any NPO media guru what’s the difficult part of generating interest in said fundraiser and their answer will no doubt involve achieving a well-canvassed publicity campaign: in short, you can create the concept, but you need to encourage supporters to pass the word. Lean on your core supporters.

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Causes Share Support Contest 100

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

Sort of like your website should do, give your organization a public face on the web. Find sites that provide information directly related to your nonprofit’s cause and then use Delicious to quickly find content to post. How it works for nonprofits: This helps you be a voice for whatever cause you’re advocating. Foursquare.

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NPO Social Media Site Social 57

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 24, 2015

Showing public appreciation to donors is a proven way to keep these donors around. Here is a textbook appreciation post: a photo of their intern, giving him props in the copy, a call to action woven in the post and a hashtag. Advocacy is championing the cause you serve,” Shattuck said. Your NPO accounts can be human.

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Content Generation Causes Advocacy 28

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 11, 2014

I have (tried to) run a nonprofit at my college, a campus magazine set up with attached 501(c)3 entity so as to give us financial flexibility and maintain independence from our student senate and Board of Publications. Our publication staff was mostly made up of humanities and social science, rather than computer science guys, but come on.

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Lesson Learning Social Media Student 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos. What are the best practices for using a YouTube Nonprofit Channel to promote your cause? The five top nominees are Causes, DonorsChoose, ZeroFootprint, Kiva, and OneLaptop Per Child. View the list of people who contributed their smarts, hearts, and souls to this campaign. Go vote here.

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Summary Nptech YouTube Cancer 50

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. To sustain their fundraising efforts, public TV stations badly need to attract younger members such as Baby Boomers.

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Demographics Social Media Advocacy Online 34

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. To sustain their fundraising efforts, public TV stations badly need to attract younger members such as Baby Boomers.

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Demographics Social Media Online Advocacy 45