Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2014

She managed to gather a bunch of celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Spacey, Jared Leto, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong’o and Brad Pitt for a selfie that made the history books as the most retweeted tweet. .” Jude’s Children’s Hospital and Humane Society of the United States.

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MARCH 10, 2021

There have been a few large NFT drops that have had a charity component, and we’re sure there will be many more in 2021. million, will be donated to the charity Give Directly (source: CNBC, 2021 ). This example shows how a nonprofit can be a fun partner to meme NFT and benefit from the sale. Examples of NFT Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

In February 19th, Joel Comm has organized an event called " Tweetathon " on Twitter to promote and sell copies of his new book, Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time and help a nonprofit that supports children in Africa, China, and India. This foundation helps children at risk around the world.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

International giving days like Giving Tuesday have made giving to charities the norm during certain parts of the year. As the kids reach or exceed their goal they earn a ticket to a church lock-in to celebrate the successful fundraiser. Say your church is celebrating its 20 th anniversary. Fitness challenges. Worship concerts.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). Make it a FUN event that people talk about for days afterward.

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JUNE 1, 2021

International giving days like Giving Tuesday have made giving to charities the norm during certain parts of the year. As the kids reach or exceed their goal they earn a ticket to a church lock-in to celebrate the successful fundraiser. Say your church is celebrating its 20 th anniversary. Fitness challenges. Worship concerts.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A charity golf tournament won’t just raise money and build excitement for your cause, it can also be a pillar of your major donor recruitment plan. Charity Races like marathons, 5Ks, fun runs, or walkathons invite participants to register with your nonprofit and collect donations from their community, making every step count for your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 23, 2015

Generally, the attendees dine on a nice catered meal while paying per chair or table to celebrate the charity’s accomplishments. In fact, for some of the bigger ticket items (vacation packages, sport tickets, cars) it could be fun for a live auction to add some drama and suspense to the evening. Tailor it To Your NPO.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Crazy amounts of wasted food also resulted in donations to Second Harvest and as well as work with local charities to organize soup kitchens. While clearly a massive day for giving to local church parishes, in 1934 an enterprising group called the National Society For Crippled Children launched a campaign called Easterseals.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Rather than simply saying their Cause was "helping orphans in China," LWB specifically picked 10 children dying of heart disease to offer help. Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Rather than simply saying their Cause was "helping orphans in China," LWB specifically picked 10 children dying of heart disease to offer help. Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

They launched an annual fundraiser and gift-collecting drive for the children's hospital in their community (in WA). It was a huge success and it's now become an international drive , with toys and books going to children's hospitals all over. Free Books for Kids! Thanks to Musings of a Social Architect for this link.

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Bloomerang

MAY 11, 2021

Tenacious, Intelligent, Resourceful, Passionate, Insightful, Caring, Determined, and Fun are among the hundreds of words used to describe my friend and mentor, Simone Joyaux, since her passing last week. After they helped us settle into the house, we began five days of adventure and fun. She soon adored them and vice versa.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Other Examples: An Adopt-a-Family campaign for families in need Movember: growing a beard for charity in November. No bells or whistles — just straightforward.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 17, 2006

While I was watching the Golden Globes last night, L'Oréal showed a series of commercials advertising their Women of Worth campaign, "a grassroots program and award that celebrates, recognizes and supports women who actively help others in their communities". You can nominate a "woman of worth" on their site between now and May 19th.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

If Tom Moore, who just celebrated his 100th birthday, can walk 100 laps around his backyard and raise $39 million for front line workers , you can organize a virtual fundraiser too! Live stream a featured room with celebrities, or use other zoom rooms for other people to join in a poker tournament. Virtual Poker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

This year I'm indulging in three of my passions: raising money for Cambodian children with social media, teaching a social media nonprofit strategy class, and eating chocolate. I hope you'll join the fun. After all, what's more fun than a birthday party? I donated $50 to the winner's charity. Metric: Content created.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

But we’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so, for sure. Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? That higher education level, the ability to communicate, the ability to complete their education affects probably their spouse or their partner, it might affect their children.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Nearly 70% of people make gifts to charity during their lifetimes but only 6% leave a bequest. That’s the number one reason people don’t give to charity period. I’ve started and managed legacy giving programs at four different charities in the trenches. But first, I want to share a statistic with you.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. You’ll find plenty of pictures of children whose dreams have come true thanks to this nonprofit. 83% of Pinterest users would rather follow a brand than a celebrity. The best part?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I know you’ve got a little cold, but that’s what children give you. When I was 9 years old, I told my parents who were volunteers in a lot of ways, our church, the summer celebration, political campaigns, I told them that I thought I wanted to help everyone in Minnesota, and so I should try to be governor of Minnesota.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you’re looking for a creative, fun fundraising idea to engage supporters and boost your funding, you’ve come to the right place! Cornhole tournament – Host a fun cornhole tournament for your peer-to-peer participants and have them fundraise among their friends and family beforehand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

My children, now age and 10, have been big helpers in all my online fundraising campaigns for the Sharing Foundation. And this year, Harry sent some of his birthday loot to the Sharing Foundation , making me proud that he is following my tradition of giving to celebrate a birthday. . Teach Your Kids About Charities: YouthGive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

I’m at the AFP Conference where I will be on a plenary session about “ Social Media for Social Change ” moderated by Social Media 4 Nonprofit leaders Darian Rodriguez and Ritu Sharma, along with Carolyn Miles, Save the Children and Ben Rattray, Change.Org. Brand the fundraising page. Fundraising'

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

Yet Twitter is a great way to build relationships with journalists, organizations that work in the same cause area, and people who care passionately about the type of work you do, including academics, researchers, and celebrities. Share content from partner organizations and celebrate their big milestones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2014

Soon celebrities and main stream media joined in the fun as it continues to sweep the nation. It encouraging slacktivism, not long term relationship between the donor and the charity. It sounds counter intuitive to ask people to donate $100 to ALS or make this goofy video and share on social. The association reports $15.6

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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. The game was very engaging for adults and children alike. . Participation from some celebrities and notables.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

And I wrote two books which are also like my other two children. We’ll talk about shiny new tools, and we’ll talk about all the fun things, and there’s going to be mentions of TikTok, and Twitch, and live streaming. She and Allison Fine are coming out with our newest books all about AI and charity.

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