The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Summer’s social ambiance, characterized by people wanting to enjoy outdoor events and immerse themselves in their local community, can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Encourage local businesses to sponsor the event or donate supplies to help cover costs.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

If you’re in the US today, there’s probably little chance you didn’t know it was Memorial Day – from the specials on TV, to local events, to remembrance stories, and even community gatherings, it’s hard to miss the message of today’s holiday. What did you do to celebrate Memorial Day today?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

You can celebrate with a card to your volunteers, a volunteer party, snacks in the breakroom, or even a letter to the Editor of your local paper. Incorporate a photo of volunteers in action into a graphic and tag them. If you know your volunteers well, give them a gift card to a local donut shop, ice cream store, or coffee shop.

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Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

For seven years, BBBS hosted BIG Taste of Houston, a popular annual fundraiser that celebrated the local restaurant and bar scene. Organizers provided a variety of food and wine “tastes” from Houston’s local food scene in a swag bag that was delivered to attendees’ homes just before the evening’s activities began.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Reach out to local businesses and ask if they would consider sponsoring a matching grant for your campaign or donate in-kind donations. In 2020 approximately 34.8

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Reach out to local businesses and ask if they would consider sponsoring a matching grant for your campaign or donate in-kind donations.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

Tell the story of a local college student who was supported by your organization’s scholarship program or a long-time community resident who received aid from your nonprofit after a devastating flood. You can also tag them in social media posts or give them special certificates that dignify them as advocates for your cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

This September 22nd, contribute to the celebrations of the web for OneWebDay ! There’s just 6 days until OWD09 ; learn how you can join the celebrations! There are many ways you can participate in OWD09 and help celebrate the web. Here are just a few ideas to get you started: Participate in Local Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Might we start seeing tag called "NpTechUk" or a wiki for the UK Riders List? The goal is to allow anyone to be a celebrity for their charity.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

Is your data up to date and tagged correctly? You’ll also want to segment your data if you haven’t yet, and update the tags for each contact. Are there any influencers or celebrities that may be interested in supporting your target population? Do you have current addresses for your contacts? Public Relations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. One recent project asked people to tag photos from Haiti in an effort to identify missing people. Celebrate National Volunteer Week and go do something good.Ê

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 23, 2017

Have you ever been scrolling through your newsfeed and seen a photo of a celebrity holding something like vitamins or the newest detox tea and thought, “Hmm? As nonprofits, we might not use celebrities, but we can sure use members of our community to make just as big of a splash, if not bigger. Reach out to them.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

Here are a few marketing channels to consider: Traditional advertising: Many nonprofits still find success through traditional advertising methods, such as including a print ad in the local newspaper or a hanging a flyer in the window of a local coffee shop. Yes, celebrate, take your shoes off and soak in all you’ve accomplished.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

NetSquared Local Reaches 70 Groups Worldwide! NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "In the last two months, we've had 5 new NetSquared Local groups join the scene, bringing the new official number to 70 groups worldwide! At 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. " The trend is up 12.1%!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Be sure to tag them all! Consider putting together gift baskets or a Christmas stocking, if you know everyone on your board celebrates Christmas. A few tea bags, a small container of local coffee, some chocolate, another packaged sweet of some sort, and something unique to your organization, like a branded mug can be nice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2010

It is a celebration of the visitor—the people who crossed the river, who made it in the door and decided to identify themselves with us…right here at 40.67124,-73.963834. They had their staff, local experts in the location, add tips about what was interesting for visitors in the neighborhood. Tags: location.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

The “superfriends” on stage at OMCA’s California Futures at the Massive Reopening Celebration. Local Oakland Tweeter @trafficologist Standing Beside Her Profile Pic in the Twitterstream. Tags: Art Sector Arts & Technology twitter. I met James Leventhal via Twitter and we ended up working together on a project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I've been participating in service days where I can share my technology skills with local organization. This year’s theme is “Digital Inclusion” and there will be local service events that you can join! What are your plans for giving service to your local community this fall? . Tags: service. More information here.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 25, 2010

Share a brief testimonial from a client, a donor, a volunteer, or a local celebrity about your organization. Tags: Newsletter nonprofit fundraising. Dispell them by stating them and then giving the real information. Testimonials. Let others do the talking for you. Statistics. Share with us so we can all benefit.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Volunteer appreciation gifts help show volunteers that your organization celebrates their hard work and recognizes their efforts. Gift cards Give your volunteers a gift card to their favorite local business or restaurant. You can make individual mason jars for each volunteer and tag the jars with their names to personalize them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Then add “Show Tags&# that speak to your organization’s work. If your are a local organization, add your city and state. It appears as though they have pulled the App, and instead have chosen to request applications for their Facebook Page App from celebrities and brands with “large audiences&# , like Selena Gomez.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Well-known local, regional, or national celebrity who supports your organization. Tags: Fundraising Planning fundraising plan nonprofit fundraising. Opportunity for earned income (like a thrift store or gift shop). Something else? What are your nonprofit organization’s assets?

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CauseVox

MAY 3, 2021

Here are some of the best kinds of organizations and businesses to connect with: Local businesses: If there’s a business just down the street from you, they’re a great place to start when you look for event sponsors. When they sponsor your event, the local community sees their name and their commitment to philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Baker presented an engaging and dynamic presentation which emphasized the symbiotic relationship of both online and offline engagement, the power of both to create community, encourage activism, develop branding, and unify those with common goals, both locally and globally. Then, repeat.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Norton Satellite from Symantec is a free app that scans your Facebook feed for malicious links, as well as your Dropbox and local files for malware. You can't tag and sync notes, however. Productivity. With Evernote , you can take notes on your Windows 8 desktop and then access them on your smartphone. Miss the trusty Start button?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 7, 2009

The past two weekends the hubs and I have been celebrating our anniversary with an extended staycation. Staycations are not only affordable, they're also a great way to support your local businesses. Our two weekends of tea tasting adventures were fun, and got me excited to find other local tea houses locally, and when we travel.

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NTEN

AUGUST 18, 2009

on September 22nd, which aims to celebrate and preserve the Web as an important commons accessible to everyone. This year’s theme is “Digital Inclusion” and there will be local service events that you can join! Tags: mozilla mozilla service week NPTech Volunteers. We’ll roll out more in the coming weeks!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. Celebrities like Justin Timberlake, tech executives like Mark Zuckerberg, and philanthropists like Bill Gates all joined in. However, the backlash to it is gaining momentum and it's being tagged as slactivism.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 18, 2022

Your local Chamber of Commerce. Joining your local chamber may make sense, especially if they have a nonprofit rate. Attend networking meetings, support local businesses, and propose ways your organization and businesses can work together for mutual benefit. Can you set up a table at a local farmer’s market?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

To celebrate the confluence between these passions, some buddies and I have started an instagram account called @museumfitness. I invite you to follow the account, send in your own videos (tagged #museumfitness), and sweat along with us at your institution. We are posting short museum-based exercise videos each week. Climbed rocks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

.  It is a celebration of the visitor—the people who crossed the river, who made it in the door and decided to identify themselves with us…right here at 40.67124,-73.963834.    They had their staff, local experts in the location, add tips about what was interesting for visitors in the neighborhood. 

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

hiring a publicist to oversee the campaign and seeking paid advertisements from corporate sponsors and celebrities. This took the organization from a private franchise focused on local chapters to one the entire nation—and big donors—could get behind. Their effort became known as the “YMCA School” of fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

To this day, the celebrity factor on MySpace is untapped by nonprofits. Celebrities and rock stars are a big deal on MySpace. Teens talk about the organizations at their local church, and thus the church creates a MySpace profile. Tags: MySpace Uncategorized. Facebook is mostly used to stay connected to people you know.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In January, Blackbaud employees from all ov the world rallied together to celebrate our cultural customers through our #showyourculture initiative. But it was still fun to see how many of my Blackbaud colleagues serve on arts boards, perform at theatres and orchestras, or regularly take their children to their local zoo, museum or aquarium.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As an added bonus, Twitter's trending topics are often monitored by local news media outlets. Announce the arrival of your event’s celebrity or dignitary attendees. ” tag it with #WhyIRide #EventName. Location of the cool features at your finish line celebration. “We just spotted Oprah in the crowd!

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

They eventually became hugely successful NetSquared Locals in several countries. things that it celebrated are now commonplace, and nonprofit technology and effectiveness still requires money. Here were some the baffling hot new things that charity techies and geeks for good were buzzing about: Blogging and the blogosphere. Podcasting.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Another quiet little secret is making sure you engage local Girl and Boy Scouts groups who are always looking for ways to engage in socially minded ways. Crazy amounts of wasted food also resulted in donations to Second Harvest and as well as work with local charities to organize soup kitchens. Partner with a Local Florist.

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