Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today was the big announcement at the F8 Conference about the new dramatic, life altering changes in the Facebook Platform. The big change will be how Facebook profiles are becoming fuller “timelines” of a one’s life. The average Facebook user has 150 friends, any of whom could be your next top supporter!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. And then everything changed. Prompt: “Please write 5 interesting and engaging questions to pose on Facebook to my wildlife refuge nonprofit’s supporters. Until I tried it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

53% of nonprofit staff who are extremely or somewhat satisfied in their current roles donate to the organization where they work ( World-Changing Work Report ). 84% text-to-pledge gifts are fulfilled ( MobileCause ). is raised through Facebook Charitable Giving Tools (M+R Benchmarks Report). In 2018, Americans gave $427.7

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In the midst of changing technology and trends , one of the best ways to boost awareness for your cause, deepen donor relationships, and increase reach (and proceeds) for your mission is peer-to-peer fundraising. And that’s just on one channel; think about Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and more.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve. Think about it for a second. Amazing stuff. 2) Causes – [link].

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. Organization Mission: The Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) believes in creating a diverse community of change-makers across sectors and disciplines to drive an equitable, decarbonized, and resilient energy ecosystem. Facebook: @CleanEnergyLeaders.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

In some cases, your mailings may not reach people because their mailing address has changed or has a typo. Get the organization approved on Facebook and other platforms 501(c)(3) nonprofits are raising billions on Facebook using birthday fundraisers or personal fundraisers or simply adding a donate button to posts.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Cylinda’s story aligns with why Rob Wu and Jeff Chang co-founded CauseVox in the first place. Since they don’t have the bandwidth to regularly post to their CauseVox campaign site, they kept donors in the loop by linking to their org’s Facebook where they’re more active. Pledge Donations. Recent Donors Notes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. A good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 CheckFacebook :: checkfacebook.com.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this article, we’ll provide some guidance to those who are ready to move beyond the board statement or public equity pledge to actively and intentionally implement Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) practices and strategies into their consultant search process. . As we move forward, we invite you to do the same. .

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Jolkona partnered with the Seattle International Foundation (SIF), which pledged to match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. Starting July 26th, Groupon Seattle’s G-Team allowed subscribers to join Jolkona and SIF in making an investment in women’s leadership by pledging support in increments of $10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

I’m in Austin, Texas to deliver a keynote at the Texas Nonprofit Summit: Leading the Charge for Change. (Check out their social media dashboard to get a sense of the discussion). You can sign up here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

Points of Light Institute’s primary mission is to inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action that changes the world. We believe that civic engagement is a vital part of a healthy democracy and therefore promote and support volunteerism in the broadest sense. What are the key results of this campaign ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Remember last September when Facebook announced all those changes to individual profiles, including the timeline? One of the changes was that your friends and fans can do more than “Like” or “Comment” on Facebook. ” You can read more about how it works from the Facebook developer notes.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

” Major Donor: “Elevate Conservation, Ignite Change: Unleash Your Philanthropic Vision! Make an impact today—pledge your support to build three exceptional education centers where children can explore, learn, and grow alongside nature’s marvels. Your significant contributions have laid the foundation for success.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

Working from this premise, this travel documentary project seeks to answer the question: How is global social change made where media, technology and creative people meet? Here’s how (in order of importance): Make a pledge to the Kickstarter campaign now. Share the campaign on Facebook. We operate best together.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

Has anything really changed? The most successful campaigns are reactions to real world events or sparks that move quickly through established networks of human relationships. * HelpAttack allows donors to pledge an amount for each social media message. For example, you can choose to pledge 10 cents a tweet, or $0.25

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Maybe you’ve pledged to work with more LGBTQ creators or feature more BIPOC faces in your stock imagery. For text-heavy platforms like Twitter and Facebook, link sharing may be a major part of your social media presence. It is possible to do better and make sure the content you create is as ethical as it is effective. . Link Sharing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Whether you were here in Toronto or not, I’d love to hear your ideas, feedback, and goals for change! We need to let go of the idea that we are serving our constituents, and recognize the ways we could be working together to change their lives, their neighborhoods, and beyond. But, alone, the organization can’t make the change.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. You can also follow WWT on Twitter and join the Women Who Tech Facebook group. I signed the Ada Lovelace Day pledge on Pledgebank, will you?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

So, tell me how my donation will be used to change a life. An example of specific ways their gift is changing lives: ‘ Thanks to your gift, more families will find a large selection of pantry items to choose from, even if they come near the end of the month when shelves can be empty. The event shows up on my Facebook page daily.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

Campaigners are right to learn from testing, measuring and message appeals from direct marketing, and the use of petitions, pledges and letters from centuries of campaigning practice. But if you ask for a campaign that achieves goals based on a sound theory of change, then you can get that too. What is the theory of change?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Take screenshots at regular intervals and share your progress and the time remaining on your Facebook event page and your nonprofit social media accounts. Make a Facebook fundraisers referral. A great way to do this is with a Facebook fundraiser. This can be more effective in some cases than using the peer-to-peer page alone.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

Notre Dame received $1 billion pledged and more than $300 million raised in just a few days. Tapping into the desire for action in your donors by presenting your work and impact will encourage them to support fundraising efforts that make change possible. If that same individual has a sick relative, everything can change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Of course things have changed a lot. “No, Things have just changed a lot in a short amount of time.”. Disruptor: Facebook. Not convinced that Facebook has been a disruptor? Everything,” I replied.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

This is definitely NOT a “build it and they will come” activity, meaning just because you post a Facebook fundraiser asking for $750,000 that you’ll get it. In other words, if they see your announcement on Facebook, they may give $500. That’s actually a bad idea (more on that in a minute). See the difference?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Plan a program that is fast-paced, engaging, and focused on the lives changed by your organization’s work. Facebook makes it easy to do this with its Watch Party feature. Think of this as a virtual ask or pledge event where people learn first-hand about your nonprofit’s work and make a commitment for support.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

For example, if your total operating budget is $250,500 and you have $25,000 in government grants, $20,000 in foundation grants, and another $50,000 in pledges already committed, you must raise an additional $155,500 through other fundraisers. There are some easy ways to increase giving that could be as simple as changing a button!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Monthly giving can change the game for your new, young, or small nonprofit! As with all Asks, center your language around the things you’ll be able to do with the donor’s money – like the lives they’ll be able to change. Who likes every one of your Facebook posts? Why More Monthly Givers? Let’s look at the math.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But there’s some reassuring news— Those are numbers that you have the power to change. From social profiles (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) One database manages your supporter relationships and their gifts, pledges and payments. Track everything from finances to pledges, donor relationships, all donor touches and more.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

Technology for nonprofit development and fundraising is quickly changing. Jen Burton, Community Director of Causes Fundraising Focus: Facebook. Causes is the largest Facebook fundraising application and most nonprofits are likely familiar with it. Pacific time. The Guest Speakers for NPLive: Fundraising. More on how it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Many activist nonprofits have used it to inspire people to raise awareness, change behavior, or other action. If you use the hashtag #SaveMarinsCoho on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with your photo , they will add your image to the album. The Hold A Sign Meme. The “Hold A Sign” meme has been around for almost ten years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 27, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Mark Benioff of Salesforce both have written $100M checks to charity this year. A handful of young tech entrepreneurs, such as Elon Musk (PayPal), signed the Giving Pledge offering up their entire wealth across their life time.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For example they had an anonymous donor who pledged to donate $50,000 once they hit $50,000, which helped incentivize donors. On a smaller scale, they had donors who pledged to give $1000 if 25 people gave in one day. This could be as simple as changing your profile picture on CauseVox.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2007

My background is in campus organizing, and in helping college students connect with others working to create social change across perspective, issue, approach, and geography. How can PledgeBank help me and other bloggers change the world? The pledge was successful, and Dana Wefer is on the ballot for the 2007 election.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

[Sketch by Hong Yee Krauker created on an iPad with Sketchbook Pro The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. Change is hard."

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