Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

We took care of it.&# The Red Cross managed to turn a PR disaster into a fundraising opportunity. Thinking quickly, they did disaster recovery on the rogue Tweet. You can’t hide or not respond : The Red Cross is an organization that deals with life-changing disasters. What is your takeaway from this mistake?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 2, 2022

At the same time they deal with problems ranging from food insecurity to natural disasters, they also need to ensure their members are engaged in local Boys & Girls Club offerings and achieve successful outcomes. – Lorraine Orr, Chief Operating Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of America .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

MADRE works in communities that war or disaster have rendered difficult to fund and challenging to reach. Maine Community Foundation works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people. Areas served: Worldwide. Elton John AIDS Foundation. Areas served: Maine. New Harvest Foundation.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

How can you use your social media channels to spread the word about your fundraising campaign and showcase donor generosity? Videos allow you to bring your fundraising story to life and connect with your audience. What tactics will push people to give (a match, or a deadline)? How can you obtain supporter-contributed content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. What is your message and what do you want the audience to do? How do your all your communication channels work together to inform, engage, and motivate? Planning for Integration First. Integration and campaign planning are key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Although Powerpoint has a reputation for being a deadly weapon , Networked Nonprofits know that when they give their presentations (and other documents) a social life, it can brings their objectives to life. You can grab the most recent research from the Pew Internet and American Life Center. (3) 6) Training. 8) Advocacy.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. The more you learn about disaster preparedness, the more badges and points you can earn to become the ultimate San Francisco hero.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Nancy Jo's and CACRC's work in frontline disaster relief was featured in Sundance Channel's "Big Ideas For A Small Planet" series. ” Her bio in the book sums her up: “She shares her life with happy dogs, grumpy cats, box turtles, and some rare humans. The Years After the Catastrophe.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2017

According to the Ad Council, “doing good” is becoming as elemental to one’s life as faith, work and family. The value of transformational experiences. So what does this movement mean for your nonprofit’s strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

According to the Twitter Fan Wiki , hashtags were popularized during the San Diego forest fires in 2007 when Nate Ritter used the hashtag "#sandiegofire" to identify his updates related to the disaster. Tagging communities or unbounded networks that might come to life around a tag are not new. This takes some facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

She was one of the first patients to use video blogging through her nationally recognized YouTube channel to share her story and educate people about life with IBD. Carrie Martin Munk, The ALS Association. Carrie started off with a recap of what happened during the IceBucket Challenge and how much was raised.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In 2022, nonprofits of every size allocated roughly one-third of all spending to search ads—as a result, these organizations saw the highest return on ad spend (ROAS) of any channel. Note what both of these communication channels have in common: they’re digital. Engaging supporters across many channels. Contact Us!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2015

Something has gone awry and entered the world, be it illness, war, slavery, disabilities, or natural disasters, and your nonprofit has brazenly stepped forward to face the problem head on, with the hopes of a brighter, healthier, and more peaceful future. It may not be quite as dramatic, but isn't this the path of the nonprofit?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2015

Being ready for mobile donations to float in—if a natural disaster arises or the next big philanthropic challenge occurs—is a priority. Email has it’s place, but you must think mutli-channel and provide your fans with ample opportunities to engage. The future of mobile fundraising is sitting in your pocket.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Disaster Girl Meme ” (sold for $500k). Most concerning of all, they’re an environmental disaster. Though newer, Twitch competes on the same level of viewership as traditional media channels. Attend gaming conventions, join charity stream communities like Gallant Gamers, Good4Gaming, or Gamers for Life.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2009

In fact, I learned it was pretty hard to watch shows on natural disasters (staple for a 9-year old boy) without seeing the Red Cross logo at some point in time during the show. I counted 8 different museums represented in a 45 minute viewing of one show on The History Channel. One of the impressions was a bit ironic.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox. finds that charities aren’t effectively engaging younger donors via mobile friendly channels like social media and mobile optimized websites.

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sgEngage

APRIL 22, 2021

The core team focused on bringing Earth Day to life quickly realized the potential to engage Americans beyond just the college-aged demographic and worked diligently to expand their reach. The National Centers for Environmental Information has been tracking ‘billion-dollar disasters’ since 1980. million people. Trillion in damages.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So I’m Kari, and my background is kind of a little bit different than Jackie’s, where I’m more of the communication side, so holistically, how do you communicate with your donors, and what is that specific offer or message, and which channels do you need to use to reach those people. So is it a back-to-school campaign?

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JULY 29, 2021

Ensuring you not only can accept mobile gifts but also leverage this channel smartly to increase fundraising is essential. Because mobile fundraising enables people to give wherever they are and from whatever device they’d like, it’s the perfect channel for emergency campaigns that need funds very quickly.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2017

Fast forward several years— more nonprofits are now using digital channels to engage with donors, but there is still resistance (or maybe it’s a lack of understanding) to incorporating and building a major gifts strategy online. Brace yourself for this: you can solicit major donors online. Move campaign stewardship reports online.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

Note, Super chat is only available to channels that have monetization and are over the age of 18, in eligible locations. We love this example from Americares , a leader in disaster recovery and preparation within the United States. When the wheel lands on a sponsor, that sponsor makes a donation in exchange for the boost in publicity.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

Visualizations Bring Good Data to Life. Nonprofits can use HoloLens technology to present an interactive, engaging world to potential donors, re-create sceneries for users who can't travel, or survey disaster areas with the help of drones. If you haven't already read our day 1 coverage , be sure to take a look.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

My co-author, Allison Fine and I found many great examples of successful activism using these tools as part of multi-channel campaigns in our book The Networked Nonprofit. Marc VanBree talks about it from his experience as a free agent raising money for disaster relief in Nashville.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

In addition, after breaking news and current affairs, it’s the articles related to daily life that are the most popular on mobile and social media. For example, if your nonprofit raised $10,000 to provide emergency supplies in the aftermath of a disaster, list all the products bought and delivered. This is a missed opportunity.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

But we do continue to see single channel communication dying. Make a Gift, Change a Life. Reminder – __ Online Event – Disaster Ignored – December 4th. Nonprofits were quick to send follow-up emails about how close they were to the goal, but very few sent follow-up emails on the results. Looking Forward.

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2019

Take Instagram for example – a channel with over 400 million active daily users who spend an average of 53 minutes per day consuming content on the platform! . in real-time through Instagram Stories which have a shelf life of 24 hours unless saved to Highlights. (As However, not all platforms are created equal. Share updates.

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