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Celebrate, Educate, and Fundraise: Planning Winning AAPI Heritage Month Events

The Modern Nonprofit

Cultural events during AAPI Heritage Month serve dual purposes – celebrating the rich diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures while also raising awareness and support for important community causes. Signage and printed materials should share facts on how funds raised at the event will support AAPI community programs.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some are describing this shift in perspective as “participatory medicine” or “person-centric care.” Carrie started off with a recap of what happened during the IceBucket Challenge and how much was raised. A campaign that raised awareness and donations for ALS to epic proportions. This “Dr.

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The Art of the Backchannel at Conferences: Tips, Reflections, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been thinking about how to best incorporate the back channel or in this case Twitter. Two recent blogs, " How To Present While People Are Twittering " and " Trends in Leadership Conferences " are the most recent blog posts packed with advice. How can we use back-channels as a progressive force at conferences?

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“When people who were born and raised in dictatorships. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet. She also pointed out that “ People are going to use these channels to do what they want but people like you and I have the devout honor of being in a leadership role on this.

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Military Communications in the Age of Social Media

Forum One

Alan Rosenblatt from the Center for American Progress, who referenced a Wall Street Journal story indicating that worldwide more internet users communicate via social media channels than email. One of the somewhat contentious points raised by the panel was on the topic of how government leaks are enabled by social media.

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Vote Now: Ten Sessions We Want to See at NTC

Care2

Set up an online fundraiser, tell your community to start raising funds, push play, and watch the cash roll. How do you inspire and empower your community to effectively raise funds for your cause? Not so much. Setting yourself up for social fundraising success requires crafting the right strategy and choosing the right tool.

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Growth Hacking Your Mission With People Power

Connection Cafe

For causes, this can range from increasing conversion rates by testing simple design tweaks, to nailing rapid response and raising $24M in a weekend. Anyone with a smartphone, passion for a cause and few hundred followers can raise awareness, mobilize support around an issue, and raise money from friends and family, and are already doing so.

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