Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by DaveFishernc Charity Balls, Dinner Dances, Black Tie Charity Events, and other parties where people donate money to a charity to have fun together are nothing new. From an article in the New York Times dated April, 1896 about the Hackensack Hospital's Charity Ball) . Charity Ball 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

It was one of the first 24-hour day of giving that rallies and inspires to donate to charities. I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview. On November 13, Minnesotans broke a record Thursday, donating more than $18 million to schools and non-profits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

And like Oprah, PewDiePie has a passion for philanthropy and raises money for charities through his “Bro Army” fanbase, according to my teenage son – what he calls the people who subscribe or watch him on YouTube. XPrize – Raised almost $1M from over 2,000 contributors to revolutionize education technology.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” And the better you get at the whole suite of donor engagement, the more money you’re going to raise. The charity got a $2,500 check the following week without any ask. Well, good afternoon, everybody. It takes time.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Walk into a coffee shop in any size town, and you will see a bulletin board chock-a-block with posters for charity walks, runs, and similar events. The charity 5K and walk is so common that municipalities struggle to schedule parks and roadways for these events every weekend. The calls and requests for interviews started pouring in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tom Iselin will show you how to increase your likability and “memorability” among donors that will deepen relationships, help you raise more money, and create greater donor loyalty. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

TechTalk public television show host Susan McKinnell interviewed Steven Clift about e-democracy including Issues Forums. John Bell of the 360 Digital Influence Blog says " It's Time for Measurement of Social Media " which looks at the ROI and identifies some success metrics. RSS in Plain English and Uses For Nonprofits.

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APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. Fair Trade, at the end of the day, is not charity. Charity is noble and there is a place for charity. What is Starbucks relationship with Fair Trade?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

As leaders and ambassadors, they stand in a unique position to weave their networks, expertise, and influence into a strong fundraising fabric. They shoulder the responsibility of monitoring the ways funds are raised, ensuring ethical practices at every step, and supervising how the funds are allocated and spent.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Optimize Your Website for Search Engines Search engine optimization—or “SEO”—is a valuable tactic for anyone who wants to increase traffic to their site and raise their online visibility. These “micro-influencers” in your area can help you expand your social media presence and reach new audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Our 5-year-anniversary video from charity: water on Vimeo. Since then, over 10,000 individual fundraisers have raised more than $11 million – including over $1 million for Central African Republic as part of the 2010 September Campaign to bring clean water to all of the Bayaka people. The overall goal is to raise $1.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2009

CNET's Caroline McCarthy published an article called " Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0 " based on an interview with Toby Daniels of Think Social and Scott Harrison of charity:water reflecting on how the landscape has changed for fundraising on social networks. Photo by Seerjith. How will you remain effective? .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Give me a yes if you’ve seen this TED talk by Dan Pallotta on “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong?” Now we just have to raise $800,000, so we can start doing our plan.” Oh yes, nine millionaires per Canadian charity. ” We’ve got some yep, some noes. It’s a really good one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

This is yet another indication of the growing interest in the charity sector at SXSWi. Some people in the room were frustrated because the discussion focused on social media for charity and did not include social media for social change. Or should we simply just call fundraising and charity?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

And now we’re talking back the second bullet here where according to Blackbaud’s Next Generation report, 30% of Gen Z, including children under 18 are already supporting charities. And so with that, if they’re already supporting charities, again, they are in your databases and they are ready to be engaged.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2021

Interviews with Experts (e.g., CONSIDER: What strategies will put you and trusted influencers together? Ask a trusted influencer to guest post on your blog. Conduct an interview with a trusted expert. Were I a charity working with this population, I’d know to focus my content on what’s happening “at the border.” .

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