Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Yesterday I went along to the Mobile and Digital Conference in London , organised by Fundraising magazine, to hear first-hand about how, in a fast-changing world, charities are using social, mobile and digital media to reach new audiences and raise more money. Don't measure success of mobile Apps just by the £s raised.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Founded in 1957, the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was established as the fundraising and awareness organization for St. As one of the most trusted health nonprofits in the world, ALSAC raises upwards of $1.7 So critical, in fact, that it’s responsible for raising about 80% of the hospital’s funds each year.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

" Facebook app causes raises $16m – "Causes, the popular Facebook charity application, has raised another $9 million in funding and introduced gift cards to let people donate online without using a credit card. " The Web Is Dead.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Charity: Water. Charity: Water’s annual report is the perfect example of keeping it simple, but effective. million: we raised X which equaled Y and resulted in Z. The magazine-like quality to the report makes it accessible to high school kids and corporate sponsors alike. Annual report template. Download Template.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Movember, a fundraiser and awareness raising campaign for prostrate and testicular cancer where men grow mustaches on their faces and raise money for cancer charities, also encourages the use of selfies as part its community engagement. Although selfies have been around for years , they have gained popularity recently.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

How Cancer Research UK is Exploring AI and Voice Tech: This cancer charity in the UK has been testing chatbots, voice enabled devices, and natural language processing – looking at how those could be useful and where the impact lies.They piloted a chatbot on our fundraising pages to help answer the most common questions people had.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The following is an excerpt from October-December 2016 Edition of AsianNGO Magazine. For over a decade nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide have been embracing social media with the hope of raising funds and creating social change. Facebook launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005, and Twitter in 2006.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. With that awareness came a further evolution as the question for charities everywhere regarding mobile giving transitioned from "if or when" to "how".

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

While there has been some high-profile efforts to raise awareness and money, most recently by former football player Steve Gleason and his Team Gleason House , research efforts and awareness have been low compared to the other fatal diseases. Although as of this writing, the accidental campaign raised 31.5

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAR 12, 2008 Why do people give charity?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Go to the America's Giving Challenge page in Parade Magazine. Based Charity" or "Select a Global Cause." Based Charity, you'll be asked to register to build a Network for Good digital charity badge. Click on "Get Started." Choose a cause you care about in the U.S. or Abroad. Click the button that says "U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Swag or merch: handmade item by someone helped by your charity. Swag or merch: pick and design swag that directly relates to your charity. If you represent an educational or social justice charity, maybe giveaway specialty decks of cards featuring important people from history. These exist already!

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JANUARY 15, 2010

on What Gives Our Prayers and Thoughts are with the People of Haiti on the Boho Magazine blog Help For Haiti Earthquake Aftermath. Giving Green on Treehugger Help Haiti Recover on the Ellen DeGeneres Show blog Help Survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti on Charity Navigator Tragedy in Haiti - How Can I Help?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2014

One day, they returned from school with orders to sell anything from popcorn and candy to gift wrap and magazine subscriptions; as parents, we were left to do most of the legwork. The organization acts as an affiliate, raising money through commissions without a paid intermediary. The schools raised nearly $30,000 in a two-week period.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

Dewey raised them the best he knew how and hoped he did a good job – as most parents do. Julia shared the same love of horses as Dewey and when Dewey learned this, he began sending Madison home with his special collection of horse magazines for Julia to read. Charity Water does an excellent job with storytelling.

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See3

JANUARY 21, 2008

Beth Kanter , friend and blogger, is raising money for the Sharing Foundation, which supports kids in Cambodia. Watch the video Beth did with her son: Now, if you give $10 you can help Beth raise $50,000 through a competition called America’s Giving Challenge. It’s a dumb question because I know you can.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

He raised $28 million online, of which, “90% [of the contributions] were under $100, with over 250,000 contributors.” In 2007 when the platform launched, Causes grew in popularity and awareness as people used their Birthday Wish to raise money for their favorite nonprofit. and Thrasher Skateboard Magazine.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

we hear what leading thinkers from charities across the world are predicting for fundraising’s future. On Kivi’s Nonprpfit Communications Blog, she focuses on one of the challenges nonprofits face when trying to raise awareness for their cause. And subscribe to O Magazine. We all do – no shock there.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

Dara met some impressive young activist associated with NGOs doing great work in the Muslim world: Crowdvoice.org is a social media site that tracks voices of protest by collecting and contextualizing data, such as eyewitness videos, photos, and reports to raise awareness about current social justice movements worldwide. Additional Resources.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Greater Mission – Religious Organizations & Catholic Charities. With a combined 75 years of experience, the Averill experts have raised over $3 trillion for their clients. E-magazine design and production to bolster your newsletter efforts. Janet Cobb Consulting – Strategic Planning for Small Nonprofits. Marc Pitman, a.k.a.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

How much money will you need to raise? Totebags are useful things for lugging groceries home or carrying magazines to the pool, but are they a must for sustainers? If they don’t fall over in shock at hearing from a charity they support, ask them to share with you a little bit about why they support your cause.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

How much money will you need to raise? Totebags are useful things for lugging groceries home or carrying magazines to the pool, but are they a must for sustainers? If they don’t fall over in shock at hearing from a charity they support, ask them to share with you a little bit about why they support your cause.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2016

These tips originally appeared in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a bi-monthly publication delivered to your mailbox. Sign up to receive the magazine complete with top nonprofit advice and tips here. __. “Why did you make your first gift to this charity?” Ask a few questions, statistical or open-ended.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

charity:water has a huge Twitter following of over 1 million fans and supporters and has a great deal of expertise using social media to leverage fundraising and raise awareness of their work. The Twestival and Charity Water's house social network are stellar examples. The CEO's of Social Media from India Leadership Forum.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

There are many ways to show your love for a nonprofit: volunteering, training for a race, raising funds and more. Pre-launching with 15 test charity partners, the everydayhero platform transcends traditional fundraising to offer supporters a window into their entire giving experience. Are you in the mood to #ShowSomeLove?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I tried to make the point by raising the question, " Can you quantify the intangible ?" s Giving Challenge , the charity fundraiser sponsored by Parade Magazine. " In my keynote, I spoke about the importance of intangibles for a couple of reasons. " Of course you can't. m not sure why exactly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Netsquared featured project WiserEarth In Ode Magazine Social Media Resources. In Technology Support as Teaching , Michelle Murrain raises the question "Is providing technology support simply just an end in itself, or is it also a means to empower clients in appropriate technology use to further mission?" What's next?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2010

They also produce the East Bay Vegan Bake Sale where they sell baked goods to raise money for charity. CW: For me, veganism is an extension of how I was raised. I was raised in a vegetarian household, and a household that was very concerned with living a good life in the world, and lessening suffering in every way that you can.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

People will try to tell you they don’t care if they don’t hear from charities for a week… a month… whatever. I’ve known folks to bring plants, flowers from the garden, magazines and little tschotskes they picked up on eBay (e.g., If you don’t thank donors promptly, you’re destroying all the rest of your hard work. No arguments.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

Aside from a benefit to your charity, this connection also enriches your own life. In other words, whenever your donor raises an objection to giving at any particular point in time you join them where they are, show them empathy and understanding, and move on gently from there – slowly building a harmonious relationship.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2011

Source: Social Good: Charity and Technology in the Online Universe. Written for the March 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. * * * * * * * * * * *. In the summer of 2000, I launched an e-advocacy portal called eActivist.org. Everything!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

The following article was originally published in the June 2014 issue of User Experience Magazine. Figure 3: ALS Association Community of Hope P2P Fundraising page showing dollars raised. Social media has opened up a new, extra-wide avenue to raise awareness about fundraising on behalf of a nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

Her research has been featured in tons of magazines and publications and is all over the place delivering those findings, but was again gracious enough to carve out an hour to share all that with us. Now, in the charity context, the most straightforward way to think about this is how can we love the people who need our help?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Shelly Banjo with the Wall Street Journal wrote an article for today’s edition with that title, to bring attention to t he financial mistakes people make when giving to charities—and how to avoid them. Last night, Andrew, my son was reading Hallowed Ground, the publication of The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2014

But according to news reports , it has increased awareness and dollars raised for ALS research. It encouraging slacktivism, not long term relationship between the donor and the charity. The association reports $15.6 million in donations since July 29, compared with $1.8 One reason is that wacky and goofy fundraisers work.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014. Nicole Wallace.

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