Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I got to hear Scott Dunlap who is VP, Emerging Opportunities/New Ventures at PayPal deliver a great talk that offers some persona for different actors in your nonprofits network and how they influence, activate, or raise awareness for your cause through social channels. He was asked to donate to cancer charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

That’s good because recent data from Network for Good indicates that 6X more money is raised through branded “Donate Now” pages. Results: A few years back I read a study that claimed that a $25 default donation amount results in more money raised online. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 26, 2017

Raised by predominantly by Gen Xers who were pummeled by the Great Recession, early research about those belonging to Gen Z indicates that they are cautious about spending money, are bargain shoppers, and more likely to save than to spend. 26% have raised money for a cause and 32% have donated their own money (or allowances).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Now entering its sixth year, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media. Prominently feature the date (November 28), the #GivingTuesday hashtag, a “Donate” button, links to your social networks, social sharing, and an e-newsletter opt-in. Best Practice #4: Activate Your Networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. Crowdfunding helps you raise money for issues that are central to your organization and offset any costs not covered by your budget or other fundraising efforts. 6) Reach out to your network.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

So far, they’ve helped over 4,000 nonprofits raise money at $0 charge to their members. Another Whole Whale client past and present, Prizeo is a fundraising app that partners with charities and their celebrity partners to create once-in-a-lifetime sweepstakes for experiences that users can win for small donations. Charity Miles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits. Oh, and the book tour thus far has raised more than $14,000 for nonprofits. Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Pundits and bloggers in the nonprofit sector often lament the inability of social media to raise money for nonprofits. widgets and apps have yet to raise large amounts in online dollars for most nonprofits, but that doesn’t mean that social media is not resulting in large amounts of dollars raised online.

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OneCause

JUNE 15, 2023

At its core, Peer-to-Peer fundraising (also known as peer-to-peer or Social Fundraising) refers to any fundraiser that uses supporter networks to raise money for your cause. Yep, your fundraisers’ social networks are here to help at year-end! Remind Me – What is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising?

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

All this innovation birthed a new type of website – one that’s not driven by a specific non-profit, but is focused on individual people and their online networks. The big differentiator for Crowdrise is the built in community that encourages people to raise money and awareness while earning points. 2) Causes – [link].

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Social network updates a friend to charities: "Got a tweet to spare? It could help the charity of your choice.A week ago, a record number of status updates on Twitter and Facebook using the phrase '#BeatCancer' helped raise $70,000 for four non-profit cancer organizations". NPtech NPTwitterFundraising.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

Versatility in Support Donation drives come in various forms, allowing nonprofits, charities, and community organizations to tailor their campaigns to specific needs. Increased Awareness Hosting a donation drive not only raises funds but also increases awareness about your nonprofit’s mission and activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2009

"If you've ever been in bed with mosquito, you know that isn't true." She also announced that the Huffington Post has a new living section which feature the stories of people volunteering, raising money for causes they care about, and other inspirational stories. The Challenge raised $1.8

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

By Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good When we think about giving online, we tend to focus on the latest new bell, whistle or widget for fundraising. But raising funds online is not about technology, any more than raising funds through the mail is about paper. lower than for donors who give via charity-branded giving pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Overall, the stats indicate a continued upward trend in philanthropy worldwide, a steady increase in online fundraising, and mounting evidence that as the use of social media grows, so does online giving. Source: Network for Good. 88% of dollars raised comes from 12% of an organization’s donors. In 2014, 1.4 Source: M+R.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. What are the transaction and transformation metrics? The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. What is the definition of success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

TechSoup has just published the second article on a three-part series on Social Networks and Nonprofits. The first article, Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Signs that a social networking site might work ??? or not work ??? This thinking approach keeps us from fondling the hammer.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Online giving is a great way to raise money. To successfully raise money online, you need a compelling reason for someone to give, a tool to raise money, and a plan for driving traffic to your site. Technically, crowdfunding is raising money in small amounts from lots of people to fund your project. Not really.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

My Charity Connect: Netchange Week. Join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. Last week, I was in NYC to deliver a keynote with Allison Fine about our book, The Networked Nonprofit. An Impressive Week-Long Learning and Networking Event for Nonprofits. Did You Know CH.O

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

BTW, Brian Reich will leading a WeAreMedia Webinar on September 23rd on social networking. where you earn donations for your favorite charity, for free, just by playing. I joined the team a year ago as an adviser, charged with recruiting charities to be a part of the site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

Is success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS and the people who suffer from the disease or is the first example of the power of crowd charity? Can other nonprofits reproduce it? The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over $88.5 My answer: yes and no. million. The numbers speak for themselves.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Since then ACCO has continued to be wildly successful through a total of 7 Teespring campaigns, raising over $27,000! Their current September campaign has been the most successful ever, having raised over $15,600 with still a week left in the campaign. Launch a custom campaign through your social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Ten of the 32 nonprofits (31%) included a call-to-share the donation on social networks on their “Thank You” landing page. Zero featured a visually compelling call-to-follow on social networks. Doctors Without Borders: 11. Greenpeace. World Wildlife Fund. Women for Women International. Mercy Corps.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants. million raised through the Birthday Wish feature.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

How to Use Facebook Live to Raise Money. For example, in this screenshot from Facebook, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals can add a donate button feature to their Live broadcast. Within a multi-channel approach, Facebook Live can become a powerful way to raise more money online. Recognize and praise this donor sincerely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Care2

MAY 18, 2010

These social-media widgets have fast become wallpaper on almost all charitable sites. But does social media really work for fundraising? To answer this question, get a sense of how much money nonprofits are actually raising via social media and garner some advice on best practices in using these tools, I went straight to the expert.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. comprising the people most likely to give and raise additional money."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2010

For the companies themselves, this relationship also presents their marketing departments with numerous opportunities to embrace cause marketing and corporate social responsibility. I was very glad to see that every company listed below is doing some good for nonprofits and social causes.What do you think? 1) Facebook. 5) Twitter.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s popularity has made the word commonplace when you interact in social networks. It’s when you invite your supporters to reach out to their contacts and spread the message, raising money on your behalf. Scanning for Good: How One Nonprofit Used QR Codes to Raise Awareness. For more on QR Codes, see also: .

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AFP Blog

JULY 23, 2014

Charities Like Facebook for Rallying Support but Not Much for Fundraising - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : But many fundraisers and charity leaders say that the social network remains a fickle partner in the drive for donations.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Thanks to Tom Watson for the Heads upOne of the Web's First Social Networkers - BusinessWeek: "One of the Web's First Social NetworkersBeth Kanter has been tapping into the Internet to raise funds for her Cambodian charity, the Sharing Foundation, for more than a decade".

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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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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2011

[Editor's note: the following is an excerpt from the 2011 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , sponsored by NTEN , CommonKnowledge , and Blackbaud. It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on commercial social networks. You can get the entire report for free here.]

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The big question on every nonprofit organizations'' mind is, will this Donate button help their charity raise a decent amount of money? BTW, you should check out the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , which historically shows that the majority of nonprofits have not raised a dime on Facebook.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good If you love data, you’re in for a treat. Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing recently went mining through $381 million in donations through our platform. First, the data set for this study is limited to donations powered by the Network for Good platform. We looked at: 3.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

FourSquare is a is location-based social network service overlays your Twitter network with an added layer of social gameplay. FourSquare is a location-based social network to help you connect with friends using GPS via your mobile device. What's a location-based social network?

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