Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Most Jewish nonprofits know that this is the best excuse to come up with punny costumes and read the Megillah, but even if you aren’t an org focused on Judaism, you could team up with a local JCC, synagogue, or Hillel: This is also a holiday where it’s tradition to give back. Buy an hour with Daylight Savings Time… (second Sunday in March).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

My Charity Connect: Netchange Week. I stayed the weekend to travel to Toronto, to give a keynote on Monday morning at the My Charity Connects Conference. I stayed the weekend to travel to Toronto, to give a keynote on Monday morning at the My Charity Connects Conference. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Whole Whale

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. That said, Girls Who Code does have an option to download the whole report as a PDF for those who still like the old-school version. Annual report template.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The unofficial results:  $14 million raised for more than 3400 nonprofits.   More than 350 orgs received $10,000 or more.     Last November, The Columbus Foundation's Power Philanthropy Day was highly successful , raising over $1 million dollar. 

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraisers (aka social fundraisers) harness the power of your supporters to raise money on your behalf. These types of fundraisers are popular because they have the potential to raise twice as much compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. This means that you have potential to double the amount of funds raised.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Almost three out of four young adults are willing to raise money on behalf of an org that matters to them. Ready to raise more for your organization or favorite charity? So, how do we refocus and tailor our fundraising to this new generation of savvy movers and shakers? Leverage Peer-to-Peer. Get Started On CauseVox.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2010

Facebook helped launch the company Causes which has raised more than $20 million for various nonprofits. org to help raise funds for Haiti and to end malaria. Twitter also has a Charity Suggested User List. TwtPolls: 1) Which company is the most generous ? 2) And which company should be doing more ? 1) Facebook.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Here are examples of Tweets from orgs that didn’t include outcome data. I also included two Tweets from orgs that did use outcome data. Now donors know how many people were helped and how much money was raised. By the way, NTEN posted some great tips for social media use , by Marc Pitman, founder of The Fundraising Coach.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

I thought that the Twitter feed @abolishcancer, which is the entire org, except for the blog, would be strictly focused on developing a following that had one thing in common- to fight cancer. The sponsor would be committed to pay the charity at the conclusion of the day. My value is the collection of followers for a common cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Million in donations for charities this past winter. But, despite these numbers, for most organizations and causes raising money via social media is still a hard thing to do. org: giving new meaning to “new organizing&# | Working Wikily – This is a great case study about community organizing from the 350.org

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Whole Whale

APRIL 25, 2022

In 2021, crypto giving increased by 839% in 2021 , and campaigns like Crypto Giving Tuesday raised $2.4M The same survey suggests that crypto donors are also more generous: nearly half of the surveyed cryptocurrency investors donated $1,000 or more to charity in 2020 , compared to just one-third of the general investor population.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? They’ve been very supportive of our strategy and engaging staff across the org.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Raise Awareness and Build Support. When you start a nonprofit, you need to raise awareness and support for your cause right away. Take the time to clearly define your brand so you can easily use it to help you raise awareness. You’ll have a bank account to deposit the money you raise and cash flow to fill it.

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Care2

MAY 30, 2014

If nonprofits are going to solve the world''s toughest social justice issues and create real world impact, then we need to disrupt the charities and radically change the way they function and are led. Creating real world impact and disrupting the status quo will be a couple of the central themes at the Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference this year?'

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 23, 2011

. “Only a fraction of donors giving online but the majority visit an org’s website before giving off-line.&#. million registered charities in the US. “The more you focus on the donor the more money you will raise&#. “The more you focus on the donor the more money you will raise&#.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. You can create small posters for sponsor businesses to show off that they are giving back and sponsoring your org, team, project, or campaign. Swag or merch: handmade item by someone helped by your charity. These need not look like a commercial.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

org before? The landscape has changed dramatically for the nonprofit, charity, and voluntary sector in the UK and I heard people across the country raise the question many times and with many different intentions, asking if there were simply “too many” organizations. The more is raised, the more impact they can make.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

active nonprofits in US It’s very common to see multiple charities fundraising for the same cause in the same geographic area. Just think of all the different organizations raising money to end cancer… you see my point. These program range from small local orgs to national multi-affiliated orgs. There are 1.8M

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

That’s a tricky one to answer, because every charity and audience is different and what is or is not creative is incredibly subjective. Religious charities tend to do well at year-end when they use the upcoming religious holidays to their advantage. Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused? Danielle .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2015

And how is one organization doing relative to other charities? billion dollars raised, it’s the biggest, baddest benchmark out there. Many orgs are seeing positive growth in email conversion rates. It’s the insight I need to know what can be improved upon next time. That’s always on my mind. What makes this one so special?

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2009

You can see their tagline and Nancy Schwartz 's comments -- oh, and submit YOUR ORG's tag line -- here ! The 1300th submission to the Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards is the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO). David Neff 's Lights. It's the first film festival dedicated to nonprofit and cause-driven films.

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DNL OmniMedia

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. Carol Weisman’s services can help organizations of all sizes develop professional-grade strategies to raise more. EXPLORE CAROL WEISMAN. Not Marc Pitman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

That's because when I started at the HSUS, I was obsessed with MySpace on a personal level, and I was challenge with the task of figuring out how the org could use it for their benefit of advocacy and fundraising. All you have to do is download WLM and choose a charity. I had no idea what I was getting into. My job is fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Yesterday I did one of the Chronicle's Live Chat Discussions that was billed as "How Can Charities Figure out How Much Time and Money To Invest in Social Media." The transcript is here. Also, try not to tweet about your own org on an average of more than once every seven or so tweets. Kevin Gilnack workes for the Providers Council.

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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. awesome person, mother to adopted children from Cambodia and board member for her org, The Sharing Foundation ???could " Of course you can't.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. You need to practice talking to people online about your cause; these aren’t skills that more traditional orgs have in their DNA. Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5 Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

It’s in our org charts. For example, 65% of charities still do not pre-select a mid-range gift on their donation forms even though the data shows this approach performs better. Back in 1914, fundraising pioneers Charles Ward and Lyman Pierce had a crowdfunding campaign that raised $4 million in a week in New York City.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

Engaging on Twitch opens your nonprofit up to a huge new audience , especially younger audiences (there is no age requirement to view Twitch, although you have to be 12+ to stream)—and many orgs have already beat you to it! In 2020, the top two streamers raised over $3 million each for charities. . Recruitment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

that someone could punch in a number on their cell phone and make a donation to a charity. Unicef in Greece raised $6 million euros for tsunami. Also mentioned that selling ring tones is a way to raise money. Most orgs don???t on your site and expect to raise money. t work to raise money when you don???t

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Many useful observations and questions raised about how to analyze the tagging data we've collected and how to move from a folksonomy to a taxonomy. from Sundance where she was busy running around asking celebs to join Six Degrees and getting them sign swag for charity. Photo in flickr from Community Technology Foundation.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2009

To give the audience an idea of what ads can be used for, Google shared just a few tactics adwords could help any given org do including: Solicit donors. And anyone wondering the effectiveness of the new feature should read up on how Charity Water raised over $12,000 in one day via the overlay ad feature in their video for World Water Day.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

For example, if the Causes channels "Political Campaign" section were the real primaries, then the results would be: Barack Obama Duncan Hunter Hillary Clinton Stephen Colbert Colberts Cause has raised more money than Hunters. To date, the largest one has 40,406 members and has raised $1,777 for the organization.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

For example, if the Causes channels "Political Campaign" section were the real primaries, then the results would be: Barack Obama Duncan Hunter Hillary Clinton Stephen Colbert Colberts Cause has raised more money than Hunters. To date, the largest one has 40,406 members and has raised $1,777 for the organization.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

We began by sending an email to all of the supporters of our charity by using Constant Contact, just to let them know we had entered the contest and that their donation could help us possibly win more funding for the children. For example, they could post fund raising goals for the month and a deadline to meet that goal.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

We began by sending an email to all of the supporters of our charity by using Constant Contact, just to let them know we had entered the contest and that their donation could help us possibly win more funding for the children. For example, they could post fund raising goals for the month and a deadline to meet that goal.

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