Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

As a result, I'm publishing a briefer than usual edition of the NpTech Tag Summary because I can only get to fast loading blogs and web sites. TechSoup has just published a thoughtful article from Idealware that raises the question, " Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites ?" In addition, no visuals either.

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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. I chronicled some of these back in 2008.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

Between reserving a space, booking catering, lining up items for your charity auction, and more, costs can quickly add up for your organization. A summary of your fundraising event needs. As a nonprofit professional, you understand how much time, resources, and planning goes into running a successful fundraising event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

" Also quoted is Sean Stannard-Stockton, author of the Tactical Philanthropy blog was also quoted and he shares his expanded predictions here , including "Charities recognize the potential of social-media tools and finally get serious about integrated online strategies." How to make these summaries more useful to you all?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Give Me a Summary Google Ad Grants is a fantastic resource for nonprofit organizations, especially if they’re looking for ways to raise their visibility online. If you’re in the United States, you need to be: A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in an eligible country (Hint: If you’re in the U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This year, the agencies behind the event, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and DataKind, analyzed results in an insight report covering how much money was raised, how many people donated, what the impact of the money was and many other factors that came into play on Nov. Storytelling works. More still needs to be done.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s a great way to meet your supporters, engage them in something meaningful, and raise a good amount of money. Charity concert. Send a thank you letter as well as a summary of the event’s impact. In-person events are likely what your nonprofit has traditionally done in the past. Some common examples include: Walkathons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

I'm working on a piece for the BlogHer Holiday Guide about encouraging children to contribute causes and charities. My kids pose for photos in t-shirts (see above), empty their piggy banks, contribute clothing or other types of drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. I'll be writing a summary for the post.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

I refer to this report fairly often because the summary points are such good reminders to all of us in the nonprofit sector (I’m interpreting a bit to use nonprofit terminology): Focus on your best donors. Now donors know how many people were helped and how much money was raised. You’ll see the difference. Definitely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The ALS IceBucket Challenge in 2014 that raised over $115 million is well known to all, but this FAQ can help refresh your memory. You can read a summary of the viral campaign here and here. Each presenter gave a summary of their campaign as follows: The Genesis: How did it get started?

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Without the contributions of key sponsors, your nonprofit risks being unable to raise the money it needs to achieve its mission. This [season or time period], we’re aiming to raise [amount] to fund [project]. At this event, we would [event activity] and raise money by [fundraising method]. Food Donation Request Letter.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

finds that people in their 20s and early 30s shy away from donating to charities or nonprofits with out-of-date websites or a lack of mobile presence. Nonprofits can use this guide for raising engagement with younger audiences. A new survey from The Millenial Impact.

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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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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Teespring is a unique service that lets you crowdfund using customized T-shirts and hoodies to raise money for your cause. CauseVox is also a crowdfunding platform tailored for charities and faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques. See how charities are using it here.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

With an effective and sustainable nonprofit fundraising campaign, charities have the potential to engage broad audiences and increase their impact as their funding grows. Sustainable fundraising practices can help you grow, ensure long-term support, and even aid larger projects like funding research. Develop a Strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

So in 2006 I founded a charity called Child Psychoecology Foundation (CPF). We tell a story about the Statue of Liberty and how the little children helped to raise money to build the pedestal stone for the status in 1886. So in 5 months, they raised the $100K. Kids in Philanthropy. There were a lot of children names.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

Total raise $5563 or 10% over goal of $5,000 in 2 weeks. 80% of the goal was raised before the Online Memorial Event on July 3rd. With online contests or when there is a “matching grant,” I’ve been able to raise more, but I did not have one. For the event, I used the Facebook Insights, Rowfeeder, and Storify.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

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?" Worlds Touch blog writes about a charity ball for geeks ! Meanwhile, Joomla!Day

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Seb Chan, of the Fresh + New Blog, raises an interesting question about web site stickness in a web2.0 The Give and Take Blog raises a question " Are anonymous blog authors as credible as those who write under their real names ? Time to Nominate Projects, Vote for Videos, and Charity Badge Contest! era websites.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Social media icons According to Charity Net USA, incorporating social media buttons into your nonprofit website is essential for effective marketing. By consistently delivering valuable and engaging content, you can foster connections, raise awareness, and drive positive change through your nonprofit’s mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Here's a summary and chronology of blog posts and Facebook and Twitter chatter. Additionally, the Advisory Board will donate $1 million to the nominated charities of its choice. 12/19: NY Times, Stephanie Strom writes " Charities Criticize Online Fundraising Contest by Chase ". The design is very important.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The campaign we named “Wardrobe” earned the most direct engagement: It was the most effective at raising awareness, generating buzz, and bringing in donations (bonus!). We’re proud to have played a part in helping H&I begin to crack open America’s deep and abiding sense of charity. The Results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Are you raising funds using Facebook & Instagram Fundraising Tools ? Send a donation summary at the end of the year for tax purposes. Streamers on Twitch raised $83 million for charity in 2020 and $110 million in 2021 using Tiltify. Charity Water’s Stream for Clean Water. What is your engagement rate?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. Your nonprofit board could be incredibly warm or all-too cold toward fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2009

Here's the summary of what they do: Founded in 1982, Operation Smile, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, is a worldwide children’s medical charity whose network of global volunteers are dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults. I felt compelled to support Renee and her organization.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Executive Summary. The Executive Summary is the first thing that any potential partner or supporter will read, and it introduces the mission and purpose of your nonprofit. Because this section of your nonprofit business plan is a summary of the facts contained throughout the whole document, it is often written last.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. The New York Times Outs Google+. Gaming for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Photo by Mr. Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The summaries are more focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. Do you remember the Grasshopper and the Ant Fable ?

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The following is a brief summary of the discussion highlights: Jen Burton , Community Director, Causes : Causes provides online fundraising tools for organizations that register with them. Causes differs from Kickstarter in that even if fundraising goals are unmet, money that is raised is still donated. based 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I realize that I may have just lost my credibility after that first bullet point, but trust me, after double-digit years in the nonprofit consulting business, the main reason our struggling clients are not raising the funds they want to raise is because they are simply not asking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Meanwhile, there was an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy called "Giving Face Time to Charity" that talks about nonprofits, fundraising, and Facebook. In the Chronicle article, Alison Fine warns that charities should not make the mistake of thinking that the only reason to be active on Facebook is to raise money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2021

Can we create the same energy with the paddle-raise? One of our charities shared an incredible strategy plan which consisted of a date-based communication checklist. Many of our charities quickly learned that it doesn’t matter if your event is live or pre-recorded. An in-person event can seem like a challenge to take online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. We have experienced great success with wishes granted, funds raised and ultimately; relationships built.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? comprising the people most likely to give and raise additional money." For the launch, they???ve

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2014

So, now we are seeing an emerging practice that for lack of a better phrase, I’m calling “Charity Jacking.” Charity Jacking is imitating a successful fundraising campaign theme or idea that has become popular and instead of encouraging donations to the original charity, redirecting donations to another cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

For Next Week's NpTech Tag Summary. For next week's summary, I'm going to be using a different aggregator called index cards. A few blogosphere posts offering advice about online safety and what you can do help stop cyberbullying can be found here. NTC is just days away!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In terms of Facebook Ads cost benchmarks, here is a useful summary from Web FX based on $300 million in spending: 4) Add a “Donate” button to your page and posts. Those nonprofits that embrace a comprehensive Messenger strategy now are those best positioned to raise the most money through a Messenger Donate button.

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