Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Note from Beth: What if your organization embarked on its first ever crowd funding campaign with a goal of raising $50,000 and only raised $10,000? Would you stop doing crowd funding, social media infused fundraising and revert back to traditional methods of fundraising? Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We recently shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to raise over $43,000 through Teespring campaigns. In addition to Teespring, ACCO also uses Shopify to manage its online store. It's raised around $30,000 to date, up $10,000 from its previous online store. Track sales and growth trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

As a social media specialist at MomsRising.org and a Latina who has published a blog for seven years, has two Facebook pages, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn page and now a newly opened Pinterest account, easily the biggest misconception I have encountered is that Latinos are not online. We, too, are online, but the fiesta is at Twitter.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Children’s Foundation serves as the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. Integration of Classy to boost online fundraising and bolster online event registration added yet another upgrade to the Foundation’s digital marketing strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Primary colors evoke childhood and optimism. But for some organizations, such as those that work with children in foster care, women fleeing abusive partners, or those serving undocumented immigrants, the issue is just too sensitive. appeared first on Get Fully Funded. Most likely some will and some won’t. You just have to ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

As childhood obesity disproportionally impacts children of color, we specifically used social media strategies to reach communities of color. Many of the blog posts included pictures of food, school children and the bloggers interacting with sources they interviewed – making the blogs even more compelling to read!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. Three years later, GoFundMe is still riding the wave of social good, online payments and social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. Name your children after them. Spend it together online, checking out pictures and project descriptions."

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2014

Parents fixate on trying to understand their children’s generation in order to better engage and motivate them. Put simply, it’s their drive to be the “cool” parent (I’ll spare my mother any personal embarrassment by recounting childhood anecdotes about that very drive). Take parents, for example.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Since 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. billion social media impressions and over 110 community coalitions in 2018, meaning supporters weren’t just giving, they were engaging with organizations online. Personal fundraisers: How many individuals are you looking for to raise funds for your cause?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. We suffer writer’s block. We struggle to organize thoughts.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Teach For America (TFA) has been in business for over 31 years with the mission to find, develop, and support a diverse network of leaders who expand opportunities for children from classrooms, schools, and any sector that shapes the broader systems in which schools operate. Report: 2020 – 2021 State of Salesforce In the Nonprofit Sector.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

To fund their innovative treatment programs, their website features several creative fundraising campaigns. Finally, their online donation page features this informative graphic, illustrating the impact of donations to potential funders in a compelling and personal way. Positive Education Program Cleveland’s. The Village Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2018

This blog post references rape, sexual assault and harassment, but also offers suggestions on how to reach out for help, resources for talking with children and self-care tips. Some wounds were fresh; others, like mine, were decades old or took place during childhood. TRIGGER WARNING. by Neil Parekh. Director of Network Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

In the grocery store, I saw the above fund raising campaign to support a local temple. There is a tradition of micro-philanthropy here, although it isn't necessarily taken online. Immunizing the Village's Children. childhood immunizations are routine and taken for granted. Most recently, the awesome ChelPixie. In the U.S.,

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Forum One

MARCH 24, 2009

According to the CDC , the condition affects 1 in 150 children, which Autism Speaks translates to 67 children per day. I am not an expert on other childhood conditions, but I believe the same is true for children with Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and others. and embrace innovative new learning models" (ED.gov).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

We live in an era where the power of an individual or organization is determined in part by their influence online. Solutions like Luminate Online (Beta) and Attentive.ly and Luminate Online, there’s no way around the time it takes to cultivate working relationships. Why Your Campaigns Need Influencer Marketing.

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