Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. February: So, maybe your true love is trying to work off those extra pounds holiday pounds and really wouldn't appreciate the chocolate. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

Last week I hosted a little contest to win a copy of Darius Graham's book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World. After 34 years in the Navy, Rick Koca "retired" - and started StandUp For Kids (S4K) , a nonprofit that works with homeless and street kids.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Having a bad case of work avoidance yesterday - specifically building powerpoint slides and figuring out what to say, I got into an email conversation about Web2.0 MUST WORK ON PRESENTATION SLIDES. Making me think of March Dimes Flickr Contest ) Epilepsy Action in MySpace 1. ICT tools to support collaborative working ???

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The key is to work smarter, not harder. Here’s how to create it: Make note of ALL national holidays , especially days that most people are off work, and fill those holidays in on your calendar. Find the ones that mean something to your organization or that tie into the work you are doing and those you are serving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

I'm having to quiet some inner Gollums while working on the presentation materials. The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. I'm nervous. So, now is the fun part.

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MAY 18, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently held their virtual house parties fundraiser, which was a huge success! If you’ve planned a fundraising gala with a nice dinner, it’s safe to predict that your guests will participate in their dining room (or their living room, if we’re being honest with ourselves).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard. The winners of the contest, and their entries, are: · Entoure , Sarah Allen. “My

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JUNE 9, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently did their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent , with some of their participants raising over $10,000 in their house party. A supply drive works great for organizations that need supplies like food donations, office supplies, and more!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Meeting your donors’ needs for giving will help open their heart and wallet to supporting your work. Maybe you have a friend who works at the food bank and she’s so passionate that you end up volunteering or donating too. Successful organizations overcome cynicism by proactively working to build trust. Goal Proximity.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

There were more faux forwards in my inbox this year and except for a few, most don’t work. Best Innovation in Graphics: This one goes to Lifeline Children’s Services for showing a giving pyramid inside the email noting how many gifts of each level they had received and still needed to get. Countdown for our children.

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