Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In the last few weeks, there have been a few good research studies and web sites relaunched that cover technology, data, funding, and trends. Here’s a roundup. Foundation Center’s Glasspockets Site ReLaunches with A Wealth of Data About Foundation Transparency. The Glasspockets Site has just been relaunched.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). Also, online communication skills are lacking at many NGOs compared with the online marketing skills at e-commerce sites. How has this impacted individual giving to NGOs in Mexico?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For the past few years, Nieuwe Generatie Brasil has chosen one particular project that needed funding each year for their Giving Tuesday campaign — making it the centerpiece of their campaign content across social media and newsletter communication, being it a new car to access the rural areas in 2020 or school appliances for the children in 2021.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Interview: In an interview video, someone from your organization interviews someone who has received services or has expertise in your cause. The interview video establishes your credibility as an authority on the type of work your organization does. There are many sites with free and low-cost images and music.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Then, point people to pages on your site where they can read more. Optimize Your Website for Search Engines Search engine optimization—or “SEO”—is a valuable tactic for anyone who wants to increase traffic to their site and raise their online visibility. Once you have that content on your site, you can use it in lots of places.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

If your site isn’t pulling its weight or if you think there’s room for improvement, you owe it to your mission to make some updates. Save the Children. Once you’ve got those all-important pieces in place, you’ll be ready to jumpstart your site design, borrowing a few creative ideas from these all-stars. Mustard Seed Communities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

I've posted an edited transcript of my conversation with Rebecca during her interview for the Big Vision Podcast. I knew I wanted to work abroad, and women and children were definitely the target population I wanted to work with. It said on your site that people can have trunk shows. How did you end up doing this?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

An Interview with Ruy Fortini , Founder and CEO of Doare and official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 3) You founded Doare, a crowdfunding site for charitable organizations in Brazil. Tell us about the “Abrace o Brasil” campaign you launched in partnership with the Brazil Foundation. 47% attend fundraising events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

We promised the monk that we would hold Cambodia in our hearts and travel back with our children to their birth country when they were old enough to appreciate it. This post focuses on the work of several NGOs, most importantly, the Sharing Foundation , that cares for children in Cambodia. That time was earlier this month.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Location and hours: Share the nuts-and-bolts information a volunteer might need in a pinch, including the location of all program sites, hours of operation, the main phone number, your mailing address, and your website. Different roles may have different requirements, and some might require an interview. What about working off site?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

For a step-by-step tutorial on SEO techniques for nonprofits, Wild Apricot's 30 Day Guide to Search Optimization is a good choice, while Search EngineLand site is probably the subject matter expert of choice. Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children. Haven't dug into Digg yet?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

"Now, 18 months later, all of Juana's children are in school. She went from being somebody's servant to somebody who when she walks down the street of her community, people stop her and shake her hand and thank her for the stories that she is telling, or ask, 'When are you going to interview me? She had four children.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

These are particularly in high demand right now, with almost two-thirds of organizations reporting massive increases in webinar and social site participation since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Think of it as you would an exit interview when someone leaves a job. Meanwhile, Member B’s nonrenewal was triggered by an expired card.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I also took the advice of my co-author, Aliza Sherman, barred the iPhone from the bedroom , keeping as far as away as possible in the house and out of site. I did experience the urge to check email upon retiring, but those withdrawal symptoms dissipated after a day. Charge elsewhere and wake up recharged.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Society’s fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor Society’s Fund for Women and Children in Crisis. So, I did an ambush interview ask him to share why community giving is important. I hope you’ll take the five minutes to watch the clip. Click to play.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2012

Here’s an example of a brand page banner from First Focus, celebrating the decision: In addition, they had images that their advocates could share on their Facebook within minutes of the court’s decision, along with the Fact Sheet also posted to their web site. (5) Here’s a round up of what they learned. (1)

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Radio stations or sites like Autotrader (one of the biggest car-shopping sites in the world) have similar offerings for nonprofits. The elementary school level: Younger children love to help out just as much as older children do. Use volunteer matching sites. Don’t be afraid to think out of the box, either.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Make-A-Wish has become a household name in recent years with its unique goal of fulfilling the wishes of ill and vulnerable children, from visiting Disneyland to meeting celebrities. As a result of their inspiring content, they have grown into a huge organisation and can help thousands of children fulfil their wishes. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Since I was a first year college student at UC Berkeley, I have been working with students and schools in low-income communities and have grown increasingly aware of how educational disparities keep children from reaching their potential. This is an awesome site popular with young people. Glassbooth.org blog. Who are they?

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. You’ll find plenty of pictures of children whose dreams have come true thanks to this nonprofit. With this information, you serve Facebook ads to people who visit your site.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 17, 2009

What I don't always do is make time for play, but after listening to a fantastic interview with Stuart Brown about Play, Spirit and Character on Speaking of Faith , I'm changing my ways. As a voiceover played during a break in the Speaking of Faith interview said, "You can say, if you're in a company in Silicon Valley, 'OK.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I had an opportunity to interview Paola for the Big Vision Podcast, and wanted to share the transcript with you. I went to 15 countries on five continents, and interviewed and photographed 129 women. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

We did periodic check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use so here is a case study from one YMCA site. YMCA of Greater Seattle's Kirkland Teen program was one of our test sites. It is one of 200 program sites in this very large and active YMCA. 10 users=15 hours/per week). 5 users=10 hours per week).

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

Holidayheroes.org , a local Chicago nonprofit whose mission is to provide joy and entertainment to children who are seriously ill, created a Double Good virtual fundraiser. Check out a tactical interview we did with the CEO of Tiltify to hear the many ways that the platform was used even beyond just gaming. Yes, Captain Tom Moore.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2014

Please visit the site to view this video). For example, your screening process for a beach clean-up day or an online forum host would be very different than for a volunteer position that works with young children. Holding an interview to gauge interest, availability and to understand their skills. Why Volunteers?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Host a virtual local ‘town halls’ to let people know about new donation sites and safety precautions to take when getting there. Halting of after-school programs to keep children curious/engaged. Facilitate virtual mentoring, college application review, or interview skills workshop, like Mission Graduates is doing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

I was thrilled when Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International's Founder and CEO, agreed to an interview with me for the Big Vision Podcast. Please note that there is a graphic description of what one women endured, but the rest of the interview is very uplifting--I promise! edited transcript below).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

We did started this email interview several weeks ago after I first heard about his project. I am setting up a blog team for a few blogs of Clogger ( [link] ), which is an umbrella site. Till all these blog are operated that I know what kind of support I need.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For Fiver, this means pulling client testimonials from thank you letters written by program participants or through phone interviews with families. SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Ask to share their stories.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

Today, we’re chatting with Brian Mucha of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. I asked Brian what the elevator pitch for Children’s Memorial was, he said “in actual elevator conversations I don't have to give much of a pitch at all. And the goals of the site were a little schizophrenic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2006

Click here to listen to a very brief interview Over the weekend, I attended the Technology in the Arts Conference in Pittsburgh where artist and activist Faith Ringgold was one of the keynote speakers. " I had a chance to do a quick video interview with her about her thoughts on women artists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2015

” We’ve been researching and interviewing nonprofit leaders about self-care. I also took the advice of my co-author, Aliza Sherman, barred the iPhone from the bedroom , keeping as far as away as possible in the house and out of site. We are excited about what we are learning and have pitched a session at Wisdom 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

I am no stranger to family diversity having adopted two children and being of different cultures and races.) Great Darren Rowse Problogger Interview by Guy on Sun. For example, they have a film called "That's A Family" takes a look at family diversity. (I They were kind enough to send me a copy). by Ken Fischer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Momsrising Story Site. For example, NPR saw her post on the MomsRising blog and did a long interview with Dawn about her experience of sharing her health care story with the President that aired across the nation on Election Day. MomsRising campaign for health reform that meets the needs of children and families.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast. Melinda: First of all, I would recommend to check out our web site, which is www.wggan.org. So definitely check out our web site, and there are a lot of projects that we are working on which we really encourage a lot of participation and collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Last week, I helped launch a peer exchange Webinar for Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Insurance grantees with Spitfire Communications (creators of the SMART chart ). Some have seen some early benefits of getting web site traffic. The focus is how to effectively integrate social media channels and measure and learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

If you want to learn more about what I’ll be talking about, read this interview in the Guardian. No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. Gen Z By The Numbers. It’s the reason we’re not in the Dark Ages anymore.

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