Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. The purpose is to empower young children through engaging them in philanthropy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2012

New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires that more HIV positive pregnant women receive antiretroviral treatment to decrease the risk of infection for their babies. In India over 14,000 children got infected in 2011, with a 13 per cent decline from 2009.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

Uncovering donors without children The ideal fundraising system leaves no donor behind. Donors without children , in particular, can prove a major boon for nonprofits. Raising children is expensive. Plenty of people with children donate money, too. You can also uncover these insights with the right data platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. The crisis in Syria is now entering year three and the situation is getting worse for children not better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Children for Children Foundation. Learning To Give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy, how to craft a content marketing plan, and current best practices for using social media for community engagement and fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By shopping at any of the 64 online stores listed below, socially conscious and ethical consumers can channel some of their spending power this holiday season into the nonprofit sector and the Greater Good. Vegan and palm oil-free, for every bar sold, Hand in Hand donates a bar to children in Haiti. billion in 2021. Home Goods.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

6: Reclaim Social — #ReclaimSocial. 20: World Day of Social Justice — #SocialJusticeDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 7: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay. 27: World NGO Day — #WorldNGODay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Launching online communications and fundraising campaigns around annual social good and cause campaign events is good strategy. Many nonprofits however, are not made aware of such campaigns until the day of (via social media) which is too late. 20: World Day of Social Justice || #SocialJusticeDay. Thus, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The scholarship awards funds to undergraduate students pursuing a career in the social services sector at universities across the Endeavors footprint, including the University of Texas at San Antonio. We are also honored to be supporting Endeavors' Veteran Wellness Center. It's the least we can do to thank our veterans.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention. The average social media donation is $59 and growing each year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

How I chose the nonprofits is that I have a basic set of criteria that I use as a litmus test when I audit nonprofits and their social media campaigns. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Project Aware :: projectaware.org.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

Service design principles can be applied to the social sector to craft audience experiences that create positive change in the world. For example, many social sector organizations struggle with client relationship management systems (CRMs) and content management systems (CMSs) that are not connected.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns. 20: World Day of Social Justice — #SocialJusticeDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

When people hear the word “social sustainability,” they’re likely to think of coordinated efforts to protect the environment. This, often unspoken, acceptance is referred to as an organization’s social license to operate (SLO). An organization focused on the health, wellbeing, and dignity of children with disabilities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. When titling your essay, think like a journalist and craft titles that are more likely to receive interaction and engagement on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 12, 2017

These early adopters were also embracing Myspace when the vast majority of nonprofits hadn’t yet had their aha moment about social media. Save the Children. Invisible Children. Today, approximately 72% of internet traffic is video and one billion hours of that video is watched daily on YouTube. Drug Policy Alliance.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 11, 2022

If you’re watching social media, television, or video and wondering how you can support those affected and contribute to relief efforts, most organizations are most in need of financial donations. Save the Children : When crises happen, like this one in Ukraine, children are undoubtedly the most vulnerable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns. 20: World Day of Social Justice — #SocialJusticeDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2017

The top three causes supported by liberal-leaning online donors are human and civil rights, animals, and children and youth. The top three causes supported by conservative-leaning online donors are religious services and faith, children and youth, and human services. 60% of online donors donate more money during religious holidays.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Preferred contact methods: Voice calls, Text or SMS messaging, email, social media posts Preferred donation methods: Online giving 3) Generation X (1965-1980) Average annual gift of $732 across four charities. Environmental issues, education, and children’s welfare are some of the areas that resonate with this generation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nonprofit leaders play an integral role in the promise of social equity. Such costs include website design for traffic, mobile platforms for accessibility, and social media for engagement. Leaders should utilize the organization’s website and social media, as tactics, to combat the stigma. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shop the Social Goods Collection Give the gifts that give back and shop exclusive merchandise from dozens of nonprofits. Starlight Childrens Foundation Starlight Gowns are a perfect gift for a child going into the hospital. Here are a few of our favorite items available from nonprofit ecomm stores this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. Nonprofits like Invisible Children and To Write Love on Her Arms were born from Myspace. The mainstream media and higher education essentially flipped out over the “dangers of social networking,” and Myspace took the brunt of it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2009

As we were singing happy birthday, I realized that Harry is growing up with having social networks and generosity in his life. The Sharing Foundation 's core volunteers are, like me, parents of adopted children from Cambodia. And, like our family, they want to encourage their children to give back to Cambodia.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 24, 2022

By: Kate Ginn, Senior Communications Editor, Cambodian Children’s Fund. Their fate seems set from a young age: Children living in some of the most deprived communities in Cambodia are often denied the chance of an education, trapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape. Hong Kong, and Australia.

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Charity Village

MARCH 30, 2023

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, announced a call for applications for new members for the National Advisory Council on Poverty.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

By: Brandon Kaopuiki, Adviser, IJM Hub Against Online Sexual Exploitation of Children. million images, videos, and other files related to child sexual exploitation were reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). . A Leading Emerging Threat to Children Everywhere. In 2020, 65.4

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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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. Along the way, I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia. That time was earlier this month.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tip: for example, if your supporters are predominantly young families, offering items related to children’s activities, education, or family experiences can be more enticing. Provide instructions on your online silent auction website, or through emails and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. They will share the recipients’ stories and photos with the social web. ChildFund wants to show folks how their efforts and these items benefit children and their communities. The organization has served children since 1938 and helps 15.2

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Thus, in time for the year-end fundraising season, below are 20 stats about fundraising and social media that every nonprofit needs to know. Matures and Baby Boomers donate most often to places of worship while Gen X and Millennials donate most often to children and youth development. In 2014, 1.4 Source: Maximillion. Source: Classy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Children and youth – 10%. Human and social services – 8%. Social media – 25%. 17) Of those inspired to give by social media, GivingTuesday donors find the following the most inspiring: Facebook – 52%. Regular social media communication about the impact of my donation – 23%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. Social media is going mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

These gift programs are ideal for socially and environmentally conscious holiday shoppers that would prefer their spending directly empower nonprofits. Save the Children Gifts of Joy. SOS Children’s Villages Gift Catalog. Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media' Plan International Gifts of Hope. UNICEF Inspired Gifts.

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