Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Donors Choose ([link] for example, allows people to pool small donations to help enterprising teachers get funding for classroom projects. A specific classroom in rural Ohio that needs $200 for a science project. Paula Goldman ( @pdgoldman ) is Director at Omidyar Network and an expert on making unorthodox ideas mainstream.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 28, 2006

That's an excerpt from a speech given by Muadi Mukenge the Global Fund for Women's Program Officer for Africa, at the Darfur Day of Conscience. It was turned into a post for the Global Fund for Women's blog. The Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation that supports women's human right's organizations all over the world.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. Fast forward to Jan.

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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. Omaze is one to watch – and they just closed on new funding.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2014

The opportunities for learning and networking were at a higher level than I have had in the classroom. We will find the funds somehow. The out-of-classroom experiences offered by the program at ASU makes all the difference personally and professionally to these students.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

Raise funds. Goals: raise funds, create on-site engagement, create a call to action. Debra worked for almost 20 years in the nonprofit field, originally as a community organizer and later as a program director, executive director and fundraiser. Create on-site engagement. Develop a sense of community on the website.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A new Executive Director. A retiring long-time Executive Director. If your Executive Director has been at the helm for 20 years and is well-known in the community, their retirement could make for a news story. Write an op-ed piece from your Executive Director about the issue your organization works to address.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2021

Have your Executive Director pen a thoughtful, meaningful letter addressed to potential donors that shows earnestness, class, and gratitude for the generosity that keeps your important work going every day. Tie each of your success stories back to critical funding. Images are always suggested!) Even better? Even better? Seal the Deal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. This activity is a great way to bring awareness to dogs and other pets in need while raising funds at the same time. 5) Online classes. About the Author.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 27, 2021

Operating in over 50 regions across the country, TFA finds, develops, and supports a diverse network of leaders who expand opportunity for children across classrooms, schools, and any sector or field that shapes the broader systems in which schools operate. Success Story: Hispanic Scholarship Fund: From Luminate CRM to Nonprofit Success Pack.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

If you all don’t know Marie, she is the lead consultant over at Funding for Good. If you don’t know Funding for Good, their principal, Mandy Pearce, has been on our webinar series many, many times over the last few years, recommended Marie as her top expert. You may be saying, “What do donors want to fund?”

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. The possibilities are endless!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. And one of them is about asking for people to give from their donor-advised fund. Because if people have a donor-advised fund, they need to be giving from it this month, and they need to give it to you. So who am I?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This event was very exciting, as we have never previously received federal funding for Bookshare.org. We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 28, 2021

As AKC’s Director of Strategic Planning, Seth Fera-Schanes oversees the full technology roadmap for the company while leading, mentoring, and developing both people and products across departments. Fundraising at Scale: How Salesforce Helped the CDC Foundation Raise More Funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

In 2006, Sarah Bunting, who writes the blog Tomato Nation , a culture and humor blog, offered to shave her head if her blog readers donated to DonorsChoose.org , a site that allows donors to purchase school supplies for needy classrooms. And, if you don't believe me, you can view the video on YouTube.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

I sat down with Eric Siegel, NYSCI’s Director and Chief Content Officer, to learn more about False Conviction. I keep in my head a Venn diagram that has three circles--one is passion, the second is funding, and the third is audience. Now, NYSCI is experimenting in a new medium, with a very tough and adult content focus.

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