Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

About a year ago, we went through a discussion and process to determined our “ Triple A ” commitment as a board. There is also a Giving Story Contest for donors to share why they give and win a cash prize for the organization of their choice. This is based on the book by Kay Sprinkel Grace. Is your board participating?

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MAY 28, 2014

Discussions ran the gamut from sourcing and transporting donated food to the problems that shelters face when they get full. The contest sought solutions to support and empower trafficking survivors. The Caravan Studios team were asking to hear about problems because they wanted to try to solve them using technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Winners of the Creative Commons Photo Contest, 2006. We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. But, I'm curious about how you, who are parents and work for nonprofits, what do you do to encourage your philanthropy at a young age?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

But the denominations of the donations remain small, and it's not clear that one-off contests will lead to more. The article goes on to quote Jean Case "Philanthropy shouldn't be defined as a bunch of rich people writing checks," she told the New York Times.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 Discussion: How/why does listening provide value? Discussion: What is your learning process from social media? but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. Discussion: How have you reiterated? what things need to be measured.

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MARCH 12, 2008

The New York Times Magazine on Sunday was all about philanthropy. Some highlights: For a long time, philanthropy was mostly ignored by social scientists. percent from the mid-’70s to the mid-’90s, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Here’s what you need to read: What Makes People Give?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Online contests or challenges. Incorporate contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Aly Sterling Philanthropy explains that you can send strategic communications to support your stewardship efforts after you’ve successfully cultivated new donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tell me about your project, The Generation Project The Generation Project is a new charity that seeks to revolutionize educational philanthropy by giving donors creative control over their gifts to kids in low-income communities. Donors will be able to discuss gifts and interactively engage with one another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Open Content for Nonprofits Open Content discussion continues with some comments from Michael Stein (east coast) about Laura Quinn's post last friday. NpTech Community.

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JANUARY 30, 2008

I tried to give them a framework in which to think about this kind of change and we discussed different models to explore and teach this subject. In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. We’ve already discussed the benefits of using surveys to gain supporter feedback, but you can also use them to learn more about supporters on an individual level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Film Contest - " Film Your Issue " from Yahoo and other sponsors. Five Hot Conversations.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Photo Contest. Matching gifts are a part of corporate philanthropy programs designed by a company to support its employees’ philanthropic activities. For instance, if you host an event (whether in-person or virtual), try recruiting volunteers to act as discussion leaders or otherwise help the event run smoothly. . Text-to-Give.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. These events ignite thought-provoking discussions and promote personal growth while shedding light on pressing issues. Why not ask your supporters to join in the fun and dance till they drop?

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. We’ve already discussed the benefits of using surveys to gain supporter feedback, but you can also use them to learn more about supporters on an individual level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It was good opportunity for me to look back at the crowdsourcing chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , and update the examples and thinking. The presentation was followed by a discussion about how one might evaluate efforts to engage crowds. What do you track? What domains of impact should be considered (e.g.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

However, neither Carie nor Tim discussed social bookmarking or social news strategies in any depth, and Digg, Stumble Upon, and del.icio.us Developing custom Facebook apps may be the way to go, as already discussed on this blog. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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JUNE 19, 2009

Wiley is donating books to Mashable's #Stories4Good contest , a social media for social good initiative. We're especially proud to hear what they said about Blackbaud as a small company: "The big news this year is the number of smaller companies that have developed world-class support sites." " Way to be world-class, Blackbaud!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s even some strange philanthropy news compliments of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. NPTech Contests and Awards. She also invites us NPTechies to discuss Rifkin’s vision on the Nonprofit Quarterly blog. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month. Digital Leaders 100 Nominations.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

I’m Steven, I’m over here at Bloomerang, and I’ll be moderating today’s discussion as always. . So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? What are the thoughts and the beliefs that board members are holding about money, about philanthropy, about funders? Hopefully, that happened. You can choose Sandy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

I’m Steven, I’m over here at Bloomerang, and I’ll be moderating today’s discussion as always. . ” So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? What are the thoughts and the beliefs that board members are holding about money, about philanthropy, about funders?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

While there is no magic formula, the best practices for online fundraisers right now lie in a solid communication strategy and philanthropy fundamentals. The ability to create contests and pass out kudos enables the non profit to help the members to change their shopping and benefit the charity. I have two observations to share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Cause marketing differs from corporate giving (philanthropy) as the latter generally involves a specific donation while cause marketing is a marketing relationship generally not based on a donation. (See Contests/Challenges: Directly involve stakeholders in social change project or program. Take for example contests.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

President of the nonprofit and philanthropy membership group, Independent Sector, Akilah Watkins noted that the decision “could touch how [nonprofits] hire, build our boards, make funding decisions, and design and deliver our programs.” These questions have caused concern among many in the nonprofit sector.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

And I’ll be moderating today’s discussion, as always. So some of the key characteristics of millennials, of this generation, and this comes from the Case Foundation, which is an organization that studies millennials in philanthropy, are that millennials see all assets as equal. I’m so excited. I’m Steven.

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