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Conversational Case Study: How Does Your Organization Vet Online Contest Opportunities?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine and I have been working on an evaluation of the second America’s Giving Challenge. This case study explores how a small nonprofit, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) , a contest winner in the first and second America’s Giving Challenges, is using social media effectively. Come join the discussion !

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options. Help the organization get authorized for receiving donations on Facebook. Do this weekly or monthly.

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Should Nonprofits Focus on Email or Facebook?

Connection Cafe

A question I have often heard: should nonprofits focus on email or Facebook? An email sent to 100,000 people can easily spark tens or hundreds of times more messages to Congress than the same appeal sent via a Facebook page with 100,000 followers. . Facebook Strengths: . Facebook Weaknesses: . Cluttered inboxes.

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12 Ideas for a Virtual Fundraiser or Online Event

Get Fully Funded

During the pandemic, countless small nonprofits replaced their signature event with a virtual fundraiser and got amazing results. That success has many nonprofit leaders wondering … should a virtual fundraiser become a regular line item on our fundraising plan? Facebook makes it easy to do this with its Watch Party feature.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

Social Media Strategy for Nonprofits and Businesses – Debra's latest post has a list of ten guiding principles for social media in our work – they aren't necessarily new, but they are incredibly important and true! ." This is the latest in the series. What do you think?

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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. This weekend, the winners were announced in the Chase Community Challenge. " pleas.

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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. This weekend, the winners were announced in the Chase Community Challenge. " pleas.

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