Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. I’ve never run an ad for more fans, or done silly contests or anything else, you know? Photo by lecercle. Checking in at a place. Why the heck should I even care? Size has never mattered to us.

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NTEN

JANUARY 31, 2014

The contest is presented by NTEN, YouTube , and See3 Communications , with generous sponsorship by Cisco and the National Alliance for Media and Culture and the National Youth Media Network. See contest rules here. If your organization is not already a member, please sign up before you enter the contest.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Join us as we talk about the latest social good initiatives underway at Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and YouTube while also seeing how non-profit organizers are using these tools to change the world. Charles Porch – Facebook – Charles Porch supports marketing partnerships for Facebook around public figures and non-profits.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

March 7 is National Cereal Day and who doesn’t love a cereal buffet? SpringFundraising idea Number 2: Celebrate National Cereal Day with a pajama party for good. Over 30 fundraising ideas for spring, from daylight savings time to National Haiku Day. National Haiku Day is April 17. Cereal-for-Dinner Dinner Party (March 7).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

While I was offline today enjoying Mother's Day and the beautiful weather (as much as I could with seasonal allergies), Target launched its version of an online contest. on Facebook, Network for Good, Global Giving and Parade Magazine in 2007. This contest was based on the total amount raised.

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Use hashtags, post photos, and hold contests to get people engaged with your campaign. If you are fundraising on Facebook or Instagram, try to use the native donation tools of that platform. Social media is a great way to reach potential donors and spread the word about your fundraiser.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

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. That a local organization is more deserving than a national one? "Their money, our votes."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. Organization Size: 125 exotic cats, 9 paid staff, 107 volunteers, 80,000 supporters. Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO. Website: BigCatRescue.org.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

According to GolfStatus , the average golfer’s net worth is over $768,000, well above the national average. Consider devoting a specific part of the event to the VIP, such as a hole-in-one contest hosted by them or a signed raffle prize or auction item donated by them. Tap into your networks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

In partnering with the White House, National Lab Day, and videogame makers Sony and EA, the Digital media and Learning Competitions has prizes up to $200,000 and is open to all kinds of innovative projects (including games) that make use of digital media for education and social change. ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations. Social media specific webinars.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

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. That a local organization is more deserving than a national one? "Their money, our votes."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

One of my favorite examples is the National Day of Unplugging Campaign. Catie Clune asked me to participate in a “hold a sign meme” campaign her organization is running to Save Marin’s Coho. (If you use the hashtag #SaveMarinsCoho on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with your photo , they will add your image to the album.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2015

The DoGooder National Video Awards contest opens today! The contest is presented in partnership with YouTube and See3 Communications. Last year, the DoGooder National Awards had nearly 1,000 entries from hundreds of organizations. See contest rules here. Organizations and activists are more video savvy than ever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

It is a Facebook application that I can click on and it takes over to the web site campaign where I can click and their sponsor donates.19 It seems like an excellent way to leverage a network you've built up in Facebook. This happens a lot of with Facebook applications, but at least for my profile I can't add it.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The contest was a great delight with small nonprofits like Little Lights Urban Ministries, For Love of Children and the Kristin Brook Hope Center performing well beyond expectations and winning awards. Traditional mainstays like the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation also fared well.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in prizes. April 4, 2016 — Storymakers contest opens and new educational curriculum on digital storytelling launches. April 5, 2016 — Storymakers 2016 #NPTechChat with our partners, the United Nations Foundation and +Social Good. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. April 4, 2016 — Storymakers contest opens and new educational curriculum on digital storytelling launches. April 5, 2016 — Storymakers 2016 #NPTechChat with our partners, the United Nations Foundation and +Social Good.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

National Volunteer Week runs the 3rd week of April in the United States and is organized by Points of Light. While it’s too late to participate in the official National Volunteer Week this year, you can still plan your own special Volunteer Week or Day this spring. Plan a Volunteer Week or Day to Fundraise this Spring. The goal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

National studies consistently find that Austinites give far less to charitable causes than people in other cities. In fact, Austin is ranked 48th out of the 50 largest cities in the nation in per capita giving. According to the site: Austin is no doubt a caring community. The site lists local nonprofits and links to a donation page.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

A recent survey of six national nonprofits found multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86 percent of their prior year’s revenue. Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 18, 2018

Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation's largest living generation. Suggestion: If you really want to maximize the number of people who purchase swag, have a contest. If you’re looking to do targeted awareness outreach to millennials, run ads on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Rethink mail asks.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

Because Snapchat doesn't have the large user base of Facebook or Twitter yet, I encourage nonprofits to follow a variety of Snapchat users — even the ones that you might not be personally or organizationally interested in. Share Exclusive Content, Challenges, and Contests. Remember when Facebook was just for college students?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. A Facebook page that has a lot of engagement. If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Can you do it? A large base of support.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. You can create everything you need for your campaign with Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising platform , which empowers you to create your own branded fundraising pages, communicate with participants via email, and integrate with Facebook fundraisers.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

In 2019, Art in Action partnered with a local outpost of popular national jewelry retainer Kendra Scott to host a local shopping day where 20% of proceeds went to AiA (including online sales through a custom link!). Encourage people to create Facebook fundraisers to gain community support for their race endeavors.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The donations collected will contribute to Broadway Cares’ support of The Actors Fund’s safety net of social service programs and its own annual National Grants Program. . Additionally, zoos or aquariums can host contests over social media for followers to name a new animal. Donation matches are time-tested.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The contest was a great delight with small nonprofits like Little Lights Urban Ministries, For Love of Children and the Kristin Brook Hope Center performing well beyond expectations and winning awards. Traditional mainstays like the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation also fared well.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

They even utilized Facebook Ask to engage with donors and tied the asks directly to their mission. This is a type of event where donors pay a fee to be a part of a contest where the “last person standing” receives some sort of prize. Contestants lasted as long as 70 hours before MrBeast decided to end the competition himself!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2008

Wendy Harman, American Red Cross According to Wendy Harman, employees at the Red Cross were blocked from accessing social networking sites, like Facebook, from work. On Saturday we celebrated a National Day of Giving (which I like to call N-Dog) – all over the country Red Crossers were out and about raising funds for the campaign.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

Did you know that Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act in 1994 making it a national day of volunteer service? Vicki of Zazengo shared more ways to spread the word in her Social Actions blog post, Help Promote MLK Day on Facebook + Zazengo. Enter the YouTube Contest Usaservice.org is also sponsoring a YouTube contest.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2011

In April, they took advantage of national press about an Egyptian Cobra that went missing at their reptile house (and was later recovered) by holding a naming contest for her. In February, I swooned over their Name a Roach Valentine’s Day campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

For example, I share them on my welcome tab on my Facebook Page and on my LinkedIn profile. National Wildlife Federation uses Slideshare for its presentations, but also to promote the winners of their photo contests. My content on Slideshare can easily be published here on my blog or by anyone else anyplace else!

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This is similar to the success of projects like Restart Romania in which social activists got help to develop online tools to address corruption in high places, and also a national website for tracking medication shortages in Romania. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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