Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. In addition to filming everything, he then creates the finished products, with a goal of one completed video per week, and then posts it to all of our social video sites. She also helps cultivate community on a number of our social sites including ours at ChatBigCats.com. Name: Carol Baskin.

Social Media 247

Social Media Interview Examples Media 247

Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Expand this task to managing a public contest for supporters to email in pictures that volunteers can then clean up and put into the master library. Facebook Fundraising Stewardship. Setting up Facebook fundraising is a huge source of revenue for many nonprofits but it is a very manual process to thank every fundraiser on Facebook.

Volunteer 69

Volunteer Virtual Ideas Script 69

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Do they feel that one day Twitter and Facebook are going to bring in the big bucks and build a huge base of activists that will come to your organization’s rescue when you need their help the most? Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. So we need to remember that with social media! Doing Good.

Web 180

Web Contest Philanthropy Bookmarking 180

NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Congratulations to NTEN Member the Humane Society of the United States for reaching 1,000,000 Fans on Facebook! Right now, they're using the big, round number to try to reach even more folks: They have a custom landing tab on Facebook for the campaign, tied to a contest: they're asking their fans to share their pets' stories and photos.

Facebook 86

Facebook United States NTEN Social Media 86

TechImpact

JANUARY 27, 2014

Every dollar is tightly contested by other nonprofits whose missions are often equally as noble as your own. Blogging, or content marketing, is one of the best ways to promote traffic to your site, build relationships, and cultivate your position within whatever community you are trying to establish yourself. Start blogging.

Tech 218

Tech Strategy Fundraising Nonprofit 218

Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Create connections between your site and social profiles. Incentivize engagement by hosting a giveaway or other fun contest just for new followers on your platform of choice. Make sure to mention the contest in your regular emails and newsletters so your entire mailing list will know about it. Encourage plenty of interaction.

Social Media 52

Social Media Relationship Donor Media 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. If they don't a dollar, at least the contest has helped inspire them to dip their toes in the social media waters. Those who use Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In solicited the support of friends and followers.

Contest 52

Contest Strategy Intergenerational Children 52

Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This will help to communicate freshness to site visitors and demonstrate that your business is eager to connect with its community. By regularly posting content to a variety of platforms like Instagram and Facebook, you can encourage new audiences to check out your business and increase your brand visibility.

Channel 52

Channel Business Marketing Effective 52

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An event website also gives sponsors premium digital exposure every time someone visits the site to learn more about the fundraiser. Simply share a link to the site on all of your nonprofit’s digital channels—email campaigns, organic and/or paid social media, your organization’s event website, personal emails, even your email signature.

Charity 84

Charity Create Sponsor Sample 84

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Scan sites like Change.org or Care2.com Be careful with these types of contests as the motivation behind joining the email list may not be as aligned with the organization, and can lead to lower donation conversions as well as higher unsubscribes. Add a CTA to the top of your site. Paid: Facebook lead ads. Send a survey.

Ideas 98

Ideas Donor Work Online 98

Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

You can use Facebook to make people aware of your email list and to bring attention to it, but at the end of the day you’ve got to make people want to join. They’re also building their Facebook page fan base by putting a fan-gate on the offer (as shown below). Photo Contests. 6 ways to answers the WIIFM question: 1.

Slides 45

Slides email Facebook New Hampshire 45

Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Now it's time to address the social site with the biggest stage right now: Facebook. Forum One's Facebook Page. Michaela Hackner and I recently hosted a pair of NTEN webinars titled "How to Become a Facebook Rockstar." You can't dive in just because Facebook is what all the kids are doing these days.

Facebook 55

Facebook Social Media Widget Flickr 55

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Stand-out peer-to-peer fundraising platform features Host campaigns for multiple event types — runs, walks, rides, and more Make fundraising fun with contests, head-to-head matchups, and drawings Embed your donation pages and fundraising thermometers into your website Pricing Learn more about OneCause’s pricing plans. Seek customer support.

Platform 83

Platform Giving Fundraising Software 83

NTEN

APRIL 14, 2009

We're glad to see member organization ZeroDivide shares our appreciation and is deploying it for educational and rewarding purposes: The ZD Technology Haiku Contest! ZeroDivideFacebook Page - If you are on Facebook, please post your Haiku on our discussion board, [link]. Tags: contest haiku NPTech social media zerodivide.

Contest 40

Contest Technology Causes Social Media 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

Learning 100

Learning Contest Lesson Philanthropy 100

Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

You can use a Facebook event, Eventbrite or a simple campaign site like splashthat. Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations. Canva is a great tool for designing images. Website or event page so people can find it.

Ideas 98

Ideas Fundraising Movie National 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2011

There is a detailed chapter that discusses how to use the Internet and social media to raise money and build awareness. It covers group buying sites, Facebook “Like&# Campaigns, Fundraising with Twitter Hashtags, and Blogs. It also covers how to use sites like Quora and Online Contests.

Causes 97

Causes Marketing Chapter Case Study 97

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 takes me to the web site and there are plenty of opportunities for me to opt into getting in their lists. It seems like an excellent way to leverage a network you've built up in Facebook.

Hunger 50

Hunger Feeds Facebook Campaign 50

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. How did you get the $50,000 from Western Union Foundation via Facebook? Think about it, what's the opportunity cost of blocking access to social networking sites?

Social Network 52

Social Network Site Network Disaster 52

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Each fundraiser’s site features a personal appeal and social sharing buttons, which are great ways to spread the word about the campaign. Choose a day and actively encourage donations and sharing through all your social media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. Virtual Gala Fundraiser.

Ideas 98

Ideas Online Fundraising Charity 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. For the event, I used the Facebook Insights, Rowfeeder, and Storify. Approximately 85% of the donations were converted from my personal profile on Facebook. Fundraiser.

Social Media 129

Social Media Online Learning Fundraising 129

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

(They're searching on the term "happy birthday" and tweeting a birthday greeting with a pointer to their More Birthdays Site.) The campaign web site incorporates a person-to-person fundraising platform where you can set up a personal fundraising birthday page and raise money from your friends for the American Cancer Society.

Cancer 94

Cancer Social Network Celebrate Contest 94

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

During the call we discussed how to manage a Facebook page & Twitter account. We started out talking about Facebook, specifically: how to grow your following and attract the "right kind" of followers (read: engaged). Chad recommended contests as a way to grow your fan base and pointed to the Wildfire application.

Social Media 56

Social Media Chad Communication Share 56

See3

MAY 28, 2007

It is fueled by easy-to-use blog software, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and the online video phenomenon of YouTube, and a thousand other video sharing sites. One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. The current Heinz contest is a great example.

Contest 40

Contest Generation Content YouTube 40

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Since both apps allow you to share your video creations on other sites (such as Twitter and Facebook), Instagram and Vine videos are a low-cost and low-tech way to create and share short videos with any audience. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. Super-Short Video Examples.

Audience 58

Audience Video Camera Library 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Individuals can browse the site and find local nonprofits and make a donation online. The site is powered by Razoo, a giving platform. This site, " I Live Here, I Give Here " is to draw attention to giving to local nonprofits in Austin, TX. According to the site: Austin is no doubt a caring community.

Giving 94

Giving Place Austin Minnesota 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

But this year, the buzz leading up to the November 15 event on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on sites like YouTube and Linkedin, was even stronger. Based on our post-event survey of more than 9,000 individual donors, 67 percent heard about the event via email, 23 percent via Facebook, and 4 percent via Twitter.

Giving 104

Giving Minnesota Social Media Offline 104

NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. Use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Find Out Which Contests Work Best with Your Public. Belong to a team.

Contest 183

Contest Mind Fundraising Ipod 183

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. Disruptor: Facebook. Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. Co-Disruptor: AdoptAClassroom.

Platform 50

Platform Giving Fundraising Game 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.

Social Media 189

Social Media Foundation Examples Media 189

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

You might get really excited about restaurant nights, candle parties, t-shirt sales, or voting contests. GoFundMe or other crowdfunding sites. You can set up a GoFundMe campaign, but you’ll still need to drive traffic to that site to get people to give. I think I’ll find a good one online!”

Template 111

Template Fundraising Nonprofit Calendar 111

Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. How did they do it?

Causes 38

Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

I’ve done this through social media, winning some of the early online fundraising contests. I also donated my share of the royalties from my first book, The Networked Nonprofit , to support the Sharing Foundation’s college education fund. October is book launch month with events taking place in across the country.

Measure 109

Measure Network Cambodia Chapter 109

Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Create a content calendar for the month including the target publish date, channel (Website, Facebook, Twitter, etc) topic or related initiative, call-to-action, and the staff person responsible for producing each piece of content for the month. Link Roundup.

Online 71

Online Tips Calendar Test 71

Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. How did they do it?

Causes 38

Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Crowdsource content and give your members a reason to show off to one another by creating contests. If your potential members are likely to be Facebook users, then employ an integrated Facebook forum login on your site. One tool worth using is Facebook, which allows for geo-targeted posts.

Open 52

Open Community Management San Francisco 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. Celebrating Birthdays is definitely part of Facebook culture.

Causes 50

Causes Facebook Remix Application 50