Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Photo in my flickr stream here. Every time Dr. Hendrie travels back from Cambodia, we had a special briefing meeting for the Sharing Foundation volunteers and board members. The Sharing Foundation accomplishes so much! We had that meeting over the weekend and Dr. Hendrie, had almost literally, just stepped off the plane.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies. The book also has a social good purpose. Buy a Copy of the Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Pablove Foundation, an organization focused on pediatric cancer research and treatment, shared a creative stop-motion video highlighting holiday gifts available in their online store for cyber Monday today. Another holiday program that launched recently is the Case Foundation's #GoodSpotting contest. Good Spotting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

I celebrated with a flickr photo birthday card remix contest. That's a photo of me celebrating my 5th birthday oh so many years ago. This year I'm gonna celebrate by trying to get 51 people to donate $10 in 51 hours to the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge over at Global Giving. Last year for the big 5.0,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. The Testicular Cancer Foundation’s Beard Patrol campaign has got No-Shave November down. In a nutshell, the dollars that participants would otherwise be spent on shaving products are donated to the Testicular Cancer Foundation.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

This year, the agencies behind the event, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and DataKind, analyzed results in an insight report covering how much money was raised, how many people donated, what the impact of the money was and many other factors that came into play on Nov. Photos, especially those of young children.

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MARCH 21, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in prizes. TechSoup's storytelling campaign will have four prizes: Best Nonprofit Video, Best Nonprofit Photo, an Audience Award, and a Stories of Tomorrow Award. June 1, 2016 — Contest closes and judging begins. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Pablove Foundation, an organization focused on pediatric cancer research and treatment, shared a creative stop-motion video highlighting holiday gifts available in their online store for cyber Monday today. Another holiday program that launched recently is the Case Foundation's #GoodSpotting contest. Good Spotting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

Photo by HeyDee Almost a year ago, Allison Fine and I finished a reflection paper on the lessons learned from the first America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation. So, go join the conversation in the comments over at the Case Foundation blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

We did a fun icebreaker having folks take a photo of each other with their smart phones and post on Twitter. Judy Chang presented an overview of PayPal’s contests, including its Regift the Fruitcake. ( I also learned about their giving app ). As a board member, I am hoping that we can be added to the account …).

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JULY 29, 2010

Flickr photo: kcolwell We know that you, my fellow NTEN community members, are rock stars. Paperless Choice is a program of Catalog Choice funded by the Overbrook Foundation. You can write fundraising email copy in your sleep and hand code your e-appeal while making breakfast and watering your plants.

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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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JANUARY 4, 2022

Make sure to advertise your artists and makers on your social media platforms leading up to the opening of your shop with photos and videos. Check out the virtual peer-to-peer world trivia night the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa hosted for inspiration for your own trivia night. Sports tricks contest.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Flicker photo: mastermaq Every year at the NTC , we partner with See3 to bring you the DoGooder Nonprofit Video awards. Everything you need to know about the contest: This year's contest is a bit different than before, but the concept is still the same: we're celebrating and recognizing the best in nonprofit video!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2013

We were lucky to have extraordinary documentation of the event – Rob Cottingham’s sketch notes, Jeremy Bivin’s Storify, Jenna Saubers notes, Ed Schipul’s photos – and more all curated and archived here. They are also doing a sector wide survey on failure and innovation ).

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MAY 12, 2023

On the day of your event, incorporate live supporter shout-outs, photo contests, and Q&A sessions in your social media to add another level of engagement to your event. Let’s begin. Virtual Auction Software To effectively manage your charity auction , you’ll need all your tools in one place. Nonprofit’s website.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2010

Flickr Photo: licolnian Direct mail has been, and still is, the cornerstone of nonprofit fundraising. That's why we're excited to see a fantastic new contest out there: the Paperless Choice Challenge. . That's why we're excited to see a fantastic new contest out there: the Paperless Choice Challenge. .

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Charge a few dollars for pictures with good ol’ Saint Nick to add to the family photo album that will go toward your organization’s mission. Gingerbread house decorating contest. Put your supporters’ creative cookie construction skills to the test with a gingerbread house decorating contest. Cookie or ornament decorating party.

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APRIL 14, 2022

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. Take a page from the Lung Cancer Foundation of America’s #CatsAgainstLungCancer campaign and pull in your cats to talk about you c(l)ause. Those dollars add up. Rosé All Day Season.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

Content of photos of my Dad with personal stories performed the best in terms of engagement. I set up an online fundraising page on Razoo to direct the money to Surf Rider Foundation. With online contests or when there is a “matching grant,” I’ve been able to raise more, but I did not have one.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Take the opportunity to ask your followers to share their own stories and experiences – in words, photos or videos. For instance, the Scleroderma Foundation sends out a weekly email newsletter, or eLetter, to more than 10,000 subscribers. We were ecstatic by the reception of the contest and astounded by the numbers of votes cast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Photo by Krystyl We've been hearing a lot about larger scale fundraising efforts on Twitter and cause fatigue and how it will become more and more difficult for charities to distinguish their social giving campaigns amid the noise. Photo by Steve Garfield. Steve's been a huge supporter of the Sharing Foundation. Great work Drew!

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

One of our favorite lists of fundraising ideas from the Razoo Foundation includes some of the traditional media we’re talking about. Try holding a contest leading up to the event or on the day of the event. Post your event photos to Facebook and tag as many people as you know so that it shows up in their friends’ newsfeeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2008

Cambodia4kids Flickr Photos. I launched a bloggers campaign and Twitter Wall of Fame as part of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. (To To learn more about the Sharing Foundation, see this article ) I've been reaching out to all my networks. Sharing Foundation's Roteang Orphanage. I meet Candace N.

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JUNE 4, 2021

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! Host a virtual endurance event! Bingo Night. Who doesn’t love a good bingo night? Trivia Nights. Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos. t simply about putting your photos up on the web for the world to see. What if you and your colleagues could annotiate these photos with your own descrptions and observations? Creative Commons Swag Contest and I won!

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Third, we're participating in the Apps for America Contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. The goal of the contest is to create new applications using data from Sunlight and its partners to make Congress more accountable, interactive and transparent. Slide photo credit: Gisela Giardino ). This is a free event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2008

birthday in true social media style with flickr 50th photo birthday card remix contest and I donated 50 bucks to the winner's favorite charity. The winner was Cogdog blog because my kids were the judges and he used a cute doggy photo). Mark is fast approaching 100 Kiva loans, so his support of the Sharing Foundation means a lot!

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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. We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Photo by Global Fund for Children. There are contests to push filmmakers to “ tell the story behind the still ” and television producers are turning to this compact video recording technology. We recently shot a fundraising campaign video for the Autism Science Foundation with our Canon HD DSLR.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

”, and is the foundation of any successful marketing strategy. Photo Contests. Photo contest can be a powerful way to build your email list, as long as the incentive is huge. If you visit the websites of most nonprofits, you will find a critical piece missing in their list-building strategy.

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APRIL 27, 2009

at NWF, listening has been the foundation of our social media movement, we are nothing unless someone thinks we are something. everything before lays the foundation, everything during and after helps you improve and change your strategy. but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted.

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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 photo is a fundraiser for a local Budhist Temple which is trying to raise $100,000 for a building project (a large amount for that community) and money is coming from many small donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Photo by Ruby Girl Creations. The computer room in the First Steps for Families Shelter. It is in the best interest of the community at large for us to work with Mark and other free agents.&#.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

The fact is that program officers at foundations, boomers, and prospective employees are all turning to social networks to get a sense of your organization. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Another approach to the online contest phenomenon is to run your own. Get an iPhone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

Photo by Dunechaser. There has already been over $20,000 for the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge raised through the unselfish giving of over 700 people like Peter Deitz. Contest ends on January 31st at 3:00 PM EST. Peter Deitz, of Social Actions , is an expert on micro philanthropy and social fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

The photo above is of me, Cheryl Hanback, and Joel Remigio from 2002 when we won the "Swimming Upstream Award" for the diligent staff person who worked on the Riders Conference to make it a success. If anyone has been holding off on donating to the Sharing Foundation Campaign don't wait any longer. MediaJumpStart, 2002).

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