Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

But the idea of doing this through your online social networks has become normalized in the last few years as online social networks have become intertwined with our lives.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2012

For example, signing petitions, pledges, sharing your petitions or content on social networks and with their friends, family, and colleagues. You can also plan photo and caption contests on Facebook, Pinit contests on Pinterest, organize protests, and house parties, Fundraising appeals. Volunteer opportunities.

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Care2

JANUARY 3, 2011

The free agent fundraiser is described in detail in Allison Fine and Beth Kanter's book The Networked Nonprofit. However, there is a new class of free agent out there, specific to social networks: " the free agent community.". Three recent independent social community fundraisers underscore these points.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

And I couldn’t help think to myself, “oh, so all we need to do to raise funds for a great cause is get a celebrity? A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. Both of them involved celebrities. That’s not realistic or sustainable!&#

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

This terrible flood didn’t spare the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), an event that he first learned about through his social networks. Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, the authors of The Networked Nonprofit that inspired this experiment, wrote an Assessment and Reflection Report on America’s Giving Challenge 2009.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

Choose a similar style and theme for both events and include the most profitable program activities whenever possible given the restrictions of the different formats, such as the silent auction , games , raffles, and the Fund-a-Need push.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. Disruptive Model: Social Network. This includes some of the most basic student essentials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lucy talked about how technology is driving the shift to a social economy and picked out a few themes, pointing out it is not the technology itself but how we use it. She highlighted the impact of crowd funding platforms and the technology to collect, visualize, and share data.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

You can also use Snapchat's disappearing posts for more serious matters, such as the #LastSelfie campaign from the Danish branch of the World Wildlife Fund. Share Exclusive Content, Challenges, and Contests. You could post about the contest or challenge on Facebook and then ask your fans to follow you on Snapchat for more details.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

The title of this blog post is taken from an article posted over at Slate mostly talking about the Facebook component of the recent America's Giving Challenge, posing the question, "Can social networks and virtual communities revolutionize charitable giving?" But, it not necessarily anything new.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Hey – foundations used to be nervous about social networking, too! Surowiecki’s talk, drawing on his 2005 book , was about the surprising value of crowd-based judgments, from guessing the numbers of jelly beans in a jar, to mapping Martian craters , to open contests like the DARPA Grand Challenge for driverless vehicles.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Instead, state a clear monetary goal, a clear time frame for achieving that goal and the specific items or projects that the funds will go to support. Crowdfunding works very much like traditional social networking and requires constant engagement with your network. Mistake 2: Failing to Rally the Troops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

For “giving days”—which are becoming increasingly popular all over the country—social networking and digital communication such as email and blogging are key to driving big results. Internal social media coordination, organization and planning. We made a much more deliberate attempt to organize social media efforts in 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Auctions and raffles are a fantastic approach to sell things that get a lot of attention and generate significant donations for your cause, but using the latest in online software, there’s no reason you can’t simply set up an online shopping page to raise funds as well. 15) Brand design contests. 30) Social Media Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

It will be easier to ask many times if your site is focused on the topic of philanthropy or related to the mission of the charity you are raising funds to support. Alison Fine wrote a reflection about what we need to learn from networked activities in response to my NTEN article and our subsequent email conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Social Networks: It’s About the Relationship by Stephen MacLaughlin, BlackBaud Blog, May 29, 2008. We have experienced great success with wishes granted, funds raised and ultimately; relationships built. Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008. The Long Tail of Facebook Causes. Frogloop Blog. July 24, 2007.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

You can present them with light-weight opportunities to show their support online by voting in a contest, participating in online and offline events, and taking part in volunteer and do-it-yourself actions. Prior to encouraging your supporters to create impact through donations, make sure to engage your fans and supporters in other ways.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Work with the Public Affairs team to identify, develop, and execute communication tactics via the organization’s website, including video streaming, blogging, RSS feeds, subscription systems, social networking media, and other forms of electronic communication and convening. Five to ten years of project management experience.

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Hold and participate in online contests, challenges, blog carnivals and memes. Next week, Beth Kanter will be continuing this BlogHer series about getting started using social media for your nonprofit, or do-good project with posts about social networking, connecting offline and online action, and raising money on social networks.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Schwartz wrote about an exceptional contest organized by the Knight Foundation.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Most often, foundations contribute to the following: Capital projects—funding building purchases, construction, renovation Large programs—making transformational investments tied to a specific outreach Individual donors are responsible for up to 75% of raised funds for most nonprofits. Your organization chooses how to use the funds.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

They make this happen through a competition that rewards nonprofits daily during the contest period and overall at the end. It is a program that encourages nonprofits, large and small, to use the web to engage people in their work, and to encourage small donations. Today they just announced that the W.K. Challenge Has Already Raised $1.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

His definition: projects that are not well funded. Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest. We are all photographers now , Steve Bridger's excellent post about nonprofits and social web photosharing. is from Michael Gibbons who used leadership, passion, and resourcefulness as his criteria.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

Come learn why so many rely on Sage’s fund accounting and fundraising solutions, hosted services, and donation processing tools and enter for your chance to win an iPad. Here’s a great opportunity to participate in SmartOnline’s ‘Invent Your Mobile App’ Contest, and explore these possibilities! Is Your Brand Mobile? Z2 Systems, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

I actually joined Twitter because I had just submitted my entry into the Ideablob contest and there were links to share your entry on "social media" so I clicked on Twitter and that was that. This was interesting to me -- that people joined the Facebook social networking site specifically because I (Lend4Health) was there.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising has proven to be a highly effective method for nonprofits to raise funds and increase awareness because it leverages the strong connections that individuals have with their own social networks. Common Peer to Peer Fundraising Platforms Why is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Effective?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. One suggestion is vikono.org, Swahili plural for insect antennae. Follow the links from here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.

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Qgiv

MAY 18, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising events enable your existing supporters to get further involved with your nonprofit and help raise funds! The most important thing to know is which social networking channels your supporters use (and look where you currently get the most engagement) and meet them where they are … not where you’d like them to be.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

" The technology allows a single message to be shared en masse so that it rises above the noise of social networks. " And then there's the personal causes funding service, Go Fund Me. The campaign, as a result, gets an explosion of simultaneous tweets. I haven't decided what kind yet."

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

The contest is hosted by YouTube, NTEN , and the marketing firm See3. Here's a bit of the fine print and official rules on this one: Nonprofits or charities or individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia only are eligible to enter the contest. Any Google+ user can start a community on any topic.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Carie opened with an intro to social media. She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.” She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks.

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