Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan. We look at it as method. We're working with most web savvy audience. College students have led the fight on issues. Activism has evolved beyond sit-ins. How can we take it into the digital world. Darfur Is Dying was the result. 700,000 have played the game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

She works with nonprofits and government agencies to bring about health and social change using social marketing. When nonprofits and government agencies want to create change on a large scale, they???ve ve traditionally relied on education as their main method ??? you name it and I bet it will eventually be done.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Your supporters will sense when you’re having fun with your digital outreach methods rather than using them to mechanically promote your organization. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowd voting has been used in Cause Marketing. There has been an explosion of “Vote for Me&# contests that have become contests in techniques for vote getting and inspired cause fatigue at worst. Traditionally, government agencies ask for public input on planning projects by holding open meetings and workshops.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Oftentimes nonprofits dismiss direct mail as an old-fashioned method of communication, but according to Meyer Partners , direct mail accounts for 92% of direct response fundraising revenue, making it a great tool for raising more. Grants are large donations provided to nonprofits from foundations, corporations, or government agencies.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. Don’t worry too much about tying in the theme too closely to your nonprofit’s cause—a goofy “pirate” theme, for instance, will always be appreciated no matter what kind of organization is throwing it.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

The internet "revolution" opens many new possibilities and the evolution of social media and ecommerce is now particularly suited new methods of revenue generation for Non-Profits. The ability to create contests and pass out kudos enables the non profit to help the members to change their shopping and benefit the charity.

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