Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The book is a vital office resource for nonprofit leaders and employees, board members, volunteers, communications professionals, development consultants, professors, students, and anyone interested in helping an organization transform its brand meaning from an ordinary trademark to a strategic competitive advantage.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Keep a list of students or your group members on hand to make sure everyone gets a candygram, and add a sign to your table giving people an option to order extra candygrams to cover the cost. For a fun addition, ask students to bring sleeping bags and blankets to school with them. Costume contest. Cookie-decorating contest.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. For school volunteers, you can gather thank-you notes from students and teachers. Reference letters Many volunteers, such as high school or college students, would appreciate a letter of recommendation from one of your staff members.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. The Community Organizers Handbook available as a public resource, you can certainly refer there for information/feedback/best practices on offline organizing: [link]. It works really well.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Okay, you can’t give your supporters an hour of their lives back when DST takes it away in spring, but you can ask them to buy you some of that most precious resource (time) by contributing the equivalent of an hour’s wages for your team. Buy an hour with Daylight Savings Time… (second Sunday in March). BBQ for Good. Themed Bake-off.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students. Further, by inviting the students who are benefiting from the Family Stability Fund, the donors can get first-hand interaction with those that they are helping. Bingo Night.

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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. Leverage your resources of time, energy, and money on things that will give you the greatest return on investment. For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. Many students in the town did not have Internet access at home, so the library found the money and opened on Sundays to provide their nine public access computers and five tablets to the kids. To kick off our new success stories.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

Not every student can be reached in person. For New Heights to realize its dream of fair and equal education, it must use remote work tools to connect with students directly in their homes. New Heights has used Citrix GoToMeeting to connect teachers and tutors with students. " Equal Access Through Online Collaboration.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Created by local NYC students, this game is designed to be played in and around city libraries and teaches players how to use library resources. Additional Resources. NYC Haunts is a mobile game created by the Global Kids Online Leadership Organization in a partnership with the New York Public Library. Gamify Your Organization.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

It’s a resource that has all of the information, tools, and strategies your fundraisers need. You could create faux Olympic games as a peer-to-peer fundraiser, do a sleep-out, or host a costume contest. Recruit runners from the student body and have them serve as your champions, raising money in support of their run.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

They also held a student art contest to design a special Art in Action necklace that could be purchased on the day, with an even higher percentage of proceeds going to the org. For more fundraising fodder, explore the rest of our online fundraising resources 33+ other spring fundraising you (probably) haven’t thought of yet.

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See3

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Many of you have already seen this video called A Vision of Students Today , added to YouTube over a month ago and now the 94th most discussed video of all time on YouTube with over 6,000 comments. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Here is an insightful video about their behaviors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference. It does have a Star Wars theme, but he created a fun caption contest.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 25, 2010

I immediately recalled a phenomenon I witnessed as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The Rhode Island School of Design was established in 1877 alongside its Museum of Art, an important resource for RISD students. The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab was established in 1937, also as a resource for students.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 22, 2007

They will award two $10,000 Undergraduate Scholarships, one $10,000 Graduate Scholarship, four $2,500 Undergraduate Scholarships, and four $2,500 Graduate Scholarships to students pursuing studies in sustainable and organic agriculture. sustainable agriculture scholarship photography contest Photo Credit: Tomatoes by Me.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Simplistic appeals targeted at teens and college students don't. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Nevertheless, participating in some (surely not all) of these contests will provide your staff members a focused opportunity to use social media to communicate with supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

They just didn’t have the resources. This includes some of the most basic student essentials. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding. Joe, what you are missing are the contest platforms,” said Michael. I was frustrated, but I also knew it was a frustration felt by teachers all over the city.” Disruptor: Omaze.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here. link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest. i impllemented in future means i will give name to this as SHOI abbrevated as student helping organization of india,which was run by the students,students are the main aspect for this.In

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See3

JANUARY 10, 2008

The conference, geared towards established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders and students, is a place where leading-edge practitioners learn and share cutting-edge practices for creating media that matters. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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See3

JULY 17, 2006

Facebook used to be only open to college students but, realizing they couldn’t play with the big boys, opened to the public about a year ago. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Take a look. The Facebook news is big. First a little background. They are growing like crazy.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. If you see a story in the national news that is relevant to your work in the local community, that can be a great time to be a resource to your local media, offering them a local story.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 11, 2023

In private K–12 schools, foreign cybercriminals, school vendors, employees, and even students have perpetrated recent cyberattacks. Systems that hold student information should be HIPAA, LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability), and OneRoster 1.1 Other Cybersecurity Resources . Malicious cyber activity is on the rise worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Are you spending organizational resources writing outreach materials to your program participants. to content on a blog and other web resources so you don??????t Step 7: Use Tagging To Share Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. However, some nonprofits feel that Second Life is a waste of time and resources. Much commentary and critiques about the semi-public ballotting process.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 11, 2023

In private K–12 schools, foreign cybercriminals, school vendors, employees, and even students have perpetrated recent cyberattacks. Systems that hold student information should be HIPAA, LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability), and OneRoster 1.1 Other Cybersecurity Resources The U.S. Review software vendor agreements carefully.

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Practice Policy Phone Industry 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They just finished a YouTube video contest. Were they really using it as a post-visit resource? But other things--the twitter thing, the video contest was my idea. We’d received a video PSA from Pratt students, and I proposed the contest. A place that makes it all pretty darn cool. Is there such a place?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This idea can also be paired with a number of other fundraising event possibilities like movie nights, lock-ins (for older students), and other childcare activities. Workers (they don’t have to be students!) Or a baking contest? Check out these resources for more tips and ideas. Hold a work-a-thon. A 50/50 raffle.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

One of the most important parts of your peer-to-peer fundraising software will be access to fundraising resources and tools to help your nonprofit raise more and make fundraising a breeze for peer-to-peer participants. It can be a daunting task, so make it easy on your participants by providing them with resources to make the process easier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross came up with the " Social Media for Social Good Case Study Contest " and did all the heavy lifting to make it happen. Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students. The maps are made by community members. What I do the same?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The type of events that will work best for your nonprofit will depend on three major factors: Your organization’s mission, your available resources, and your supporter’s preferences. You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Department of State should develop a Young Diplomats Program which would provide students with the opportunity to advance their understanding of the core topics and issues relevant to the foreign service. The program would run for the entire academic school year and rely on long-term engagement with students. Vote for this Idea].

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

If you have an article or resource that you want to max on your social media, don’t be afraid to share more than once. Giveaways and contests Contests and giveaways will drive action. ” Asking open-ended questions also incites conversation, which will serve you well in social media algorithms.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

Facebook used to be only open to college students but, realizing they couldn’t play with the big boys, opened to the public about a year ago. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? First a little background. Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. Nonprofit InfoSec - Spencer Bolles Compliance awareness (PCI, HIPAA, FERPA) tools for measuring risk management and mapping of resources to meet organizational needs. The goal: greater open rates.

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