Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights? I was so inspired by this story that I started looking into the rational for our intellectual property system, and found that it is centuries out of date, and heavily crafted by drug companies and Hollywood. What are the pros/cons of doing so?

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JANUARY 23, 2008

In the video he even points down to the donation form from his YouTube box, asking the viewer to donate right now to kick of the 2008 campaign activities. The page is their standard fundraising page (the kind you get with services such as Convio or Kintera). Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Now, you need a surefire strategy to get you those key last minute donations. With as many as 98 percent of visitors to an organizaitons donate page leaving before making a donation, the gang offers concerte action steps for increasing the percentage of visitors to your donate page who actually complete a gift.

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MARCH 3, 2008

The other elements of the program — such as a link to Google Checkout for donations is unlikely to yield much benefit. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network. Mac or PC [link] GarageBand: Free with Mac [link] Podcast Hosting Liberated Syndication https://www.libsyn.com. $5-$30 5-$30 based on how many MB's of storage you need.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Now, you need a surefire strategy to get you those key last minute donations. With as many as 98 percent of visitors to an organizaitons donate page leaving before making a donation, the gang offers concerte action steps for increasing the percentage of visitors to your donate page who actually complete a gift.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

There is a mad scramble to get donations in a certain time period. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

For the Obama campaign to get to $117,300 from $25 donors mean they have 4692 people donating instead of only 51. There would simply be no other way to get people, excited in their own homes, across the country, inspired by speeches and videos , organized enough to get these donations flowing.

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

Learn more about AVODAH and make a donation while you’re at it. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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MARCH 12, 2008

Charities themselves can also use Firstgiving’s fundraising pages for events, special appeals or general donations. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

The event succeeded in donating thousands of images to Wikipedia, but it was plagued by challenges that frustrated museum staff, Wikimedians, and photographers. From the institutional perspective, the best way to deliver good participant experiences was to constrain contributions through the Flickr uploading system.

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DECEMBER 12, 2007

Click the following link to learn more about this project [link] For every member that joins [link] they will donate 10cents to this cause. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. No more donations to our charity. But, when asked if we know whether or not there are “pirated” copyrighted materials, we can’t say. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. And then they go away.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

There would simply be no other way to get people, excited in their own homes, across the country, inspired by speeches and videos, organized enough to get these donations flowing. The internet, only the internet, makes possible this kind of retail fundraising. 11 Feb 2008 Yahoouj Really good work about this website was done.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Earned" revenues are those that come from sales and contracts, not from the donated revenues that so many people associate with nonprofits. Our text, Peter Frumkins On Being Nonprofit makes some strong statements about the place of earned revenues in nonprofit organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

In this economy, we shouldnt be surprised that a big chunk of these tiny organizations reliant on donations have simply disappeared. When I called them, I got a calling system for Summa Associates. The National Center for Charitable Statistics notes that 90 percent of these organizations have never filed any kind of return.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Its horrifying to think that something so well-intentioned as charitable shoe/clothing donations could actually cause more harm than good. She goes on to cite a poll by Harris Interactive which found "only one in 10 Americans strongly believes charities are honest and ethical in their use of donated funds."

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

I will donate. But why is it important that I donate now. “I just got this email about the matching and I want to donate.&# This is the first time in AJWS history that we have been able to extend such a generous offer to our supporters, so please, help us reach our new goal of $175,000 by making a donation today.

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AUGUST 9, 2007

If they focused as much on getting back to this story as in creating a consumer products division, the donations will flow like never before. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

SH: Open APIs allow nonprofits to bend systems to fit their particular needs. The upcoming donations API will allow organizations to deliver a completely customized donation experience. Finally, the CMS Content management system that came over as a part of the GetActive merger will be integrated into Convio CRM via APIs.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2007

Click the following link to learn more about this project [link] For every member that joins [link] they will donate 10cents to this cause. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2007

Click the following link to learn more about this project [link] For every member that joins [link] they will donate 10cents to this cause. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. No more donations to our charity. But, when asked if we know whether or not there are “pirated” copyrighted materials, we can’t say. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. And then they go away.

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MARCH 27, 2008

So, if you use the right tools through LinkedIn, you can get that much closer to a donation–so I’d say that is a better path. Views do not necessarily lead to donations and email addresses. All experiments still, but there is clearly potential.” My take-aways from his session: “viral to what end?”

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Competing for dollars and donors mean: 1) understanding the new ways in which users think about supporting your cause online and donating, and 2) having a presence in those places where your existing supporters, and potential new supporters, are gathering. May 24, 2009 | Not for Profit Marketer Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

They have infrastructure to run thousands of nonprofit websites, send millions of emails and process hundreds of millions of dollars in donations. Your points: 1. Convio is an ASP. There is no infrastructure issue here. Causes is passive. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Institutions like the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) are starting to webcast live coverage of certain board proceedings. They can get a donated or subsidized videographer and/or editor. Did anyone click through to donate or take action after a call to action at the end of the video? All rights reserved.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Another part was that many nonprofits didnt have systems in place to track and allocate expenses accurately. In their quick-takes on "making smart donations," media stories frequently tell donors to pick the charity that spends the least on administration and fundraising. The third was to fudge the accounting. Well, lots of places.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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JULY 17, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

But I want you to tell me if you segment your appeals based on your audience, as in when we do a GivingTuesday appeal, and people donate to our GivingTuesday appeal, they don’t get another appeal treating them like they’ve never donated before, or the same thing for end-of-year fundraising appeal. Test, test, test.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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MAY 15, 2009

Its also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your websites content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. May 15, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com For many people who find you online, your website is the organization. Your website should tell people who you and what you do.

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

What I said I wanted was a way for people who are part of YouTube’s nonprofit program to be able to collect email addresses and not just donations. You will only get someone’s email if they actually donate. YouTube doesn’t do that. The problem is, YouTube isn’t Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. Donations could be made simply with two taps on your smartphone and processed without having to through the mobile carriers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. The winning charity receives 50% of the community donations, the 2nd charity receives 30%, and the 3rd charity receives 20%. DollarPerMonth.org :: dollarpermonth.org. FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com.

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MAY 11, 2007

But your job in the nonprofit is to make it easy, to give them the tools to tell the story in the way you want it told, to have compelling photos and media materials that they can use, to easily provide links for others to donate. I was thinking about this this morning when I received an email from my friend Brian Blum in Israel.

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