Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. Where should be donate? Even if you don’t have a lot of money to donate, every little bit helps. Even if you don’t have a lot of money to donate, every little bit helps. It also raises a thorny tax question.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Government agencies are often dispatched to address disasters, but so are many disaster relief nonprofits who lend a hand alongside governmental relief efforts. These nonprofits rely on disaster relief donations to purchase crucial supplies, train volunteers, and mobilize their disaster response teams when crisis strikes.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. If AAER’s lawsuit were to succeed, however, it could restrict the causes that grantmakers and individuals can donate to. This would, in turn, harm nonprofits that rely on those donations to address unmet needs and build strong communities nationwide. Following the U.S.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Donate to Organizations Providing Relief.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Earlier this year, the Network for Nonprofit Technology Solution Providers (NNTSP) organized as part of TechSoup Global, combining their resources to create a national network of local technology capacity-builders serving the nonprofit sector. Several of the NNTSP partners are combining efforts for a response to Hurricane Sandy.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In the nonprofit sector, web forms are also useful for donation collection purposes. Below, we’ll examine some of the scientific findings associated with web forms and why it’s so important for your nonprofit to understand them. on a Monday, while forms about donations received the highest amount of attention about 2:30 p.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. As nonprofits prepare for the upcoming giving season, many fundraisers are understandably concerned about donor fatigue. Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Corporate giving isn’t just about writing checks; it’s a strategic partnership between businesses and nonprofits to transform communities. The world of corporate giving is ripe with opportunities for nonprofits and companies to join forces and address societal challenges with creativity and determination.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

While easy to set up, designing an effective bot for a nonprofit from scratch can be daunting. It’s available for free to other nonprofits through BotsForCharity.com. person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Does your nonprofit use a bot?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

With Giving Tuesday and the end-of-year giving season fast approaching, your nonprofit is likely ramping up efforts to reach its annual fundraising goals. Any nonprofit can benefit from these best practices, even if you’re new to text marketing or have limited resources. Let’s dive in so you can start driving more donations!

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Classy

AUGUST 17, 2021

All donations are currently being routed to provide immediate support, which is a natural extension of Hope for Haiti’s mission to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children. The post How to Help: 3 Nonprofits Contributing to the 2021 Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts appeared first on Classy.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Faced with existential crises thanks to the pandemic and the social upheaval of the past year, businesses of all stripes (nonprofits included) went into survival mode. They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. It will be this way for everyone, and nonprofits are not immune.

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DipJar

APRIL 20, 2021

Because LMC is a free admission facility, the Center heavily depends on donations to fuel its conservation efforts. During this time, the eggs can be eaten by predators, damaged by tropical storms and hurricanes, exposed by beach goers digging on the beach, and more. The suggested donation for the Center is $5 per person.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

federal government, corporations, and donations through donor-advised funds (DAFs) and online platforms. . We understand the instinct to donate in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, and it’s essential to address urgent needs. Nonprofits need support to engage in activities that influence disaster-related policies.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 19, 2021

Some major nonprofits are already on the ground offering their help, and many others are preparing to offer relief. Supporting nonprofits in their hurricane relief efforts helps tremendously with the relief effort. If you want to support a smaller nonprofit, here are some great options. Learn more and donate here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

What about Hurricane Sandy? I prefer to show actual data and suggest what may be or may not be happening in the nonprofit sector. Here are a few of the more common questions: Are people giving more to the presidential campaigns and less to nonprofits? Are people going to give less because they donated to Hurricane Sandy relief?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The parade of bad news: gun violence, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear war, fake news, and more. Blogger Vu Lee, who wrote the forward to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , offers up 9 tips for self-care , including downloading a chrome plugin that replaces 45 with photos of kittens. What to do? Photo Source: Rebecca Reppert-Klich.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. It is the principle of donating time and energy towards a greater cause. See why nonprofits love our volunteer management software! Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A short time after she took over a small troubled computer refurbishment nonprofit - hurricane Katrina hit. All the equipment went out at no cost because of financial donations.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Google's Hurricane Sandy map currently shows areas with power outages.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Hurricane Florence finally made landfall over the weekend, ravaging the Atlantic coast with devastating winds and torrential rain. You may be hoarding extra clothes and supplies, but donate your money, rather than your items, to relief organizations. Keep raising money, keep donating, keep volunteering. Give money, not things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Note from Beth: Is Facebook Live or posting videos part of your nonprofit’s strategy for 2018? Using a tool like Animato can make it easy for your nonprofit to create DYI videos, but to be successful you need to develop a strategy and use compelling storytelling. This article shares insights from nonprofit marketers. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. It also lets you discover and donate to organizations involved in disaster response work, and find opportunities to volunteer. All that in one little app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions. The interactive mapping tool harnesses COVID-19 incidence rates, community vulnerability scores, and detailed nonprofit profiles to help donors invest in the communities most affected by the pandemic.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

In short, we were caught in a hurricane of uncertainty. Their donations may seem small, but the steady funding it provides not only gives your organization a stable, reliable base, but lays an important step in moving donors to become middle donors – or even better, major donors years from now! But even storms can bring prosperity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

Startup nonprofits, nonprofit newbies, umbrella organizations, community foundations, mentors… there are a lot of ways people may think about or refer to fiscal sponsorships, even if they’re unfamiliar with the term “fiscal sponsorship.” The traditional method for nonprofits to obtain tax-exempt status is by filing as a 501(c)(3).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Note From Beth: I remember back when Hurricane Katrina struck, I saw a post to the Museum ListServ that said “ Chuck Patch Is Not Dead.” With more than two weeks since Superstorm Sandy hit, many nonprofits are asking the same question: how do we communicate during a crisis like that? Flickr Photo by Rob Howells.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). Historically, and initial numbers from recent disasters reflect the same trend, corporations focus on the use of intermediaries to ensure their large donations are distributed to the correct organizations.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Pacific time , Mapping Your Impact: A Case from Humanitarian Assistance , Andrew Schroeder of Direct Relief International will show just how far geographic information systems (more commonly referred to as GIS) have come in helping nonprofit organizations like his deploy aid to those in need.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. From standard digital donation forms to peer-to-peer fundraisers , there are a wide variety of ways that nonprofits can fundraise virtually. Micro-donation programs. Wishlist drives. Emergency campaigns.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

Perhaps that voice in 2017 will be to help your nonprofit adopt text messaging as a new way of fundraising. For all the details on how to make this work for your nonprofit, read on below in this week’s guest blog post on text messaging. And how about the fact that 17 per cent of donations are made via mobile devices?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2017

These insights can be surfaced and used to help your nonprofit make better decisions. The key is moving from simply collecting data to actually leveraging your nonprofit’s data in the right ways. Here are three important components to thinking like a data driven nonprofit : Find Meaning in Your Nonprofit Data.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2014

Hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and we’ve already got our first tropical depression in the Atlantic. A disaster can be as big as a hurricane or as small as a water main break that floods your office and surrounding neighborhood. Discuss and make a plan for how to accept (or turn down) offers of inkind donations.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2020

All over the world, we see natural catastrophes come unpredictably, from flooding and hurricanes to ice storms and wildfires. As a corporation, there is an opportunity to double up on response efforts, volunteering, donations, and outreach – especially if you’ve taken the time to team up with the nonprofit sector already.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

What about making a donation to a charity in honor the special someone in your life. Do you have a special techie in your life who works for a nonprofit? Why not send a virtual gift that sends a donation to support breast cancer research or some other cause? Why not send some geek love from NTEN ? Join the Red Campaign.

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