Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

Million Dollars to fight the horrible disease, according to the ALS Association web site. Just one week ago, donations totaled $22.6 In just seven days, donations have skyrocketed by an average of $9 million per day, now totaling $88.5 2) Playing on Memes: The campaign took advantage of social media narcissism for a good cause.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

When a relationship with a new donor or prospect begins, don’t hit them with a high-pressure request for a donation. Whether they choose to offer a monetary donation or contribute another way, such as volunteering, advocacy, etc., Once a donation has occurred it is time the donor journey has entered the stewardship phase.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

Create Imagery for Social Media. If you’re struggling to come up with high-quality imagery for your social media posts, AI image generators can help. This is a great way to stand out on social media and get more people to engage with your posts. So how can nonprofits use this technology to their advantage?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2008

I just donated a small amount to his effort! So is Dr. Mani who will be using social media to raise money for heart surgeries for poor children in India. Qui Diaz at LivingstonBuzz has kicked off a Change Blogging Meme which includes an offline/online integrated event to support Alex Steed as well as a blogging meme.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2014

To whom did the scholarships go, and what was the impact of your donation? As we raise support for 2015, we wanted to share the impact of your donation from last year, from the voices of our scholarship recipients. Why should people donate to the 2015 NTEN Community Challenge to support opportunities such as NTC/LCS scholarships?

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! In the last 24 hours, I have seen countless blog posts, discussions, and news articles all mocking this current meme for doing nothing to actually prevent child abuse. Not donations, but impressions.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. Contrary to popular belief, successful social media accounts are not run off-the-cuff!

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JUNE 30, 2014

Connect their donation (even if it’s $5) to measurable impact. For example, do you have donors who have donated $25 to your organization every month for the last five years? This can definitely help set your organization apart when it comes to donors thinking about where they are going to donate larger gifts to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Once online donations passed last year’s record of $3.2 Working with a cohort of local partners , including Knight Foundation, The Miami Foundation helped incentivize community giving by making a bonus gift for every online donation between $25 and $10,000 received on Give Miami Day. Using more visuals, such as memes, also helped.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

Mashable , a popular social media and technology blog and geek favorite, has caught the generosity meme with its Summer of Social Good , an initiative that raises money for the Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. I just made a donation, and you can do so here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

He is an energetic and creative social media fundraiser. He also does an " Tag-A-Thon " which is a meme spreader for a cause. His " How to Help Dr. Mani " is an excellent guide to leveraging a social network for good. I'm in just in awe. and change a child's life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here are the simple rules for nonprofit marketers as explained in this article in Social Media Today : Start with a hypothesis. You are most likely to be testing email , social media , mobile, web site , and landing pages (fundraising, etc). Verbal fads and memes come andgo in the blink of an eye. Read more here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2006

I tagged John Howes of CharityBlog for Nancy White's NGO meme. Recently, there was a thread about online donation tools and I shared Laura Quinn's Idealware report with a caveat that it was probably more useful for NGOS in the US. This leads me to why I tried to tag beyond my borders with the ngo meme. Does anyone know?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. So, are you ready to harness the power of social media for your fundraising efforts?

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MARCH 31, 2021

Additionally, the people donating personally know the individual promoting your fundraiser. Unlike general donation forms, peer-to-peer campaigns leverage the personal aspect of fundraising—wouldn’t you donate more if it was your friend, coworker, or family member advocating for a cause as opposed to a stranger?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The goal was to bring its members into its social media fold and tap into each of their personal and professional networks. Other nonprofits like the Toronto Humane Society (THS) were able to adapt by exploiting their natural competitive advantage with social media engagement. Humor/funny memes.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Also check out the special rates on Adobe Connect web conferencing from TechSoup donation partner, BetterWorld Telecom. TechSoup has new product donations! Get practical advice on live-streaming an activist event and making an all-star meme for your nonprofit. See how technology is enabling Indian NGOs , a U.S. From NetSquared.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. On your social media pages, “pin” or prioritize acknowledgments to donors.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving powered by social media, peer pressure (the good kind!), Instead of making a splash, they only get a trickle of donations. A graphic: You need an image that you can use in social media and in email marketing to visually represent your Giving Tuesday campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Thinking Strategically About Social Media. Social Change Behind the Firewall. The Intangible Benefits of Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Just adding to the meme of alternative gift giving ideas that Steve Garfield started last week. As with my previous post, this is an open invitation to any shop for a cause or gift the gift of a donation to a charity service or project to leave a comment. Save the Children. Save the Children.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Social Media. The social media landscape is ever-changing, so remembering what’s what is no easy feat. Maybe you’re setting up a Facebook campaign for the first time, or maybe you just can’t remember the difference between a meme and a GIF. 2020 Social Media Glossary. # (hashtag) . A/B test .

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1. Make it easy to subscribe Have an rss feed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Chad graciously agreed to write up a guest post — and start a meme asking nonprofit and social media folks to add their favorite social media tactic in the comments below or using the hashtag #50smt and aggregated here. 50 (More) Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits by Chad Norman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

That's a photograph of the donation box at the Watt in Roteang Village where the Sharing Foundation has most of its programs. Phonetically, one may pronounce this "pouttch bautha", and it means "donation to the Buddha." t do memes; that???s There is only a little more than 24 hours left to donate.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Instagram is the fastest-growing major social network: 59% of people age 18 to 29 are using “Insta” and other demographics are likely to adopt it in increasing numbers. Traditionally, many nonprofits and foundations have turned to major celebrities to help build awareness, action, and donations for causes. byp100 , BYP 100.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2014

Charity Jacking is imitating a successful fundraising campaign theme or idea that has become popular and instead of encouraging donations to the original charity, redirecting donations to another cause. Charity Jacking goes one step beyond “Social Media Meme Morphing.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. " What do you think about measuring social media? Every time you get a question right the advertisers donate 10 grains of rice. It's game based on how your vocabulary is.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

Disaster Girl Meme ” (sold for $500k). Beeple’s “ OCEANFRONT ” (sold for $6m and all proceeds donated to Open Earth Foundation). Some platforms even allow you to set the payment address as a nonprofit’s crypto wallet address if you want sales donated directly to a nonprofit. Some well-known examples of NFTs are: .

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning. Amazonfail ?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

Memes about goals are EVERYWHERE. Find six volunteers to help sort donations at the thrift store on Mondays. Find new volunteers to help sort donations at the thrift store. Here’s what I mean: Individual donors: How many donors from last year will you renew, convincing them to make another donation in the coming year?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Make sure to use Google’s Social Value graph to learn more about the correlation between your nonprofit’s Facebook and Twitter traffic with your sales and donations. Donate their time at volunteer events? Donate money to support your operations? Use Social Media Platforms the Right Way. Define your goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

One of the examples was from an Indian NGO “ Clothes Box Foundation ” that collects donations of clothing for those living in poverty. The account inspired many to copy the concept or become an internet meme. This is similar to what I found in my research on frequent social media users and giving.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. A picture, a joke, an infographic, a meme, a video, a song--all of that constitutes content. Focus on Quality Content.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

Tableau (Tableau Public is free; Tableau Desktop Professional donations are available through TechSoup). Clear Social Media Goals Get Clear Results. gave practical tips to help social media professionals to optimize their practice. Identify the Social Media Metrics You Need. Here were her suggestions.

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