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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Creating a Fundraising Culture in Your Nonprofit

Greater Giving

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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Tips to Beat Declining Facebook Reach

Tech Soup

According to Facebook VP of Advertising Technology Brian Boland, "great content teaches people something, entertains them, makes them think, or in some other way adds value to their lives." We decided to intersperse tech-related memes, comics, and other jokes within our educational content. Humor/funny memes.

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How Faith-based Nonprofits Can Use Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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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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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If your organization Tweets, will they donate? Social Media Breakfast: Help Leverage A Tyson Foods Donation. Teaching Your Kids About Philanthropy. Let the Change Blogging Meme Hit The Road. Bloggers Who Create Community Award. New Year's Resolution: Do Something About That Pile of E-Waste. Micro Fundraising and Trust.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. These are icons or image overlays that you add to your profile picture the same way people do declare they voted, or donated blood, or got vaccinated. Hear me out.

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What is your “Individual Social Responsibility (ISR)?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010. Others may donate.

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