Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Tobias Eigen from Kabissa presented at the Web2fordev: Remixing the Web for International Development. Google qualified nonprofit organizations can use GoogleCheckout to accept charitable donations without any fees as first reported by the NTEN blog. He also shares the key points of his presentation here. Fundraising 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. How do you use the latest technologies to build active networks and roadmaps for action? Are older groups evolving quickly enough?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

This melting of boundaries will happen from inside out through individuals working in nonprofits using social networks to connect across silos and organizations. This is already happening to some nonprofits as a by-product of their participation on social networks and using simplicity. This is called working in a networked way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

(If you want to learn more about mindmapping and diagramming tools, the Web Worker Daily has a review here ) Share the Technology , a computer recycling database that matches requests with donations. How to remix content with having a law degree is a simple guide to how to use material from the internet without getting in trouble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

When nonprofits marry tried-and-true fundraising techniques with social media and online networks, they are able to tap into the power of crowd funding. The infographic summarizes crowdfunding data from different platforms : $88 is the average donation size. 534 is the average total amount raised by an individual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

User-Generated Flickr Birthday Card Contest: For my 50th birthday, held a contest where friends got to remix embarrassing photos of me into a 50th Birthday Card on Flickr. I donated $50 to the winner's charity. Beth's 52nd Birthday : This was campaign that used Facebook Causes and the Birthday wish feature and a matching donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Taking Action or Fundraising: You're using social media tactics to spur supporters to action or donate. Jeremiah Owyang, Social Network Sites Use Analysis - Compilation of Research Facts. Sony Bolsters Web Presence with Social Networking Features by PR Week. Watch other nonprofits and copy and remix for your next project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

" The holiday season is also time to donate your time to a cause. Mike Seyfang, a nonprofit technology consultant in Austraila, tells us to avoid YouTube if you want to get remixed and mashedup. Social Networking Random Thoughts on Life and Works has a post called " How Connected Are You?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine , titled " The Networked Nonprofit " and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. Last year, TweetsGiving , raised $11,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania using Twitter to spread messages of thanks and opportunities to donate.

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