Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

From stand-alone 24 hour giving days in a local community like CentreGives in State College, PA to GiveOut Day a national campaign where LGBTQ nonprofits joined forces to encourage giving to the grandfather of giving days, Give to the Max Day hosted by GiveMN now in its 5th year.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Either way, it’s time to brush up on your peer-to-peer fundraising chops and check out some online fundraising ideas that you can use to attract donors to your nonprofit. When your donors fundraise for you, they build credibility for your cause. Tip: Leverage existing matching gifts from your donor’s employers as well.

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DipJar

JUNE 24, 2021

This past February, Texas was hit with some of the worst weather in generations. PetSmart hosted a series of “Pup-up” adoption events in their stores to help shelter animals get exposure and adopted. Phoebe’s portability allows it to be set up wherever and whenever FODAS hosted an adoption event or other programs in the community.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. When I look back, this was one of the most sophisticated fundraising programs in Texas! Prospective donors including grant making agencies are overwhelmed with grant applications.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Grant funds are made available across a variety of categories, based on donor intent and the guidance of our Governing Committee. Their Fund for Targeted Needs supports a wide variety of donor interests, including health, animal welfare, community improvement, conservation, youth development, substance abuse, special populations, and more.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Bring your questions and join your host, Amy DeVita of TopNonprofits. Originally a Texas native, Duke, his wife, and two daughters now call Florida home after having survived 15 New York winters. Is fundraising on the blockchain a good idea for your organization? Where do you even start to find out more about it? Michael Sullivan.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

That's why each month NetSquared organizers in 60 cities across the globe host networking events for the nonprofit tech community. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. Las Vegas, Nevada: Benefits of Donor Software and How It Maximizes Your Fundraising Revenues.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston. Jakarta, Indonesia: Web Hosting.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. Houston, Texas: Monthly Meetup with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE! Austin, Texas: Google Analytics for Dummies. Make Your Donor the Hero. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

They will be covering topics from across the nonprofit sector including diversity, stewardship, donor experience and self-care. Cause Camp 2020 Host. Founder & Principal, Donor Relations Guru Group. We’re so proud to introduce our amazing speaker lineup! Julia Campbell. Lynne Wester.

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Care2

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Let Care2 and Sea Change Strategies help you by sharing the 10 critical action steps for mobilizing your donors and raising money this year end. Easy fixes you can make to your donation page, so that donors complete the donation process. Thank your donors - when, how, and for what. But don't worry: You are not too late!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2019

The University of Texas at Austin just announced a new endowment providing free tuition for students from families with incomes less than $65,000. Fundraising is essential to the growth of any scholarship program, but it can be challenging to come up with fresh ideas that resonate with donors and prospects.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The aggregator is hosted and maintained by Strange Idea Labs of Austin, Texas. Most of them are social media quick guides for using things like Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Church Tech Blogs is exactly what it sounds like: a blog aggregator site. That’s the highest adoption rate in the nonprofit sector.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 9, 2011

This conference is NEXT WEEK in Austin, Texas (corporate home of the Convio mothership ). Nonprofit Group Meet Up Hosted by Convio. Yeah, Yup, Right On - Getting the Younger Donor to Say Yes to Your Nonprofit (PDF). SXSWi - South by Southwest Interactive. Causebuilding Games: Fundraising & Social Gaming Streams.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. It’s pretty safe to say that everyone wants more donors for their nonprofit. As you know, getting more donors is easier said than done. Check out their slides today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

One of my main projects this past year, and continuing into 2015 was to serve as the facilitator for a learning network of community foundations who are hosting Giving Days, funded by the Knight Foundation. To be successful as a facilitator in a peer learning isn’t about subject matter expertise, although having that knowledge helps.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Interested in seeing how we can help you design the perfect donor experience for your end-of-year appeal? At Qgiv, we love a good matching gift, and Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is great at using matching gift pledges in end-of-year fundraising campaigns to encourage their donors to give to their cause. Request a demo. Who they are.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Potential corporate or major donor gift sponsors/matches. It demonstrates the need to your donors. It drives urgency for donors to participate in reaching the goal. It shows your progress so your donors visually see how their donation moves the needle. It allows donors to celebrate with you when your goal is achieved.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars we are first and foremost a provider of donor management software. And what they’re doing in that is they’re building donor confidence because if they plan it well, they execute it well. . We love doing these webinars. And that was the assumption.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Last year, many more nonprofit panels made it onto the agenda and there was even a nonprofit lounge hosted by BeaconFire. . So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW! Submitted by Gradon Tripp.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

Kickstarter is a symptom of changes in donor culture. These are people who like to have a personal connection to a specific project and may be less interested in museum-style donor levels that are more about general (and vague) support for the institution. In one case, a man in Texas donated $1,000 to the campaign.

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Kindful

MARCH 4, 2021

Especially with COVID in the mix, you’re looking for fundraising ideas that will work well virtually in 2021, keeping in mind that later in the year it may be possible to host them in person. Host a social media challenge. Host a virtual walkathon. Does it send your donors away from your website? Find matching donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Last year, many more nonprofit panels made it onto the agenda and there was even a nonprofit lounge hosted by BeaconFire. . Donations 2.0 : Connecting donors directly to the beneficiaries of contributions is a game-changing fundraising strategy.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

Their passion for your mission will show through in their outreach, which makes them a powerful social proof for potential donors. North Texas Food Bank asked volunteers to host their own virtual food banks and raise money. Maybe they have friends or a community there. Connect fundraising to those same values.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Last year, many more nonprofit panels made it onto the agenda and there was even a nonprofit lounge hosted by BeaconFire. . Donations 2.0 : Connecting donors directly to the beneficiaries of contributions is a game-changing fundraising strategy.

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EveryAction

APRIL 25, 2016

Although they aren’t better when they come straight out of the oven and don’t taste great with a tall glass of milk, matching gifts can be a fantastic way to double the donations that your nonprofit is already receiving from donors - here's how! Luckily, there is no shortage of ways for a nonprofit to market matching gifts to donors.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

As I learned from attending the just completed Convio Summit in Austin, Texas, a discussion about APIs and databases fortunately doesnt have to be technical. The essence of an API is that it enables databases and applications to talk to each other, so you can share data and host data in multiple places simultaneously.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Fish in Your Own Pond: Combining Analytics and Stewardship to Engage More Donors. Laprade emphasized the use of analytics to tap these opportunities, saying that “donors speak to us through the data”. Laprade emphasized the use of analytics to tap these opportunities, saying that “donors speak to us through the data”.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While having hand s -on-deck was critical to mobilize food to those in need, the North Texas Food Bank supporters also raised almost $100,000 leveraging peer-to-peer fundraising technology. Another one in four said they planned to host hybrid programs, which combine elements of in-person and virtual events.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As a port of the Neon One ecosystem, Neon Websites offers a cutting edge, user-friendly experience for nonprofits and donors alike. For Neon CRM users, Neon Websites also integrates seamlessly with the all-in-one donor management platform to create a truly unparalleled technology experience. Look, check our URL.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This remarkable cohort of 250 community builders are hosting monthly free workshops and networking events in more than 74 cities, and they're doing it entirely as volunteers. Every month, our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Start a NetSquared Group. --> Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2013

The Blood Center App helps donors find the nearest location where they can donate blood. The app can also be used to send notifications to donors when a particular blood type supply is low. With services like Windows Azure , Microsoft-hosted servers, organizations can move their entire operation to the cloud.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2010

He earned his PhD in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. For any who are interested, we are hosting a very relevant webinar in a couple of weeks. analyze the effectiveness of their programs and services, or create reports that showcase the benefits of their services to donors and their communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

I’ll be talking about the role of hyper-connected donors based on my experience and some recent research that shows how valuable these champions are for crowdfunding and social fundraising. 28% of donors are repeat donors. Always thank your donors via email, social media, and handwritten notes. I love serendipity!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2016

The tech failure that disrupted the national Give Local America Day fundraising campaign in May 2016 raised a big question for community foundations hosting giving days: What can they do differently to ensure smooth sailing in the future? They sought a host of answers. This helps to avoid miscommunications and misinformation.

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