Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2012

I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville. I also used Twitter to get 300 t-shirts donated to bring over for the conference. I took photos of my daughter wearing the t-shirts with thank you notes for each of the donors.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Nonprofits recognize the power of personal stories from their members, activists, and donors but encounter challenges when it comes to collecting and organizing this information in a meaningful and actionable way. platform is a cloud-hosted solution for the gathering, curation, and use of stories to affect change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Here’s what I learned: Karen learned about the importance of self-care as part of her organization’s work on issues of women’s empowerment and women’s equality in Eastern Europe and Israel. ” She also does one-on-one walking meetings with major donors.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Hype Services, Like Services Some organizations who provide a service see a huge spike in online giving around the High Holidays (think of tickets to services for college students or the planting of a tree in Israel ). Donors are looking to maximize tax deductable gifts before day one of the (secular) New Year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2007

A few of my donors started to ask their friends via their blogs. Since we went over goal, and I have trouble saying now, I kept the campaign going because Champhearom's sponsor was not able to do it this year and I was hoping we could send him to college too. I posted something on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

When I announced the contest, I thought there was one important book missing, Shel Israel's Twitterville. For 2010, they want to build relationships with past volunteers, youth clients, family members, donors, and other supporters. So I said I'd kick in my copy. FLYyouthDC is creating a social media plan using the WeAreMedia wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

A few of my donors are asking their friends via their blogs ! UPDATE: Anything over the $1,000 will support the Sharing Foundation's general fund to provide scholarships for college students in the program who don't have individual sponsors. If we reach $2,000, we can send Champhearom to college too!

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I had been wondering how they could track the donor with the ad hes currently viewing. I see its in Israel. 60) Search « Is It Worth It? The fact that everyone currently viewing the ad sees the change is a bit disappointing: arguably, the whole thing could just be canned. Still, its engaging! Thanks for the info.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Now, more than ever before, we need to secure the attention and devotion of our colleagues, most important donors, and supporters. Check out these full decks we wrote and designed for AARP , Health in Harmony , and New Israel Fund.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

Photo by Shel Israel. And, since I raised an additional $15 over goal, I used that money to purchase a t-shirt from the donor who put the campaign over the top! I want to thank Carnet Williams and ChipIn for the challenge match! Here's a few learnings, some highlights, and thanks. Find creative ways to thank people.

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Care2

JULY 18, 2007

I had been wondering how they could track the donor with the ad hes currently viewing. I see its in Israel. 60) Search « Is It Worth It? The fact that everyone currently viewing the ad sees the change is a bit disappointing: arguably, the whole thing could just be canned. Still, its engaging! Thanks for the info.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2014

million in the same period last year, including 300,000 new donors. It encouraging slacktivism, not long term relationship between the donor and the charity. The hard work of philanthropy always lies in creating a sustainable donor base. The association reports $15.6 million in donations since July 29, compared with $1.8

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Here’s an example of a successful print campaign where every aspect reinforced the key messages: The New Israel Fund (NIF) was embarking on a $40M Legacy campaign in honor of their 40 th anniversary. NIF is dedicated to ensuring ALL citizens of Israel — Arabs and Jews alike — have equal rights in a shared society.

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JUNE 26, 2018

We do everything from legislative organizing to engaging in campaigns that seek to put nonviolent pressure on the government both in the US and Israel to respect international law. Occasionally we’ll give these donors an added incentive so there's a feeling of community that we try to foster in being a sustainer as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

An alternative approach is to experiment and find ways to improve results. . 2) Spreading Person to Person Asks : This approach uses twitter and encourages people to ask their friends through Twitter to donate to a charity and spread the ask to their friends.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Now, substitute "donors" for "listeners" and "mission" for "moral" and you can see just how handy stories can be for cause-based organizations. Our recent project for Masa Israel Journey shows how all these elements can work together. photo: jennie Zed.

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