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JUNE 28, 2012

Pinterest: One Nonprofit's Story , Susan's Site • Marc van Gurp highlighted the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Israel's "Pinsulin" campaign. Wild Apricot Blog • Allison Fine interviewed Ian Haisley, Opportunity International's Director of Online Strategy, about how they used Pinterest to fundraise.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Spencer Brodsky is 17 and he is spending his time online to raise money to bring Green Stoves to Rwanda , something he's been doing for the past 2 years. . My children, now age and 10, have been big helpers in all my online fundraising campaigns for the Sharing Foundation. Spencer Brodsky.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia. I raised money through my blog and later on Twitter to send a young women, Leng Sopharoth to college from 2006-2010. I met Leng in 2007 and recorded this interview. Leng graduated from college and is married.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

That's some of the schwag and a copy of Shel Israels's Twitterville that I purchased at last night's #tbash , the launch party for the book. Shel Israel donated three books. Nonetheless, the best practices that Shel outlines at the end of the fundraising chapter will still hold true. I kicked in my three preview copies.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I'm looking forward to attending the fundraiser in Silicon Valley where there will be fundraising raffle for signed books by these authors: Shel Israel – Twitterville Mitchell Levy 42 Rules for Driving Success with Books Janet Fouts- Social Media Success!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

September to December is a great time to raise money. 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 ). spin on the tradition of sending New Year cards.

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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. Does your organization incorporate walking as part of its work or office culture?

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AUGUST 29, 2009

This was the culmination of the summer long initiative to help raise money for four charities, Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. The most dramatic moment of the conference had nothing to do with charity fundraising. She also included some practical advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

Photo by Shel Israel. The good folks at ChipIn , the personal fundraising widget that I used for this campaign, put forth a challenge. Have different ways for people to support the campaign, not just money. I want to thank Carnet Williams and ChipIn for the challenge match! Here's a few learnings, some highlights, and thanks.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) I see its in Israel. Still, its engaging!

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OCTOBER 30, 2007

My fourth personal fundraising campaign started off with a modest goal - $1,000 to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. The money goes to the Sharing Foundation. which manages the program. Chris Brogan blogged it and tweeted it. talk about a social media metric for influence.

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OCTOBER 19, 2007

The Personal Fundraising Campaign Surpassed Its Goal Faster Than I Could Say Thank You! My fourth personal fundraising campaign was to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. The money goes to the Sharing Foundation. Last year, I raised the money on my blog.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In reality, most companies think, “Yeah, we’ll give some money to charity,” and let their executives figure out which ones. Participants were hoping to use social media for a variety of objectives - including online advocacy, recruit volunteers, and fundraising. Altruism often fails or is not thought out.

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Care2

JULY 18, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) I see its in Israel. Still, its engaging!

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

About two months, again I used to illustrate this post when I read Shel Israel's post " Is Facebook starting to fade? Giving 3 million people a platform to discuss something they're passionate about and raise awareness -- whether or not it leads to money donated -- points to Facebook's potential as a powerful social tool.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Geoff Livingston invited me to keynote the conference along with Shel Israel , author of Twitterville. Jane Quigley who I first met via Chris Brogan and my fundraising campaign to send Leng Soparath to college via the Sharing Foundation 's education program. George Brett who took some great photos of conference.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

If the dollar amounts from fundraising campaigns using social networks are disappointing, one response is to say this doesn't work and stop doing it. They also ask that you donate some money. . Here's an example of a campaign to raise money on TwitCause for honeybee research. . TweetsGiving 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2014

One reason is that wacky and goofy fundraisers work. The concern of philanthropy experts is that high-profile fundraising campaigns like this end up cannibalizing other donations–those inclined to donate $100 to charity this summer, or this year, will judge that they’ve met their social obligations by spending the money on ALS.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and events through design solutions. NIF is dedicated to ensuring ALL citizens of Israel — Arabs and Jews alike — have equal rights in a shared society.

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APRIL 21, 2010

I first encountered the term when I read Shel Israel's , Twitterville (pp110-111). Almost immediately a small group started to raise money through Twitter. hohoto. They planned and started promoting a fundraising event. . I literally gasped! Shel defines it elegantly as “Generosity attached to a branding strategy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

We are going to use some of that money to train some of the young people in energy conservation, in renewable fuels. And that costs money. The other barrier is, because businesses are designed to make money, and it is a stretch for them, "How am I going to make money and also honor the Earth?"

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