Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Supporters are encouraged to share photos of themselves wearing a hat with the hashtag and say why the campaign is important. This campaign combines the popular selfie with the time honored hold a sign meme. Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good? Share the link in the comments.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Memes are a fun, easy way to create engaging content, especially for social media. How can we use memes while still respecting copyright and making sure content creators get appropriate credit? For example, can a nonprofit use a noncommercial-licensed image in a fundraising email? Can they charge money for the textbook?

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2014

Today I received at least 10 fundraising pitches. If you have too many donors to thanks on social media, make a fun meme and tag them on different social media channels. This should be a complementary event where they don’t have to donate money to attend. Online Fundraising'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

Mashable , a popular social media and technology blog and geek favorite, has caught the generosity meme with its Summer of Social Good , an initiative that raises money for the Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. Donations close on August 29th, 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and The Children’s Movement of Florida reclaimed the top two spots this year for the most money raised for the day with $368,739 and $156,925, respectively. Setting the public fundraising goal of $5 million excited the entire community; people rallied behind reaching that amount. Fundraising'

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

With a couple friends at Green Memes, we're trying to create a new resource for the #nptech community - a free guide for the next generation of online organizers. What's a meme? We put the idea on a site like StartSomeGood (or in this case, Kickstarter) - and we're raising money to help bring this guide to life.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 10, 2007

Starting Saturday, July 28th at 6 AM PST, 2007 Blogathon bloggers will post a new post every 30 minutes for 24 hours to raise money for their favorite cause. Image Credit: The 2007 Blogathon mascot, Meme the Sheep, was created by the Ryan Estrada. blogathon blogging fundraising in pledges have been made.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” While we are on the subject of money, your going to need some to improve your social media campaigns in 2013. are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

HBR's Dan Pallotta thinks it's unethical that your organization doesn't spend more time and money on fundraising. We think it's unethical that this crazy yo-yo guy hasn't been worked into a fundraising campaign. If your community is into cat fashion shows , or any number of silly memes , you're golden.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. Memes about goals are EVERYWHERE. The reality is this: goals ARE vital to success —especially when fundraising for new nonprofits. Fundraising goals help a nonprofit fulfill its mission. Set a goal!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

Mani , who has an inspired an online community of over 600 people who have supported awareness and fundraising activities for congenital heart defects for many years. Dr. Mani not only donated to the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge, but we've having a conversation about social fundraising. t do memes; that???s

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That’s a good number, but that leaves 53% of nonprofits worldwide that haven’t yet come to the understanding that Facebook can be a colossal waste of time if you are not following these best practices and at least occasionally purchasing Facebook Ads for special fundraising and advocacy campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Is it a “necessary evil” of fundraising? You get the idea.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

They ARE wasting their time by showing up at the last minute, lamely posting a link asking for money. Look, Giving Tuesday requires planning, like any other fundraising campaign. Remember that lots of other nonprofits are raising money on the same day and yes, there is competition. They shouldn’t even bother.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2014

Charity Jacking is imitating a successful fundraising campaign theme or idea that has become popular and instead of encouraging donations to the original charity, redirecting donations to another cause. It isn’t exactly new in fundraising or activism. Charity Jacking goes one step beyond “Social Media Meme Morphing.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2014

In the next 24 hours, over 7,000 nonprofits will share the work of their organizations, attract new donors, raise money for their programs, and have a lot of fun doing it. This guest post highlights some of the techniques Knight Foundation grantees are using to attract attention. Fundraising' What’s better than that?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Here are four ways nonprofit organizations can improve their marketing efforts while also spending less money and less time on the issue: Do Your Research. Donate money to support your operations? To save money and resources, focus on delivering content to those social media platforms that are bringing you the most success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Chad graciously agreed to write up a guest post — and start a meme asking nonprofit and social media folks to add their favorite social media tactic in the comments below or using the hashtag #50smt and aggregated here. Alternative giving is a fun way to turn awesome supporters into awesome fundraisers!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

Keynote Talk: Gen Z Donors – Future Proofing Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Strategy. Another example was of Ryan Lee Cox who was concerned about food insecurity at his high school and used Facebook to organize and fundraise to raise enough money to pay for lunches for students in need. Just Giving.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. A picture, a joke, an infographic, a meme, a video, a song--all of that constitutes content. Focus on Quality Content.

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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. 9237 is the average amount raised when groups are working on a team to fundraise. Set realistic fundraising goals. Fundraising'

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Frank Barry get’s right to the point – online fundraising isn’t a fad. As a matter of fact, online fundraising accounts for seven-percent of total fundraising and has seen double-digit growth over the past four years. Steve MacLaughin showed us when he created the Top 12 Internet Memes for Nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

And a peer-to-peer fundraising. So if you’re have a fundraiser, usually what is done on WhatsApp is to have a link that could you have a link to the place that, you know, you can donate money, you can send it to your contacts, and this works because. So first I have on the left, this just a funny meme. Naira: Yeah.

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