Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Growing up, my kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. The organizations listed are profiled by other young people. And it can be a rewarding experience.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I was raised to serve. Outside of his paid work, my dad organized CROP walks in our community, co-founded Martin House , volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Witness for Peace , and visited elderly people at the local convalescent home who didn''t receive much company. Here''s the link to my first post, Why Do You Do Good?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

According to the 2015 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Benchmark Study , 5K events are struggling to recruit participants and raise funds. 5Ks have been historically difficult to raise funds through, but they seem to be having a particularly tough go of it lately. From the minute you sign up, you know you need to raise funds.

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JUNE 22, 2021

million peer-to-peer volunteers raised over $1.3 John Center for Homeless Men recently hosted their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent. Some of their participants raised over $10,000 in their house party. Using a mix of social media and email communications, more than 9.4 In the last year, the St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

For example, through a Twitter campaign during the conference, Mark Horwath raised $50,000 for his organization InvisiblePeople.tv to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. Together we can do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Can we use the momentum of focused attention to raise an issue above the noise? The mission of Upwell is to condition the climate for change in marine conservation, and ready people to take action. Will hunger ever gain Beiber-like prominence? Are people more compassionate to animals, more generous towards the homeless?

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MARCH 17, 2010

For example, through a Twitter campaign during the conference, Mark Horwath raised $50,000 for his organization InvisiblePeople.tv to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. Together we can do it.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

From hunger to homelessness, HON connects volunteers to critical issues facing the Middle Tennessee community, and serves as one of the largest volunteer resource centers in the world. Over 70 people came out, 115 bikes were collected, and enough donations were raised to purchase 20 new bike helmets.

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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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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Many nonprofits deal with difficult subjects—illness, hunger, abuse, war, loneliness, addiction—and it’s often detailed accounts of those subjects that inspire people to give. However, raising money isn’t as simple as telling difficult nonprofit stories every single day. You also have the people in the stories to consider.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. People think that if you’re in the news, you must be doing important work. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Pay too much, and you’ll raise the eyebrows (or ire) of donors, clients, volunteers, and anyone else who looks up your 990 in one keystroke. Did a raise or a bonus help retain an effective CEO? Or, "Please give this family a place to stay for the night; and why dont you see if you can eliminate homelessness in the meantime?"

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Everything the center did connected people—all people— with the natural world. Unfortunately, many nonprofits have a mission statement that is vague and full of jargon, one that leaves people wondering what the nonprofit really does. This ambiguity can limit your ability to raise money and attract supporters.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Whatever you might think of Hitchens though, one of his main criticisms raises an interesting point. He has argued that Mother Theresa was not primarily interested in eliminating poverty, which would have involved muscular advocacy for things like the empowerment of women.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Yep, there’s a marathon of opportunity coming up and you don’t want to miss the chance to raise big bucks for your nonprofit. You see, the end of the year is when people think about how they can make a difference, especially through causes they love. No one raises big money in reactive mode. Trust me on that. Your donors.

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