Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A recent study from two researchers affiliated with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has challenged the public perception about AI’s negative impact on society due to the “robots taking over jobs.” Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . This is a more macro lens.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

The new book, Bridgebuilders , should be on the reading list of every public official, CEO, and civic leader. Furthermore, the outdated model that worked well at one time—identifying a problem and creating a program designed to solve it—is giving way to new, muti-sector approaches to create public value.” Eggers and Donald F.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

Over 50% of people who receive an email about a crowdfunding campaign donate ( DonorPerfect ). 19% of donors would give by scanning their smartphone at a digital billboard on public transport or at an airport ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). homelessness (8%), and education (7%) ( Global Trends in Giving Report ).

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

They understand the research showing consumers/people will buy more products, or even switch brands, if a brand supports a cause they care about. At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. How many people are on your mailing lists?

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

How many times have you seen a local shop serving as a drop-off point for donations to a homeless shelter or food bank? Or donating a percentage of their sales to a local charity? These efforts pay dividends to the business while benefiting said non-profit and improving the quality of life in the local community.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. How might we bridge the gap between the private and public sectors? How might we make food freely available to those who want it?

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For a truly successful #GivingTuesday, give yourself time to develop a plan, build up support and publicize. If you are generous, you have a heart that seeks to help people and make them happy. Embrace creativity, take time to plan your approach, and carefully schedule publicity leading up to GivingTuesday on November 29, 2022.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Not only have the people working on the project been building up their list of locations with free Wi-Fi access, but they've also started to focus on marketing and outreach for the service. Joseph took over the project, created the text messaging app, and recruited other people to help him out. Collaborating with Public Libraries.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sometimes when people are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, they’re looking for a quick solution to solve their funding problems. Paying for everything yourself removes some of the accountability that nonprofits need and grays the boundaries of public input and influence. Others make it look so easy. Things change.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As you implement the strategies given in this guide, you’ll be able to find and recruit people who want to dedicate their time and talent to helping your organization. People are often more comfortable getting involved with an organization if someone they know is already involved with that organization. Request a Demo.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A nonprofit mission statement also serves as inspiration for employees, donors, and volunteers and provides the public with an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose. Has your mission pivoted due to a global or local event? Have you limited or expanded your service area? Are you working with new demographics?

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Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 13, 2019

Recognizing that good health depends more on an individual’s access to housing, good nutrition, education, and a safe neighborhood than on their medical care, Kaiser Permanente is rolling out Thrive Local , a digital care coordination platform that makes it easier for its medical providers to connect patients to community-based social services.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, if a nonprofit organization operates health clinics inside public schools, the Advisory Board might be made up of pediatricians, family physicians, and nurses, who could advise the Governing Board on how the model could best operate to meet families’ needs. People get involved in volunteerism to feel a sense of purpose.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

E-commerce has forever changed the way people shop, and your organization can use that to your advantage with wish list drives. Rather than asking people to donate material items directly to your organization, you can create a public wish list on an e-commerce site like Amazon where your donors can buy items you need directly online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. But even with all that valuable experience, Kyle was stuck working double shifts at a local pizza joint. We’d love to hear about your experiences and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

At CauseVox , We’ve helped thousands of people and nonprofits all over the world crowdfund for nonprofits and social good projects. They are also known as perks or gifts, and are used as incentives to motivate people to support a campaign. For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Today, people of color and low-income communities are more likely to be impacted by natural disasters, live close to hazardous waste, and die of environmental causes.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If building a haunted house seems far too difficult, consider partnering with a local haunted house for your event. Stock up on pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch, or make the event a BYOP affair, keeping a few extra pumpkins on hand for guests that weren’t able to bring their own. Haunted Hike. Fall carnival.

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DipJar

MARCH 9, 2021

Not only do they provide comprehensive medical and rehabilitative care to over 5,000 injured wild animals, they also offer community outreach programs to over 150,000 people annually. Not only does this allow them to engage new donors, it helps create more partnerships with local businesses!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Not the content (which most people skim in about 13 seconds or less). Start by being very clear what you want people to do after they read your email.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

From time to time, we love to feature the great work of people and organizations that we admire. We particularly like to call attention to extraordinary people doing humanitarian work who don't get a lot of attention. One in five people there live in poverty. that] allows local affiliates to innovate solutions to poverty.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. People are busy around the holidays.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

posted by Angelina Magerl Class 12 Public Ally. Coming into Public Allies , I wasn’t sure what to expect. I came across Public Allies and it looked like a great program. Because of Public Allies, I learned my peers consider me a very good listener. In Public Allies, we learn a lot about diversity. Maya Angelou.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 15, 2019

Local grocery stores and restaurants might be willing to donate the bulk of the food. One of the reasons people put off their spring cleaning is because they don’t know what to do with all their unwanted stuff. Set up shop at your office or a well-trafficked public space and sell items in exchange for donations. Spring Cleaning.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2013

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. I felt a blissful, joy-filled rush of connection to all things and all people.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. Have people heard of 350.org What is a movement?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Many types of donors, many ways to say thanks People give for all kinds of different reasons and occasions. It helps to provide the people making calls with a script. We don’t have a lot of people supporting us for four years in a row, so I wanted to call you and let me know how much we appreciate you.”. Just say thank you.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. However, we can actively try to build cross-community bridges in an attempt to understand our own locality from other points of view.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A few years ago, a nonprofit executive was bragging to me about a fundraising breakthrough he had when he had gotten a new $5,000 donation from a local foundation and how much effort he, his board, his development director, and others spent wooing and making their case for the contribution. Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Close the circle with thank yous, public acknowledgement, and light touches that aren’t asks. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. Designate a cheer leader. Gather your tribe and rally the base. Get your base to give first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. The people with skills are out there. Impact and Excellent: Data-Driven Strategies for Nonprofits by Sheri Chaney Jones.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

to the general public and to policy makers. I heard from rockstar social entrepreneurs as well as meeting people doing everyday social enterprise (and facing the normal struggles of enterprise). My good buddy Mel Young of the Homeless World Cup was the evening keynoter: he's got an exciting story to tell. Just like in the U.S.,

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently hosted their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent. With just a couple of clicks, anyone can register their own fundraiser and raise money to help CityTeam with combating hunger and homelessness in their city. BONUS – See this idea in action! In the last year, the St.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

Working with local businesses, Boulder Food Rescue identifies places where food that would usually be thrown away can be saved instead. Boulder Food Rescue provides food to homeless shelters, working-poor families, schools, charities, low-income housing cooperatives, and other organizations in need. Results That Matter.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2016

This is one area where traditional nonprofits can take a cue from advocacy groups to tap into issues that are already top of mind for the public. They tap into the power of topics that are top of mind for people—big stories in the media or conversations online—and then they ask them to take action. Make a donation today.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

To make sure school supplies aren’t out of reach for any student, they created the Free Teacher Market to help “Erase the Need” for local students. In fact, donations made on a branded form average 38% larger than contributions made through a generic page, and 51% of people who visit a nonprofit’s website do so on a mobile device.

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