Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2018

GivingTuesday celebrates philanthropy and countries around the world that participate make it their own, unleashing creative and localized strategies to promote a culture of giving. For example, SevaKitchen is enrolling NGOs to define “hunger zones”, making it easy for people to share excess food near their homes.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. 75% of Young Adults Gave to Charity Last Year, Study Finds – News – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas – The new Millennial Donor Survey is out! "Charities

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Government The government provides grants at federal, state, and local levels to ease the burden of overhead or administration costs for nonprofits like yours. For example, the federal government often provides funding to state and local governments for formula grants that benefit federal programs.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Different Types of Employee Giving Employee Giving Program Ideas How to Run a Successful Employee Giving Program What is an employee giving program? Employee Giving Program Ideas Engaging employees is easy with a few fundraising events or campaigns. Here are a few ideas to jumpstart your giving program!

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2014

Libraries, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations can help fight youth hunger by sharing information about local free summer meal sites. Please bring your ideas, experiences, and questions. Come join us in the fight to end youth hunger! You can make a difference, even if you are not a meal provider!

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

The Emeril Lagasse Foundation provides grants related to nutrition and culinary education, life skills development, childhood hunger, and arts education. The Change Happens Foundation seeks to fund innovative applicants and ideas with proven, high-level impact across three main areas: science, the environment, and education. .

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

But as you’re talking to potential supporters, it’s important to emphasize that homelessness impacts local communities in broad (and sometimes unexpected) ways. That leads to a lighter load on the system, which reduces healthcare costs for everyone accessing healthcare locally. The goal is to build support throughout local communities.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

We work with local farmers to distribute excess produce to families in need. So, as we embark on our next online fundraising adventure, I thought it would be a good idea to hit up the NetWits gang. I volunteer with a small nonprofit called Fields to Families. Brilliant, right? Have you grabbed your credit card yet?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?) I see this lesson in the local councils of London trying to open up their data and their leadership. Going beyond, I think that we can look not just at our goals, but also at the passion we use to fuel our work. Are you fueling with love?

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Whether informally, such as making a meal for a sick neighbor, or formally, such as organizing a food drive for a local charity, families have come together to make a difference. Yet, this year is a bit different. As Points of Light notes, “This year, the needs are greater than ever before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I attended a local unconference for nonprofits about two years ago with the intention of learning how I, as a blogger, could help local nonprofits… you & your blog were mentioned several times. 3. When I taught high school English, I saw first-hand the negative effects of hunger on children in school.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

“We can end hunger around the world by 2030.”. When you consider a goal like ending hunger, you have a couple of choices. This 15-year initiative aims to tackle 17 areas of need across the world, from eradicating hunger to fostering responsible production and consumption to ensuring everyone has access to a quality education.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2012

Our BigTech program is run by our local partner, the NASSCOM Foundation in India. Usha Pillai, chairperson of the IDEA Foundation , said, "Soon after being a part of GuideStar India, we got to attend an IT workshop conducted by NASSCOM Foundation. " Technology donations have also transformed nonprofit operations.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

This week we’re talking #bikesandbakedgoods (a winning combination), and how Hands On Nashville used #GivingTuesday to create local impact – with 5 fundraising ideas to help you rock your next campaign. With help from the local community and partner agencies, this program works to give refurbished bikes to the area’s kids in need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

But the winner was a story about stepping out an organization’s comfort zone to try to avoid repeating past mistakes. The winner is Heartland Pride and here’s their story: Little Bet: After years of having a local organization that planned pride in the Midwest fail numerous times, our organization was formed. Fundraising.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

Intrigued by the idea? Product selection and design If you are now on board with the idea of dropshipping for merchandise but are a little lost as to what to sell, let’s get into a little more detail about how to choose and design products. Think about hosting a pop-up shop or partnering with local businesses to host events.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

Caravan Studios also does the hands-on work of developing the apps to ensure that the ideas, designs, and ultimately, the apps themselves are adoptable by those who need them most. As we listen, we're plucking out the ideas that are actionable," said Jaeger.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2014

Last year at TechSoup we were privy to overhear “idea generators” being held in our meeting area. Caravan Studios drew in local nonprofits with an invitation for snacks and some serious brainstorming — to hear the problems that only those people deeply involved knew about because they ran into these obstacles daily.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

This new genre of video games are about solving real world problems such as environment, global hunger, poverty and disease. Here's another story , about teenage boy who started with a small project to raised money for the local food pantry his first year and then rallied his community to raise $20,000 for hunger organizations.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

She is regularly featured as a presenter at multiple chambers of commerce and local workshops and seminars on networking, event marketing, and sales training. Ideas include asking participants to create videos, share photos, or come up with clever hashtags and branding ideas for your nonprofit. Social media contests.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

This can work in 2 ways: either it shows you some guidelines to follow or gives you an idea of what to avoid or how to differentiate yourself. For instance, let’s say your nonprofit is all about reducing food waste by connecting food locales with community kitchens. Gather all the data you collected and create an audience persona.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Pepsi will invite "applicants" to submit big ideas to change the world and then ask a crowd of Pepsi Fans to vote on them. According to a post in GigaOm , The Pepsi Refresh Project will award $5,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $250,000 to individuals and organizations that turn good ideas into projects that make a difference. The top 100.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Like foursquare and gowalla, you open the application on your phone and see local businesses (instead of showing everything around you, CauseWorld only shows businesses that you can check into for karmas). The causes that are supported are listed here a good mix of wildlife conservation, hunger, and others. are examples of the causes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Team Confufish Royale from Australia developed an app called Foodbank Local that allows businesses to easily donate excess food. An App To End World Hunger? Here are the three winners in that category.

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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. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 28, 2009

I've compiled some Super Bowl fundraiser ideas, celebrity events, and corporate cause marketing campaigns below. The Following the Equator blog has several ideas for Super Bowl Fundraisers including raffling off a flat screen TV, and setting up a football pool. What are some of your Super Bowl giving experiences, or ideas?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Also, make sure to ask respected members of your local nonprofit community. Reach out to community leaders with ideas and suggestions on how you can help. Thanks to Danielle Brigida and Manny Hernandez for their input and ideas. Search and select : Niche communities can be hard to find by their very nature.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The idea was that if we knew each other’s knowledge and skill related to the project, it can help everyone can be more effective in delivering the social media training because one person or team doesn’t need to know everything. The other type of NGOS are those are born on Facebook and work in a networked way naturally.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

So I’ve tapped the Casanovas of Convio for a whole array of ideas for sweeping your donors off their collective feet. One donor cultivation tactic that proved successful in my last job was to put together an interoffice raffle basket of items contributed by local merchants and by co-workers. The same is true for donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

The post and ideas resonated with Holly Hight, a field organizer for Bread for the World. While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Here's a few ideas to help make charitable giving get on your calendar each month for 2009. There was so much support for the idea, that he started an entire fundraising organization fueled by social media to support Jane Doe. For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter.

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Qgiv

APRIL 29, 2021

Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Fight Hunger 5K/10K Hybrid Event. The Fight Hunger 5K/10K hybrid event made it safe to participate in a healthy running event benefitting Northern Illinois Food Bank. Golfers played a round on a local golf course and proceeds from the event were used to send kids to camp. We’ve got you covered !

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2016

One of my core values, both personally and professionally, is to give back to my local community. The most prominent answers were hunger, poverty, racism, education, police brutality, and pollution. We talked about how some businesses are founded on this idea of purpose and others are making changes to get there.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

In contrast, when we looked at the programs we admire most locally, they all are fundamentally focused on youth as leaders and changemakers in their own lives and community. It''s hard to imagine a staff member pitching a public safety-themed event and everyone feeling like it is a good idea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

She is a co-founding member and serves on the advisory board of the Social Media Club and founder of Every Dot Connects , a consortium of marketing and media practitioners who are passionate about using new technologies to build bridges between people and ideas and causes. What didn???t Docublogger video. Statesman blog.). Thanks for asking.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Women, Girls, Education and Global Health. listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen. Listen Read Nola Brantley, Parenting and Youth Enrichment Director, and the Coordinator of the Sexually Abused and Commercially Exploited Youth Program at the George P.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

A tech assessment involves a close analysis of your entire tech stack, and these questions give us an idea of the areas to pay the closest attention to. This is a fairly high-level overview of the documentation stage and may not give you the best idea of what your team walks away with. Step Two: Analysis & Strategy. Deliverables.

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