Care2

JULY 16, 2008

So far people have contributed everything from a Firefox extension that recommends social actions as you browse the web, to a Wordpress module that recommends social actions based on the content of a post, to a service that makes it super easy for companies to find, sponsor, and showcase charitable actions from various platforms at once.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

An additional five donations were sent offline: 26 $5 donations 14 donations between $10-$25 4 donations of $50 or above Where did the donations come from—the e-mail blast, Facebook, the blogs or Twitter? We received 44 online donations in all. Twitter surprisingly drove most of them. of Chattanooga.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 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)

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

Environmental Groups Prompt EPA to Block Five Mountaintop Mining Projects For several years, Sierra Club , EarthJustice and Appalachian Voices have campaigned strongly to end mining projects that involve blasting away entire peaks, then dumping millions of tons of waste rock in the valleys below, causing permanent damage to the ecosystem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

Since I couldn't use my computer to get on the wifi, I took out my session workbook to review my notes on the module about "Understanding Your Network" which included the basics of social network analysis and mapping. Someone on your mailing list or rolodex. A topic that I don't fully understand, yet. . Family members. The tools.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Project Bread won the “Special Events Fundraising” prize for growing online donations 200% in two years, exceeding $1 MM in 2007. America’s Second Harvest won the “Online Fundraising Campaign” prize for their campaign in which people could select different food items (dairy, meat, etc.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Fear that it will take staff time, there will be little return, and the return will not be as easily measurable as, say, a direct mail piece. You'll want to identify easy, simple first projects that flow from your organization’s internet marketing plan. Fear about letting the public comment back "publicly". Especially in this economy.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Integrated Fundraising Campaign or Program Honorable Mention: Human Rights Campaign Winner: Defenders of Wildlife Each year, Defenders sends out Calendars. Special Events Fundraising Honorable Mention: CauseForce and Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger Winner: National Philanthropic Trust for the Susan B. Komen for the Cure race.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

What were your goals going into the project? 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)

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

What were your goals going into the project? 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)

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

E-mail or call for details. 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)

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

" These ideas might include pilot projects, commercial products and leadership initiatives that will improve the flow of information and news in the public interest. 60) Search « How can nonprofits make money off of this? 60) Search « How can nonprofits make money off of this?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

We try to keep it light, informal, and funny -- providing helpful resources and interesting links, and being responsive to our followers, while also using it as a way to crowdsource and get buy-in and guidance on new projects.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

Integrate any relevant and current “take action” items such as “sign the petition to stop Big Oil from drilling in the Arctic Refuge.” 4) Search Engine Optimization: Integrate keyword-rich content into your website that your target audiences want to read.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Make it easy and meaningful Network for Good offered these perennial tips in their holiday tips last season (paraphrased below): Make the gift real – tell donors in concrete terms the impact their gift will make (think Oxfam Unwrapped and the Heifer Project’s gift guide ). – but tailored for each medium.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Make it easy and meaningful Network for Good offered these perennial tips in their holiday tips last season (paraphrased below): Make the gift real – tell donors in concrete terms the impact their gift will make (think Oxfam Unwrapped and the Heifer Project’s gift guide ). – but tailored for each medium.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Thanks to the Internet, open data efforts, and open source software projects, a variety of free and low-cost tools are now available that allow NPO/community group staff to dive into mapping. How should non-profits think about integrated Internet campaigns? Only one team can prevail – who will it be? You be the judge, NTC!

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

60) Search « A Procrastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising | Main | Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur » Thursday Nov 08 2007 MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Does their profile have an e-mail capture box on it? Has the organization friended celebrities to drive more traffic to their own profile?

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Care2

APRIL 14, 2009

This article was written by Jen Nedeau, Project Manager at New Media Strategies and blogger. With a little practice and interaction online, you can turn a crisis that appears to be a steep mountain into a rolling hill. Do you have other tips in handling crisis communications? Reader Comments (4) Great tips, Jen.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

While we dont have hard metrics at this time, I would encourage nonprofits to read your previous Frogloop interview with Carie from the Humane Society, where she details how a YouTube contest helped add 2000 new members to their mailing list. I have used Youtube in some of my projects and so far I seen great results. com , Inc.

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YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Reliable and sophisticated, though complex in areas Strong in deliverability and integration Network for Good $29.95/month Organize projects, such as a volunteer beach cleanup activity. Two tools include: Vertical Response : 10,000 emails per month free for 501c3s After 10,000 emails, prices are reasonable.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Those that integrate online video into their core marketing activities are seeing the most success. Sometimes, its worth contacting a local university or technical college to see if your video would fit as a student project. Thats why we typically provide a registration module and track this info for our clients. Why or why not?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

60) Search « A Procrastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising | Main | Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur » Thursday Nov 08 2007 MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Does their profile have an e-mail capture box on it? Has the organization friended celebrities to drive more traffic to their own profile?

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

While we dont have hard metrics at this time, I would encourage nonprofits to read your previous Frogloop interview with Carie from the Humane Society, where she details how a YouTube contest helped add 2000 new members to their mailing list. I have used Youtube in some of my projects and so far I seen great results. com , Inc.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

Also - we had a complete strategy around this project, from building the profile to building the friends list. 60) Search « Care2 in the Press: Dawn Gets Greener With Care2 | Main | New M+R Study: Online Fundraising Tactics -- What Works? We didnt just come up with the idea put up a page, then wait for people to come.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

How frequently did you e-mail your list? How many people were on your e-mail list before the challenge? So if a charity needed to build a well, for example, they could set that project for the month on Facebook, and really rally people behind that one specific project. And now to the interview. How many afterwards?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

How frequently did you e-mail your list? How many people were on your e-mail list before the challenge? So if a charity needed to build a well, for example, they could set that project for the month on Facebook, and really rally people behind that one specific project. And now to the interview. How many afterwards?

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Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Those days are long gone: Creating a website, which used to be a weekend project by the president’s niece, has become a large endeavor involving various vendors and consultants. 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million? I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Those days are long gone: Creating a website, which used to be a weekend project by the president’s niece, has become a large endeavor involving various vendors and consultants. 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million? I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0

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Consultant Social Media Myspace Advocacy 31

Care2

JULY 10, 2008

He grew up in Tennessee, got a history degree from Harvard, worked in Manhattan for the Edison Project, then bought a home in Toronto where he rests and plays with his wife and their two sons ages 11 and 7.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

The very cool Causes application by Project Agape enables anyone with a Facebook account to support and engage their Facebook networks to support a "Cause" - be it "Save the Seals!," 60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It? " "End Global Warming!

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

The very cool Causes application by Project Agape enables anyone with a Facebook account to support and engage their Facebook networks to support a "Cause" - be it "Save the Seals!," 60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It? " "End Global Warming!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So the reason we do the seminar and I wrote this book on questions is because my strong belief is, this is a methodology of approaching all kinds of fundraising, whether it’s major donors, direct mail, face to face, on the street, your digital work. . Again, integrating your own personal stories can be highly motivating to people. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Other terms used to describe a Web Widget include Gadget, Badge, Module, Capsule, Snippet, Mini and Flake. Since widgets were fairly new, I installed a mail widget on my blog and asked nonprofit techies what they thought. You can connect it to content in a post like the Bamboo Project. Typepad has integrated widgets into the.

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2008

60) Search « Join WVU for Integrated Marketing Degree Information Session | Main | So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey » Wednesday Jan 23 2008 Who Will Be the Next $100,000 Purpose Prize Winner?

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Social Media Oklahoma City Oklahoma Advocacy 28

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Re-project online income now. We are seeing organizations whose income projections are the product of happier times. Don’t panic by dramatically ramping up the number of hard ask e-mails -- to the exclusion of almost everything else. 60) Search « Patch-Through Call Services – Finally Ready for Prime Time?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

The campaign illustrates what it feels like to give one hungry child a meal by using a web ad integrated with mobile text messaging technology. September 9, 2008 | Andrea Hill Interesting project. 60) Search « Is It Worth It? 60) Search « Is It Worth It? A boy is seen facing an empty plate looking sad and hungry.

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