The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Boost Your Nonprofit’s Impact: 10 Power-Packed Summer Fundraising Ideas for 2023 As the mercury rises, so should your nonprofit’s impact! Outdoor Movie Night An outdoor movie night is a fun and engaging way to bring your community together while raising funds for your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo. Photography Visual'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Title: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the nonprofit staff and volunteers worldwide who Tweet, Share, Update, Friend, Like, Check-in, Join, Connect, and Post for Social Good. Five Must-Have Characteristics of a Nonprofit Website. and Web 3.0. The Social Web.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In the digital environment of email, social media, and mobile, we can use storytelling in innovative ways to inspire supporters and donors — and raise more money. Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. Tip 2: Use Photos to Create Emotional Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

Last week, I wrote a post about Nonprofits and Instagram , asking if it was valuable for nonprofit marketing. This is a high level engagement task, to take a photo and tag it on Instagram. On my post last week, Andy Sternberg , shared some thoughts about the value Instagram can provide brands, including nonprofits.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Raising more from your top donors. Don’t use a lot of photography and fancy layout in your letter or accompanying materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2008

Screencapture of photo by Brian Westbrook. I started with a story about how Ponzi and Chris helped me demonstrate the networked effect with flickr and twitter for a nonprofit training, then told my story about the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine's America's Giving Challenge , and then I set up a real time fundraising challenge.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 22, 2007

Sustainable Table , a project of the nonprofit, GRACE, defines sustainable as: "A product can be considered sustainable if its production enables the resources from which it was made to continue to be available for future generations." To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they are sponsoring their first national photo competition.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofit professionals using technology to power their passions and meet their missions. Simply choose the most appropriate category below, and fill out the submission form to nominate yourself, your organization, or another nonprofit professional. Third place: $250. Innovation of the Year Award.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

Photo by Feast of Fools. Retina Australia is an organization which supports people with blinding retinal eye diseases, as well as raising funds for research into this debilitating condition. Clearly defined goals in what we need to achieve in terms of fund raising. Read up on Flickr and look at different examples by nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

Ahead of our July 20 episode of Nonprofits Live. now for nonprofits creating videos with impact? leaders to answer nonprofit questions for the next NPLive. video sharing, production toolkits, and resources for nonprofits looking. to make quality videos, raise funds, or build campaigns. nonprofit Lights.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2005

Readers choose an item that they are interested in off of the "menu" (which includes everything from french pasteries to Napa wine tours to food photography lessons--all donated by other food bloggers) and donate a minimum of $5. It allows individuals to create fundraising pages to raise money for causes they care about.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

That’s why the holiday season is the busiest for nonprofits. With all those donations, though, nonprofits often forget about sharing their year-end fundraising results. Once the busy season slows down, nonprofits are not only left with a wealth of donations. How should nonprofits acknowledge economic setbacks?

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve read articles about up-and-coming communications channels and whether you should incorporate them into your nonprofit outreach strategy. That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. How To Identify and Build Your Nonprofit’s Story in 5 Steps. Top Nonprofit Storytelling Examples to Inspire You.

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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. For half of nonprofit organizations, the bulk of their annual operating funds come in during October, November, and December. 48 billion is donated to nonprofits each year in November and December.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2010

Online fundraising programs are presenting new and effective ways for nonprofit organizations to raise more money and reach a wider audience more than ever, especially when integrated with other nonprofit organization communications efforts. Author: Jordan Viator. These are often referred to as gift catalogues, as well).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

That’s why the holiday season is the busiest for nonprofits. With all those donations, though, nonprofits often forget about sharing their year-end fundraising results. Once the busy season slows down, nonprofits are not only left with a wealth of donations. How should nonprofits acknowledge economic setbacks?

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

It’s clear that having a comprehensive online fundraising strategy is crucial for modern nonprofits. When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. Here’s what to expect: What is online fundraising?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Jesse Lane will share the super-simple process for raising more money for your nonprofit. He and his team over at Branches Mission Lab do really awesome work for a variety of nonprofits, especially those of you in the ministry space. I know that you’re nonprofit leaders and for that, I want to say thank you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

Photo by Social Misfits. I also facilitated several workshops for London-based nonprofit CEOs and communications directors on developing a strategy for their leadership profiles on social and internal champions (board, staff, and volunteers). Storify with Tweets and Photos. The intent was to raise awareness of shelter animals.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Silent auctions are a great way to fundraise and encourage donors to get involved with nonprofits. Not only will you be able to raise a substantial amount of money for your organization’s cause, but your supporters will also return home with a valuable prize in hand. Of course, a lot goes into hosting a successful silent auction event.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Effective nonprofit web design matters more than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing guidelines, and a disrupted economy have all completely changed business-as-usual for nonprofits. For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Here are some examples of ways people have used the arts to create social impact: 50 Crows Social Change Photography "Images inspire people to act. Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Full disclosure: The number of ways these examples are biased is too many to list.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Since 2010, it has grown tremendously from a simple photo-sharing app to a platform where businesses and nonprofits alike get to share their stories and advocacies. Through the app, brands have been able to effectively gain a loyal following with the help of perfectly filtered photos and compelling captions. Curate Your Photos

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We are here to talk about the next wave, what are those emerging trends in nonprofit social media marketing. We’re going to talk about Emerging Trends in Nonprofit Social Media Marketing. So what are some specific trends that are going to shape nonprofit communications in 2021? So going to be a cool one for sure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location.

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