Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. During the facilitated discussion session at GEO’s National Conference in Seattle it was my great privilege to convene a group of brave pioneers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

Seattle, Washington: Boards on Fire! Inspiring Leaders to Raise Money Joyfully. Seattle, Washington: Better Words, Better World: Messaging for Board Members and Executives. Seattle, Washington: Executive Service Corps Appreciation and Awards Luncheon. Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards.

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AUGUST 31, 2008

Fund Raising at the Speed of Twitter - Philanthropy.com: "Fund Raising at the Speed of TwitterTwitter — mini-blogs updated via text message — can raise money fast from the technologically savvy.Beth Kanter and 250 bloggers, podcasters, and other technology enthusiasts at a Seattle conference raised $2,657 to pay for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia, (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 12, 2007

I just got back from a short jaunt to the University of Washington in Seattle. My talk there was on "raising the floor," my new theme around delivering access to everyone on the planet with a disability (and everybody else, too). It was well received, and I had lunch with the students and talked about disability rights and technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2009

created by four Seattle-based travel bloggers, returns for a second. year with the goal of raising USD13,000 to build a school in rural Cambodia. Tell me about this fundraiser - who, what, why, when, how much, etc Who: Four Seattle based travel bloggers. Passports with Purpose (PwP) is a collaborative online fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2013

The 7 minute video above is from Matt Smith who is a Seattle improviser and auctioneer. Do this instead: (1) Raise hands to offer it up and let it go. Matt suggests that you can’t walk into walk into a meeting late and raise your hands and shout this, but you can do it under the table! Here’s how.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2020

However, it became clear early in the month that the impact of COVID-19 in the Seattle metro area would leave their staff, volunteers, and Board members without an in-person event to highlight all the work they’d accomplished in the past year. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2006

The e-Nonprofit Benchmarks Study looks at the effectiveness of major American nonprofit organization using the Internet to raise money and influence public policy. It is described as "a tool that nonprofits can use to measure and compare their online performance to other organizations' online programs."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2008

My exploration of using social media tools and personal fundraising strategies has been devoted to raising money to help support young people like Leng Sopharath through the Sharing Foundation's program. So, this year I'm raising money to cover her junior year tuition, living expenses, and medical expenses. Any advice?)

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Seattle, WA – November 1. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Jim Davenport, an astronomer living in Seattle, charted the height and width of all of the works in the Tate''s collection. They raise interesting questions about the Tate''s collection and the imperfections of collections data. But the discussions they raise are limited. These visualizations are fun. They are beautiful.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2020

Developed in 2019 and envisioned by the Seattle Public Library Foundation, Library Giving Day was created to support libraries nationwide. Last year, seventy eight libraries participated and raised over $737,000, with their average gift size being $172. Update on raised funds for Library Giving Day. Share a second themed story.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

uses the technology to raise awareness of research on dementia and memory-related illnesses. As the technology improves and becomes less cumbersome, virtual reality simulators are making it possible to put donors into other people’s shoes. For example, One.org. Alzheimer’s Research UK.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2017

In April 2017, Christie's Place launched a crowdfunding campaign and raised $5,000 to provide women and their families with basic necessary things. Northwest Hope and Healing Foundation — Seattle. Earlier in June, House of Ruth raised $4,000 from its Redressed: Transformational Art Against Domestic Violence event.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Seattle, WA: Fundraising + Technology: How to Raise Money in a Changing Landscape. San Francisco: Let’s Learn About Project Homeless Connect SF: Discussion and Brainstorming. Thursday, November 14. Surrey, Canada: Metrics that Matter. Vancouver, Canada: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Friday, November 15. Event Reports.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If you were unable to join us last month, we hope that you’ll join us next year at bbcon 2020 in Seattle. 865,120 raised (173% of goal) – via 1,300 gifts, from 22 states, 108 nonprofit organizations participating, and 15 sponsors contributing $213,000. bbcon Takeaway #1: Small investments in data quality will yield big returns.

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APRIL 17, 2015

The sale raised over $200,000 for San Francisco libraries, and the leftover boxes of books made a new home at a local thrift shop in a rural area of Eugene, Oregon, that has limited access to library and book services. In lieu of posting a pic of kiddos without their parental consent, here’s Jessica riding the mechanical bulldog at 15NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

Once you can understand your reaction – and if you are a person who tends to blame yourself, it is important to understand how making a mistake makes us feel bad and how to let that feeling of shame go. I learned a technique for this from Seattle-based improvisation teacher, Matt Smith. Do the failure bow.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Research Triangle, North Carolina: How to Create Digital Stories to Raise Money and More. Seattle, Washington: Preparing for FLSA Overtime Rule Change. Raleigh, North Carolina: Storymakers 2016 — How to Create Digital Stories to Raise Money and More. Seattle, Washington: Tableau for Nonprofits. Wednesday, May 18.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Here are some scenarios in which peer-to-peer fundraising could benefit your faith-based organization: Help raise money and awareness for an upcoming project. The group participating in the mission trip, such as the Youth Group or Adult Ministry, are the participants raising funds for the mission trip.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Braided River is a Seattle-based publishing organization that is committed to inspiring support for critical conservation efforts. The organization has raised well over a million dollars to care for hundreds of orphaned and displaced orangutans living in care centers in Borneo and Sumatra. Braided River — Second-Place Winner.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 31, 2016

about three-fourths will raise their hands. My initial background is in business and marketing, but I was a community volunteer and then I went to work in community relations and fundraising for a number of years in Seattle. From there I became the executive director of a nonprofit in Seattle.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Vu is a writer, speaker, vegan, Pisces, and the Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by developing leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color,= and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. Now, without further ado, your lineup: Vu Le.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

Last week, I visited the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle. One man (Gordon from Kirkland) told us that "Vi is kind of a celebrity" in the Seattle Chinatown community, which made the rest of us more excited about taking a tour from her. I'm always a bit nervous when I visit a museum I love from afar. What if it isn't what I expected?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2021

Though perhaps daunting at first, it’s forced nonprofits to innovate and get creative with how to stay connected with supporters and raise the funds needed for their mission. With hybrid events, the power to raise more lies in the expanded reach of adding virtual components. Athletic events and luncheons went virtual.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Over the course of a few months the Ice Bucket Challenge raised over $115 million dollars, increasing their research budget, bringing awareness to their cause, and moving them closer to developing a cure. Personally, I believe the best lip sync video to-date was created by the Seattle Police Department. Take a look by clicking here.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In less than a week, nonprofits using Convio systems have raised over $100 million through email appeals, websites and social media outreach and many other organizations are raising record amounts. As of today [when this article was first posted], this tool has raised $3 million for the Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

In Technology Support as Teaching , Michelle Murrain raises the question "Is providing technology support simply just an end in itself, or is it also a means to empower clients in appropriate technology use to further mission?" Patrick Shaw, of NPower Seattle has a blog ! Meanwhile, Joomla!Day Day USA West registration opens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2005

Solo Ride to raise money for learning disabilities. NORML has a video blog that was set up after Seattle Hempfest via Jack Olmsted The Washington DC office is now seeking funding to purchase video and. Right now, users can't submit their own videos and there are no RSS feeds, but. " (Hmm. way cool video as conversation) 3.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2015

If we didn't raise substantial funds in my first few weeks on the job, we'd have to close our doors. We try to give early, to help leaders who are starting out to believe in themselves and their ability to raise funds for their work. Please join us on Friday on twitter to talk more. I remember the first time I asked someone for money.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2007

They contacted supporters in Seattle who were interested in the campaign, as well members of the Ethiopian community, and asked them to show up at the protest. Starbucks responded with their own video with their side of the story, which raised Oxfam's profile and the story because the Oxfam video sat up at the top along with Starbucks' video.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

an hour, would raise $20,000 dollars in one year. My friend and colleague, Michael DeLong died last week in Seattle. The organization’s calculus is that if a business were to ask its patrons to round up their bill to the next dollar, then that business, by collecting as little as $4.00 Remembering Michael DeLong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

My most recent experiment involved Twitter, fundraising, and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes. How did I raise $2,657 in 90 minutes? Click to see the larger image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

On Friday, I offered a participatory design workshop for Seattle-area museum professionals ( slides here ). Show the question to a group of people and ask them to raise their hands if they have an immediate answer to that question. Submitted by Nina Simon, publisher of Museum 2.0 Go back and write a new one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

3,700 dollars were raised for Cambodian kids. I loved, loved, loved hearing the Seattle Ignite and Portland Ignite. Two delicious breakfast and lunches, plus 5 different kinds of candy in the afternoon. Two awesome parties. Unlimited opportunities to get to know other attendees before, during, and after conference.

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