NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Susan Gordon, Causes. We developed Causes because we know what it takes to be an activist and we know how much social networking can revolutionize grassroots organizing. So, Michelle started a cause. Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them , and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results , but it feels like there is a new energy around using them. It seems that QR codes have gone mainstream, or at least hit that tipping point where it’s pretty safe to include them in campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. If you’d like to go above and beyond, adding videos to your fundraiser can connect potential donors to your cause in a way that photos can’t. The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Keep Help Alive!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

An Animoto video created by the American Cancer Society is good example of how photos, music, and simple text can tell a story and convey a message of gratitude to donors and supporters: The first step is to create an account. All you need to do is apply to their Animoto for a Cause program.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Long-time supporters of both Komen and Planned Parenthood jumped into action. Breast Cancer has impacted my family, like many others, and I grew up participating in Komen’s Race for the Cure in Portland every year with my mom. Komen Foundation had decided to de-fund breast health screenings at Planned Parenthood affiliates.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

— My diligent research has proven that the word “viral” will come up within 42 seconds of talking with any nonprofit organization interested in marketing their cause online. How can each of you take your cause viral, whether it’s an exciting announcement, a newly released YouTube video, or the nonprofit you represent?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Prompt: “Write a heartfelt, authentic letter to participants in my walk-a-thon benefitting breast cancer research. Please include posts with energetic calls to action to donate to help support our programs or care for our rescues. Note—the copy should be focused on inspiring readers to support the cause and buy tickets.

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NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

Email may test different “Donate” calls to action to improve click-through rates. If you’re testing important calls to action like Donate, Register and Subscribe, then you are sure. Do you know if people are more likely to click through and register if they see a photo of the golf course, or one that connects them to your cause?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2008

Last December, Susan Reynolds , an artist and social media maven, was diagnosed with Breast cancer. She announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer " and without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

20% GREEN: Urgency & Specificity Creating a sense of urgency through one-day campaigns or crisis-based appeals drove immediate donor action. Email Marketing: Sent urgent calls to action to their subscriber base, emphasizing the limited one-day window to increase the impact. Online Donations – St.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

These platforms offer insights into donors’ giving history, wealth indicators, and philanthropic interests, enabling your organization to identify and engage potential donors most likely to support your cause. It unites thousands of riders, volunteers, donors, and supporters worldwide into a collective fight against cancer.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

For example, you might send supporters a text message saying, Help families in need put food on the table this Christmas season, or an email urging donors to Imagine the impact you can have on children impacted by childhood cancer. Sprinkle in calls to action. Looking for additional mobile giving resources?

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Livestrong has applied this approach to their Solution Grants Program, which focuses on funding solutions that solve everyday cancer problems. This year’s programmatic focuses are underserved Black Americans, children, and breast cancer survivors, so each crowdfunding campaign targets a particular cause that aligns with these audiences. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Note from Beth: The Lance Armstrong Foundation , known by its nickname “Livestrong”, provides a network of support for people diagnosed with cancer and their families. The foundation's mission is to “inspire and empower people affected by cancer” by helping find the information, support, and strength they need to fight cancer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

He is using a tool called " Twibbon " that makes it easy for people to change their avatar to incorporate a visual for a particular cause. Two years later, changing your Twitter icon in support of a cause (even though some call this " slacktivism "), is a techniques being used. See the range of creative expression in the flickr group.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

A key point to remember is that these contests are about encouraging people to take specific actions, not always about the amount of money people raise. The following ideas are collected from events put on by top peer-to-peer fundraising organizations like the American Heart Association, Autism Speaks, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Susan G.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I got to hear Scott Dunlap who is VP, Emerging Opportunities/New Ventures at PayPal deliver a great talk that offers some persona for different actors in your nonprofits network and how they influence, activate, or raise awareness for your cause through social channels. He was asked to donate to cancer charity. The slides are here.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In another example, the American Cancer Society used AI to examine GoFundMe campaigns and found that over one-third of fundraising stories explicitly described financial hardships caused by medical issues. They need a long-term approach to tackle the underlying causes and ongoing challenges of health inequity.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

You won’t have to worry about cutting through the noise of competing causes during the crowded EOY giving season. And while you’ll still need to engage your board and create a gameplan, you can coordinate your fundraiser around a widely recognized day, month, or holiday that relates to your cause: 1. Patrick’s Day?

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Achieve

JANUARY 21, 2025

Social proof is a psychological phenomenon where individuals imitate the actions of others in unfamiliar or ambiguous situations. By showing prospective donors that people like them support your mission, you can influence new supporters to get on board with your cause. Include a donor testimonial.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Chances are, there’s a cause you’re enthusiastic about. Sure, you can volunteer and advocate for causes that you feel connected with, but you may still feel like you can do more. In fact, all it takes is the same passion that got you interested in the cause in the first place. Canine Cancer Alliance Wag Love Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

I focus on the great work that causes and nonprofits do on our platform to engage with supporters and inspire advocacy. What are some of the big objectives of Facebook as you work with causes and nonprofits? On Facebook, people connect with friends, family, their communities and the issues and causes they care about most.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Successful versions of this approach tie a human emotion to the click action - blame, thankfulness, etc. In 2008, we started to see click action philanthropy on Facebook with Lil Green Patch raising over $100,000 for the Nature Conservancy. There are already a number of active causes on TwitCause.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Civic Benefit: Holding Power Accountable — Common Cause. Common Cause’s tagline leaves no doubt about the organization’s mission, unique value and commitment. It’s a rare tagline that manages to recruit people to its cause both unabashedly and effectively. © — PA Breast Cancer Coalition. Clear, concise, and…memorable!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

In May, 2009, Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions , reflected on the future of online fundraising and wrote about a shift in donor expectations. Last year, Facebook Causes added its birthday wish feature and we saw more peer to peer fundraising unfolding on social network sites. Donors As Program Partners Not Just Check Writers.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

To reach the right audience and inspire action, you need a strong understanding of nonprofit marketing essentials and a thorough strategy. Nonprofit marketing refers to the strategies an organization uses to promote its cause, mission, and services. There are more than 1.8 million registered nonprofits in the United States alone.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2011

So using Causes , a Facebook app for micro-fundraising, I donated my birthday to a great cancer fighting organization. I’ve only recently gotten involved with this organization and it was my first time to uses Causes; so all around, a very new experience for me. And from Causes, a few helpful web pages.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

Understanding and translating what service design is and how to apply service design to the social sector is a highly valuable activity for getting target audiences to engage more meaningfully with important causes that they care about. Improve the user experience. User journeys aren’t clear. Your internal processes aren’t efficient.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2022

It is even more important for organizations that deal with causes like Cancer and other diseases to be particularly sensitive to this issue. To make this more practical here are some ways to rephrase potentially triggering calls-to-action: Instead of : “Donate to celebrate your Mom this holiday”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Here’s an example of a video See3 produced in partnership with Charity Dynamics for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. American Cancer Society saw a 10:1 return on investment from this effort. Do they need a reintroduction to your organization or cause?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

A wave of disruption of digitizing informal retail stores is sweeping across emerging markets this year, and Chari is joining in on the action. The startup’s idea is to diversify precision cancer diagnostics and treatments across the continent, starting with Ghana. Chari (Morocco).

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Care2

AUGUST 2, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. iBreastCheck by Breakthrough Breast Cancer. You can also take a quiz to assess your risk factors for breast cancer. Frogloop has you covered.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, “Donate Now” instead of “Donate to our wonderful cause to eradicate cancer for good” is more effective to point to your donation page and keep your navigation bar looking clean. Create compelling CTAs Calls to action (CTAs) are brief phrases that point site visitors to their next action. Let’s begin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2008

Want to create the premier online space for your issue and become a leading voice for social action? Change.org is launching a social action blog network this summer and is currently hiring a team of blogger/editors to help create a movement for change around the major causes of our time. Positions are part-time and paid.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

In his keynote address for South by Southwest Interactive in 2011, Seth Priebatsch of SCVNGR demonstrated how game mechanics can motivate real-world action by distributing different-colored cards to the audience, giving them rules (no talking, no moving from your seat) then having them exchange cards until each row had the same color.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

The first example was using mobile to raise awareness and increase a call to action. Organization(s) : Macmillan Cancer Support. To see the latest campaigns (including combining broadcast television commercials with a mobile call to action ), check out their blog. Cool Factor : Mobile as a research tool. Integrated Marketing.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

You may be familiar with the statistic that it takes 7 touches before someone will take action. On the flip side, if I understand what I’ll get out of the event I may want to attend even if I don’t have any particular connection to your cause. Now that we know the principles of a great invitation, let’s see it in action!

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