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Cancer Council SA Ambassador Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When Cancer Council SA (that’s South Australia, not South Africa) started the Ambassador Project as an experiment in revitalizing volunteerism and community fundraising , jumping in to the social media pond was not even on the agenda. South Australia is a big state and hundreds of kilometers separate one town from the next.

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Transmedia — Making Change Across Mediums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. … Read More Fundraising'

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory. Breakout Session 1 Jenny Kapp, Community Connections Australia - Get ConnectED: Weaving A New Social Web for People with Disabilities. Bill Strathmann Opened with his personal story about he got started with Networked For Good.

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Nonprofit Cloud Dreamforce Keynote: Deliver Unique Experiences to Drive Impact

Saleforce Nonprofit

Dreamforce welcomed trailblazers of all sizes in the nonprofit sector, including International Justice Mission , UNICEF Australia , Canadian Cancer Society , Autism Plus , and more to share their stories and speak at the event’s global mainstage and in breakout sessions — all of which are available to watch with a free Salesforce+ account.

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A Dog Named Red Helps Best Friends Animal Society Get Results on Facebook

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Greetings from the Gold Coast in Australia. Best Friends’ first ActionSprout campaign was designed to engage Facebook users in supporting a long time friend of the organization who had recently learned that her adopted paraplegic dog, Red, had been diagnosed with cancer.

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Celebrating 9 Years of Giving Tuesday

Saleforce Nonprofit

Laura DePeters, managing director of social, content & paid media at American Cancer Society said it best, “Without our volunteers, advocates, and donors, The American Cancer Society simply couldn’t do what we do. American Cancer Society : “I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2018.

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Cake in Face

Connection Cafe

” This all started back in 2003 where a couple of friends in Australia, where a Mo is slang for mustache, decided to grow a mustache and raise money for some good causes. Movember is a "moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.”

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