NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s popularity has made the word commonplace when you interact in social networks. In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. However, 2012 is a different story all together: TV: Stand Up To Cancer. We might just discover that sometimes social networking communities simply go dormant and can brought back to life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. 4) Feature “Most Popular/Viewed Posts” and/or “Related Posts.”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. Last year our ‘Go gold with kids for cancer’ campaign was a really successful campaign because it had such a clear statement that reflected with people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Jeremiah Owyang has a post called " The Many Challenges of Social Networking " suggesting that social networks have passed the peak of inflated expectations and has identified a good list of challenges to success. Plateau or Social Network Fatigue? My FLickr Stream. The interview is here.

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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.

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Tech Soup

JULY 3, 2013

Brad Egel, a decade-long fundraising resident of Chicago and cancer-awareness advocate, had no personal ties or engagement with cancer victims or survivors. As his fundraising progressed, so did his dedication to the American Cancer Society. His fan base skyrocketed overnight, giving even more exposure to his platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” To promote your fundraiser even more and encourage sharing on social media platforms, try creating a fundraiser hashtag. We’ll cover how to best reach your supporters through different avenues and how to cast a wider net to reach people outside of your social network.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In the midst of changing technology and trends , one of the best ways to boost awareness for your cause, deepen donor relationships, and increase reach (and proceeds) for your mission is peer-to-peer fundraising. Peer-to-peer fundraising leverages social networks. Leverage social proof to increase proceeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Leif Utne.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

You might think of Facebook as an important social network, but it is now also the third most popular video site on the web. 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. Holy smokes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Personal PSAs are those shared via mobile and social networks, in addition to being user-generated.). *. The first example was using mobile to raise awareness and increase a call to action. Organization(s) : Macmillan Cancer Support. From these examples, we’ve seen how mobile technology can be used to: Raise Awareness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Leif Utne.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. While there are many new and exciting organizations and platforms emerging we are speaking with three we know at the forefront - Causes.com, American Cancer Society, and StartSomeGood.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

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. ” Enjoy. … Read More Fundraising'

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

We developed Causes because we know what it takes to be an activist and we know how much social networking can revolutionize grassroots organizing. Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4 So, Michelle started a cause. There has been a lot of talk around this topic lately.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

If the dollar amounts from fundraising campaigns using social networks are disappointing, one response is to say this doesn't work and stop doing it. As a basic service, TwitCause will find a cause to support (partially based on community feedback) and use Twitter to drive awareness for it. TweetsGiving 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

  But after reading  the post by Laura Whitehead and how she turned her blog pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was inspired.    And, of course, finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons and color schemes for your blog. 

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Ted Fickes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. I've been online since the days of early dial-up modems, so I was participating in social networks before the term "social media" was even used.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

It raised $3,500 in 15 hours. This campaign was a community-generated effort - spearheaded by Connie Reece and came from people who knew of Susan Reynolds fight with breast cancer and rallied behind her. August, 2008 Using Twitter and other channels, I raised $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Laura's Notebook has turned pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so has Michelle Martin. Finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. more about it here.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Last week, I had the honor of participating on a keynote panel at Celgene Corporation’s Patient Partners annual meeting ahead of the ASCO Conference (ASCO is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, prevention and delivery of high-quality patient care). There is more to come.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Bill Strathmann Opened with his personal story about he got started with Networked For Good. He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory. He introduced Networked For Good and the features. The program introduces how to use the technology, but also social skills.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Below is a sampling of benefits nonprofits can enjoy when they use a social-first digital fundraising strategy: Data collection : Digital technology not only helps donors learn about, connect and give to nonprofits; it provides a way for nonprofits to learn about and connect with donors themselves.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptive Model: Social Network. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Co-Disruptor: AdoptAClassroom. Disruptor: Facebook.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Your supporters fundraise on your behalf by reaching out into their social networks through personal and team pages. Grows Awareness Organically. golf marathon, virtual walkathon, raise awareness, etc?) Peer-to-peer fundraising is any fundraising effort that relies on peers reaching out to each other on behalf of a cause.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Calls to action are eye-catching phrases that encourage the reader to do something (e.g., “Give now to fight cancer!” LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a formal and professional social networking site. Increase brand awareness through a targeted 6-week social media campaign.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

You’re probably already aware that Facebook Live lets any nonprofit live-stream fundraising events , breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. For example, Stand Up To Cancer broadcasted news about a high school raised money during a “Sports Day For Charity” Don’t ask people to “Donate”.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 6, 2015

Adding a line at the bottom of your email signature that promotes matching gifts can help spread awareness to every donor you message. You want to raise awareness, but you also need to get people excited to click so they actually take the time to double their donations. Urge donors to click on a link with a compelling call to action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

social marketing,??? which has been used since the early 1970s to refer to a specific marketing discipline, is being hijacked to mean something else entirely with the rise of things like social network marketing. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of other bloggers writing specifically about social marketing.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2010

American Cancer Society’s More Birthday’s web site. Earlier today I decided to see who had already taken advantage of the new feature by asking on Twitter. Here's a few of the responses I got back: PETA’s Ringling Bros Beats Animals campaign page. Nebraska Humane Society’s Adoptable Dogs Page.

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