Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

One of my favorites is the computer recycling group, FreeGeek. Gradon Tripp, Boston Blogger, created a fundraiser to support Jane Doe Inc. October is also breast cancer awareness month, so why not make a donation ? Or support an organization that does recycling. May: When I think of May, I think of Mother's Day.

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Media Cause

MARCH 10, 2022

” I went down that path for more than a decade, climbing the ranks to Group Creative Director before deciding it was time to leave consumer advertising to do something that felt more meaningful. A cause close to my heart is the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Share a piece of advice you’d give your younger self.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

However you find new donors, remember you’ll need to segment this new audience and cater your message to different groups’ needs. Try grouping your new donors by one of the following: Gender or age Contact method preference Average donation size Event attendance or volunteering history.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

He is also a member & ambassador of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Board and a member and the BNI Alaska Business Pipeline Chapter, a business referral networking group. Jude, Make A Wish, American Cancer Society, and The Museum of African American History. Dan is bilingual in English and Spanish. 25) Keith McLane Keith L.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The nonprofit tech & marketing world has lost one of its legends, John Haydon, from cancer. When he was diagnosed with a very rare and deadly form of cancer in 2017, he created a private Facebook Group called “Watch John Beat Cancer.” Meico Marquette Whitlock and I took a long walk with him in Boston.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

But he has no plans to leave his post as CEO of Valo Health , a three-year-old, Boston-based, 110-person drug discovery company that Berry and Flagship seem to think could become one of the firm’s most important companies yet. What was really interesting about it is it’s a very powerful cancer target. They use mice.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Perhaps this is obvious to say to the group, but more is better, more often is better, deeper engagement is better. And a little shout out to our colleague Tina Cincotti who’s a lovely consultant based in Boston, Tina created this. ” And out of the 30 groups, only 3 sent back a note to him. .

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Dan Pallotta would go on to invent the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. Every single one of these campaigns generated both greater awareness and revenue for these groups. These events raised $582 million in nine years and continue to shape event fundraising across the globe.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

dollar terms), it’ll become the largest acquisition deal involving an African or Africa-focused startup, besting prices bargained for Sendwave, DPO Group and Paystack. The company has 240 staff across Tunis, London, Lagos, Dubai, Berlin, Cape Town, Paris, Boston and San Francisco. Can InstaDeep’s global success be replicated in Africa?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Jeff Bauman , who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, has the second most successful fundraiser on the site with over $800,000 raised. The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is currently selling a t-shirt with the names of 3,400 children and teens who have fought or are still fighting childhood cancer.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 4, 2007

Those institutions, as I talked about in Choosing, were mostly self-directed by the groups who wanted them. The cookie-cutter phenomenon started in the 70s because people have seen Boston [Children’s Museum] and seen the Exploratorium and they want one in their neighborhood. I picked a restaurant tonight by looking at reviews online.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Greater Boston Food Bank drives gifts through their Facebook post. Macmillan Support Center drives engagement by asking their community to share pictures with their father’s who fought cancer. U nited Way of Massachusetts Bay ignites action with their blog post , s hared on Facebook.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Now, Colorado is taking a major step to protect people from air pollutants that cause cancer or other major health problems, called air toxics. Exposure to even low amounts of some chemicals , such as benzene, may lead to cancer. At public hearings, community groups like GreenLatinos argued that air toxics because it can cause cancer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2014

Before taking the plunge, he setup a group fundraising page at FirstGiving. It did not spread until Pete Frates , the former captain of Boston College’s baseball team, repurposed the meme by challenging Steve Gleason to throw a bucket of ice over his head to raise awareness for ALS. Blue it Up (Lung cancer). Rubble Bucket.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health justice advocacy groups adapted their strategies to the digital realm, leveraging social media platforms, virtual events, and other online resources to raise awareness and organize their efforts.1 Much of its efforts occurred online and remotely during COVID-19, as with other organizations.

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Recode by Vox

APRIL 18, 2025

After all, Low economic growth also means the rise of smashmouth zero-sum politics in which people come to believe that gains for one group of people necessarily require taking things away from other people, Andreessen and Horowitz wrote in a pre-election manifesto. Normally, this would incur a small fine.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. “Discoveries are going to be delayed, if they ever happen,” said Dr. Kimryn Rathmell, former director of the National Cancer Institute. A third of patients travel more than 150 miles for care at the Salt Lake City cancer center.

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