Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

These local giving days focus more a community approach and help nonprofits build capacity in fundraising on all channels, while also promoting the idea of a Giving Day in the local community or geographic area. Youthprise, a youth-serving nonprofit and grantmaking organization put up $14,000 in prize grants for the contest.

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CauseVox

MAY 3, 2021

When they sponsor your event, the local community sees their name and their commitment to philanthropy. The Orangewood Foundation gives a great example of how to solicit sponsors on your event page. If you’re hosting a social media contest, you could make a sponsor part of it as a co-host. Pre-Event Sponsor Benefits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

Peter Deitz, of Social Actions , is an expert on micro philanthropy and social fundraising. He also shares that he wants to create a social fundraising wizard Currently, I am building an automated wizard. Build in something that helps you map the flow of donations to help analyze your network and campaign. Photo by Dunechaser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

But the denominations of the donations remain small, and it's not clear that one-off contests will lead to more. The article goes on to quote Jean Case "Philanthropy shouldn't be defined as a bunch of rich people writing checks," she told the New York Times.

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MARCH 12, 2008

The New York Times Magazine on Sunday was all about philanthropy. Some highlights: For a long time, philanthropy was mostly ignored by social scientists. percent from the mid-’70s to the mid-’90s, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Here’s what you need to read: What Makes People Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! Should A Foundation's Financial Transactions Fully Support its Social Purposes? Should foundations align their grantmaking directives with their endowment investment policies? Five Hot Conversations. NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? A Few Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network of HASTAC, announced its second annual open-call competition that will provide $2 million in awards to innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. A few days ago, the John D. and Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Before I go further, I have thank everyone for the early birthday present - a donation to the Sharing Foundation. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation? Kids being brought up today are also learning about the importance of giving and philanthropy.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Communication is a foundational element of any successful nonprofit strategic plan. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Use a multichannel strategy. News & World Report.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

I recently came across the My Colorado Project when Jason Manke connected with me, asking for feedback and ideas about community building and online community engagement tools. He’s been on the staff of Community Shares for three years now and drives the traditional and new media outreach to inspire philanthropy in Colorado. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Marketing, Fundraising, and Philanthropy So far, there will be at least four bloggers live blogging at the Council on Foundations conference.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Communication is a foundational element of. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. She is regularly sought for comment by trade and mainstream media, including the Chronicle of Philanthropy and U.S.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Communication is a foundational element of any successful nonprofit strategic plan. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Increase engagement surrounding virtual events. News & World Report.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So both major donors, but big corporate partners, foundations, all of those things. . So if you identify with this, no problem, but we’re going to talk about it a little bit today, and what it looks like to build true win-win partnerships. ” So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So both major donors, but big corporate partners, foundations, all of those things. . So if you identify with this, no problem, but we’re going to talk about it a little bit today, and what it looks like to build true win-win partnerships. So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? You can choose Sandy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Tell me about you - how did you end up working in global philanthropy? Do you have a foundation background? During my 17 + years in the financial services world I was always engaged in "philanthropy" as a volunteer in many "do gooder" opportunities. I am a corporate refugee. What is your job at Global Giving?

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

They recommend spending an hour per day building your network. HSUS ran a video contest during the outcry over the Michael Vick story that received 22 submissions, over 43,000 views of the contest intro video (featuring Hulk Hogan) , and garnered 2,000 new list members. Tim started by seeing who was already talking about Oxfam.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Cause marketing differs from corporate giving (philanthropy) as the latter generally involves a specific donation while cause marketing is a marketing relationship generally not based on a donation. (See Contests/Challenges: Directly involve stakeholders in social change project or program. Take for example contests.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. Credit: Broken Banjo Photography] It takes a lot to jump onstage and pitch a brand new idea in front of a new group of people. Will they laugh at you, start to cheer, or be intrigued?

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

Nonprofits and charitable foundations witness similar disparities when it comes to the health, economic security, and well-being of historically marginalized communities. Because nonprofits and charitable foundations also frequently apply a race-conscious lens, they girded themselves for a potentially devastating case outcome.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

So some of the key characteristics of millennials, of this generation, and this comes from the Case Foundation, which is an organization that studies millennials in philanthropy, are that millennials see all assets as equal. They are looking for expressing their passion, meeting new people, and building expertise. I feel so old.

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