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).

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

If you think this is another bit of click-bait list of fundraising ideas to do around Valentine’s Day, you’re half right. Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Which group’s fundraising boxes come to mind? Americans spent around $18.2

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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. In the 1980s I worked in direct mail fundraising for nonprofit organizations, then I shifted into the publishing industry in the 1990s. Connie Reece.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. Evolution, Creation and Extinction (of the organization) Organizations, political campaigns, newspapers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. . The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW! Carie Lewis.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Donors who give in response to a disaster or through peer-to-peer fundraising are less likely to give to that charity again. In the latter case, consider Joe Schmoe's birthday, when he set up a Birthday Wish on Causes on Facebook or Sally McNally running a marathon to support cancer research. But we don't recommend it!

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A content plan will help you produce your emails, social media posts, and fundraising videos in small, manageable steps instead of cramming everything into a hurried day or two that ends with pushing other important tasks down your to-do list. It Ensures Continuity in a Worst-Case Scenario A content plan serves as insurance against disaster.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. So, yes, please vote for these panels, but. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

Nedra Weinreich hosted the " Best of Nonprofit Campaigns " carnival of nonprofit consultants. The Frozen PeaFund , a social media campaign to raise money for breast cancer research, is seeking some advice about becoming a nonprofit organization. communication surrounding disaster relief and reporting."

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

Even seasoned fundraisers and nonprofit professionals need to learn new skills and hear new perspectives, and that’s where our reading list comes in. Dollar Dash: The Behavioral Economics of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. Free Download: Understanding the True Financial Potential of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. By Brock Warner, CFRE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory. His presentation focused on the dollar side of the equation of online fundraising. How do we effectively use and not abuse privacy?

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

In-kind donation drives are also a great fundraiser for acquiring goods you need in a very short amount of time. People in need of surgery, cancer treatments, and transfusions due to traumatic injuries benefit from blood drives everywhere. Peer-to-peer fundraiser website. Blood drive. How many individuals do you want to serve?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Lapsed donors is an industry term that you use and we use, but the average person walking on the street doesn’t go up to somebody and say, “Hey, I’m a lapsed donor of American Cancer Society,” right? So is it a back-to-school campaign? Was it an Easter campaign? This is really tough. It’s just.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

The 2014 edition of my annual review of year-end fundraising email subject lines. 44% of all fundraising emails were received between 9am ET and 1pm ET during the month of December 2014. Nonprofits sent a median of 6 fundraising emails during the month of December 2014. Here it is! Email by Hour. Email Frequency.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2022

When mapping out your fundraising plan, think about your fundraising strengths. . So why don’t all nonprofit founders play to their fundraising strengths? . By working with your own personal fundraising strengths, you’ll make your own magic for your nonprofit. . Great at asking for in kind gifts? . So, be honest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

All elements of mobile marketing were utilized in this campaign: an SMS Blast, SMS Shortcode (a code word/number individuals can respond to), interactive voice response, banner advertising, a microsite and the Lead Capturing Zone that induced the call to action for individuals to apply for the scholarship. Cool Factor : Cost Effective.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

When mapping out your nonprofit fundraising plan, it’s best to play to your fundraising strengths. So why don’t all nonprofit founders, leaders, and fundraisers intentionally play to their fundraising strengths? In addition to your strengths, you need to consider the strengths of everyone on your fundraising team.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

The best email campaigns of December had a mix of the right ingredients. I refer to it as the Kickstartification of fundraising where nonprofits use time-boxed fundraising goals to drive giving campaigns. I continue to have concerns about over-saturation during end of year fundraising and the trap that it creates.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

I also want to share with you some tips for engaging your board in fundraising, for utilizing social media, and really leveraging your current connections as part of getting grants. Yesterday, I was moderating a session for the Association of Fundraising Professionals and it was called “Meet the Funders.” You name it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

The first three panelists, including myself, spoke about the using social media for fundraising from the perspective of an individual leveraging their network. The next three panelists spoke about the topic from the institution and campaign perspective. Fundraising is great but what abt engagement and action?

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