Whole Whale

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Creating vs Discovering Campaigns The most successful nonprofit initiatives often aren’t created—they’re discovered. UNICEF’s famous Halloween campaign, which has raised over $180 million , didn’t originate in their marketing department. co-branded calendar campaign (n.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2011

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. Cancer Council SA is over 80 years old and is the largest and oldest cancer organisation in South Australia.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

Romance me a bit, tell me some stories, and get me fired up about the cause. For example, if I’ve indicated an interest in cancer research, failing to customize my appeal communications around an urgent need for cancer research funding.” – Mike Snusz. “ The success of an online campaign greatly depends on its reach.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. The mustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. Multimedia Tells the Story. Email is Still King.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

It seems that QR codes have gone mainstream, or at least hit that tipping point where it’s pretty safe to include them in campaigns. I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them , and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results , but it feels like there is a new energy around using them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Fresh, timely content is more vital to the success of your nonprofit’s digital campaigns than it has ever been. Most blogs are no longer written in the first person and serve more to tell the stories and news commentary of a nonprofit, rather than the opinions of its leadership. 3) Maximize your blog’s sidebar.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Similarly, all text-to-give campaigns are a form of mobile giving, but not all mobile giving involves texts. Whether youre hosting a live social media event or a text-to-give campaign, the steps for getting started with mobile giving remain essentially the same. Track data points and metrics to evaluate your campaigns progress.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

For example, Alley Cat Allies’ Cat-alyst Society – Monthly Giving Program : This page should have a URL that can be easily promoted in print newsletters and postcard campaigns, such as alleycat.org/givemonthly. It’s also worth sending a postcard campaign to your one-time donors asking them to become monthly donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

One thing you can do right now to help is create a Supporter Toolkit on your website with logos, ready to use content and mission statement, links to all your social media profiles/presences, and anything else that would be helpful for someone looking to fundraise or campaign for you. I want to share that story! Case Study.

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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. Since then ACCO has continued to be wildly successful through a total of 7 Teespring campaigns, raising over $27,000! What makes ACCO so successful?

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Nonprofits are adding stories to their fundraising messages. Their four central points may sound familiar: Stories are universal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Human Rights Campaign Online Store. Jude’s mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases through research and treatment. Ten Thousand Villages’ mission is to create opportunities for artisans in developing countries by bringing their products and stories to our markets. Jude for anything.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Zawadi has launched her own consulting firm and works with African nonprofits and social change activists on their social media and crowd funding campaigns. The #1MilliForJadudi campaign went viral within hours of launching it, and by the end of day 1, had raised more than the initial $10,000 goal. This campaign is a great example.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

They give because they’re motivated by the story of a friend, a video you post on social media, or the client spotlight in your e-newsletter. Schedule a free demo to learn more about how you can create your GivingTuesday campaign site for free with CauseVox So what does GivingTuesday planning look like, exactly? You can too.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. To improve your planning process and get the best results, use these tips: Align your campaign message with the holiday.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2022

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time to recognize the importance of early detection, treatment advancements, and research. It’s also an opportunity to raise funds for breast cancer research through awareness events such as walks and runs. Volunteer for a local organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I knew it was hitting many more people than the average news story when I saw tweets, facebook posts, and other online comments coming from people in my community and network that I rarely see participating online. 10 Lessons from Community-Driven Organizing. But how did she know?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Thinking of running a crowdfunding campaign for your nonprofit? After seeing thousands of successful nonprofit crowdfunding campaigns, we’ve seen what strategies work the best to drive more donations for your nonprofit. That means any time you’re soliciting your donors for a particular campaign or project online, you’re crowdfunding!

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I find the “ Thank You – Story Driven ” model. Let me tell you about Fundwriter.ai Let’s give it a try!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2020

Without the backing of a national organization’s flashy brand, sexy advertising campaign , or robust budget – engaging grateful patients at a local level can sometimes feel impossible. A cancer survivor and their network of loved ones want to come together and do something meaningful and they often turn to a national organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. The Daily Show remembers the important stories of 2011 so you don’t have to. . Wrap your head around the Cloud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

AI as a writing tool can make you even more efficient and give you time to do other things like plan great fundraising campaigns. Using them, you can build email campaigns, create social media posts, repurpose content, summarize text, and even generate images. Like many nonprofits, Eventgroove is a small company.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Oftentimes, charities promote their own peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns on their website. Canine Cancer Alliance Wag Love Campaign. For example, Canine Cancer Alliance (CCA) raised nearly $30,000 using CauseVox to power their peer-to-peer fundraising campaign – Wag Love. Set Up Your Own Fundraiser.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 60 years ago. billion strategic plan to have an impact on kids here and around the world who face cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Childhood cancer is a global, multi-trillion dollar, multi-year problem.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

In-person events were no longer a reality and an estimated 62% of nonprofits pivoted to a virtual campaign to help continue to engage fundraisers in their mission. In some cases, signature peer-to-peer events were replaced with multiple campaigns to encourage participation by fundraisers in different regions or with varying interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Charity:Water used it for its Rwanda Campaign. The positive is you can lock people ahead of a campaign and be sure they will tweet. Here’s an excellent example from National Colon Cancer Advocates, members of the Fight Colorectal Cancer community advocacy day in Washington, DC.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

introduced Stories to compete with the rising popularity of Snapchat Stories, and the way we interact with social media has never been the same since! people use Instagram Stories daily and 2 out of 3 users say that the feature fosters brand interaction. But how can you make your Stories engaging? Back in 2016, Instagram.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This strategy has already seen great success in the PC and console gaming worlds; last year, game-centric organizations like Extra Life , Child’s Play and Humble Bundle each brought in millions of dollars in donations while raising awareness for children’s hospitals, HIV/AIDS prevention, cancer research, and more. Address the right issue.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

Human brains engage, absorb, and remember stories better than any other form of communication available. . Consider which stories you have within your organization that are powerful stories of struggle and overcoming. Taking the time to craft powerful stories will go a long way in your communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

They will also discuss the many opportunities and challenges that arise from the aftermath of a viral campaign and more importantly the lessons they have learned about replicating the results. You can read a summary of the viral campaign here and here. In August, 2015, the second ALS Icebucket Challenge took place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2013

In this blog post, I’ll show off a simple campaign that generated some great, measurable results for Best Friends Animal Society. But instead of sending people away from Facebook, when people click on the link in the post, they are taken to the campaign located on the ActionSprout app on Best Friends’ Facebook page.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We recently shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to raise over $43,000 through Teespring campaigns. We produce and distribute informational materials for free for families with children with cancer, so a lot of what we do is give things away. Track sales and growth trends.

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Achieve

JANUARY 21, 2025

For example, you could include testimonials from peer-to-peer fundraising participants and donors on your peer-to-peer campaign information page or the stories of event donors on your event registration form. This level of specificity will help donors better understand the precise impact they can have on different campaigns.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Social fundraising refers to fundraising campaigns on social media networks. Social fundraising tools first emerged with Facebook’s “Donate” button in the mid-2010s, eventually growing to include birthday fundraisers and personal nonprofit fundraising campaigns. First, there was fundraising by direct mail. Digital-first fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I became a documentary filmmaker to tell meaningful stories that explore social issues and inspire change. But simply put, cross-platform campaigns are the future of documentary film, and issue advocacy. Right now, we are running a crowdfunding campaign to finish the documentary at the project’s core and develop the @home game.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In another example, the American Cancer Society used AI to examine GoFundMe campaigns and found that over one-third of fundraising stories explicitly described financial hardships caused by medical issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Stories are social. The importance of digital reputation management – stories last forever and can spread quickly. Everyone loves a good story. Transmedia storytelling it is the technique of telling a story across multiple online platforms and formats using current digital technologies. Content is king.

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