Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Your website is the foundation upon which your digital communications and fundraising campaigns are built. How well your nonprofit’s email and social media campaigns perform depend upon how well your website is designed. The most recent design of the Nature Conservancy’s website is excellent.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This program promotes efficient water use in homes and businesses throughout the country by offering a simple way to make purchasing decisions that conserve water without sacrificing quality or product performance. Promote your quarterly Impact Reports in your print campaigns. 3) Prioritize your email campaigns. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Hashtags allow your organization to participate and inspire conversations (and in the process get new followers) and organize the Twitterverse around campaigns ( #climatechange ) and events ( #openwebawards ). Example Tweet: Nonprofit Raises $8,550 With In-game Text Messaging Campaign: [link] || #fundraising. event] and [campaign].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Giving Day Campaigns and Crowd Funding Campaigns Are Than Dollars Raised. Maybe your crowd funding or giving day campaign is an experiment to reach and cultivate a new donor segment like Gen Z. Take a look at the NTEN Crowd Funding Campaign to raise money for scholarships to its annual conference. Objective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Guest Post: Interview with Georgina Goodlander: Fill the Gap Flickr Campaign by Debra Askanase, publisher of Community Organizer 2.0 If you are the Luce Foundation Center for American Art , you offer the public the ability to become “citizen curators.” What is the Luce Foundation Center doing? Absolutely brilliant!

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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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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re acknowledging eight nonprofits leading the charge with dedicated fundraising campaigns as communities unite to support a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable planet. California State Parks Foundation. How California State Parks Foundation Takes Action on Earth Day. Connect with California State Park Foundation: .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

Kevin and the SEA today launched an Initiative To Protect the Meaning of Social Enterprise , supporting the efforts of our peers with Social Enterprise UK in their "NotInOurName" campaign. Here is the letter I'm sending to the USPTO supporting their initial recommendation against granting this registered trademark in the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

The way that we can best honor the victims of past human rights violations is to document and share their stories in support of the campaign to drive change today—by seeking reforms, ending impunity and if at all possible, securing justice. Overstated claims hurt the cause of the human rights movement over the long term.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

They are increasingly a vector attack, used as pathways for bad actors to get into government or foundation information technology (IT) systems. But we need to be clear eyed about the fact that this is a conservative reading of civil society and subject to a wide variety of pressures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A lack of government resources in the slums and low-income areas to address the problem of animal abandonment and cruelty has inspired many Brazilians to give to nonprofits that support animal welfare and wildlife conservation. Tell us about the “Abrace o Brasil” campaign you launched in partnership with the Brazil Foundation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. This means look first at foundations that are located in your city and state before searching across the country. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation. The Shubert Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Their team also leads attention campaigns, informed by data and inspired by online conversations. Listening beyond a brand, a program or a campaign. The mission of Upwell is to condition the climate for change in marine conservation, and ready people to take action. What is Big Listening?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 28, 2022

Rule #3: Be conservative. Give yourself some grace by keeping your predictions on the conservative side. Conservative goals will minimize your stress and make it a nice surprise when a fundraising strategy over-performs. Are you adding a new fundraising campaign? Many foundations only fund small nonprofits one time.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

For instance, if your organization focuses on local plant conservation, you might explain that your monthly giving program funds your community volunteering efforts. As one of the world’s most well-known conservation organizations, the World Wildlife Fund seeks to protect endangered species and conserve natural resources.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Topics cover capital campaign success, stewardship, personalization, technology, and more. Topics span fundraising fundamentals and CFRE test prep, to major gifts and capital campaigns. This years event will explore ways to leverage digital tools to improve donor engagement, drive campaigns, and optimize fundraising efforts.

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Double the Donation

JULY 22, 2024

Picture this: Your wildlife conservation foundation is gearing up for an email marketing campaign. Your marketing team composes an engaging series of emails, complete with stories about real beneficiaries you’ve helped, statistics that illustrate your impact, and testimonials from donors and volunteers.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

So, it begins… your year-end-campaign message writing session: You stare at the blank page, open last year’s materials for inspiration, type a few sentences… delete them. Step One: Create segmented messages to carry through your campaign! You’ve just named a few key points to highlight in your end-of-year campaign!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Note from Beth: I was thrilled that Paul Connolly agreed to write a guest post sharing some of the public learning taking place through the OE Goldmine Project on the Packard Foundation OE Wiki. Likewise, our study last year of 263 nonprofits in Los Angeles County for the Weingart Foundation (see “ Fortifying L.A.’s

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2010

Numerous noteworthy campaigns have surfaced as of late, breaking through the clutter and compelling online users to not only donate but also attaching a tangible element to the somewhat general act of donating online. The beauty of this campaign?

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Care2

AUGUST 18, 2011

Perhaps some of their ideas will resonate with you enough to test similar ideas for one of your upcoming marketing campaigns. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) uses QR codes in their brochures at their offline fundraising events. We think this has huge potential.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2013

He will discuss the research from the Millennial Impact Project, a research initiative of more than 10,000 Millennials conducted by his agency Achieve with support from the Case Foundation. How Millennials are Changing Social Causes Thursday, 6/13 at 2pm ET.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, HandsOn Network launched The Good & Ready Campaign that leverages interactive technologies and social networking to support their partners, The American Red Cross , Ready.gov and FLASH by recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing volunteers in support of their goals for September, National Emergency Preparedness Month.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 11, 2013

We’re actively participating in initiatives such as the Taproot Foundation Pro Bono Summit and the A Billion+ Change campaign , and we’re working closely with tech giants like HP and VMware to match and structure the right opportunities for their engineering teams to collaborate with our Project Partners.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Volunteer management best practices The template above will provide you with a solid foundation for your volunteer management approach, but there are several ways to take this basic plan up a notch. With regular outreach, you can keep your volunteer program top of mind for participants and encourage them to stay involved.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

In an online world where anyone or any brand can launch online fundraising campaign through third-party crowdfunding sites (such as GoFundMe and Indiegogo ), it will become increasingly important to communicate to online donors and advocates that your nonprofit is legal, valid, and an online brand to be trusted. United States. Germany.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. This means look first at foundations that are located in your city and state before searching across the country. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation. The Shubert Foundation.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 24, 2024

I specialize in campaign preparation, strategic planning and ED coaching. AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Byrne Pelofsky has served clients in various sectors for services from grant writing to campaign management.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Its payment platform processed donations from millions of generous supporters in 44 countries who flooded the foundation with critically needed gifts. Managing a deluge of gifts is vital in a crisis and for end-of-year giving , Day of Giving fundraisers, and capital campaigns. It helps us with our retention,” Nair said.

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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. In 2008, we started to see click action philanthropy on Facebook with Lil Green Patch raising over $100,000 for the Nature Conservancy. TweetsGiving 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Launch a friend campaign to broaden your audience. The California State Parks Foundation launched a “Friend Get a Friend” campaign via two updates to their 517 fans. The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has a thriving network built for people living with and supporting people with paralysis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2024

The Grand Canyon Conservancy is a good example to follow on Threads. MoveTheWorldUK captures all three complete with emojis and a campaign hashtag: Next, to add credibility to your X profile, upgrade your account to an X Professional Profile and categorize your profile as a “Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Jonathon Colman is the Associate Director of Digital Marketing for The Nature Conservancy, where he works on a team that is charged with the strategic marketing and promotion of The Conservancy's primary web site, nature.org. Social Media tools during your time with The Nature Conservancy. Amazing job by the conservancy.???

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 20, 2024

Ambassadors frequently share WWF’s conservation efforts on their personal accounts, amplifying the organization’s message and driving engagement 2. Keep your links up to date, rotating them to match your current campaigns or featured content. Set up templates for consistent branding across posts.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

He has developed award-winning strategies for more than 70 nonprofit organizations such as amfAR, African Wildlife Foundation, Covenant House, PetSmart Charities, and the Smithsonian Institution. She directs Food & Water Watch's Online campaigns, as well as overseeing the integration of multi-channel fundraising and advocacy efforts.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Is there a long-term need for your nonprofit, or could the issue be solved with a smaller-scale fundraising campaign or project? There are over 1.8 million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2009

I stopped by there and heard a bit about their 15andcounting campaign. This comment struck me as well aligned with some made by Vikki Spruill from the Ocean Conservancy. 15andCounting is a campaign to demand better access to sexual health services and education for everyone, regardless of your age, gender or where you live.

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