Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

I focus on the great work that causes and nonprofits do on our platform to engage with supporters and inspire advocacy. What are some of the big objectives of Facebook as you work with causes and nonprofits? On Facebook, people connect with friends, family, their communities and the issues and causes they care about most.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Too many non-profits approach companies with their cause in mind, rather than explaining how working together will help the corporation. For example, is the focus of your work improving the life of cancer survivors or funding research for a cure? If there’s a single mistake behind the majority of failed partnership attempts, it’s this.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The following ideas are collected from events put on by top peer-to-peer fundraising organizations like the American Heart Association, Autism Speaks, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Susan G. Individuals sign up for peer-to-peer events because they care about the cause. Don’t go too crazy on contests. Check Out These Additional Resources.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

How can nonprofits use game elements to promote their cause? 57,000 gamers have outperformed supercomputers in the task of folding proteins in new ways that could lead scientists to cures for Alzheimer's, cancer and more. Personality quizzes that help educate people about your cause. Purpose: Bringing the cause to life.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. For me, serving on the board of Classy is an opportunity to have impact at scale,” says McGruder. With M.O.B.B.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Attend If Youre: A nonprofit professional working with cancer centers across the US. You can expect to network with top industry leaders and gain insights on improving donor retention, digital campaigns, and leveraging new fundraising tools. Attend If Youre: A fundraising professional in New York City.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

How Cancer Research UK is Exploring AI and Voice Tech: This cancer charity in the UK has been testing chatbots, voice enabled devices, and natural language processing – looking at how those could be useful and where the impact lies.They piloted a chatbot on our fundraising pages to help answer the most common questions people had.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

You’re walking down the sidewalk in New York and passing by Macy’s. The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. Capitalizing on both the holiday and baseball season, Father’s Day is dominated with messages of prostate cancer from the MLB. Named Cause Gifts.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

Those financiers include firms like the European venture capitalists Balderton Capital and Kinnevik, and New York-based 14W. “People of color face higher rates of diabetes, obesity, stroke, heart disease, and cancer than whites,” the Health Affairs article says. Simple Feast is working to correct that, says Jønck.

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JULY 28, 2021

with roughly 30 million people without comprehensive healthcare and high medical costs causing many to go into debt. Randall is married to Goy’s best friend, and one night, they started talking about Goy’s job at the time, in insurance at New York Life, and how there needed to be a product that provided affordable insurance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

  But after reading  the post by Laura Whitehead and how she turned her blog pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was inspired.    And, of course, finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons and color schemes for your blog. 

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 5, 2015

Only days after Sepp Blatter was elected to a fifth four-year term as president of FIFA, the international soccer governing body, he caused even more of an uproar by abruptly resigning from the position earlier this week. While not many people were donating money to FIFA, a lot were generously giving to the four sham cancer groups.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Take advantage of National Donut Day (6/7) or National Hot Dog Month (July) and host a summer treat-eating competition or bake sale for your cause. Climb for a Cause. We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. Also, 290,000 people had their credit card information exposed. Ashley Madison.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Allara is an early-stage, New York-based startup that wants to help women better manage polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. The reproductive and hormonal condition can cause irregular periods, infertility or gestational diabetes in women, as well as acne, weight gain and excessive hair growth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Classic modern and cutting edge design products for adults and kids, including items produced exclusively for the Museum of Modern Art (New York). Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. 10) Human Rights Campaign Nonprofit Store :: shop.hrc.org. comment below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

ANN CURRY | Today Show News Anchor | @AnnCurry. The quotes below are taken from a New York Observer story about an incredibly interesting panel that included Ann Curry, Robert Scoble, and other journalists from CNN, FOX and NBC in a discussion about the evolution of journalism in the context of Twitter and social media.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 25, 2021

There could be many variations on names and addresses for each organization that has caused those assets to slip through the cracks. For example, research large nonprofits such as the American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, NAACP, UNICEF, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America in several state databases. About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

As Gina Neff, an associate professor and senior research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, said in the report, “Digital technology has been a godsend for care-givers, allowing people to coordinate their efforts to help during cancer treatment, when a newborn arrives, or during a health crisis.

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Achieve

JANUARY 11, 2016

Have you ever wondered, after the fact, why you donated to a particular cause or organization? New York Times. As a fundraising consultant, I’m often asked by nonprofit leaders how to raise money for causes or organizations that aren’t perceived to be urgent or especially compelling? New York Times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

New York is the most generous state for online giving; Mississippi and North Dakota are the least generous. Most online giving goes to disaster agencies, followed by animal-related causes. -Most people give online during the week, during business hours ??? most commonly, between 10am and noon. children,??? ???cancer,???

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

Melbourne, Australia: ‘Hack to Help’ kids with Cancer - March – 23. Wellington, New Zealand: Social Media Surgery. New York: 14NTCTakeaways: What We Learned at the 2014 Nonprofit Tech Conference. Victoria, Canada: What makes crowdfunding work (for causes). Monday, March 24. Tuesday, March 25.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

Alan Jordan posted the following : A constituency session comment re-iterated a line shared with me a long time ago from a concert hall manager in Concord, NH who passed away from cancer a few years back: the official moniker for 501(c)3s is not “non-profit,” but “not for profit.” Let’s add the Internet to the list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

From an article in the New York Times dated April, 1896 about the Hackensack Hospital's Charity Ball) . Neff from the America Cancer Society quipped during our panel at SXSW, "Twitter meetups just to meet are so 2008. live streaming for entertainment. As my colleague David J. Britt Bravo has some terrific advice. .

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Every day, individuals are seeking new ways to more creatively support the programs and causes they are passionate about. active nonprofits in US It’s very common to see multiple charities fundraising for the same cause in the same geographic area. Their loyalty is to the cause, not necessarily to your organization.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2020

Connect the challenge to YOUR Cause. Ensuring that the challenge concept is intrinsically linked to your cause and/or mission is the most effective way to drive fundraising results. Everybody’s motivation for taking part is different—personal challenge, cause, friend/family etc.—but

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

For context, see the event announcement and today's New York Times article. They hope to reach out to residents and spark conversations about philanthropic work and to give advice and assistance to residents who want to advance charitable causes. Linden gives the example of American Cancer Society.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Every time I’m stressed out about work, I come back to the same realization: we’re selling dick pills, we’re not curing cancer, we’re not becoming a patient’s first call,” a current employee told TechCrunch. Erectile dysfunction] is where we make all our money.”. Everything was going towards Roman’.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Initially said, “I have no interest in this cause.” People want to know why they should be the person contributing to the cause. So you have to give to the cause that you’re soliciting for. . Fraser was sitting in a restaurant with another potential major donor to this cause. So respect is earned.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Dozens of crowdfunding platforms make it increasingly easier for people to raise money for any cause, from cancer research to disaster relief, often quite independent of direction from any charity. This was a socially influential individual acting independent of a charity to fundraise for a cause meaningful to him.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Over time, this wears down the spine and causes disabilities. The DoGooder Awards recognize exceptional use of video to promote good causes and are sponsored by YouTube and TechSoup donor partner, Cisco. I particularly like the Funny for Good Award on the serious topic of testicular cancer. The Big Picture.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2010

“Imagine if Facebook wanted to turn off the New York Times, for instance. Earlier today I decided to see who had already taken advantage of the new feature by asking on Twitter. American Cancer Society’s More Birthday’s web site. ” - Carie Lewis of the Humane Society.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

But don’t do that right now because one of my best buddies, Kishshana Palmer, is here for beautiful Washington, DC by way of New York City, normally, right, Kishshana? And also for Old Navy, when the flagship store opened in New York City, I got one of the first jobs at the cash register. How’s it going?

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.orgSource

APRIL 3, 2023

Chip has led high-profile criminal cases, investigated the September 11 th terrorist attacks, helped the CIA track down spies, and spearheaded the New York FBI Office’s Crisis Negotiations. For example, we were asked to work on President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot. We thought the public was not ready to hear that new messaging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Follow and study Partners in Health , Feeding America , American Cancer Society , African Wildlife Foundation , and charity: water. Create an email list solely for fundraisers, and throughout the year keep them updated on the causes that they raised money for. ? Create a system to respond to breaking news and crisis situations. ?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Some of these teams are focused on detecting cancer earlier as a means of extending longevity; some are working to improve people’s metabolism. With every year, more scientists and academics are very specifically trying to lengthen the lifespan of humans and ensure that those extra years are worth living.

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