Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At this year’s Council on Foundations conference in New Orleans, I had the honor of doing a mini-workshop for CEOs of Community Foundations as part of a half-day pre-conference session organized by the Knight Digital Media Center called “Digital Strategies for Community Foundations.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Just like social media transformed the nonprofit sector and how it communicates with its supporters, so will the Mobile Web (even more so). The best new media managers, online community builders, bloggers, and activists will be connected and communicating with their supporters from anywhere, at any time when the need arises.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Create an online community for your fundraisers to interact and share their ideas. Celebrate their accomplishments annually with a thank you party/dinner/reception/etc. Find out what motivates them and tailor communications accordingly. Celebrate their milestones. Arrange meet-and-greets with celebrities at events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Very few nonprofits are currently streaming live programs on Web-based TV channels and if there is one thing I have learned in 15 years of online communications for nonprofits, it’s the early adopters that always win big. Start building your channel and live-streaming communities now. for Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2020

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. This fall , Game On Cancer , a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign at Henry Ford Health System , finally cracked the code o n engaging patients and physicians. Pre-Game .

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 31, 2024

UNICEF’s strategic genius lay in recognizing and scaling this organic community solution. Second, they leveraged behavioral patterns that were already firmly established in communities. Third, they accessed pre-existing community gatherings instead of trying to create new ones.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By focusing on a dedicated group of cyclists who are passionate about supporting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, PMC has consistently achieved remarkable fundraising success. It unites thousands of riders, volunteers, donors, and supporters worldwide into a collective fight against cancer. Identify key supporters.

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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. Millions of dollars have been invested in that small neighborhood to bring that community vision of the future to life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

He is one of the best teachers to learn howto use brand storytelling and social media to build your organization’s reputation, donor community, and social impact. He is offering a seminar (visit www.WeFirst13.com For example, is the focus of your work improving the life of cancer survivors or funding research for a cure?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With over 56,000 nonprofits in our community, we’ve seen how access to technology enabled organizations to adapt during the pandemic and reimagine their relationships with volunteers and donors. American Cancer Society : “I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2018. Rob leads Salesforce.org, a social impact center at Salesforce.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2025

For example, National Dog Day for an animal shelter, Mothers Day for domestic violence services, Brain Tumor Awareness Month (May) for a childhood cancer research organization, Grandparents Day for a senior service organization.you see where were going with this! Celebrate milestones: Is your organization celebrating a milestone?

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Livestrong has applied this approach to their Solution Grants Program, which focuses on funding solutions that solve everyday cancer problems. This year’s programmatic focuses are underserved Black Americans, children, and breast cancer survivors, so each crowdfunding campaign targets a particular cause that aligns with these audiences. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Nonprofits do critical work in their communities and around the world and, in so doing, build the awareness of their brands to scale their impact. Instead, what a nonprofit can do is to position its content and messaging as the celebrant of its stakeholder community, rather than its celebrity.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

While we’ve been living “together apart,” peer-to-peer has been both a virtual enabler and a social inhibiter to fundraising, reminding us of the sense of community achieved by successful in person events in years past. Nonprofits will need fresh ideas to reignite that community and stay relevant to their fundraisers in 2021 and beyond.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

In late 2011, Summit rallied the community to raise nearly $1 million to create a marine reserve the size of Manhattan in the island chain that hosted Summit at Sea. They helped the health technology company Basis raise its Series A through the Summit community. But once they saw Eden, Utah the decision to move solidified quickly.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Our mainstage will feature celebrity speakers, musical performances, and more. Speakers represent globally-recognized organizations, like Gavi , International Justice Mission , Unicef, Teach for America, CDC Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, and more. ” – Marisa Lopez, Exponent Partners.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

World champion Chaunté Lowe, sharing the inspiring story of her victories as an Olympian and American Record holder, as well as a breast cancer survivor. She’s used her personal experiences to raise awareness of triple negative breast cancer, driving research, early detection, and eradication. Celebrate each other and the work you do!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Once a year, the global nonprofit community comes together to collaborate, share best practices, and connect at Dreamforce. A Community Focused on Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. Last, but certainly not least, we couldn’t miss thanking our global community and partners.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

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. Have a local celebrity or staff member record messages of love for people that donate to the cause.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

With Impossible, JKR transformed the alt meat pioneers strangely greenwashed packaging into a blood red celebration of plant meat. But despite the lease prices that are 3x competitors in the area, its celebrating 70% occupancy in its first year of release and multiyear partnership with TED AI.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

September = Classical Music Month, National Alopecia Awareness Month, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Literacy Month, National Piano Month, National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month. Consider Cause Days to Kickoff Your Fundraiser.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

Whether we’ve convened in-person or virtually during a global pandemic, our Salesforce.org nonprofit community never misses an opportunity to celebrate, learn, and imagine a better, more equal world — together. Reason #1: Connect with the Nonprofit Community. and Cure Cancer. Still not convinced to join us?

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

While there are many new and exciting organizations and platforms emerging we are speaking with three we know at the forefront - Causes.com, American Cancer Society, and StartSomeGood.com. Jen Burton, Community Director of Causes Fundraising Focus: Facebook. Jen recently spoke at TechSoup’s Online Community Meetup.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Every November, we celebrate our NTEN Members with free webinar programs, local events, Member-generated content, and lots of prizes! Once again, NTEN Members made MAM a truly special celebration. Michael Sola , Fight Colorectal Cancer , touched us with his thoughtful and clever #ntenthanks to fellow Members. And the winner is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In 2009, it has evolved to incorporate a networked approach and there are even platforms or communities of people dedicated to click action philanthropy, including Every Wun. As a basic service, TwitCause will find a cause to support (partially based on community feedback) and use Twitter to drive awareness for it.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

But the holiday is also a way to rally your community together in the spirit of giving to share their support for causes they care about. The National Brain Tumor Society has a guest blog post from a cancer survivor with an unselfie, encouraging people to take part in the campaign. Are you taking part in #GivingTuesday?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

It’s free, it gives you an immediate way to build a tribe and engage people in online community. Stand up 2 Cancer. Prostate Cancer Foundation – Athletes for a Cure. Participate and be a community like the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Five Lessons Celebrities Can Teach Us About Facebook Fan Pages from Mashable.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In every community, there are always needs that go unfulfilled. Going directly to your community and requesting in-kind donations is a great workaround when it isn’t easy to find and purchase material goods yourself. Hosting an in-kind donation drive is a great way to provide some support. Donation Drive Ideas. School supply drive.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Poncey Highland Community Garden. To make it even more fun, consider having a local celebrity (i.e. The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. More specifically, it’s a fundraising concept that began in the 2000s to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. come judge the contest.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I turned Chatter on at Colorectal Cancer Coalition months ago, and the reaction from my colleagues was one big disinterested shrug. We have a couple of email listservs on Google Groups of our top-tier advocates that we've been interested in migrating to an online community. The possibilities are endless. I get that. No one uses it.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We''re coming into the last week of Member Appreciation Month (MAM) , our month-long celebration of NTEN Members! The other will go to an NTEN Member who''s been actively engaged with the NTEN Community throughout MAM. Somer Deschambault , Canadian Cancer Society , snagged a care package from Small World Labs. MAM Sponsors.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

See3, YouTube, NTEN, and Cisco came together to award storytellers for their awesome work, celebrate the many organizations and individuals who submitted great video, and highlight the nonprofit community who participates. So, without further adieu, the 2013 Annual DoGooder Awards Go To. Winner of Best of Nonprofit Video Award.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Employ communication tools to grasp just how your donors explain their connection to the community you’re serving in their own words. Fundraising Tip: Make Your Recurring Donors Feel Like a Community. A standout recurring giving program is about building a community that recurring donors feel like they belong to.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Plan a livestream for the end of a fundraising campaign to gain excitement and to celebrate the end, or kick off the event with a livestream. It got a ton of community engagement, brought attention to their work, and brought on individual fundraisers. 5K/Marathon. If you want to make something more accessible, Yeah! Golf Marathon.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

This small change would create inspiration and be a more worthy way to celebrate the 12.3 Jude drive the survival rate of childhood cancer patients from 20% to 80% since the hospital was founded in 1962 — how’s that for impact? Community and Marketing Strategy, Salesforce.org. . The implications are vast. About the Author.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 20, 2024

Organizations like the Lung Cancer Foundation of America use Canva to share impactful statistics, stories, and quotes in a visually engaging way. A well-placed Boomerang can capture a fun moment, like celebrating a fundraising milestone. Set up templates for consistent branding across posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? Why not send a virtual gift that sends a donation to support breast cancer research or some other cause? Why not send some geek love from NTEN ? Join the Red Campaign.

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