Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2009

The panelists or poets include Danielle Brigida (NWF), Wendy Harman (Red Cross), David Neff (American Cancer Society) and Carie Lewis , Humane Society of the US. I've gathered up some of best of the best folks in the nonprofit tech field to share their social media measurement lessons learned.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

“We can end hunger around the world by 2030.”. When you consider a goal like ending hunger, you have a couple of choices. This 15-year initiative aims to tackle 17 areas of need across the world, from eradicating hunger to fostering responsible production and consumption to ensuring everyone has access to a quality education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation? September is Hunger Awareness Month so why not give a donation of canned goods and cash to your local food bank? October is also breast cancer awareness month, so why not make a donation ?

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2016

Personal Challenges — Personal challenges allow a donor's friends and family to rally around their cause by supporting a challenge that the donor has pledged to complete. This could be anything from running a marathon or race, to dumping a bucket of ice water over their head (Ice Bucket Challenge!).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Find a Board member that will champion the activity and challenge other members to participate. They have a hunger to make a connection – they have a hunger to make a connection with you. Recognize your donors while engaging your board with a pressure free activity. Hold a telephone thank-a-thon at your office.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

Movements often involve a rallying cry, a widely recognized iconography, often a color (think pink for breast cancer), meaningful dates, repeated activities (from Freedom Rides to annual walks), and a shared goal for the common good. We know hunger is preventable, and the event offered an opportunity to rethink how we approach the issue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The top 100 included a mix of nonprofits with an operating budget of under $10 million with programs in designated Chase corporate responsibility areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare. Or only allow a pre-selected group of organizations to participate?

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

This go-to guide has been a resource for nonprofit administrators since 1984, and the newly revised edition continues to support those in leadership roles by addressing the challenges our world is facing today and how nonprofits can learn to adapt and grow despite it all. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

included a mix of nonprofits with an operating budget of under $10 million with programs in designated Chase corporate responsibility areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare. This is how Target ran its contest and more recently PayPal's FruitCake Challenge.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Back then, Dan was the chair of the Harvard Hunger Action Committee that led a 4,200 mile cross-country bike ride to fight hunger. Dan Pallotta would go on to invent the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. Challenge unconstitutional laws targeted at the sector.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

And while a temporary ceasefire has allowed for increased aid delivery, easing the plight of those facing disease and hunger , experts predict malnutrition and health issues to persist for months or even years. Nevertheless, there are significant challenges ahead for the people of Gaza.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Look no further than the Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised over $200 million worldwide last summer. million challenge videos. The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is currently selling a t-shirt with the names of 3,400 children and teens who have fought or are still fighting childhood cancer.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

The use of end of year giving challenges has proven to be very successful for a number of organizations. A few words of advice and caution about these challenge campaigns: Don’t forget to follow-up with donors about the final results. Today is the last day of the __ Challenge: Thanks for your support! Today is the day.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

But they aren’t going to cure cancer, reduce hunger, or improve pre-K education. Are you wondering how we as nonprofit techies can maintain our cool and focus, stay productive and passionate, and navigate the ever-evolving technology challenges and shifting priorities of our organizations?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Mary Cahalane challenges organizations to do more asking. If you’re a fan of the trilogy, you’ll understand: 5 Important Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn From The Hunger Games. Pitman challenges nonprofits to reframe the slow months and use them to catapult their fall fundraising.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

2013 nten challenge Fundraising givingtuesday' Find them all at GivingTuesday.org 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc. Magazine YMCA of Greater San Antonio YMCA of Snohomish County YWCA Hartford Region.

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