Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Charity Digital News published this interview with Rob Leyland, Innovation Manager, about their recent efforts. Their AI system — dubbed Lymph Node Assistant, or LYNA — was able to detect cancer better than human pathologists. Social Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Here’s an example of a video See3 produced in partnership with Charity Dynamics for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event.

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This process isnt magicits built on hours of research and conversations with hundreds of sector leaders, with an eye on sector shifts. 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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JANUARY 24, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of January 24th).

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

One organization that’s really tapping in to the potential of #GivingTuesday to advance their mission is the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) who saw a 78% increase in donations during the week of #GivingTuesday this year, and an 85% increase in the number of donations they received! Focus on the Follow-Up. Rally the Troops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

Create a conversation. Today, nearly 25% of all charity donations on JustGiving’s website come through individuals that discover JustGiving charity projects on Facebook. In 2011, friends posting and sharing different projects on Facebook resulted in £22,000,000 in donations to worthwhile charities through JustGiving.

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MAY 20, 2012

Wondering how you can market your charity through Facebook timeline? I hadn’t given it much thought until one of my favorite charities tried a similar Facebook Timeline idea out on me, and now it’s seems like such an obvious strategy for every nonprofit. For someone else, if we match, it surely will be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Less than 24 hours ago, Epic Change launched its TweetsGiving 2009 , a 48-hour charity event to encourage people to express their gratitude using online tools and at face-to-face meet-ups. This two-day event, which ends on Thanksgiving, also invites people to donate to Epic Change. .

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MARCH 19, 2013

Here are some interesting ways nonprofits and charities are using Vine in the UK and abroad : By UK charity, Tenovus. roathcardiff Living in #Cardiff and want to donate clothes to #charity ? organization can maximize 6 seconds using Vine too: Do you have an awards gala or charity dinner coming up? animations. They should!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Zoe Amar and Matt Collins of Platypus Digital created the #SocialCEO Awards in 2013 with the goal to celebrate charity leaders who are using social media in support of their organization’s missions. CEO Case Study: Bowl Cancer UK. Deborah Alsina is the CEO of a charity, Bowl Cancer UK.

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MARCH 21, 2022

And the best way to get to know your major donors is to ask good questions that spark conversation. Be clear about your goal for the meeting, whether that’s to learn the top 3 charities they support or what they think about your new program or something else. When the conversation begins, follow the donor’s lead.

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MAY 26, 2011

The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. The newest addition to TechSoup's vast array of nonprofit resources is a live monthly interactive video chat series, Nonprofits Live.

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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. Charity Date Auction. Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. Thanksgiving. Guess the Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Can SEO be a worthwhile investment for charities and other nonprofit organizations? Just a quick bit of keyword research shows that there are many keywords worth targeting: donate car to charity – 2,400 Searches per month - $33 per click. donate money to charity – 260 Search per month - $11 per click. The Short Answer – Yes!

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Measuring the effectiveness of your marketing efforts: Set yourself up to track your marketing efforts success by measuring key performance indicators (KPIs) like return on investment, click-through rate, conversion rate, and more. Creating a better user experience (UX) on your website could increase conversion rates by 400%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

for every hashtag mention to cancer charities. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. During the conference, there was a hashtag campaign – #beatcancer where PayPal and SWAGG will donated $0.05

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Whether the staff is asked on a plane, in an elevator or on a panel, he or she should be able to articulate in 30 to 60 seconds what their charity does. Sheryl is a native of Pittsburgh arriving in Phoenix 12 years ago to work with the Relay For Life event in the then Desert Southwest Division of the American Cancer Society.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

If you asked the same group if they’d heard of cancer, I’m willing to bet they’d all say yes. I’m also willing to bet that those same people either know a cancer survivor or someone who lost the fight. My point here isn’t to devalue cancer awareness, but to show that more awareness is needed for diseases like ALS.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Charity: Water. Charity: Water’s annual report is the perfect example of keeping it simple, but effective. Fight Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is a health impact organization dedicated to ending colorectal cancer and supporting those affected by the disease through patient support, funding research, and impactful policy change.

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MARCH 27, 2020

Or a breast cancer survivor who was pregnant when diagnosed, and she received care thanks to a grant provided to the hospital by Susan G. Facebook has performed the best, but the cost per conversion has been much higher than standard content marketing, especially when we are paying for ads. . Content Marketing Resources .

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Movember is a "moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.” All proceeds raised during Movember go to the causes it supports, specifically the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG (read this article if you’d like to learn more about where the money goes ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Here’s just four key conversations that I thought had deep significance for the social change community: (CAUTION: F-bombs below. ). I wanted to turn this experience into something positive…so, basically, we released BlameDrewsCancer.com which allows you with a twitter hashtag, #blamedrewscancer , to blame anything you want on my cancer.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

The Age of Conversation is a new book being put together by 100 authors. Worlds Touch blog writes about a charity ball for geeks ! Global Action Network reports on a session about how to create a global conversation about issues like water and aids. Hat tip to Paul Hyland. Ruby is talking about digital preservation and blogs.

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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. Utilize Relevant National Days and Holidays Align your posts with relevant national and international days, like World Water Day or International Day of Charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

" Also quoted is Sean Stannard-Stockton, author of the Tactical Philanthropy blog was also quoted and he shares his expanded predictions here , including "Charities recognize the potential of social-media tools and finally get serious about integrated online strategies." On blogs, comments are the conversation.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million charities in the United States alone and around 10 million worldwide. The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation. Your gift means we can continue to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

If you’re noticing high CPCs with certain keywords, do they have a strong CTR and/or are they leading to conversion actions? If CTR is low and no conversions are coming from these keywords, consider pausing them or putting a CPC cap on them—limiting the max bid on the keywords.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Quite frankly, ALS is not a very wide spread disease like cancer or heart disease. Fundraising by definition is “an activity done to collect money by a charity, political party or school,” i.e. the Ice Bucket Challenge. Most people don’t know someone with ALS—most have never even heard of it.

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Whole Whale

MAY 10, 2024

Charity: Water Sometimes it’s best to keep it simple. Charity: Water’s annual report is the perfect example of keeping it simple, but effective. We especially love DLA’s report for highlighting how their digital marketing funnel of engagement drives conversions. click to advance through pages of report) 7.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2013

It’s been almost 2 weeks, but conversations around Giving Tuesday haven’t stopped. For Camp Kesem, $10,000 happens- money that will send children affected by a parent’s cancer to a free, life-changing summer camp. Thanks to Taylor Corrado of Hubspot, here’s 12 Notable Highlights from 2013′s Giving Tuesday.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 13, 2015

They’re extremely user-friendly and have actually been linked to raising conversion rates if your organization has the means. Plain and simple—they’re a foundation that raises money for childhood cancer research, “because research saves lives.” charity: water. Need inspiration or examples of these tips? Baldrick’s.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. Outline procedures for dealing with the conflict of interest, such as when individuals should abstain from certain decisions or conversations.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

C ompetition from other charities : Donors are being bombarded by solicitations from other charities, both those they had a connection with prior to the visit to the hospital, and those they have a connection with after the visit to the hospital. What is most important for the donor to know when making a gift to a charity?

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JULY 17, 2015

Latest research from the 2015 Millennial Impact Report shows that donating to charities and volunteering are important to the group that now represents the majority of the U.S. 55% of Generation Y members follow charities and other nonprofits on social media. The Statistics: Generation Y gives 62% through their mobile phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. Source: causes.com via Beth on Pinterest. On Tuesday, the Susan G.

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JULY 13, 2021

Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World. Dan Pallotta is a titan of the charity event industry, creating campaigns such as the AIDS Rides and 3 Day Walk for Breast Cancer. By Dan Pallotta. Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. This will be a conversation that explores the changing media landscape and how the web can rise to the challenge of supporting our communities and their information needs.

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