Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

I want to share that story! In Darah’s words: I basically started the site in November as a combination of social media interests and helping others in their fight vs cancer. The premise was that if I could sponsors of my site for a day, we would donate $1 for every new follower we received that day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Online Donations – St. Almost every nonprofit organization can leverage its success stories to grow giving campaign contributions. The good news?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

The primary types of mobile giving Text-to-give One of the most popular ways to give on the go is via text-to-give or text-to-donate, which simply involves giving via text message. Donors can text a unique keyword or donation amount to your nonprofits dedicated phone number. Check out the example below of the Michael J.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Provide fundraising success stories. Tell them how to raise money, challenges they’ll likely face and the impact their donations will have on your mission. While success stories may have provided ideas, these sessions will let fundraisers “ask the experts” and get their questions answered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Most blogs are no longer written in the first person and serve more to tell the stories and news commentary of a nonprofit, rather than the opinions of its leadership. 3) “Donate Now” CTA on the Human Rights Watch blog. 7) Tell the story of a community served by your nonprofit. 3) Maximize your blog’s sidebar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Interesting and informative content can truly set your fundraiser apart from the rest, and the right photos can help tell your story in a unique way. Donors love seeing multiple images, so be sure to include additional photos within your fundraiser story. The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Collettey’s Cookies.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Find & Ride Waves Don’t Create Them A surfer doesn’t sit in the ocean creating waves, they wait and find the right one to ride.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

It’s crucial that your online donation forms and landing page match the story you’re telling. Add impactful images or videos and text to your donation form and landing page! An impact statement is your organization’s story about your influence on the community. Adding images directly to your donation form.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

Romance me a bit, tell me some stories, and get me fired up about the cause. For example, if I’ve indicated an interest in cancer research, failing to customize my appeal communications around an urgent need for cancer research funding.” – Mike Snusz. “ Here are their answers: “ You’re always asking for money.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts. flyers or offline donation forms). flyers or offline donation forms). For more on QR Codes, see also: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. 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. American Cancer Society saw a 10:1 return on investment from this effort.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. Last year our ‘Go gold with kids for cancer’ campaign was a really successful campaign because it had such a clear statement that reflected with people.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Customize their personal page with own story and picture. If we create contests to encourage these behaviors in all fundraisers, it can help raise incremental revenue. … we know the activities we’re asking people to do will result in their friends and family supporting them by making donations. They: Register early. Belong to a team.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Leverage the Nimble AMS Lightning Store to offer a variety of payment options and empower guest donations and event registrations. Read the ADA + Nimble AMS success story to learn more. “We Read the NAACCR + Nimble AMS success story to learn more. “We had a great implementation, with no issues at all. E-commerce. Accounting.

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Charity Village

APRIL 18, 2024

The abandoned dog that found his forever home, the woman who was able receive treatment and is now cancer-free, the mother and children fleeing abuse who accessed clothing and shelter, all thanks to your organizations. These are the stories that make your cause worth donating to.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

An Animoto video created by the American Cancer Society is good example of how photos, music, and simple text can tell a story and convey a message of gratitude to donors and supporters: The first step is to create an account. Then click “Create Video&# and upload 15 photos for a 30-second video.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2022

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time to recognize the importance of early detection, treatment advancements, and research. It’s also an opportunity to raise funds for breast cancer research through awareness events such as walks and runs. Volunteer for a local organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Prompt: “Write a heartfelt, authentic letter to participants in my walk-a-thon benefitting breast cancer research. Please include posts with energetic calls to action to donate to help support our programs or care for our rescues. Third prize are gourmet baskets donated by local eatery, Yum Yum. It should begin, Dear x.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I find the “ Thank You – Story Driven ” model. Success story – Enter key details or plot points of a story that demonstrates the organization’s impact. i.e., “first time donation”). Let’s pretend I want to draft a letter for people who volunteer at Cradles to Crayons.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

million raised, a 63% increase in total donations over 2013 according to the Case Foundation. I recently spoke with Mike Kirkpatrick, Director of Marketing at Canadian Cancer Society in Ontario who shared their story with me, and here are four factors I believe led to their success that you can use in 2015.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

introduced Stories to compete with the rising popularity of Snapchat Stories, and the way we interact with social media has never been the same since! people use Instagram Stories daily and 2 out of 3 users say that the feature fosters brand interaction. But how can you make your Stories engaging? 1: The Donation Sticker.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This strategy has already seen great success in the PC and console gaming worlds; last year, game-centric organizations like Extra Life , Child’s Play and Humble Bundle each brought in millions of dollars in donations while raising awareness for children’s hospitals, HIV/AIDS prevention, cancer research, and more.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 60 years ago. Salesforce: You recently hit an incredible milestone of $2 billion in donations in the last fiscal year, a record for a single-mission charity. Treatments invented at St. Jude partner.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, giving a donation just doesn’t seem like enough sometimes. Canine Cancer Alliance Wag Love Campaign. For example, Canine Cancer Alliance (CCA) raised nearly $30,000 using CauseVox to power their peer-to-peer fundraising campaign – Wag Love. Canine Cancer Alliance Website CTAs. Perform A Personal Challenge.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Instead of asking for a monetary donation, the Center for Great Apes set up an Amazon Wish List. Keep the items affordable: Requesting new computers might be necessary, but if you are asking one person to donate $1000 for a new laptop might not be realistic. As with any donation, follow-up is important. Featured Fundraising'

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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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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2020

Creating a brand leads to more recognition, clarity and potential donations ? A great example of this kind of strategic partnership is between the V Foundation for Cancer Research and Vs. Cancer. . The reputation of the former organization validates Vs. Cancer’s efforts. Effective Communications through Stories.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By applying simple information-sharing strategies, you can appeal to donors who, in today’s dynamic world, are more sophisticated and demand data when deciding how to allocate funds for donation. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story. or combined with photos of the communities you serve.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2022

It is even more important for organizations that deal with causes like Cancer and other diseases to be particularly sensitive to this issue. To make this more practical here are some ways to rephrase potentially triggering calls-to-action: Instead of : “Donate to celebrate your Mom this holiday”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Zawadi shared her most recent crowdfunding campaign, probably one of the most successful in Kenya, raising over $71,000 in a couple of days, to help a 24 year old brain cancer patient Emmanuel Otieno (pictured above and known as Jadudi) to get surgery in India. This money was donated via MPESA (mobile money) contributions.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

There are so many inspirational stories of peer-to-peer fundraisers stepping up to support causes close to their hearts that evergreen DIY peer-to-peer fundraising should be on every nonprofit’s strategic radar. Donors also unlock a character video skit performed by Nicky Cass based on their donation amount.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

less to tell your story. roathcardiff Living in #Cardiff and want to donate clothes to #charity ? Myles Dannhausen ( @mylespulse ) and Michelle Laing ( @M_Laing ): In Raising Funds and Building Community With Social Media , Laing writes about recruiting runners for the Gateway for Cancer Research. animations. v/bJjr50PBH2p.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine , titled " The Networked Nonprofit " and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. Last year, TweetsGiving , raised $11,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania using Twitter to spread messages of thanks and opportunities to donate.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Not that long ago, there were dozens of charity mobile phone donation programs vying for attention. Examples include: Cell Phones for Soldiers , a nonprofit that collects mobile phone donations and sells to recycling and used phone reseller companies like Mobile Karma. What happened to them? Here’s what we found out.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We recently shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to raise over $43,000 through Teespring campaigns. We produce and distribute informational materials for free for families with children with cancer, so a lot of what we do is give things away. " Here are ACCO's tips for using Shopify.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

What are a couple of nonprofit stories that have used Facebook in an effective and inspiring way? JustGiving is an international charitable donations website headquartered in the UK. Today, nearly 25% of all charity donations on JustGiving’s website come through individuals that discover JustGiving charity projects on Facebook.

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CauseVox

JUNE 3, 2024

If you’re using a platform like CauseVox, they should be fairly quick and easy to set up so you can start maximizing donations straight away. You should try to continually measure and evaluate your donation pages to see what is and isn’t working for you. You can run your donation page through Google Search Console to test it!

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