NetWits

MARCH 31, 2011

He worked at the American Cancer Society (ACS) for 9 years directing their web and interactive strategy. Help ) while also becoming COO for a technology startup that helps non-profits raise money through social media ( HelpAttack )! and how the future of online fundraising is heavily tied to peoples social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 20: World Day of Social Justice — #SocialJusticeDay. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I was honored to moderate a panel at Innogive Conference on the intersection of social and mobile strategy. Enabling expression of the social voice will raise more$$$ than a direct donation. He was asked to donate to cancer charity. A network of Martha Stewarts spread the word…and creates a commerce storm-.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. The mustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. was the most effective, and what type of message generated the most giving.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 8, 2010

Many women (and, apparently, some men) flooded Facebook with unusual status updates over the past two days in a meme calling on “girls” to post the colors of the bras they were wearing, ostensibly to raise awareness of breast cancer. read more ). read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2008

Epeus's Engine has a post titled " How Not To Be Viral " which is talking about social applications spread on social networks. The term "viral" is now more like cancer - given application fatique. If you were to pick a nature metaphor to describe your social network strategy, what would it be?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

I often talk about individuals when I’m discussing the way social media can be used to support organizations. Because social media may be about networks, communities, and collaboration; but it is only possible because of the dynamic and powerful tools individuals are using. I only hope we can continue to sustain it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2020

million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Because gaming fundraisers are often highly dependent on existing social networks, your nonprofit should be especially familiar with best practices for peer-to-peer fundraising. The first event, held in 2010, raised $10,000 for the humanitarian organization CARE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Jeremiah Owyang has a post called " The Many Challenges of Social Networking " suggesting that social networks have passed the peak of inflated expectations and has identified a good list of challenges to success. Plateau or Social Network Fatigue? My FLickr Stream. The interview is here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Within a few minutes and a couple of clicks, your nonprofit could have a new promotional video that you can use on your Web site, your Blog, in your e-mail newsletters, and on social networking sites.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s popularity has made the word commonplace when you interact in social networks. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

For example, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network makes wise use of their sidebar by prominently featuring a call-to-follow on social networks and an e-newsletter opt-in. Think of your website’s sidebar as free advertising space and utilize the space for important calls-to-action and to feature key content.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 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. They: Register early. Send emails to as many people as possible, multiple times.

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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

MAY 25, 2011

Encourage them to use their social network. As Anthony Sicola’s recently mentioned, fundraisers who use who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube increase fundraising results by up to 40%. Show gift names and amounts on a donor wall, like North Shore Medical Center’s Cancer Walk/Run.

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Care2

JUNE 8, 2009

To mark the launch of Advocacy Online's brand new social networking platform called "jamii" the company is hosting an event in Toronto this Tuesday, June 9th starting at 3 pm about the future of the"social web. Click here to register. The event will take place at the Gladstone Hotel on QueenStreet West, near Dufferin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Part social networking site, part smartphone App, and part social experiment, FourSquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. It is Different. And as of last week, FourSquare has gone global. Thus, now all nonprofits worldwide have a good reason to get FourSquare on their radar screen.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The steps below will help you create a broadcast TV channel for your nonprofit on Ustream (see Stand Up To Cancer’s Channel ). When you are ready to broadcast, simply posts links to your “Show&# [see below] to your social networking communities. also gets good reviews and initially I was going to use Justin.tv

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Note from Beth: The Lance Armstrong Foundation , known by its nickname “Livestrong”, provides a network of support for people diagnosed with cancer and their families. The foundation's mission is to “inspire and empower people affected by cancer” by helping find the information, support, and strength they need to fight cancer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” To promote your fundraiser even more and encourage sharing on social media platforms, try creating a fundraiser hashtag. We’ll cover how to best reach your supporters through different avenues and how to cast a wider net to reach people outside of your social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

But I'm a member of the Social Media Advisory Board for SmartBrief, Inc , a terrific daily summary of social media insights and they asked me to do a roundup post for this week. As June Holley, a thought leader in networks, would say, " Be Rhizomatic.". A Platform for Self-Organizing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. I need to stop calling what my association does strategic planning." How are you managing your data?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In 2010, I had an opportunity to do a Networked Nonprofit workshop in Kenya. That’s where I met Zawadi Nyong’o , a young Kenyan woman and social change activist. When Otieno learned he needed a fourth surgery for his cancer, he reached out to Zawadi Nyong’o who was also an Africa Cancer Foundation volunteer.

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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. “ Its response: 4) Social Media Content Calendar Keeping up with social media is much easier when you’ve got an editorial calendar to follow. It should begin, Dear x.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Neff, Director of Web, Film and Interactive Strategy at the American Cancer Society High Plains Division, sat down with me for our Connection Newsletter this month and shared his top 5 recommendations for online tools for nonprofits in 2009. File Sharing. User Experience.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Rebecca Higman and Katya Andresen , Network for Good. Here at Network for Good, where we process donations for over 10,000 nonprofit websites and serve as the engine for many social networks (like Causes on Facebook), we see similar renewal rates -- but important differences depending on where donors give online.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Anthony Del Monte is the CEO and founder of Squeaky Wheel Media , a Web design and development agency based in NYC, as well as the co-founder of IHadCancer.com , one of the first social-networking sites for cancer survivors, fighters and supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And since, the busy season is coming up for all you nonprofit fundraisers – year end giving and Network for Good has just announced a Year-End Giving Challenge , I thought a guest post from Michael Hoffman about you can incorporate video to power your campaigns was in order. Holy smokes!

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Social network updates a friend to charities: "Got a tweet to spare? week ago, a record number of status updates on Twitter and Facebook using the phrase '#BeatCancer' helped raise $70,000 for four non-profit cancer organizations". It could help the charity of your choice.A NPtech NPTwitterFundraising.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

My Grandmother also has a whole network of friends who are at various stages of computer use/online adoption. Recently, she asked me if I could share any resources for her and her friends to be able to network, learn and socialize on the internet. Getting Specialized. Thanks for sharing this, Wendy Harman ! What else?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Now, we’re embracing the third shift in fundraising—social fundraising. Social fundraising refers to fundraising campaigns on social media networks. Currently, three social networks have built-in fundraising capabilities: TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, the latter two owned by parent company Meta.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 24, 2008

When Change.org started less than two years ago, its main focus was to be a social network where nonprofits and their supporters could connect and take action. In early October, the network re-launched as a social action blog network. org) blog social change activism social network Change.org

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. … Read More Fundraising'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

and will be giving a free talk about themes from The Networked Nonprofit on September 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Providence Cancer Center for the Alaska Chapter of PRSA. I’m doing various other trainings, book parties, etc. Today, I will be speaking at The Foraker Group Leadership Summit on September 20 at 3:30 p.m.,

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Anthony Del Monte is the CEO and founder of Squeaky Wheel Media , a Web design and development agency based in NYC, as well as the co-founder of IHadCancer.com , one of the first social-networking sites for cancer survivors, fighters and supporters.

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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. without limiting them to just that network. But if they're there, we want to be there too without dividing ourselves into separate networks. We can make a white-label silo social network right now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Every social networking community has its own unique ebb and flow, and your supporters have no interest in liking, following, or friending a robot. While these tools can help you streamline your social media campaigns, they have made poor social media managers of many. Komen for the Cure excel in online communication.

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