Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

Over the years, I have worked with many founder-led (or until-recently-founder-led) organizations. As anyone who has witnessed Founder’s Syndrome can tell you, the first leader is often abruptly shown the door, maybe under a cloud, leaving the organization in crisis. Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) While there is a Facebook page setup to promote the campaign , it doesn’t appear to have organized from a particular nonprofit or cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. Proceeds go to both the talented artisans that create the beautifully crafted products in the UNICEF Market and to help UNICEF save and protect children. Jude Gift Shop :: giftshop.stjude.org. 28) Home T :: thehomet.com.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

million changemakers working at our country’s mission-driven organizations. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the charitable beneficiary of Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth, which went into space on September 15, 2021. ??. “If ALSAC , the fundraising and awareness organization for St.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. Getting to zero hunger will require unprecedented collaboration and a multi-pronged approach that gets to the numerous causes. Rachel Machen.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2013

One of TechSoup's members just finished up an extremely successful crowdfunded apparel campaign, raising nearly $7,000 for their cause! We spoke with Program Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), Amber Masso, who told us about their previous fundraising methods: mass mailing, cold-calling, etc.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

This method makes complex concepts easier for your stakeholders to understand and makes it easier to have more informed discussions on the next steps your organization should take. When you focus on what makes a donor feel good, you create more long-term donor relationships, bringing them together in a community around your cause.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Academy of Hope Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country American Brain Tumor Association American Cancer Society American Childhood Cancer Organization American Heart Association American Jewish World Service American Liver Foundation American Lung Association American Red Cross AmeriCares Animal Humane Society Apple Tree Arts Arcus Foundation (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

the generative search engines spit out an initial list of organizations with performance-plus campaigns. ChatGPT and Gemini* collectively identified six organizations and the work that created such notable returns. But, please note: If you lead your small non-profit’s giving campaigns, do not dismiss your organization as too small.

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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. Fulfill orders with just one click.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

Most recently, I was reminded of this as I live-tweeted an event for MomsRising put on by Latino civil rights organization the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). MomsRising is an online and on-the-ground organization with over a million members, many of whom are Latinas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Whether it’s sharing a #CecilTheLion cartoon, or sharing a #PlannedParenthood petition, all of these actions are expressions of our passion for causes we love. Since GoFundMe is an open platform where people can solicit support for life events of any kind users have found plenty of uses for it – like supporting charitable causes.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 18, 2009

Tell me something in your childhood that you wished were different and go toward it." --Rosie O'Donnell, AWEARNESS Feeling blue? At the end of each section is a list of organizations related to each cause area, and ideas for how to give your time, expertise, dollars, and stuff to support the cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

It's practically free advertising to appear in a search results list when a donor, partner, or constituent "googles" phrases that are related to your organization's services. Try searching online for the services your organization provides. It is easy to do and can provide your organization with stronger impact.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2014

Parents fixate on trying to understand their children’s generation in order to better engage and motivate them. Put simply, it’s their drive to be the “cool” parent (I’ll spare my mother any personal embarrassment by recounting childhood anecdotes about that very drive). Engage with them on their terms. 90% are on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. Or support an organization that does recycling. And, yes they did !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Since I was a first year college student at UC Berkeley, I have been working with students and schools in low-income communities and have grown increasingly aware of how educational disparities keep children from reaching their potential. in General Childhood Education at Bank Street College of Education.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

billion social media impressions and over 110 community coalitions in 2018, meaning supporters weren’t just giving, they were engaging with organizations online. In surveys from past #GivingTuesday campaigns, many organizations noted they anticipate spending more time preparing for their campaign in future years. Prepare Early.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. We struggle to organize thoughts. One of the organizations I ran, Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (SVAS), once excelled in shoddy writing. We suffer writer’s block. It’s all very humbling.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraising Nonprofit Email Benchmarks You Need to Know 14 min read Read Now Use Newsletters to Build Connections The primary goal of your newsletter will be to educate your readers about your community and how your organization is working to make the world a better place. These emails don’t have to be long or complex.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 28, 2023

While this is usually the case in for-profit organizations, it’s not necessarily true for nonprofits. Below are words that can help improve open rates (and some words that won’t), followed by some templates for different types of emails your organization may send. Can the cure to childhood cancer be exotic cars? blow your mind).

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Growth hacking: a process of rapid experimentation to identify the most efficient ways to grow a business (or cause!). For causes, this can range from increasing conversion rates by testing simple design tweaks, to nailing rapid response and raising $24M in a weekend. How we advance causes, how we share our voices, how we connect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

There's also a whole village of bloggers helping with this cause lead by Michele Martin. Immunizing the Village's Children. The Sharing Foundation's programs have touched all the children of Roteang Village who have been immunized, full series. childhood immunizations are routine and taken for granted. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2012

I choose nonprofits that in my mind have excelled at social media throughout the previous year and represent causes that I feel are timely for the coming year. Prevent children from dying from lack of access to clean water or medical care: @ Water , @ AlexsLemonade. Organize workers in America to fight for a living wage: @ SEIU.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 29, 2022

Even though it’s been more than 30 years since Mandela gave his famous and memorable speech, his words about the children of today as our future community advisors and representatives are as powerful and accurate now as they were then. I noticed many children not in school and the large proportion of them were girls.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

The problem is that most organizations have no idea which of their supporters are socially influential. Our quick guide breaks down how you can find the people who are best positioned to share your campaign on social media, so that you can cultivate them to share on behalf of your cause. Relationship with organization.

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