Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. How much good will is generated by those contributed and by the winners of the contest whose works will be posted on the Nature Conservancy’s FB and Tumblr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2017

The report is groundbreaking in that it is the only annual research project dedicated to studying how and why donors worldwide give to their favorite causes and charitable organizations. The top three causes supported by liberal-leaning online donors are human and civil rights, animals, and children and youth.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To attract them to your cause, you can’t rely on the same strategies you may have used for Gen X or Baby Boomers. As a result, they can be pretty fiscally conservative, which means they need to feel their donation is a worthwhile investment. They also show a preference for non-traditional banking and online spending processes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Environment and conservation – 7%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. Health and wellness (physical and mental) – 12%. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

After all, there is nothing more disappointing than contributing hard-earned money to what looks like a good cause, and then having absolutely no idea whether it made any difference. When supporters see that their generosity truly matters, they’re much more likely to give again, give more, and publicize the cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

Most nonprofit board members volunteer because they want to support a worthy cause. More importantly, moving to the cloud is a great way to demonstrate transparency, strengthen institutional memory, conserve resources, collaborate, and display tech-savvy. 3) Conserve Resources. 1) Demonstrate Transparency.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Data from recent elections shows rage donors take their candidate’s loss in a presidential bid as inspiration to donate more to causes associated with the candidate’s party, while the winning team’s incoming gifts drop off. But that single act is not the same thing as activism or commitment to a cause.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

You can take care of local parks, conservation areas, community gardens, and more. And consider a more extensive level of commitment to organizations or causes you care deeply about. Love gardening? This might include joining a nonprofit board of directors , volunteering more hours, or taking on a volunteer leadership role.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sweepstakes + membership drive Like all nonprofits, our membership-based conservation customers are short on hands for data entry and are laser-focused on their mission. The prize is something that appeals to those interested in their cause.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 9, 2009

Schwartz; and Felicia Carr, director of online communications for the National Parks Conservation Association. On the panel, was Danielle Brigida, social-media-outreach coordinator at the National Wildlife Federation; marketing and communications consultant Nancy E.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

million, a 4% increase and those who spoke out about causes in the U.S. DonorsChoose might have been proactively — correctly — conservative in its goal. In the U.S., million participants gave goods, an increase of 32% compared to last year. Participants who volunteered in the U.S. was estimated at 9.2 was estimated at 16.6

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

Drop in the Ocean: A Social VR Experience by Conservation International. People may be more likely to help causes that are near and dear to their hearts if they don’t have to take the time to log into a website. 2) Donations via the Gaming Industry. By marketing the voice option as part of your brand , you can increase donations.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2013

Join Derrick Feldmann, co-author of the new book Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement , to discuss how Millennials are transforming philanthropy and engagement with social issues. How Millennials are Changing Social Causes Thursday, 6/13 at 2pm ET.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

So what exactly is this website that’s causing such a stir? But quick technological advancements can be overwhelming, causing many people to feel uncertain about where to begin. This could include fundraising email templates, motivational copy for peer-to-peer fundraising pages, and social media posts centered around your cause.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Regulation of such projects falls to a patchwork of small, rural agencies called groundwater conservation districts, which might not be fully equipped or empowered to manage plans for competing regional water needs that can affect entire cities for generations to come. Theres no cheap water left in Texas. It stops it. You cant just say no.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report is an annual research project that examines how donors prefer to give and engage with their favorite causes and charitable organizations. Of all donors worldwide, North American donors give the most to the cause of religious services and faith.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Donors dont see themselves in your story People give because they feel connected to a cause. How this plays out in real life: A donor gives to an environmental nonprofit because they care about conservation. Their connection to the cause weakens. Why donors quietly disengage 1. Thats a gap worth closing.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The email below depicts a campaign the organization launched to raise funds by sending donors a boxed figure to represent their commitment to the cause. Advocating for your cause and volunteering help spread mission awareness and ensure your programs run smoothly. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park memorial in New York City.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

59% of people of who engage with causes on social media donate money to nonprofits. Ocean Conservancy: The Ocean’s Least Wanted: 4 Invasive Species to Know ( Twitter , Facebook , Instagram ). GivingTuesday 2015 was very successful and the trend will likely continue in 2016 – not only on #GivingTuesday, but also on cause awareness days.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Facebook Fundraising Tools [ Conservation International ]. Social media is hazardous to our physical health causing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and text neck. Online donors most trust the.org (72%),edu (7%), and.ngo (6%) domains. The least trusted domains are.net (30%),com (29%), and country-code domains (13%). Periscope Coins.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today’s funder list focuses on nonprofits supporting the environment and conservation efforts. Funding Priority: The Environment and Conservation Efforts. The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation. Alaska Conservation Foundation. The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation. The Green Climate Fund.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

Or, if your nonprofit works to protect the environment or animals, for every tragic loss of habitat or endangered species, share a story of conservation or progress. If your nonprofit works in disaster relief, share a story of survival. 2) The rise of the Internet troll. Engaging them just makes it worse.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Compelling mission or cause for your organization is motivation to give for 85% of respondents, and 56% said personal connection and trust in the leadership/organization. Why: 80% said they would join if there was a compelling mission or cause, 77% said for networking and socialization, 75% said professional development. Communicating.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Who wouldn’t want to support a great cause and check off their holiday shopping at the same time ? Activists Cause-related organizations with memberships, like the ACLU or Human Rights Campaign, can market the gift of a membership to a friend or loved one, as seen in the screenshot below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Let’s do the math and make a conservative estimate. Often, the cause for diminished involvement is that the volunteer experience isn’t quite what they expected. They appeal to those who may be interested in volunteering because they enjoy helping others or have a personal connection to the cause that the organization supports.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

High-profile ad removals have caused controversy in the past, including a temporary demonetization of the conservative site Zero Hedge for pervasive racism in its comments section. For instance, The Epoch Times — a newspaper that has widely spread COVID-19 conspiracies — currently hosts Google ads.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

This means that sewage spills into rivers and streams, contaminating drinking water and causing disease. Here are a few ways you can use technology today to learn more and act for water conservation! The first step in making change in your life, local community or world is to learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2013

Big Listening is distinguished from traditional social media monitoring by its scale, fluidity, focus on issue or cause monitoring, and expanded access to historical data. We call these fellow conservation comrades our “ distributed network.” It’s more of a syndication model than a direct-to-consumer model.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

When designed properly, these campaigns can help developers support important causes and create supportive, tight-knit game communities without losing ground financially. Take your passion for creating games and use it to support a meaningful cause. It’s likely the cause you care about it is one your players will care about, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The Ocean Conservancy has done just that! While the timeline has the potential to embarrass some users who might have inappropriate photos buried along their timeline, the cover image is a great opportunity for nonprofits to engage their champions to help spread the word about the organization. Is your nonprofit doing something similar?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This program promotes efficient water use in homes and businesses throughout the country by offering a simple way to make purchasing decisions that conserve water without sacrificing quality or product performance. Crypto holders can donate to individual nonprofits or to Crypto Cause Funds ( Classy.org’s Cause Funds ).

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

In a Sunday morning tweet , Verizon support helpfully suggested that “one way to help conserve battery life is to turn on LTE” if users found their batteries were “draining faster than normal.” That step would, of course, turn off 5G in a phone that has it available.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I use it to call people to action to benefit a nonprofit/charity: Example Tweet: #CharityTuesday :: Add a “Cause&# Twibbon to your Twitter Avatar: [link]. Example Tweet: #FollowFriday || Wildlife Conservation || @ WildlifeTrust @ WildlifeRescue @ JaneGoodallInst @ gorilladoctors @ polarbearsintl @ seaturtle.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The company says that the category, launched as part of its Animal Week, is meant to bring together a bunch of streams from zoos, conservation projects, and animal owners that had been spread out over the site, making it easier for people to find them. If you’re looking for something relaxing, the category makes it pretty easy to find.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve heard that the power of storytelling is essential when it comes to educating people about your cause and converting people into supporters. A nonprofit working to preserve natural habitats and wildlife is using maps to show the locations of their conservation efforts and the areas where they have had the most success.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Selling land in ecological conservation areas is typically illegal and can have negative impacts on the flora, fauna, and people living there, so Facebook announced Friday that it’s changing its commerce policies to explicitly prohibit the sale of protected land on Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. Neither did I.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Competition is real in the marine conservation space. With just a year and about $1 million to prove our model, this pilot project (incubated by Ocean Conservancy) had no choice but to invent a new way to collaborate. It’s our mission to make the ocean more famous online. Blue” orgs get a small fraction of environment funding.

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