Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. There’s enough children impacted by the crisis in Syria to fill every professional baseball and professional football stadium in the US.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

If your organization serves individuals dealing with mental health issues and if any of these funders serve your community, visit their website and discover if there’s a funding opportunity for you. Visit Grantli to learn more tips on how to do the best grant research and how your organization can find even more funding opportunities.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For nonprofits whose target audience is primarily underserved youth, the task of finding funding shouldn’t be difficult. Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. See if any of the funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Funding Priority: Youth Programs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

77% of the total was made by individuals, 18% by foundations, and 5% by corporations ( Giving USA Report ). The top countries where individuals give the most often (not necessarily the most money) are (1) Myanmar, (2) The United States, (3) New Zealand, (4) Australia, and ; (5) Ireland ( Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index ).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

If your organization serves individuals dealing with mental health issues and if any of these funders serve your community, visit their website and discover if there’s a funding opportunity for you. Visit Grantli to learn more tips on how to do the best grant research and how your organization can find even more funding opportunities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Children’s Defense Fund :: @ ChildDefender. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. Electronic Frontier Foundation :: @ EFF. Ploushares Fund :: @ Plough_Shares. World Wildlife Fund :: @ WWF. Campaign to End Obesity :: @ ToEndObesity. Change the Equation :: @ ChangeEquation.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By Christian O’Dwyer, CFA and John Walsh Endowment funds have long been a cornerstone of philanthropy as they provide sustained financial support for various causes across generations. While endowments traditionally focus on perpetuity, a growing number of donors are opting for time-limited or spend-down funds.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Children’s Foundation serves as the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. With the help of Classy and Salesforce, the Foundation handily met their fundraising goal through this virtual event and helped so many Riley kids in the process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

AIDS Healthcare Foundation :: aidshealth.org. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) :: unicef.org. That’s a very basic must-have criteria in my book, literally. Hint, hint. Amnesty International :: amnestyusa.org. CARE :: care.org. Field Museum :: fieldmuseum.org. Media Matters :: mediamatters.org.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Earlier this month, Samsung Hope for Children, the national philanthropic initiative of the world’s technology leader, and the Dan Marino Foundation launched a new social action campaign, “Team Up for Autism,” in conjunction with the first annual WalkAbout for Autism organized by the former NFL quarterback’s foundation.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Here’s what we found. We added 8% to each grant award.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

It’s these nonprofits that bravely took the leap: Muchos kudos to the Myspace pioneers.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ 1 ] This year, we asked funders about their giving in FYE (fiscal year end) 2020 and 2021, including funding designated for COVID-19 [ 2 ] and what trends they are paying attention to this year.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In the last few weeks, there have been a few good research studies and web sites relaunched that cover technology, data, funding, and trends. Here’s a roundup. Foundation Center’s Glasspockets Site ReLaunches with A Wealth of Data About Foundation Transparency. The Glasspockets Site has just been relaunched.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Note from Beth: What if your organization embarked on its first ever crowd funding campaign with a goal of raising $50,000 and only raised $10,000? Would you stop doing crowd funding, social media infused fundraising and revert back to traditional methods of fundraising? That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Wouldn't it be great if nonprofits, charities, and foundations had a frank discussion about how to improve the technology funding process? The NTC session Bridging the Funding Gap did just that: brought nonprofits and foundations together to start discussing technology funding barriers and to brainstorm solutions.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. While nonprofits will hopefully see an increase in unrestricted funds—and a decrease in burdensome reporting requirements—as part of this and other movements, good nonprofit accounting principles still apply. What Are Restricted Funds? What are Unrestricted Funds?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

We are starting a movement that has love at the very foundation. She originally founded the Voice of Women Organization (VWO) to educate girls in Kabul in secret schools under the Taliban, and has since expanded to support and assist underprivileged women and children throughout Afghanistan. Join me in sharing the love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. As the report points out, movement organizers are grappling with big questions. What is needed to achieve it?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 10, 2010

In her birthday wish post , Beth announces that she’s trying to send 53 Cambodian children to school by raising $530. Last week, Stacy Monk and I were chatting and thought that our community could help smash that goal by raising much more funds as well as awareness for the work the Sharing Foundation does in Cambodia.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While important, this factor wasn’t universal but was vital for campaigns focused on crisis relief or specific fund-raising event promotion. The money funded the development of 22 new drugs and over 100 research projects worldwide. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ) Featured St. Online Donations – St.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

To that effect, we believe the entire space should continue to have a watchful eye on two conversations in particular: donor-advised funds (DAFs) and “blockchain for good.”. Donor-Advised Funds. Though the notorious Pineapple Fund was a fleeting effort, blockchain is still very much a part of social good conversations.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 16, 2021

During the recent 2021 Nonprofit Technology Conference, Cloud for Good Founder and CEO Tal Frankfurt met virtually with two pioneering leaders utilizing Salesforce to innovate in the nonprofit space during COVID-19: Zero to Three Chief Technology Officer Edima Elinewinga and Harold Grinspoon Foundation Chief Information Officer Eric Jordan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

This year’s top auctioneers are driving impactful change, raising crucial funds and leveraging their expertise to make a difference for great causes worldwide. Suzanne has been instrumental in raising millions for nonprofits and foundations throughout the country that have propelled community engagement and support.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

According to his mom, this experience is common to children with Cerebral Palsy. We are competing against other participating organizations—and racing against the clock—to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation. This post also appeared on the Benetech blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

These donors are most likely to support the causes of children and youth (15%) , health and wellness (11%) , and animals and wildlife (11%). 9) Religious donors are more likely to give to charitable organizations that provide basic needs and support the causes of children and youth, health and wellness, and hunger and homelessness.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. Migel, whose experiences with blindness caused during World War I, led to him helping start the Foundation. It was named for the first board chair of AFB, M.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. There are many more local nonprofits, focusing on animals, elderly, children, and more. Greater Houston Community Foundation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

American University in Bulgaria created a fund to support students affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. CARE ‘s Ukraine Crisis Fund is raising funds to help the millions put at risk because of the conflict. Global Impact created a Ukraine Response Fund to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For the past few years, the Fiver Children’s Foundation has used CauseVox to grow their fundraising efforts. Whether you have a #GivingTuesday strategy in the works or you’re starting fresh, check out some #GivingTuesday insights gleaned from The Fiver’s Children Foundation. About The Fiver Children’s Foundation.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

“Why is a hospital foundation getting involved in quality-of-life issues?”. This simple answer is why MHP Foundation is shifting our fundraising focus to the social determinants of health within our community. Our greatest challenge as the MHP Foundation will be informing and motivating donors to this new case for support.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Know what they fund and what matters most to them and know who you are as a nonprofit and what your funding priorities are. Understand the requirements for each application and the unique aspects of each foundation and government funder. Show the impact you’ll be able to make with the funding. Excite the funder.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Even if your private foundation is fully exempt from taxes, your organization must still report certain information to the IRS annually. This ensures that your foundation operates according to IRS guidelines and also provides transparency for your nonprofit. Private Foundations vs. Public Charities: What’s the Difference?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 24, 2022

By: Kate Ginn, Senior Communications Editor, Cambodian Children’s Fund. Their fate seems set from a young age: Children living in some of the most deprived communities in Cambodia are often denied the chance of an education, trapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape. Hong Kong, and Australia.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Such meaningful relationships can expand nonprofits’ networks, ensure funding for critical initiatives, and strengthen bonds with longtime supporters. Remember, you’re not just seeking funds—you’re inviting donors to join a movement, to become active participants in creating meaningful impact.

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