Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

He started it because on a cold December day, he passed a homeless person on the street asking for money. a street musician, a homeless person, your favorite charity. Send A Valentine to Congress About Children’s Programs. A few days ago Sasha Dichter was on a panel with Katya Andresen from Network for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

103 donors whose top 5 causes are children and youth (23%), hunger and homelessness (15%), women and girls (12%), health and wellness (11%), and education (8%). The report also examines the impact of gender, generation, ideology, religion, and donor size upon giving and volunteerism. 78% of donors in Kenya volunteer.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A well-timed, well-managed signature fundraising event can generate a lot of publicity and funds, but lots of little events are not the way to fully fund a new nonprofit. Are they volunteering at their childrens schools? How many homeless people will get a meal because your donor chips in $50? Are they involved at church?

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The Verge

MARCH 10, 2021

“This is a particularly pernicious new form of the digital divide; the Amazon Publishing books are available only to people who can afford to buy them, without the library alternative previously available to generations of Americans.”. But for Amazon, there is apparently a better deal to be had, leaving library users in the lurch.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

And over 10,000 youth later, they have the start of a movement in the next generation, inspiring them and supporting them in staying on course for the future they want. Some call it a paradigm shift, others look at it as the next generation of social impact. Cause-First. 350ppm was the rallying point and as such remains so today.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others. Generating positive impact Participatory grantmaking has changed the way we work, making us more engaged with the community. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. They can easily take off, gathering new supporters for your cause and generating many types of action. AbolishChildTrafficking.org.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

It is a moving one and a half minute video about the struggle of untouchable caste Dalit children in India to grow up and be as successful as more advantaged children. Without education, Dalit children continue in the same generational work as their parents, which is generally street sweepers, leather workers, garbage workers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Currently, she is the Food Security Lead Associate for Save the Children in Arkansas.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Beyond 12 is developing the next generation of MyCoach, a mobile app that helps low-income students navigate the path to college and stay on track once they arrive, significantly enhancing graduation rates. Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. In fact, it can even generate your next great idea. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. In fact, it can even generate your next great idea. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

It would have been really hard for me to pick so I used random number generator to pick the winner and the process of selecting the winner is documented here - in case you want to borrow the idea for creating a "Big Give" of your own. Not For Sale Campaign: 27 million people in slavery worldwide today, over 50% of them children.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. What Ideas Were Generated? Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International. Emma Visman.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In addition, they offer case management for homeless clients in the Interfaith Home Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP). In 2017, AZCEND provided Christmas gifts for over 480 children. Before “shopping day,” which is where the families come and pick out gifts for their children, AXCEND hosts a community Christmas party.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

They generate income for you month after month, showing with their actions that they trust you and care about the cause. If you work with children, a child’s drawing is an obvious choice. We loved getting texts from parents letting us know how proud their children were to return to school in brand new shoes.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 22, 2021

You can see whether any fundraising channels are costing your organization more money than they’re generating. In another study, researchers tested two versions of a brochure for the Save the Children charity organization. Using this metric, you can determine your most successful events, fundraising channels, and donor types.

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Achieve

JANUARY 20, 2016

She saw firsthand the inequalities that existed in the world, including children and families struggling to have food and clothes, the bare essentials we take for granted. She had five children and had to abandon her home and take them to a settlement for disaster victims. A single mother named Chantale led the family.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

I’ll be talking about the next generation of donors and how they use social media, mobile, and other technology to raise money for causes they care about. This guest post is part of many recent posts you have read from my about Generation Z. Small Givers, Big Impact. Help them set up and manage their campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

service day was a great example of us working together to provide resources, or even just some friendly conversation to the homeless communities around the Valley. In my time as the Community Garden Coordinator at the Tempe Community Action Agency, I have worked to help provide food security for low-income and homeless communities in Tempe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

You don't need to open your wallet because each install generates a small amount of revenue to Save the Rain Forest. But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies. Or support an organization that does recycling. It's your choice.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. If you want to help first generation college students, how do you want to help them? Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk. If you are located outside the U.S.,

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Tableau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Pradeep Kumar G : I have chosen Compass Family Services as my charity because I believe that home is a basic need for everyone, and I have always looked for ways to help homeless people. Samuel Parsons : I am usually playing with my three children or walking my dog. I love baking cakes with my children.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Pradeep Kumar G : I have chosen Compass Family Services as my charity because I believe that home is a basic need for everyone, and I have always looked for ways to help homeless people. Samuel Parsons : I am usually playing with my three children or walking my dog. I love baking cakes with my children.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. The concept for Range came out of one of the "Generator" sessions Caravan hosted. How do we close this gap and ensure all seven of those kids get a summer meal?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You can see here that Miriam’s House uses the donor based brandscript to center the supporter as the hero by saying “you can help end the cycle of homelessness.” You can see how they shared his story of going to rescue more children in the small text beneath the heading which makes him the hero of the narrative.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Online fundraising is extremely cost-effective compared to other types of fundraising campaigns, and our Generational Giving Report revealed that almost 55% of donors prefer to go online to make a gift. Jersey and t-shirt sales are a great way to generate funds for your team. John Center for Homeless Men.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2013

It doesn’t matter if your mission is educating your members about the artwork in your museum, providing scholarships for children to attend your school, or buying warm coats for homeless families; when you spend money on those activities, you’re justifying your own existence by improving your community.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, many faith-based nonprofits will use peer-to-peer fundraising to generate participant support for walkathons or 5Ks. For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. Giving Initiative For Teens – Homelessness and Poverty. Keep Up Engagement.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2017

Businesspeople asked how we would keep out homeless people, drug addicts, and deviant behavior. We started designing ways to make Abbott Square a desirable “first landing place” in downtown—especially for families with children. They generated a fancy (and useful) report. At first, I resisted and discounted these skeptics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. Most blog software can generate a RSS feed with the click of a button - you don??????t My experiment with user-generated content is here.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Save the Children. Top Nonprofit Website: Save the Children US. Save the Children US is a leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged children around the world, and 2019 marks their 100th birthday! North Shore Animal League. Mustard Seed Communities. Gooley Hemophilia Center. Project Open Hand.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

It doesn’t matter if your mission is educating your members about the artwork in your museum, providing scholarships for children to attend your school, or buying warm coats for homeless families; when you spend money on those activities, you’re justifying your own existence by improving your community.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

They have children, they’re doing all of this. They help you identify potential donors, they build relationships with those potential donors, they generate interest in the organization, they show prospects what the organization is all about. I worked with a organization that they worked with abused children.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Generate more funds through registration and upgrades : According to the Benchmark Study, 38% of 5K revenue is derived from registration costs. You are trying to cure sickness, end hunger, or advocate for the homeless. Even children are required to pay the fee and raise $125. Later registrants must fundraise more.

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