Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

This workshop, graciously hosted by the Community Foundation of Monterey County with support from the Packard Foundation, was a two-part session. The first session, facilitated by colleague Daniel Cohen, focused on creating a communications strategy. Community Foundation of Monterey. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Once a month, my kids' school holds a school spirit day which includes a school-wide community service project. The younger kids are asked to bring an item in that is donated to a local community group in need. For October, the school is requesting donations of canned food for the local food pantry. I signed up.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

The corporate philanthropic community has been working hard to make an impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the past 6 years. Read more about Purpose at PIMCO and their mission to combat global hunger specifically aligned with SDG 2. million , much of this directed to emergency food relief programs.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Last week, we hosted the first ever Zero Hunger Summit during Dreamforce. Food and nutrition insecurity is growing around the world, with over 690 million people dealing with hunger. The Zero Hunger Summit was one of those spaces. So, what comes after our Zero Hunger Summit? Shifting to the Abundance Mindset.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?) When working with communities, trying to enable change, looking for opportunities to spark collaboration, love seems like a strange thing to think about for many people. To Mama With Love is an open, community campaign. Are you fueling with love?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2012

We ponder the innovations and evolutions that may unfold in the technologies we use, and consider the issues we want to tackle in our work and communities. Imagine if you could see a map of hunger in your city that included a broader set of data than what Share Our Strength, Feeding America, or your local food bank has collected.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

." Case Study: Feeding America and the Spark Generator | Call2Action – Great case study about Feeding America's recent multi-channel campaign: "Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. They work in tandem with a nationwide network of member food banks in the fight to end hunger.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). Donors are also highly engaged in civic life.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, we announced our first cohort on Zero Hunger, focusing on food insecurity in the United States. But as we know, getting to Zero Hunger will take collaboration from all regions, with multiple approaches to address the contributing factors.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. Emphasize what you will do with the gift and how it will impact the community.

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Donorbox

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Forty-one million people struggle with hunger in the United States. Your community is not immune to this problem. Individuals can run food drives on their own or in conjunction with local nonprofit organizations. The post How to Run Successful Food Drives to Help Your Community appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For millions of Americans, hunger became a new and unwelcome fact of life. Second Harvest had no alternative but to work harder and smarter to meet the growing needs of the communities they serve. Knowing which communities were home to the greatest number of theme park employees informed the locations for the “Mobile Drops.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 13, 2010

I'm interviewing Jessica Prentice, co-owner of the community supported kitchen, Three Stone Hearth , and author of Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection, this weekend for the Big Vision Podcast , and Have Fun, Do Good. Do you have any questions you'd like me to ask her about community supported kitchens?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 11, 2022

Save the Children focuses on responding quickly with life-saving humanitarian aid to children who are fleeing their homes and, in the process, are exposed to injury, hunger, and freezing temperatures. Your donation will save lives and help build a better future for refugees and displaced communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. Our use of social networking has exposed many cultural differences within our organization.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Many facilitators adjust fees so they can compete with local facilitators. Or, you may need expertise in a specific industry such as healthcare , hunger relief, or the environment. An external facilitator isn’t burdened by the local politics, history, or biases that may exist within your organization, or in the community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2010

"The community-supported kitchen idea was a fantasy that I had in my head for years, before we started this business. Jessica Prentice is a co-owner of Three Stone Hearth , a community supported kitchen in Berkeley, CA that uses local, sustainable ingredients to prepare nutrient-dense, traditional foods on a community scale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I’ve been volunteering for community causes since I was a kid, something my family encouraged. Here’s some resources from VolunteerMatch if you want to volunteer your time to help out hunger organizations. I don’t do this with an expectation of any return–financial or otherwise. I grew up at the Jersey Shore.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Each of these examples uses a unique tactic to engage employees and increase impact on the local, national, or international community. Kraft Heinz’s Rise Against Hunger Partnership. Several years ago, Kraft Heinz began a digital giving campaign called Huddle to Fight Hunger. This year, Kraft Heinz gave $2.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Perhaps that explains the appeal of community Giving Days or participating in global giving days like GivingTuesday. We are starting to see a rise of crowd funding projects done by and for kids, perhaps as part of the trend of “ PhilanthroTeens ” or “PhilanthroKids.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I attended a local unconference for nonprofits about two years ago with the intention of learning how I, as a blogger, could help local nonprofits… you & your blog were mentioned several times. When I taught high school English, I saw first-hand the negative effects of hunger on children in school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

I blogged about it on November 16 as part of a trend of focusing online competitions on regional and local givings. To reinforce the local focus of this program, 501( c)(3) non profits with an operating budget of $10 million or less will be eligible. Many other nonprofit and do good bloggers helped promote the contest.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The impact of their work is so direct and so important (this is my plug to get involved with your local food bank if you aren’t already!). That, combined with the sunsetting of emergency government funding provided during the pandemic, means more people than ever are turning to their local food banks for help with food.

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2014

Eastern) in this free webinar, Help Youth Find a Free Meal this Summer , to learn about how you and your organization can increase the numbers of youth who benefit from free meals in your community. Libraries, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations can help fight youth hunger by sharing information about local free summer meal sites.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Uplifting Marginalized Communities: The Path to Independence One of the primary barriers to achieving independence for marginalized individuals is the systemic inequality they often face. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There, they welcome local hunters to donate specific, legally tagged, wild game meat, including deer, and they’ve designed an FDA-approved butchering process to package the meat for community members who select that food option. More than 98% of all donations go directly to feeding programs for people facing hunger.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Government Grants (Federal, State, Local) These grants are funded by different departments within the government. You may find local pass-through grants on grants.gov, where federal money is provided to the state or county government to decide how to best use the funds to achieve the outcomes they are looking for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

But the winner was a story about stepping out an organization’s comfort zone to try to avoid repeating past mistakes. The winner is Heartland Pride and here’s their story: Little Bet: After years of having a local organization that planned pride in the Midwest fail numerous times, our organization was formed. Partnerships.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

Community Manager. If the scope of your aspiration is local, find charities that are based in your neighborhood or city. If you're most concerned about national and global issues, like worldwide hunger or cancer, look for nonprofits that are equipped for such a large challenge. Mandy Fricke. Nursing@Georgetown.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Their programs include six community food pantries, one mobile pop-up pantry distributing food in six different locations, a program called Gleaning that partners with local farmers to recover food that would otherwise go to waste, a hot meal program, and a summer camp program. Hunger Action Month. Stand in the Gap.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2012

NTEN members are even using The Hunger Games buzz to educate about real world food and water issues. Oh, and let’s not forget using GIS technology to better connect localities with programs and services. Think you can tell the difference between real life and the scary scenarios presented in The Hunger Games? Check it all out!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Crossroads Community Services , a local food pantry, and distribution center based in Dallas with a mission to strengthen families by building nutrition-stable communities used this challenge to reimagine how they could offer a dignified experience to those they serve. Where Technology Meets Community. At A Crossroads.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2013

In addition to being very involved with our church community , my parents'' professional work was service-oriented. I was raised to serve. My mom had a variety of teaching and counseling positions while my dad worked mostly for nonprofits. Being a dutiful only child, when I went to college, I unconsciously followed a service-oriented path.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

The campaign also says that the fruit trees it plants in India will “fight hunger, improve local economies, and combat climate change.”. Organizations need to make sure they’re planting the right tree in the appropriate habitat, and it’s best to have buy-in from local community members.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We talked about how storytelling has evolved at their organizations during this pandemic, ways to counteract burnout and support mental health, and how they are amplifying the voices of their constituents and supporters to build a more profound sense of community. She believes that when people and communities thrive, business thrives.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

A niche social network is an online community drawn together by a shared location, demographic, or interest -- or combination of the three. Concentrated audience : Someone or some issue has gathered a community together related to your issue or cause. Search and select : Niche communities can be hard to find by their very nature.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

“We can end hunger around the world by 2030.”. When you consider a goal like ending hunger, you have a couple of choices. This 15-year initiative aims to tackle 17 areas of need across the world, from eradicating hunger to fostering responsible production and consumption to ensuring everyone has access to a quality education.

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