Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

That was the gift of attending Nonprofit 2.0 She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. She made great points about what they had in place the day before the earthquake in Haiti struck: Robust listening program where staff skims and responds. A big thank you conference organizers!

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MARCH 22, 2011

The study said that the International sector drove this growth, which experienced a 163% increase in donations spurred by disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti and the flooding in Pakistan. Many nonprofits also saw an increase in the number of donations, a sign that that more people feel that economy is recovering.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

88% of nonprofits had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more. Haiti-related giving had a big impact on online giving trends. While you can't and wouldn't want to predict the next disaster, you should have a disaster fundraising plan in place. Also, enlarge your definition of the term - disaster.

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MARCH 14, 2011

An increase in gift count and average gift size primarily drove fundraising gains. Of those that grew fundraising in 2010, 88 percent saw an increase in the number of gifts and the average gift size grew more than $8 in 2010. What about Haiti relief? Total number of advocates on file increased by 20 percent, and 6.4

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JANUARY 15, 2010

So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis? It can take about 90 days for a donor's gift to reach your nonprofit. Constituents can’t donate more then 5x monthly.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The past 36 hours have been crucial for disaster relief organizations across the world as they reach out to supporters requesting donations, volunteers and general support for the efforts to help Haitians in need. Hijack your homepage to make Haiti the focus if it is a significant fundraising effort. Author: Molly Brooksbank.

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MAY 20, 2010

One of the most recent examples I've seen that exemplifies this concept is from the organization Free The Kids that used its influencers earlier this year when the earthquake in Haiti struck. A surge in gifts and donations quickly found their way to Free The Kids through the avenues created by influencers and advocates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you skip that, your mobile tactics won’t yield much impact or learning. What we witnessed over a year ago with SMS donations to the Haiti disaster is not going to be the norm for nonprofits. Are larger gift amounts soon to follow? Maybe that first step is research. The Increment Steps To Impact.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Research into both the "Wired Wealthy" and other consumers shows they visit organizations' websites before donating regardless of whether the gift is given online or offline. Prior to Haiti's record online giving, December 31, 2009 saw more than $19 million dollars given online in one day.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Don’t use a blank gift amount on your donation forms. Most fraud starts with $1 gifts so that the criminals can test the numbers. Setting a minimum gift amount or using that in combination with a specific ask string will help. Here are steps organizations can take: 1.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Convio acquired StrategicOne earlier this year, and they have done significant analytics on disaster donations with some hefty data sets to look at, so Katie Beth had some excellent suggestions. A disaster happened and an organization receives a sudden, spontaneous burst of giving. Did they designate the gift?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Disaster Giving Trends 7% of organizations received contributions for the Haitian earthquake relief, and 3% received donations for Pakistan flood relief. Of the organizations receiving gifts for Haiti, 59% passed the donation along to another organization and 41% funded their own relief efforts.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Already the NonProfit Times is reporting that charitable donations are lower for the response to the disasters in Japan than to the earthquake in Haiti. The media is less focused on the human story and the media is the primary driver for disaster giving. When I hear how they are affected, it makes me want to help even more.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

One of Mallory’s first campaigns was for a family in Haiti that suffered greatly during the devastating earthquake of 2010. She had five children and had to abandon her home and take them to a settlement for disaster victims. She was already on the ground in Haiti when the campaign started. Mallory is raising money and donors.

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MARCH 3, 2011

As we all know, text-to-give has proven successful(ish), especially around disaster relief like last year’s Haiti earthquake. This technology relies on a mobile bar code, or QR code, that debits money from a pre-paid gift card you purchase ahead of time. Take that, Marty McFly!

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APRIL 5, 2011

Every Christmas since I was about 9 or so, my Grandmother has asked that, instead of gifts, my cousins and I each donate to a charity and wrap up the receipts or certificates and a letter talking about the charity and what it means to us. It's been a nice little tradition, but I wish I did more without the nudge from the Christmas Spirit.

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