Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

I also ask for recommendations for local charities from colleagues. The last one is tricky if you are not local to the area, but I’m grateful to have a great network of people who work in the nonprofit sector and can make recommendations. There are many more local nonprofits, focusing on animals, elderly, children, and more.

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VisionLink

APRIL 20, 2022

Fun fact, each year about 62 million Americans volunteer at their local schools, with NGOs, with disaster preparedness and response groups, and community centers and homeless shelters. It's National Volunteer Week!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

I facilitated a process for group understanding of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities that these community foundations have for leadership with shared data. Example using the issue of homelessness: First, use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people begging for money from drive-by cars or pedestrians.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. Some of the goals your organizations has for the community and the future are shared by that same community and other groups.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The online retailer sells socks, tees, and underwear — the three most requested items by homeless shelters. While a local food pantry can invite local donors to visit, international nonprofits like charity: water don’t have that same convenience. In 2023, it gave more than $1.7 Bombas is another popular B Corp organization.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

My professional fundraising career began when I accepted a position on the Board of the local rescue mission. The answer was obvious: womens groups at churches. A few days later, I got a check from the groups treasurer. And from there, I got requests to speak to other groups. Dont so many of us start there? It was a win!

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

How many times have you seen a local shop serving as a drop-off point for donations to a homeless shelter or food bank? Or donating a percentage of their sales to a local charity? These efforts pay dividends to the business while benefiting said non-profit and improving the quality of life in the local community.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

But startups are also solving local problems. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market. It was surprising many startups are aiming for a global, not local market. kenya’s winner Sematime makes it easy for people to send bills and invoices to large groups of contacts via SMS.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Department of Housing and Urban Development dropped the bombshell of defunding all but one nonprofit transitional housing provider for homeless families in Maricopa County, Arizona, the local nonprofit, private and government organizations began to scramble (Polletta, 2016). Polletta, M. 2016, May 12). Simo, G., & & Bies, A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. Razoo has promoted local giving days, including Twive and Receive and recently announced reaching a milestone of raising $100 million.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Board match programs in your community that your local community foundation or United Way may offer. Local Chamber of Commerce or local leadership group, for example, “Leadership Nashville” or “Leadership Austin.” These groups attract community leaders looking to drive positive change. Announce it publicly.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2015

If you’re organization is using a non-profit software platform, check to see if it allows for a donation tool—it will help keep users on your site throughout the donation process and give your group a positive image.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

Luckily, it organized a Habitat for Humanity in California with a board of all-local Habitat affiliates who can advocate for housing with the state. Motivate your board to join forces with local community groups, businesses, and other nonprofits. Collaborate with community allies. Engage donors in legislative advocacy.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak. The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

Understanding which groups are most likely to get involved in your efforts is key to recruiting the right people. To help motivate your volunteers, consider offering a prize for the volunteer who recruits the most people, such as a free t-shirt or a gift card to a local restaurant. Connect with your local media.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We put facebook back in it’s place as a tool, explain to our teams that we have a community engagement strategy that includes various kinds of community groups, various types of content, and will use multiple tools. Many of the nodes and groups you don’t know and maybe not even share similar goals.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Lisa Narodick Colton , See3 , is working with a group of homeless organizations to increase awareness about issues and feel grateful for what they have. PeaceWorks Technology Solutions is turning #GivingTuesday into a team building event that supports one of their local clients, as well as the local community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

That's the length of time that Jonathan Bland, CEO of the Social Enterprise Coalition in the UK, said that he and his group have been at it. My good buddy Mel Young of the Homeless World Cup was the evening keynoter: he's got an exciting story to tell.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people. Assembling a group to travel to one of the organization’s work sites and volunteer. How will communications with the group work? Making an in-kind donation of equipment or supplies.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Additionally, board members often have high-level connections in business, education, or even local and state government. They could help you coordinate a corporate volunteering day or connect you with a local club that is seeking a volunteering opportunity. Collaborate with local businesses. Connect with civic groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A few years ago, a nonprofit executive was bragging to me about a fundraising breakthrough he had when he had gotten a new $5,000 donation from a local foundation and how much effort he, his board, his development director, and others spent wooing and making their case for the contribution. Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition. Get another!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. San Francisco, CA: Let’s Learn About Project Homeless Connect SF: Discussion and Brainstorming. Tuesday, October 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

There is always a full menu of networking sessions, affinity group meetings, conference panels, activities, and of course, The Day of Service. I got to work with a colleague and provided on-site training for a local environmental group on how to use excel, word, and powerpoint! Every year we also do a group community project.

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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. At our first in-person design sprint*, the group challenged each other to bust orthodoxies that hold us back from reducing hunger. What Were The Results?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When I served in my first executive director position for a small community-based healthcare nonprofit that served the homeless, I still remember the first fundraising conference that I attended. Their primary mission is to combat a particular disease, disability, or group of diseases to improve and protect the patient’s health.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

Lapsed donors are a valuable group of supporters. There are many opportunities to reconnect with this group of supporters—but how can you persuade a lapsed donor to give again? That group is your lapsed donor segment. See Neon CRM in action by checking out one of our group demos —no sales conversations required!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

As in other maturing markets, companies that have seen success in the past are now spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs as well as attracting others from various locales. While they are not primarily focused on Texas, they are starting to invest locally, as well.”. Notably, S3’s investment thesis is focused on Texas.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If building a haunted house seems far too difficult, consider partnering with a local haunted house for your event. Stock up on pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch, or make the event a BYOP affair, keeping a few extra pumpkins on hand for guests that weren’t able to bring their own. Haunted Hike. Halloween baking class.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Reach out to the chef of a popular local restaurant or send a call out to any supporters who are baking aficionados to host a virtual cooking or baking class as a fundraiser. Have your local wine expert guide you all through the different wines via livestream to complete the experience. Virtual event fundraising. Virtual craft fair.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

But as Mark Horvath pointed out in his remarks and (we’ve had many discussions about this issue ), he and his work has not always been greeted with open arms and an invitation to lunch by nonprofit homeless agencies or government entities. In fact, he’s been told in no uncertain terms to get out of their community!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Misunderstanding from those working outside the minority group There are many reasons why well-meaning individuals within this sector who stem from the majority of society (like myself) find it difficult to understand the profound issues faced by those outside of that homogeneous group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2007

This year, conference attendees hooked up with local volunteers to help out 34 local nonprofits, including the Center for Community Change , the Genocide Intervention Network , National Student Partnerships , and Wilderness Technology Alliance. Also, phone calls to local organizations prior to the event might help with no-show rate.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

including finding a small group of people to support you in your process. The Engage Network is a nonprofit social venture that facilitates the power of small community groups to create social change. So, if you see Van speak, our goal is to have a place that you can plug in, a local leader who says, "Come to my house."

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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. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

This event combines the lessons learned from previous fundraising activities on Twitter: A local, face-to-face component based on the popular "Tweet Ups" or " Net2Tuesday " meetups. Decentralized event organizing, it's grassroots and anyone can organize a local event. Each localized event is putting its own unique flair to the event.

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