This is an interesting social media networked fundraiser that asks donors to stop using Twitter or Facebook for a day (November 1st) to call awareness and financial support for autism. You are asked to donate a modest amount to autism organizations ($5 or more) and you get to install an app and widget that lets your friends know that you're not using Twitter or Facebook to support autism. In an age where social media fundraisers create cause fatigue, this is a refreshing tactic that also … [Read more...]
Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising
Note from Beth: I'm planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. And since, the busy season is coming up for all you nonprofit fundraisers - year end giving and Network for Good has just announced a Year-End Giving Challenge, I thought a guest post from Michael Hoffman about you can incorporate video to power your campaigns was in order. Enjoy. Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned From A Twitterthon
Note from Beth: Diana Scimone is a free agent fundraiser. She is no stranger to building relationships. She and I have have linked to each other's blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. I wrote about her project The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking in January, 2009 on National Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. (Ironically, it is also the same day as my birthday). She did her first Twitter fundraiser in September on … [Read more...]
A Twitter follower is worth $0.24
Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree, an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit, he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. This was also about the same time as the flood in Nashville. This terrible flood didn’t spare the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), an event that he first learned about through his social … [Read more...]
New E-Book: How To Raise More Money Now
It is the sweltering dog days of August, and our attention may turn to building sand castles by the edge of ocean. But many nonprofits deep into planning for year end campaigns and perhaps looking for ways to raise money now. While I was sitting on the beach on vacation, Network for Good published a free eBook called How to Raise a Lot More Money Now – 50 Great Ideas from 11 top Experts. You'll find lots of advice and tips from these experts: The authors include Jeff Brooks, Sarah Durham, … [Read more...]
