At the Arkansas Children’s Hospital, one of thousands of causes on Causes.com. Campaigns, timely updates, passionate supporters add up to move the needle By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff Lots of nonprofits and social change organizations have used Causes (formerly Facebook Causes) to raise funds and amplify their efforts, but the vast majority of them haven’t […]
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How to make Twitter campaigns more effective
The secret: Moving up the Ladder of Engagement Whole Foods is among those sponsoring a Mother’s Day fundraising campaign on Twitter. Whole Foods is donating a $1 for each retweet of this tweet to support The National Domestic Violence Hotline. I call this type of fundraising campaign the sponsored Tweet approach, where potential donors […]
Social change & nonprofit calendar: May
Events guide for nonprofits & social change outfits Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the month of May. For the full year, see: Calendar of 2010 social change conferences. Even if you can’t attend, you should be able to follow part of the proceedings […]
How to use Facebook Insights
Measuring your organization’s level of engagement on Facebook As part of the Facebook webinars I conduct for Charityhowto.com, I’ve created a series of video tutorials for participants. But even if you’re not taking part in the webinar series, you can watch the screencast above to gain a better understanding of Facebook Insights and how you […]
10 volunteering sites to help you do good
Guest post by Chris Noble CEO, Causemedia Group This week is National Volunteer Week in the US. The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute to celebrate “ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation.” Chances are if you work or volunteer for a nonprofit you already know that. […]