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Answer: Me!
Yep, I’d love to volunteer for your nonprofit for free.
Who am I?
My name is David Spark, founder of Spark Media Solutions, a custom publishing/social media firm. So many companies and organizations want to be seen as leading voices in their field, but they try to do it with marketing, branding, and public relations alone, which is not possible. To develop thought leadership, organizations must create editorial content, just like any other media outlet does in order to create voice. And that’s exactly what our organization does. We help companies build their industry voice.
Please feel free to look at my bio, my blog, and my business site.
I’d love to help your nonprofit be seen as an industry leader.
Why I want to volunteer for your nonprofit
- While I’m very busy, I’d like to reserve 10-15 hours a month to volunteer for a nonprofit.
- I’ve been on a couple of nonprofit boards in the past and I’ve really enjoyed the experience.
- I’m eager to experiment with many different publishing and social media techniques.
- I’m looking to work with a nonprofit to generate stories of what works and what doesn’t work in social media.
What I’m looking for in a nonprofit
- I’d like to assist a nonprofit that’s already engaged in social media and is eager to do something more aggressive.
- OR I’d like to work with a nonprofit that’s sold on social media but just doesn’t know what to do first and needs some guidance.
- I’d also like an organization that has the staff to actually engage in social media. Even if they’re overloaded right now, there are ways to shift current efforts into the social sphere.
What I’m NOT looking for in a nonprofit
- I’m not looking for an organization that needs convincing that they should be spending time and money engaging in social media.
- I’m not looking for an organization that just wants me to do all the work for them.
Are we a good match?
Please just leave a comment on this blog post and let me know who you are, the name of your organization, what you’ve done, where you’d like to be, and ultimately how I can get in contact with you.
When will I make my decision?
Depending on response, I expect to make my decision by the end of the first week of December. I will be picking only one nonprofit for now.
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Greetings David-great to e-meet you! I'm the director of an environmental
Org called NY Sun Works-we promote urban sustainability
Through building innovative science education projects like the ny science
Barge and currently greenhouses on school rooftops
In NYC. I'm a recent transplant from San Francisco-I GET the value of social media
And I would LOVE to chat with you more!
Great work!
Lauriejschoeman@gmail.com
Hi David,
Great to hear from your offer… which just comes at the right time for us!
Who are we? BrandOutLoud is a Dutch non-profit that provides tailor-made branding and communications to local aid organisations worldwide. It's goal is to boost local staff members to present a genuine, convincing and authoritative message to the world… it's all about identity. Knowing who you are and what you stand for.
With this in mind – social media is a very powerful tool and your help will be very valuable. Not only for us to get our message across, but also it will benefit the aid organisations we support.
Anyway, on behalf of BrandOutLoud I definitely see a match! You too?
Best,
Judith
Founder | Director
@brandoutloud
Hi David,
I'm the Executive Director of BounceBack Kids, a nonprofit that provides programs and support services to children with serious illnesses and their families. We want to take our Social Media to the next level –and perhaps beyond -and are trying to figure out how to do that. We now have the staff in place to advance our social media efforts, and we are ready to start.
Thank you for making such a generous offer, and thank you for your time and consideration.
Best,
Lisa
lisab@bouncebackkids.org
David – we're your nonprofit, I'm sure of it!
I represent Community Shares of Colorado and we're shaking up the philanthropic world here in beautiful Colorado. We're going to celebrate our 25th anniversary next year and our communication strategies are already in the social sphere! We've evolving from a workplace giving federation into Colorado's community giving fund and with $20 million for the community with an average gift of LESS than $1 a day we show that every dollar makes a difference.
We're building buzz for our innovative new local program, My Colorado Project. Start a giving circle, have fun giving and realize that "philanthropy" is actually inclusive and accessible! We think its a model that can work elsewhere too! Local is the new national! Check it out: http://www.mycoloradoproject.org.
Hope we can do great things in 2011!
Jason
@csharescolorado, @mycoloradoproj
jason@cshares.org http://digitalsector.blogspot.com/
Thanks everybody for responding. I'll be getting in contact with each one of you individually. Thanks!
Hello David!
I am the Assistant Director of Social media for the Jimmy Fund which is the official Charity of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We have been involved to some degree in Social Media since Sept. 2007 and have a following of 20K+ on our Facebook page to get a sense of our scope. Particularly in New England, there is huge support for the Jimmy Fund and although we've worked hard for this, we know there is SO much more we can be doing and we would love feedback from an expert such as yourself.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Coral Vogel
jimmyfund_socialmedia@dfci.harvard.edu
@thejimmyfund
Facebook.com/thejimmyfund
Good morning David!
We represent Harbor House of Central Florida, a domestic violence shelter that seeks to eliminate domestic violence in Central Florida by providing safety, shelter, empowerment, education and justice. You can see all of our programs at our website http://www.harborhousefl.com.
We face unique challenges with social media due to our stringent confidentiality and privilege rules. We cannot involve any of our clients in social media or marketing. We have a facebook page, twitter, newsletter, and we are currently developing our linkedin profile and a blog designed to engage donors and volunteers on a more personal level. We are also revamping our volunteer and annual fund programs and we would love your help with designing a comprehensive social media plan that will enhance our brand portfolio and take our marketing initiatives to the next level.
Thank you for offering this much-needed service to non-profits and we look forward to your response!
The Harbor House Development Team:
Taylor Ulman, Volunteer Coordinator (tulman@harborhousefl.com)
Min Sun Kim, Marketing and Special Events Coordinator (mskim@harborhousefl.com)
Jessie Motley, Development Officer
Michelle Martino, Annual Fund Officer
What's better than a BIG donor? Hundreds and thousands of small ones !
Four years ago we created http://www.footprintsnetwork.org. The aim was to leverage e-commerce websites (e.g. WorldNomads.com) to fund community development projects around the world, by taking small donations when someone buys online. The result – just last month we crossed over the $1 million dollars of funds raised, from over 380,000 donors, who've helped fund 62 projects in line with the Millennium Development Goals.
However, can't stop there. We've re-engineered the technology so ANY e-commerce engine in the world can plug in Footprints. Imagine this – if Orbitz.com plugged footprints into their purchase path, and 70% of customers donated, we'd raise almost $40 million from just ONE website.
So, what do we need, Voices ! People like you to spread the word and help us convince other e-commerce businesses to plug Footprints in and start funding massive change in the world.
Please check out the site and feel free to contact me.
Cheers
Chris Noble
@worldnomads
Ahem…we should chat, David. My organization is an all volunteer effort…and it shows. We're nearing extinction and it's not just because the economy is in the dumpster. Wanna hear more? I'm reticent to tell all online, in public. Let's connect at your earliest convenience and I'll fill ya in on all the gory details. Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
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info@comedyday.com
Namo Buddhay,
We are running one Buddhist organization “Charika Educational Social Foundation” from Sariputta Buddha Vihar, Model Town, Indora, Nagpur-440014, INDIA. The main aim of our organization to spread out the Buddhism and teaching the Buddhist values. Six month we organize the 10 days “Shramner Camp” for the age group of 12yrs to 25yrs. In one camp near about 100 participant are participate. We give the Dhamma Diksha and give the proper training about Dhamma. The training contents are Budddha, Dhamma and Sangha,Puja Vandana, Vinaya, Meditation and full day activities of Shramner. And the other activities are the Basic Knowlegde of Pali language, Basic knowledge of English, Basic knowledge of Computer Application, Self defense activities like Karate and Kung fu. Organization gives “Chivar and Bhiksha Patra(Charika Patra)” to all Shramner and also arrange 10 days accommodation, foods. All activities are of this organization depends on donations. Appart of that all activities we are spreading the dhamma in village side also.because ofthey people are attracted to the dhamma,and they have full paith on the dhamma they need some buddha statue [small&big] it you provide some statue to us then we can also encourage and do our work very well.
Thanking You & Regards,
Bhante Dhammarakshit
Charika Educational Social Foundation”
Model Town, Indora Square,
Nagpur – 440014, India.
Mobile : +91-09922587467.
+91-0712-2633494.
Namo Buddhay,
We are running one Buddhist organization “Charika Educational Social Foundation” from Sariputta Buddha Vihar, Model Town, Indora, Nagpur-440014, INDIA. The main aim of our organization to spread out the Buddhism and teaching the Buddhist values. Six month we organize the 10 days “Shramner Camp” for the age group of 12yrs to 25yrs. In one camp near about 100 participant are participate. We give the Dhamma Diksha and give the proper training about Dhamma. The training contents are Budddha, Dhamma and Sangha,Puja Vandana, Vinaya, Meditation and full day activities of Shramner. And the other activities are the Basic Knowlegde of Pali language, Basic knowledge of English, Basic knowledge of Computer Application, Self defense activities like Karate and Kung fu. Organization gives “Chivar and Bhiksha Patra(Charika Patra)” to all Shramner and also arrange 10 days accommodation, foods. All activities are of this organization depends on donations. Appart of that all activities we are spreading the dhamma in village side also.because ofthey people are attracted to the dhamma,and they have full paith on the dhamma they need some buddha statue [small&big] it you provide some statue to us then we can also encourage and do our work very well.
Thanking You & Regards,
Bhante Dhammarakshit
Charika Educational Social Foundation”
Model Town, Indora Square,
Nagpur – 440014, India.
Mobile : +91-09922587467.
+91-0712-2633494.
Email: dhammaraksht.charika@gmail.com