Guest post by Amy Sample Ward amysampleward.org Earlier this month, Samsung Hope for Children, the national philanthropic initiative of the Seoul-based tech company, and the Dan Marino Foundation launched a new social action campaign, “Team Up for Autism,” in conjunction with the first annual WalkAbout for Autism organized by the foundation started by the former […]
Using Twitter & LinkedIn to promote your event
Target audience: Nonprofits, cause and community organizations, foundations, NGOs, businesses, brands, government agencies, conference organizers, educators. Second of two parts. See part 1: 5 ways to use social media to build a crowd for your event.
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s innovative mobile strategy
Last summer we wrote about the appearance by Seafood Watch’s Humerto Kam at NetTuesday in San Francisco. Today Beth Kanter has a Q&A with him about the program’s progress. Guest post by Beth Kanter bethkanter.org I’ve been looking for good examples of nonprofit mobile strategies. I had to look no further than the Monterey Bay […]
Philanthroper: The Groupon of crowdsourced social giving
Guest post by Alex Wilhelm The Next Web Philanthroper, a Chicago startup that is focusing on improving the world of charity, is a wonderful mixture of Groupon, Woot, and the spirit of giving. Every day Philanthroper works with one charity, and spurs as many people as it can to give a single dollar to that group. However, […]
Understanding the return on fundraising events
Memorabilia at a silent auction fundraising event. Live events offer the chance to create & maintain relationships Guest post by Lindsey J. Rosenthal, MTA Events For Good From time to time, executives of nonprofits and cause organizations wrestle with the question of whether putting on a fundraising event is worth the commitment of precious time […]