Should cause marketers be so worried about changing the channel?
Monday, August 16th, 2010Photo courtesy of Convio “Next Generation of American Giving” study Cause marketing is something I’m passionate about, but I haven’t had a chance to work on a social fundraising campaign until recently. As part of the research for the initial campaign proposal, I was tasked with checking out donation tendencies across different generations. What I [...]
A mini-Tweetsgiving volunteer opportunity
Monday, November 23rd, 2009It’s turkey week and you know what that means. Yes, a couple of days off of work, some really bad Detroit Lions football and the Thanksgiving Day Parade. But it also means a big feast…with turkey. At least that’s what it should mean for everyone. And we can help make it a reality for hundreds [...]
Minnesota nonprofit is ACES at helping kids in the community
Saturday, November 21st, 2009(Photo courtesy of ACES Flickr site) GUEST POST: ACES VIDEO COURTESY OF ARIK HANSON As a lifetime Kansas City Royals fan, I’ve always been jealous of Minnesota. After all, the Twins contend every year with about the same size payroll we have, they play the game the right way and they have a bunch of [...]
Community keeps lighting virtual candles for Anissa Mayhew
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Have you ever seen the movie “Pay it Forward?” Remember that scene at the end when Haley Joel Osmett’s character has just died and Kevin Spacey is consoling Helen Hunt at her house. Then all of a sudden they hear something, walk outside and see blocks and blocks of people holding a candle-light vigil to [...]
Ease and accessibility of Facebook Causes making birthday wishes come true
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009The first time I ever got to see Shel Holtz present on social media in the fall of 2007 at Sprint, he showed a slide that said: “It’s not just for nerds in pajamas.” Fast forward and it seems like there’s a new story almost daily in the mainstream media detailing how people are using [...]
Your story can help #stopdiabetes
Sunday, November 8th, 2009You might think what’s been most amazing about blogging 30 causes in 30 days are the stories behind each cause I covered. That’s what I thought going into this endeavor. But what’s been as amazing has been how easy it’s been to find a new cause to write about each day. Less than five minutes [...]
Social media is saving baby Jaeli
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009#Jaeli is one unique baby. My wife, Maggie, and I don’t have kids yet (just two Irish setter pups), but talk to anyone who’s expecting and your likely to hear “We just hope he’s/she’s healthy.” So imagine being Jaeli’s mom, Brandy Brow, who is faced with the fact that her newborn daughter is struggling keep [...]
Amazing Graciousness
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Do you remember the first time you were amazed by the people you’ve met via social media? I’m not talking about the first time you saw bloggers, journalists and PR professionals come together to hash things out during #journchat (although @prsarahevans‘ brainchild has done a lot for all of us). Or the first [...]
30 causes in 30 days for National Blog Posting Month
Monday, November 2nd, 2009One of my goals for the next year is to blog more. Another is to blog more about causes and the phenomenon of people coming together through social media to help each other out. So when I heard yesterday that November is National Blog Posting Month, everything just seemed to fall into place. For those [...]