Community Organizer 2.0

Posts Tagged ‘social media fundraising

To create a great online fundraising campaign, combine the principles of community organizing with fundamental social media principles. The mashup will guide your campaign strategy and map. Presentation includes a slide show of essential elements of social media fundraising, and uses 2009 as a case study.

Two data sets, two different user groups, same results: Small businesses and nonprofit find social media effective for reaching new customers and strengthening existing relationships. Irrefutable evidence of the power of engagement.

What are the online giving trends for 2010, and beyond? What will be the technology, culture, and needs? In this post, I created a graphic description of the history of online giving, and offer five trends that I see in the coming year.

27 Oct, 2009

What Are the Challenges to Social Network Fundraising?

Posted by: Debra Askanase In: fundraising

Proving that social media can be used to raise significant funds for nonprofits is “the brass ring” that every nonprofit utilizing social media wants to reach. On the other hand, social network fundraising is growing: both by adoption, use and acceptance. This post explores the existing challenges facing social network fundraising – and brainstorming ideas to overcome the barriers.



  • Shuey Fogel: This post and your previous post on Feb 16 "Nonprofit Collaboration: Doesn’t It Make the Pie Bigger?" has really brought the topic of collaboration
  • chiropractic social media : Yes I agree but they are also effective even in a large business especially when promoting products to get more customers and visitors.
  • Debra Askanase: Hi Jeff,I, too, am curious where this all will go. I was part of a collaborative project funded by The Boston Foundation years ago that was of a s

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Debra Askanase is an experienced community organizer, non-profit executive and business consultant. She advises small/medium-sized businesses and non-profits on social media strategy. She holds an MBA in International Business. You can follow her @askdebra on Twitter, too.