Comments on: Crisis Overnight: How we raised $160K + in three weeks with social media

By: Story of a Nonprofit Website Fail « Cherita Smith | Social Media. Social Change.

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:32:14 +0000

[...] could have then raised the needed funds quickly, perhaps enough to prevent them from having to cut back on services and staff so [...]

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Laptop Carrying Cases — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:32:28 +0000

Congrats on this great achievement. Fundraising efforts like this showcase the true power of social media. In my opinion, this is where people can benefit the most from social media. News about this kind of fundraising effort is going to spread a lot quicker compared to some random company’s marketing message.

By: Selçuk Üniversitesi

Selçuk Üniversitesi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:33:55 +0000

How can I incorporate social media into my small business marketing effort?

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printing — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:12:15 +0000

You have 140 characters. Be short and link back to more information on your website or blog. By linking back to your website you create traffic and allow your site to be indexed by search engines.

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printing — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:11:39 +0000

Newer companies within the last 10 years such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon have used Inbound Marketing. Using Social Media will give you leverage to compete with bigger brands and with bigger budgets.

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printing — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:11:16 +0000

How can I incorporate social media into my small business marketing effort?

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kelowna mortgages — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:55:43 +0000

Much Thanks for taking the time to write this post. Social media marketing is one of the best nowadays.

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4 Essential Traits for Social Media Success in Your Career | Agent Zoo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:56:14 +0000

[...] good? companies. She shared a story about the Crisis Overnight campaign she helped to run which raised $160,000 via social media channels to help a local community crisis center keep its doors [...]

By: Generic online

Generic online — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:26:09 +0000

That is some really most impressive numbers Sarah, keep up the great work.

By: Net Age Web Design

Net Age Web Design — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:16:21 +0000

Great story, and the happy ending is what really does it for me. The power of social media if applied to fundraising is something else. There are no advertising costs, and the returns can be huge, as this example clearly shows. The telling of the story is important imo though.