Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Related Links: Summer Webinar Special for Nonprofits. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 21, 2012

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012. Many nonprofits are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media ROI, but fortunately these mistakes can be easily fixed. The Mobile Web) and then moves on to explore 10 of the most common mistakes made by nonprofit social media practitioners. 7-8:30am :: Bangkok, Hanoi.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Many nonprofits are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media ROI, but fortunately these mistakes can be easily fixed. The Mobile Web) and then moves on to explore 10 of the most common mistakes made by nonprofit social media practitioners. Time: 8-9:30am :: New York, Toronto.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. Most nonprofit Thank You’s are still long, text-intensive messages which more often than not these days feel cumbersome and overwhelming to supporters.

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TechImpact

MAY 6, 2014

One of the biggest buzz words in the nonprofit sector has been mobile marketing. Mobile Marketer, 2012) 91% of all smart phone users have their cell phone wihtin arm’s reach 24/7. Morgan Stanley, 2012) 44% of Facebook’s 900 million users access Facebook on their phone. xAd, 2012).

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Once there, nonprofits need to inspire, overcome reservations and make it easy to make an online donation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Created in November of 2012, GivingTuesday is a global movement to inspire generosity around the world. A tiered ad campaign can help hype your donors and get them into a giving mindset.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Whether you’re brand new to nonprofit work or a veteran of the sector, you know that Giving Tuesday is one of the most important fundraising days of the year. This is because Giving Tuesday gets nonprofits real results. Giving Tuesday began in 2012, raising an estimated $10 million in its first year, according to Nonprofits Source.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

By focusing on projects, NGOs can gain the confidence of donors by keeping them updated on how funds are to be used. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors. Matt first learned about crowdfunding when he was raising funds to volunteer in Southeast Asia in 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Date :October 24-25, 2012. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or something else, you don’t have to be satisfied with a feeling: use your organization’s strategic plan to identify real goals and then track the data to show your impact. Related Links : Kentucky Nonprofits website. Location : Lexington, KY. Topic : Social Media ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. This was my third visit to the country. A multi-screen world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2012

Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The Social Web has dramatically changed how nonprofits communicate with supporters, donors, and volunteers. Many nonprofits are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media ROI, but fortunately these mistakes can be easily fixed. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: Free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The Social Web has dramatically changed how non-governmental organizations communicate with supporters, donors and volunteers. Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (Indian Standard Time). Cost: Free! How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Many nonprofits are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media ROI, but fortunately these mistakes can be easily fixed. The Mobile Web) and then moves on to explore 10 of the most common mistakes made by nonprofit social media practitioners. Time: 8-9:30am :: New York, Toronto.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Frank Barry offers this guest post with some advice about how to succeed with nonprofit fundraising in 2013. 2 Strategies for Overcoming Common Fundraising Challenges All Nonprofits Face [Infographic] – Guest Post by Frank Barry. What challenges do nonprofits face? Greater scrutiny from donors.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

My favorite word for 2012 is SEGMENT! For example: a great segment is last year’s donors. When creating the message to last year’s donors you’ll want to: Acknowledge their gift and support last year. Share the impact their gift made in 2012. Ask them to forward your email to a friend or share their support on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. Published by Nonprofit Marketing Guide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

For all the buzz about new media in the nonprofit sector, it is somewhat surprising how few nonprofits have integrated their new media campaigns into one of the most important pages on their website – the “Thank You for Your Donation!” That is, the page your donors land on after making a donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The hashtag, #GivingTuesday, was trending on Twitter. As some nonprofit insiders complained, #GivingTuesday making too much noise. Using statistics only from highest-level influencers, #GivingTuesday had a reach to over 425 million individuals on Twitter, and over 300 million on Facebook. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Blog Unique Visitors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

In order to have long term fiscal sustainability, nonprofits must be considering future generations as potential donors and supporters. Baby Boomers and Generation X have fiscally supported nonprofits for decades, now Millennials are the next generation that must be courted. National Chamber Foundation, 2012). PEW, 2010).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

In order to have long term fiscal sustainability, nonprofits must be considering future generations as potential donors and supporters. Baby Boomers and Generation X have fiscally supported nonprofits for decades, now Millennials are the next generation that must be courted. National Chamber Foundation, 2012). PEW, 2010).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2018

Instead of directing donors to paper pledge forms, fundraisers were now able to direct them to a website. The rise of online fundraising tools did not significantly alter the potential donor audience. And then in 2006, Facebook happened. And completely changed the game for P2P.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

College tuition in Cambodia compared to the US is not that much, for many young Cambodian women it is beyond their grasp. A college education for Keo Savon will change her life.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s also spreading around the fundraising and nonprofit world. While Heather (shown in image below) may have raised just $100 for the 2012 event, she’s solid gold … actually, a “Double Diamond” fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Colorado, with over $50,000 and 5 to 9 years of participation in the Courage Classic under her belt.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" " I suspect fewer fundraisers are asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise the money it needs four years from now?"

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Blog Unique Visitors.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2012

And one that makes me asks, are nonprofits overlooking their millennial donors and prospects? Communicating and engaging millennial donors and volunteers is different than other generations. The 2012 Millennial Impact Report shows. 65% prefer to learn about nonprofits through their website.

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Qgiv

JUNE 15, 2022

When nonprofit organizations need help with fundraising, they hold many “beliefs” that you need to find people you trust, and people you think can deliver for you. We value our relationships and are proud to connect our nonprofit friends to our partner network in hopes this helps increase your nonprofit ‘s effectiveness and success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. We want our donors to be advocates. How can your organization apply this?

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

In this weekly nonprofit marketing link roundup , we’re taking a look at articles that are all about online fundraising strategies. Persuasion on the other hand, as Kivi Leroux Miller puts it, is key to running successful nonprofit marketing and fundraising campaigns. I couldn’t agree more. 3 is our favorite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

LCF has built a dynamic network of Latino nonprofit leaders through its advocacy platform, the California Latino Agenda and has engaged a powerful group of female donors through the Latina Giving Circle. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? What were your results? What did you do to get those results?

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

In this weekly nonprofit marketing link roundup , we’re taking a look at articles that are all about digital fundraising strategies. Persuasion on the other hand, as Kivi Leroux Miller puts it, is key to running successful nonprofit marketing and fundraising campaigns. I couldn’t agree more. 3 is our favorite.

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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! Ready to learn more about Giving Tuesday and how your nonprofit can make the most of it? Let’s get started!

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