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JUNE 26, 2012

This new segment of actively engaged supporters wants the opportunity to tell people what your mission means to them, why others should support you, and will change the foundation of the way you fundraise in the future. Historically most fundraising programs have been organization to donor. billion from these fundraisers.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Lately, however, I’ve been thinking about how organizations can retain their best and most active volunteers and supporters. For many organizations, volunteers are the life blood of the cause because of budget cuts, small staffs, etc. But as a volunteer I was left wondering what I would do now to help this organization.

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MARCH 7, 2011

There are a ton of great activities, networking opportunities and sessions focused on the non-profit space this year – one of which Blackbaud will be moderating. She has spoken about the intersection of social media and activism at SXSW, the International Fundraising Conference, and the Independent Sector Conference.

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MARCH 22, 2011

At NTC, I delivered a 3-hour learning session on how nonprofits can strategically align their social media activity with organizational goals. Is your organization listening to social media channels? The good news is that it’s fairly easy to create a social media listening dashboard using the free tools already out there!

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JUNE 7, 2012

Our 2011 Online Fundraising Report shows that nonprofit organizations receive over 20 percent of their total online funding in December, and nearly 45 percent in the last four months of the year. Staggering, but not news. Key takeaway. For a large portion of the nonprofit sector December is a critical time of year. But should it be?

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JULY 13, 2011

However, many are confused about how Twitter can help advance their organization’s goals. While new organizations are joining daily, others previously registered while never fully utilizing. We’ve seen a growing number of organizations looking for ways to raise funds using social media with varying success.

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APRIL 13, 2013

Based on the research we’ve done roughly 73% allocate 1/2 FTE to managing social networking activities. Based on the research roughly 43% of nonprofits budget $0 for their social networking activities. How is social data or intelligence making your organization, or those you work with better at fundraising? Is that enough?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

A quick scan of nonprofit-focused publications and websites, as well as the session topics at nonprofit conferences, will confirm that organizations are interested in how to use social media. You may have noticed: Social media seems to be the talk of nonprofits for the past few years. Why is this topic so important to nonprofits?

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JULY 6, 2011

Knowing that a good portion of your supporters already participate on the social Web, and with the continued growth and popularity of social media, it’s very likely your nonprofit organization is focused on figuring out how to best utilize sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Activate your network.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Multi-channel Consumers : Active on at least two social network sites, these people make up about 39 percent of all social media users. While they read and watch updates rather than create new content or make comments, they are influenced by their more socially active friends and family. Multi-channel and Standard Consumers.

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JULY 13, 2011

This is the perfect time to create a Friends Asking Friends website to ask your board, campaign chair, staff and volunteers to share why they love your organization with friends and family. Leave the option to make your own page active and see what happens. Make sure to use a multichannel approach when you do this. Capital Campaign.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

While there is a Facebook page setup to promote the campaign , it doesn’t appear to have organized from a particular nonprofit or cause. If anything, some of these Facebook users may have been looking for an organization or cause to donate to this holiday season, and this campaign may have given them an idea.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Making a difference, a positive impact in the world, is the entire reason your nonprofit organizations exists. They have more than 750 million active user and at least half of them log-on daily. In essence, your staff can reach more people and bring the human side of your organization to life. With them, the sky is the limit.

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JUNE 6, 2011

Before you start thinking about how “big brother&# that sounds, let’s review the benefits this tracking provides both our organization and constituents: Personalized content – Because I know you visit the pages on dogs more than cats, I can now serve you new articles you are likely to find of interest.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Targeted Content allows you to better engage constituents because of who they are and their relationship with your organization, and build upon that relationship in a personalized manner. Let’s say your organization has 3 primary service programs: animals, homeless and youth. Think about it this way. The possibilities are endless.

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APRIL 23, 2012

Once you’ve gone through these two activities you’ll have a much more clear idea of whom your site should be designed for. Organize Tasks by Significance. For those that have done a thorough audit of their audience, the website resonates with the intended audience and accomplishes audience and organization goals.

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JUNE 23, 2011

As of now we have four active generations (Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen-X, Millenials) making contributions. Each generation requires a different type of engagement to move from the casual to committed relationship with an organization. Web: An up-to-date website that provides information about your organization is vital.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Original sentence: To get a chart of heart-healthy activities, click here. Rewrite: Review our chart of heart-healthy activities. Parallel construction” means organizing a series of thoughts (or bullets) using a similar grammatical structure or format. Introducing bulleted lists helps people grasp meaning as they scan.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Independent fundraising events (IFE) are activities designed and run by volunteers to raise money on behalf of a specific nonprofit organization. You can download a copy of "Raising More Money Online with Independent Fundraising Events" and register for a free webinar on February 3rd at 2pm EDT.

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JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Clearly, Bok Tower Gardens makes the most of their social media.

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MAY 25, 2011

Supporters raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. As Steve MacLaughlin recently mentioned , health organizations that turn supporters into fundraisers continue to be leaders in online fundraising, and this growth is now an important contributor to their overall revenue. Hold contests.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Social media for social good is grassroots organizing, fundraising and impact in the digital world. Their belief is that “The most successful movements have always been born out of and held together by the bonds of real world relationships, and online social networks present never before seen opportunities for organizing.&#

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JUNE 22, 2011

It’s a pretty common goal for most organizations who run fundraising events. Promote teams as a great employee team-building activity that highlights a company’s social responsibility. Promote your cause, then the activity. Add more registrants and you’ll likely improve your fundraising total – logic tells us.

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JUNE 2, 2011

He talked about the importance of motivated players, challenges, rewards, levels and incentives in our everyday activities. I’d love to hear how your organization turns fundraising into a game. At this year’s SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch said the next 10 years will be the decade of games.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

As part of the LIVESTRONG Action campaign the LIVE STRONG day is focused on unifying people from all around the world through local events and activities that celebrate cancer survivorship. I’m hoping you’ll be inspired and begin to get a vision for your organization by seeing what LIVE STRONG is doing with social media.

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MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Utilize discussions boards, polls, blogs, surveys and social media to actively engage participants throughout the fundraising campaign. 4) Activate.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Do you put on local activities? Make sure you’re actively looking for ways to incorporate social media into your online strategy. Think about what social networking sites are right for your organization and go create an account. So what do you want to be known for on the web? Do you run fundraising events?

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JUNE 9, 2011

Part of relying on a continued income stream is creating a future cast of your organization. “Fundraising needs to adapt to this pro-active donor who won’t be told when and how to give.&# [2]. Instead, so far in 2010, giving to the United Way Worldwide (the largest charity in the survey) decreased by 4.5%

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Efficiently Manage Administrative Activities by Mastering the Tools. Learn how your organization can use social media to extend your reach, increase online presences, and raise more funds. Topics covered include: automatic recurring emails, email segmentation, frequency, and design for desktops and mobile devices.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Join us and we’ll show you real world examples of “gamified” fundraising initiatives, simple gaming tactics that have been proven to work, and how to take advantage of gamification at your organization. Come ready to interact, discuss, and figure out how to convert your supporters into active change agents for good.

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JULY 31, 2008

No doubt, this will increase customer satisfaction in the short term, but more importantly, it will be something that is expected from any type of organization with “customers”, even including nonprofit organizations. Or is your organization concerned, like many others we talk to, that this kind of activity will dilute your brand?

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MAY 20, 2008

The Organization: Founded in 1974, Bread for the City (BFC) provides food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to the poor of Washington, DC. To do this, the organization needed a solution that would integrate with The Raiser’s Edge® and avoid creating extra work for the five-person development staff.

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MAY 21, 2008

With thousands of jobs posted on the Internet, many organizations are asking how they can attract highly qualified candidates. At Blackbaud, we have turned to sites such as LinkedIn ®, MySpace ®, Facebook ™, and Spoke to build social networks designed to attract candidates that may not be actively looking for a job.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

Smartphones are in everyone’s hands and social networking online has become an everyday activity for millions of people. That online fundraising is the way for your organization to break through its fundraising ceiling and raise millions of dollars tomorrow. Simply put, the world is going online.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

In some way all the engagement has to tie back to helping an organization raise money online – directly or indirectly. Should non-profits be doing a better job of figuring out how to tie social media activities to hard ROI like fundraising revenue, house file growth, email list growth, volunteer hours, event registrants, etc?

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

we know the activities we’re asking people to do will result in their friends and family supporting them by making donations. The following ideas are collected from events put on by top peer-to-peer fundraising organizations like the American Heart Association, Autism Speaks, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Susan G.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

In a recent review of 50 upcoming fundraising events, we found the same sponsorship message in every single organization. in total database with active email. In fact, in a 2011 report, consumers spoke very loudly that they expect companies to drive social and environmental change and that they will reward these efforts. of attendees.

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