Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? How can we get people to talk to us? Craft good headlines. Do you want people to click?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2013

OR IF YOU HAVE A SHORTER ATTENTION SPAN. Doug offers analogies between the challenges faced by Major League Baseball and those of traditional arts institutions: a legacy practice that has gotten more commercial but not more connected to real people and real communities. This is mostly just a really great headline.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2017

Ever since the Internet became widely available, there has been an obsession with “going viral,” or producing content so interesting, or funny, or cute that millions upon millions of people view it. We’ve all seen those horribly clickbait-y headlines , which always seem to include “You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next!!”

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

To help your nonprofit organize future advocacy campaigns, this article will explore four strategies advocacy leaders should consider: Market your advocacy campaign on multiple platforms. Grassroots advocacy requires getting the word out to many different people across many different platforms.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

However, a little media know-how can help you get some attention for your campaign. Journalists are busy people, and they do not have time to read through an essay about how amazing your nonprofit is. This article from PRDaily offers some really useful tips on crafting a press release. Find a News- or Viral-Worthy Angle.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

While no one supports wasteful public spending or abuse of power, the cases that grab headlines and provoke legislation are actually far from the norm. Obviously, there are many reasons that people choose the not-for-profit route and pay is rarely the motivating factor. Like this article? Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org’s mission is to communicate what is going on in the movement around climate and sustainability to a broader audience of people who may not consider themselves environmentalists, help them understand how those issued relate to their everyday lives, and move those people to action. The one that resonated was “ Climate Hawks.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 7, 2024

In this article, we delve into the Google Ad Grants program, discussing what it is, who is eligible, the application process, creating your first campaign, and going through a Google Ad Grants policy checklist to make sure your account is compliant and would not be blocked. Add all 15 headlines and 4 descriptions to your ads.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

If you let well-meaning but unknowledgeable people help write your appeal, they will ruin it. Your goal in the first part of the letter is to get your reader’s attention. If you use any pictures, be sure they are of people, not buildings. Write to only one person and not a group of people. Maintain control. Guaranteed!

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2014

More often you see millennials sharing that which is more visually pleasing and attention grabbing—so photos and videos are what scroll down your feeds. However, it could also work in your favor if you can show consumers how awesome the people are who make up your company. Headliner: Dave Partridge, Wednesday 4:15pm.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

They whisk people away from their everyday lives and connect them with ideas that can revolutionize how they think. Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. Stories are windows into new worlds.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Let's get this out of the way up front: it's not true that people don't read on the Web. Instead of saying, "People don't read on the web", it may be more accurate to say, "People don't read." That was the genius of USA Today: they understood people's reading habits before the Internet.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In other words, when people search for a keyword that is valuable to your brand you want to be the one ranking on the first page to drive more traffic to your site. The first URL is difficult to remember, and it doesn’t give context to what the article is about. In most cases, the H1 tag will be the title of your article.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 15, 2007

But the non-profit world is also full of accidental marketeers: people who are experts in their subject but struggling beginners when it comes to selling their organization's programs to donors. Getting people talking The book is sandwiched between a forward by Seth Godin and an afterword by Guy Kawasaki. Then do better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2007

I joined LinkedIn in 2004, but I only recently actually completed my profile and given some attention to adding people to my network which now has what one friend say "a crap load of contacts." Networking: I add people to my network when I met them face-to-face at a conference or meeting or virtually. Well, she did !

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Don’t copy your print newsletter into an email or ask people to download a PDF of your print newsletter. You need to give people a way to opt out if they decide they don’t want to receive your newsletter any longer. You need to give people a way to opt out if they decide they don’t want to receive your newsletter any longer.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

The only true currency on social media is trust and attention, and the only way to get it is through valuable communication that is craved – that people would miss if it went away. Grab Attention. As a general rule, social media algorithms prioritize posts and tweets that receive a lot of discussion, engagement, and attention.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 6, 2022

A press release can be the perfect attention-getter for your organization. The headline is a single line that entices readers to keep reading and shares the most important information contained in the press release. Your headline should be catchy, informative, and include keywords that make it easy to search for. Sub-headline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Small nonprofits are eligible for Google Grants and they can often reap the same advantages that a larger organization can reap such as additional donations, increasing their audience, and encouraging people to take action. You cannot have ads that send people to third party sites such as your social media pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

comprising the people most likely to give and raise additional money." It still requires a lot of attention, staff time, management and promotion." There are 18 articles. " The article refers to the Dunbar number - 150 - the ceiling on the number of personal contacts a human has the capacity to maintain.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Surprise, surprise, a lot of people were searching on keywords like “register to vote” in September and October, and we got our highest numbers yet. Although sadly our unabbreviated name is too long to fit the 25-character limit on ad headlines.) However, our Google ads offer us a way around that.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Surprise, surprise, a lot of people were searching on keywords like “register to vote&# in September and October, and we got our highest numbers yet. Although sadly our unabbreviated name is too long to fit the 25-character limit on ad headlines.) Back to Basics. However, our Google ads offer us a way around that.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The following articles were curated between September 2nd and September 8 th 2017. Is your audience most receptive to certain headlines or promotional offers? Understanding how and why people convert on your emails is important because it sets the tone of future campaigns. 1 How Many Email Platforms Do You Use?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

They are a tool that allows for a conversation between the reader and the writer, and for information to reach people quickly all over the world. There are a lot of people out there reading and writing blogs. Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

Without them, copy or headlines can become boring and predictable. They can help persuade people to buy a product, opt in to a list or, in the case of your non-profit, become a paying supporter. People are worried about how their money will be used and how it will make a difference. Because people are busy. Investment”.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

With the ever declining attention span of your audience, it’s necessary that you start appealing to a broader range of senses. Colleen Fahey’s article, How Audio Enhances Your Brand Content: Find Your Signature Sound , provides guidance for how your nonprofit can strengthen its voice. People give to people.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Is your audience most receptive to certain headlines or promotional offers? Understanding how and why people convert on your emails is important because it sets the tone of future campaigns. This post offers insight on everything from A/B split testing headlines to really diving into conversion metrics. Do you notice a pattern?

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Often times this requires shifting through many useless articles in the hopes you’ll find one that will make an impact on your organization. It’s got to be said—their use of people to spread their message is what they do best. People like hearing about people, and you can use this to your advantage. Neverthirst.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Related Article: 5 Biggest Nonprofit Marketing Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them). “ In other words, months can pass before you know if you have the wrong people behind online outreach. Not only do you need to convey value in your article, but also retain reader’s attention. This leaves us with one option, proving ROI.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2018

Ensure you capture your reader’s attention early. Your school’s direct mail should be designed so it grabs readers’ attention and convinces them to give. Include headlines and plenty of white space to make it easy to read. Use italicized and bold text to call attention to the most important points. People like variety.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In this article, I’m going to share a strategic marketing process that, when followed, will help you create content your audience will love. There’s writer’s block, competition for our attention in the form of social media or our phones, and who can forget about the 50 other responsibilities we have on our plate.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Indeed, as the most popular content management system ever, there’s a lot of competition for positive attention, and getting noticed can often be a daunting task. After all, it’s all about getting people to visit your page again and again and take agreeable actions as often as possible.

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Media Cause

JUNE 20, 2023

Instead, Gen-Z led efforts have been able to grab headlines and achieve victories in areas where established efforts have failed. Gen Z has chosen TikTok as their platform of choice, and the more savvy TikTok users amongst them are capable of pushing out information to millions of people at a faster pace than traditional media.

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