Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “ AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls ,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. And while the outputs may appear to be smarter than humans, they won’t replace humans.

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Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

Nonprofits are struggling to connect donors with the cause—but these four donor engagement best practices can open up new communication channels. At the start of the pandemic, donors came through for the organizations they care about in record numbers. Donor Engagement Through New Communication Channels.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Feature social media feeds on your nonprofit website Some of the users who land on your website might be engaging with your cause for the very first time. However, manually configuring your website to feature your social media feeds can involve hours of coding and feel overwhelming, especially if you’re a novice to web development.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

And forming those relationships requires thought-out strategies and a will to succeed with engaging your donors, especially when you can’t interact face-to-face. No matter who your nonprofit serves, there are plenty of ways to connect with remote donors and help them see the value of investing in your mission. Ramp up communications.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

Small nonprofits face even more challenges when it comes to securing funding in comparison to larger organizations—from low donor retention rates to limited resources to an overall lack of unrestricted funding. Cultivating relationships with donors is also critical.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Other studies show that use of positive empathy—like a happy face—encourages donors because they either see the result of their generosity, or they want to experience the joyful mood portrayed in such an image. These images show donors that an urgent donation is needed right now. Customized appeals always raise more revenue.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 24, 2022

For those of us who have accomplished this, exhilaration hardly describes all the emotion that comes with raising a multimillion dollar gift from one donor. I personally think they are a GREAT thing and appreciate generous donors who feel compelled to share their wealth in that way. Provide the funds needed to accelerate your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Lastly, and unique to LinkedIn, is the ability to publish articles. For example, Michele Nunn’s article on Courage, Compassion, and the CARE Package : 8) Use LinkedIn to engage major donors, corporate sponsors, and foundations.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 27, 2014

Not only are they effective at connecting with potential donors and constituents, but it’s also a powerful tool for retaining and managing donor connections. Then, have an employee navigate to the page objectively as a potential donor, and have them check off the criteria they feel the webpage exhibits.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Donors and prospects want to know that your organization makes a difference, and the best way to show that is to tell a story. When donors and prospects understand what it feels like to be food insecure, it motivates them to give. Has the blog been updated recently with a new article? Heart-warming human-interest stories.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Candid’s social sector news feed uses machine learning to analyze news articles and press releases for new grant awards, requests for proposal (RFP) announcements, and identify the relevant organizations, people, and geographic locations associated with each. Making it easier to attract donors online.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Inspires potential donors to give. There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. And if you can use your Core Number to share what it costs to feed that child lunch, even better! It’s boring to the donor and doesn’t inspire them to give.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Ensure donors can access donation screens quickly. Remember, every click it takes a donor to reach the donation page is lost donations, and a signup requirement is self-destruction. When linking to your cause via social media, text message, or email, make sure the link takes the donor directly to the donation page, not the main site.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s full of data-backed fundraising strategies for engaging with donors during difficult times, including tips for fundraising during times of uncertainty. Knowing how to approach donor communications during a crisis is tough, but we can help. Check out the first section of this article over here.). Download the Report.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Educate Your Donors. The weeks leading up to Giving Tuesday is a time to educate your donors about your nonprofit’s causes, mission, and programs. Engage donors, or potential donors, with evidence—facts, figures, and testimonials from those who have benefited—that demonstrates how their donation affects your mission.

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TechImpact

MARCH 20, 2014

Twitter is the most dtnamic, fastest changing of all social media feeds. It is okay to miss a day or two on these feeds because there is so much less competition. With some Twitter feeds posting up to 30-50 times per day, those same organizations and corporations may post to their prespective facebook pages only once or twice.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 10, 2015

Post Planner helps you to seek out articles by listing relevant results based on their success on Facebook. You install the independent app on your page it automatically identifies and adds trending content and publishes your blog feed based on details such as gender, age, level of education and so on.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

You must apply strategic planning, knowledge of your donor base, and a forward-thinking approach to fundraising in your preparation efforts to create an attainable, yet ambitious plan. For example, you need to raise $250,500 to achieve the organization’s mission of feeding 1,000 families. We know you have a lot on your plate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2011

What am I going to feed the kids for dinner? But nonprofit organizations (and those fundraising on their behalf) don't always recognize that giving reflects donors' personal philanthropic wishes. The truth is, donors don't support organizations because the organization needs help. Donors need information.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

It also helps your potential donors understand where their money will go, why their money is needed, and the impact their gift will make. or you can add matching donors or incentives that may come in last minute. Your recipients are ALL THAT MATTERS to your donors! You can post milestones like “we’ve just reached $1,000!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

For example, on the first day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, @NAACP_LDF tweeted a New York Times article with a powerful quote from the article: It’s also worth noting that tapping into Cause Awareness & Giving Days is a good strategy for Twitter. Like mentions and replies.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

Generally not much beyond what these folks feel personally, but I hope you know by now you are not your donors. There were no additional solicitations, just feeding back and nurturing messages. Share articles like this one with them. Your board member says “Let’s not bother people too much.” What informs these opinions?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

White in a TIME Magazine article in 2018. Let’s not make giving decisions for the donor. Here are six tips for dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with your donors: Build an authentic story. Boomer donors want to be affiliated with those they admire. Boomer donors want to be affiliated with those they admire.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

Within Media Cause’s Creative, Brand, and Design team, one of our favorite things to do— besides creating incredible work for our clients—is sharing inspirational and educational resources with each other: articles, POVs, webinars, classes, books, case studies, blogs, tutorials, cheese. Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.).

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

You must be purposeful about the stories you share and the way you Ask for donations because the combination of the two can make a big difference in how donors feel and whether or not they give. Plus, you should be loving on donors in between the Asks so they don’t feel like you only value them for their money. That’s a yucky feeling!

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

It’s crucial for any product involving sensitive data, be it your organization’s intellectual property or donor information. Feed LLMs With More Inclusive Data By Publishing Your Organization’s Important Work This last one is a bit different from the first four. This isn’t novel. With AI, however, potential error consequences magnify.

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TechImpact

JUNE 24, 2014

Whether to make us work harder, or make a little bit of extra cash , Facebook’s new algorithm has made the social network a pay to play model, making it difficult for nonprofits to penetrate their Likers’ news feeds. Do you want to educate donors? Here are 5 ways your nonprofit can start to increase its reach starting today.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

The process of becoming a donor typically looks more like this: A local resident, Stephanie, sees an interesting story about a family your nonprofit helped keep warm during the winter on her friend's Facebook feed. Share a page, blog post, or article via social media share buttons. She likes your Facebook page.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

In this article, we’ve boiled down the top peer-to-peer fundraising tips and strategies from our conversation that you can use in your next peer-to-peer fundraiser. Corporate matching is a type of incentive that motivates donors to give in the moment, rallying donors quicker and more efficiently. Who Is Invest In Kids?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

Generally not much beyond what these folks feel personally, but I hope you know by now you are not your donors. There were no additional solicitations, just feeding back and nurturing messages. Share articles like this one with them. Your board member says “Let’s not bother people too much.” What informs these opinions?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In today’s article I wanted to share a bit about my writing process when I work on fundraising emails for clients in the hopes that it helps you master your process and write great copy. Do the story and narrative help donors see how they can be on the “good” side? Writing for Fundraising is a Process. Did I get the point quickly?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). These are some of the common refrains I hear from nonprofits. .&# “We need to attract younger donors.&# “We need to be on Facebook.&#

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

People either start ignoring your updates because you’re always in their news feed, or they “hide&# you altogether. To many supporters and donors who are trying to direct message you, it’s a bit of a snub when they realize they can’t because you’re not following them in return.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

The Truth About Donor Research This comes from the report Money for Good: The US Market Opportunity for Impact Investments and Charitable Gifts from Individual Donor and Investors. A lot of good information about how donors research their giving to nonprofits.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Selecting the right software tools for fundraising, donor management, volunteer coordination, and program evaluation can help you streamline processes and maximize efficiency. Just as effective, but without alliteration, is the name Feeding America. Do you have the right software tools?

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

This means you can target Facebook ads to appear on the feeds of people who have donated to your nonprofit. Each group was then further segmented into 3 separate audiences: Giving history divided donors into: Current donors : Members who have donated in the past year. Sustainers : Members who make monthly donations.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

This article was originally published in Nonprofit Hub Magazine. Rejoice, fundraisers—after months of hearing “I only give toward the end of the calendar year,” donors are finally in the spirit of giving. Create a calendar indicating when you plan to reach out to donors, post on social media, send out emails, etc.

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