Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This article shares insights from nonprofit marketers. . 16:9 ratios require that the viewer tilts their phone and watches it in a non-vertical orientation. Both versions were identical except for one key difference—aspect ratio. One was in a 16:9 landscape ratio, and the other was in a 1:1 square ratio.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 5, 2023

What’s a fundraising efficiency ratio? And what’s a “good” ratio to try to maintain? If you’re skimming this article to look for a quick definition, here it is. Your efficiency ratio measures the amount of money you spend on fundraising against the amount of revenue generated by those activities. Why should you track it?

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Double the Donation

APRIL 28, 2021

In this article, we’ll outline seven employee engagement ideas centered around philanthropy. Many companies match at a 1:1 ratio (dollar for dollar), but these ratios range anywhere from.5:1 Through corporate volunteerism, employees are encouraged to volunteer their time at local nonprofits they want to support. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2014

It is about discovering great stuff amid the noise, annotating it, organizing it, and adding your wisdom or perspective and sharing a collection of curated links in a context or time that adds value. Take Crowdtangle as an example. Searches: When you spot the awesome, spend time looking for more content and context to add to it.

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Double the Donation

MARCH 31, 2021

Likewise, if you work for a company trying to implement or enhance its workplace giving program, this article will be a great resource for you, too. For example, when multiple employees across several companies choose to give part of their paycheck to the same nonprofit, that nonprofit will amass a large amount of funds and support.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

As it turns out, people are 7 times more likely to visit a nonprofit’s website in a search result then they are through social media. For example, what strategies would you use if your goal is to build your brand and grow your audience online? isn’t bad when you consider the average online one-time gift across sectors is $104.00.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 28, 2022

Prior to that, you’ll need to determine which types of giving programs you’ll be offering: Here are a few of the most common examples: Matching gifts : Your company matches employee donations to qualifying nonprofits, often dollar for dollar. one of the most-used forms of workplace giving) as an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

What are some examples of technology and nonprofit case studies that supports health, fitness, and wellness in the nonprofit workplace? According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. Make Solo Time A Part of Your Team Culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. Celebrate the Accomplishments of Individuals in Your Alumni Network. RamahSeminar (@RamahSeminar) December 24, 2013.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

In this article, we’ll explore several aspects of volunteer management: recruitment, coaching, relationship building, and retention. Most of the hypothetical situations or examples we’ll explore will be focused around event committee recruitment and those more complex volunteer roles.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

This article was originally posted in AFP’s weekly eWire newsletter. For example, if you know I’m interested in lung cancer issues, send me a lung cancer project or research to fund. You might also test including a video screen shot, which Forrester Research found increases clicks two-three times. How to Test.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz, the Communications Director and voice behind the @wellstoneaction profile, took some time out of her hectic schedule to answer a few questions. If I were to put a ratio on it, I wouldnt want to exceed 30% self-promotional content to about 70% links to other things. DZ: What do you feel youre getting out of it?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

These articles tend to portray museums as Big Brother, aggressively tracking visitors'' actions and interests across their visit. Facebook decides what content you see, what ads you see, and your personal ratio of puppies to snow warnings. And then I started thinking: we do that all the time in museums.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When it comes time for them to give, incentives can show supporters that their donations are valued at your organization. Planned giving programs, for example, are often branded as legacy programs. For example, alumni might be happy to receive an exclusive sweatshirt with their alma mater’s mascot. Cause Marketing.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When someone visits your nonprofit’s website and is wowed, inspired, brought the brink of tears by all the awesome work your team does in service to your community (this happens all the time, right?), In this article, we’ll cover eight donate button best practices your nonprofit can put into action to boost your online giving.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Yes, there will always be times when spur-of-the-moment posts are best. The best way to make sure you’re saying the right things at the right times is to create and use a nonprofit social media plan. Mix Up the Content Now that you’ve figured out what your audience wants, it’s time to plan your content. Not sure what to post?

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore seven recent statistics from Double the Donation’s list of matching gift statistics that provide insight into donors’ opinions, and we’ll discuss the most important takeaways for nonprofits. Then, she learns that her employer will match her donation at a 1:1 ratio. Knowing this, Annel donates immediately!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Once you have analyzed the results, you can decide how much time and effort should be expended for Giving Tuesday in the future. . This means it will take some time to plan out your campaigns. Some aspects of the page that lead to a drawn-out or negative experience include: Slow page loading time. Start Planning Early.

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Top Nonprofits

JUNE 30, 2022

Some more goals that you should figure out ahead of time with your team are your content goals. Your return on your time invested will certainly make it worthwhile! This isn’t a one-size-fits-all scenario, and you’ll save a lot of time determining the uses in advance. Pick a style that’s cohesive with your brand and mission.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

What is a life changing story example for us? It’s tempting to want to switch to email to save money, but if that’s not what your donors want, then it’s a waste of time and effort. How should these letters change each time? Q: Is there a good ratio of times to communicate with a donor and asking for donations?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In this article, we’ll navigate the terrain of donor discovery together, accompanied by insights from a luminary in the field – Chris Barlow. For example, if your organization is a food bank, your expertise naturally centers around addressing hunger and food insecurity within the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I’m looking at “counting metrics” here – and I don’t have all the details of the overall results and the rest of their strategy – nor do I have other metrics - for example referral traffic and conversion rates for donations or purchases. Followers: Gives a measure of reach. Engagement. SFMOMA love.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Marketing, at the time, wasn’t so valuable. When nonprofit leadership makes a decision, you must take the time to comprehend why that decision took place before dismissing it. I’ve done it a dozen times and don’t have a coding bone in my body. Related Article: 5 Biggest Nonprofit Marketing Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them). “

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

That’s why this article exists and what the 9 questions lead you to – to ensure that you create a resource that your donors find valuable and want to subscribe to get! Spend a little time searching Google, YouTube, and social media for the questions that your proposed digital resource could address. How many results do you find?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

They are in one or many channels and your job as a nonprofit marketer is to deliver the right message to them at the right time—ultimately convincing them to spend their attention, time, and money with you. Deliver the right message to the right person at the right time – on the right channel. So, what can you do?

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

In this article, we’ll walk you through what information your organization should include on your website. Charity Navigator reviews organization websites and uses data from their IRS Form 990 to rate how efficiently a charity will use donor support, the health of its programs over time, and its level of commitment to accountability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2012

I covered the basics of content curation, how it differs from social sharing, the art and practice of curation, a frameworks to get started, examples of nonprofits using curation, the tools, and some techniques for minimizing information overload and managing attention. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

I've been advocating this approach for a long time and offer you a set of data points and questions. You should pay attention to monthly trends of content consumption over time. Hard data points: You can find out about bookmark saves from PostRank numbers, although the program doesn’t make it efficient to grab data over time.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I know, it’s a busy time of year. We’re going to save some time for Q&A at the end. I know both of you are super busy you’re speaking at conferences, and doing webinars, and workshops all the time, so it’s really a treat to have you. . ” I love this topic. And thanks for joining.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

He used a hypothetical microcredit example to demonstrate: xx% of folks who were offered a microloan reported xx% increase in income the following year. The organizational cost to understand and process that data can be large; cutting through the noise takes time and energy. Collecting data may be cheap, but it’s still not free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

I've thought long and hard about how video editing amplifies my compulsive nature and how I need to reduce my ratio of video minutes viewed per hours of editing time! How do you create good instructional media in a reasonable amount of time and do a good enough job that helps people learn something by viewing it? sharpie.???

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 13, 2017

5 years ago, marketers could post 500-word articles to rank #1 for the most competitive keywords. But, times have changed and Google is increasingly rewarding sites that provide relevant and useful answers to user searches. . One of my articles on nonprofit marketing mistakes , is a good example of this: It is 2218 words in length.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

We’re going to say some time at the end for Q&A. So diving in here, “Forbes” published an article pretty recently that revealed some interesting trends that we’re seeing and shifts in these giving tendencies. And Bitcoin really weren’t worth anything at that time. You can even send us a tweet.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

We’re going to say some time at the end for Q&A. So diving in here, “Forbes” published an article pretty recently that revealed some interesting trends that we’re seeing and shifts in these giving tendencies. And Bitcoin really weren’t worth anything at that time. But either way, love to hear from you. So don’t be shy.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

that the signal-to-noise ratio is low. While these began in the pretty geeky world of people suggesting new features for software (see featurelist as an example), there are now several services with slick user interfaces that allow you to offer feedback on everything from Whole Foods markets to Barack Obama's presidential agenda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The articles recommend that you: 1) Limit your media consumption by setting some boundaries; 2) Focus on one or two issues close to your heart, there are too many to do all; 3) Make activism fun. For example “Even though I am feeling (Insert your emotion here) right now. Think of it as your recovery time. It’s worth it.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In our npEXPERTS Spotlight series we’ll be sharing some of our favorite articles from the past 5 years. The reality is that I collaborate with strong partners on data and the associated analytics then spend the time needed to understand and evaluate our fundraising programs at Project HOPE. Donor retention rates across lifecycles.

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