Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

Emails are also direct marketing, but the sheer number of emails received throughout the day can make them feel less meaningful in comparison to a few personalized letters. . Calendars have a unique advantage over other mailable deliverables—if your supporters use them, they’ll end up staring at a reminder of your nonprofit every day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. Focus on quality, not quantity on Facebook. Any guidelines?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Facebook Increasingly Reliant on A.I. To Predict Suicide Risk According to this NPR piece , a year ago, Facebook started using artificial intelligence to scan people’s accounts for danger signs of imminent self-harm and contact emergency responders. Algorithms can identify pathology faster and more accurately. Venture Beat.

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NetWits

AUGUST 11, 2011

Make it easy for participants to send more emails. Historically, the average event participant sends about 22 emails, with approximately 25% resulting in a donation. With email that valuable, it makes sense to do some of the leg work for participants. January: Send a “save the date” email. Focus on customer service.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

Once the foundational pieces of the event are secured, it’s time to build out a marketing calendar. Every follower on a nonprofit’s Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, represents a way to broaden your network of potential donors. In addition, take advantage of existing email lists to create segmented email marketing campaigns.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Channel preference (social media vs. email). Facebook: With live streaming and story capabilities, Facebook is ideal for spreading the word about your upcoming fundraisers and events. Nonprofits post photos, videos, IGTVs, reels, and stories to show the impact of their mission and advocate for support. . Demographics .

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 31, 2015

million event invites are posted to Facebook. Utilizing Facebook Events is an excellent way to educate your audience about your events and prompt them to attend. Something Facebook has added that’s fairly new is the ability to target your event. Choose a Photo. The average Facebook user has 130 friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2013

I decided to go offline and take a break from blogging, pinning, Facebook, Twitter, and all the rest. So, I asked on my page, ”If your Facebook analytics looked like this, what would you do?” ” Others offered some good practical advice: Post an unusual (but relevant) photo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2017

Flickr Photo by Real Blades, Creative Common License. This year, I was really looking forward to taking a holiday break and not feel stressed about deadlines, tasks, or the never ending parade of meeting requests and emails. My bullet journal also incorporates “looking-ahead” rituals linked to my calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2021

Facebook is a powerful marketing tool for small nonprofits, but the real gold is in a robust nonprofit email list. You might be surprised to learn that email is a more reliable way to reach your supporters and build relationships with them. Facebook is loud and crowded with content competing for attention. You with me?

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Create a broad annual online marketing calendar, which lays out the major marketing initiatives, campaigns, and priorities for the entire year. Online advertising, your email list, etc.). Review the upcoming month in the annual online marketing calendar. Send 2-3 emails each month.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2022

While it may be tempting to stick to one marketing channel, a multi-channel strategy uses email, social media, text messaging, and direct mail, to reach a wider audience and generate more excitement for your auction. Email marketing. The key to success with email marketing is segmentation. Date, time, and location. Ticket price.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can create everything you need for your campaign with Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising platform , which empowers you to create your own branded fundraising pages, communicate with participants via email, and integrate with Facebook fundraisers. Here’s how to set one up: Send out a save-the-date email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Websites & Email 1. Mailmunch :: mailmunch.com Mailmunch enables users to create a variety of pop-up email forms for their website. mail-tester:: mail-tester.com This free tool reveals if your email domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. See also OptInMonster.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Many participants were interested in using facebook as a communication platform for local campaigning and I created a session all about it. Getting an idea about the kinds of things you could post and the people who will post it will help you select the most appropriate platform to use and create an editorial/content calendar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The cute animal theory has not gone unnoticed by nonprofits, even those that are not animal welfare organizations, zoos or aquariums are sharing content featuring cute animals on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The app lets you take photos of yourself, and uses facial recognition magic to find your dog match. And now, mobile.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Year-End Fundraising Email Campaign.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Features: You’ll likely need to invest in other software solutions to send emails, collect online donations, etc., This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more. Top feature: Adobe users have access to a robust asset library of over 195 million royalty-free Adobe Stock collection photos, videos, and music.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

For any of these ideas make sure you have the following technical elements: Event name, date, and details in an email/flyer/social post. You can use a Facebook event, Eventbrite or a simple campaign site like splashthat. Email system like Mailchimp or Emma to message a larger audience and collect attendee information.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2017

Share Behind the Scenes Photos of Your Staff. We share photos in our office space and at events to showcase what we do on behalf of those impacted by lupus. Sharing occasional, carefully selected behind the scenes photos is an easy way to humanize the organization and demonstrate how we use donations to fight for our constituents.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

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. This article was originally published in Nonprofit Hub Magazine. Tell a story.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. Versus, “If you plan to give this year, will you reply to this email by the end of this week to give me a sense of when that will be? Does the calendar year matter to you? It is not too late. Do you plan to give this week?

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2012

As a consultant to nonprofits , I get calls and emails daily from organizations are who are looking to market their online campaigns, grow their email list, and raise more money. Develop a One-Year Campaign Calendar. Don’t just send supporters emails or tweets asking them to take action or donate money.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

What it does: Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Meet— Google Workspace is a collection of Google productivity tools that help your team collaborate efficiently. Schedule a virtual meeting using Google Calendar and Google Meet. Free and affordable productivity software. Google Workspace.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Veer away from stock photos and choose images of real people when possible. To create valuable content that encourages people to continually visit your site, develop a content calendar to help distribute your posts over time. Chances are, your organization balances plenty of different marketing channels like social media and email.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

They should receive an email confirmation of their donation. This can be done via email, on your website, or on the event invitation. This should be based on the goals you have for your fundraiser (the exact amount of ticket sales/funds you want to reach) as well as your event calendar. Offer monthly/recurring options.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 27, 2007

It's a wonder I have any time left to blog at all now that I've signed up for Facebook. I'll tell you my conclusion up front: For non-profits looking for ways to get their message in front of new audiences, especially a younger tech-friendly community, maintaining a Facebook presence is definitely worth exploring. How does it work?

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Forum One

APRIL 22, 2010

Directory: A full member directory with a listing of friends, similar to that of Facebook. Additions: Photos, wikis, video, search, email notifications, and chat. Additions: Photos, email notifications, email blasts, and calendaring features. Additions: Photos, video, search, and a chat add-on widget.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. Mention the donor in emails year-round relating to the program they supported. Mention the donor in a dedicated email blast or several. This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. Photo and Bio.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

I went to the Web site but saw only an incomplete calendar of events for the next week (there are lots of concerts, tours, child projects there). So I emailed requesting to be put on the e-news list (didn't see where to subscribe online). e-news vs. Facebook fan page). It's not a drop-in experience. Make it easy for them (i.e.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Note, please don’t confuse “compelling posts&# with long articles that take hours or days to write, a simple photo and caption that illustrates a good point around your issue is compelling). We have created an editorial calendar for the content as well as who best to ask to submit the post. Setting Up a Volunteer Led Blog.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

During the call we discussed how to manage a Facebook page & Twitter account. We started out talking about Facebook, specifically: how to grow your following and attract the "right kind" of followers (read: engaged). Wildfire creates a spectrum of contest based apps, including sweepstakes & photo/video contest apps.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Your alumni post on Facebook, addictively scroll through Instagram and celebrate their marriages with custom hashtags; having a social strategy for homecoming helps you find them where they are. If homecoming has a theme, you can source the stories, people, and photos that will convey it in an exciting manner. Absolutely!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

For Thunderbird, the two I’ve been trying out include XNote , which is kinda fun, it allows you to add sticky notes to email messages. Lightning , which is a Sunbird calendar plug in, that gives me a calendar integrated with Thunderbird. It’s brill — it gets rid of all the ads on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Announce the sweepstakes on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn — whichever social media platforms your nonprofit is already using). Send an email to your base to let them know the sweepstakes is live and they can show their support by entering to win your amazing prize. Launch the sweepstakes with a bang.

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