Candid

APRIL 13, 2023

This means the story you share about your mission-driven work can motivate everyone—from your potential and existing donors to your staff and board members. Moreover, an online search may take your prospective supporter to other platforms like YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and, of course, Candid. It’s human.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

PHP was selected because that's what the developer volunteering to contribute the tremendous amount of work and hours was most comfortable with. But, again, that was with incredibly capable developers passionate about the work and campaign. In most cases, it should be noted, the process would take longer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Note From Beth: Here’s some quick tips on using Facebook Ads. If after reading these tips, you want to want some more case studies and indepth resources, please see this post: ” How A Small Nonprofit Used Facebook Ads Effectively “ Six Things Nonprofits Should Know About Facebook Ads – guest post by Taryn Degnan.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 19, 2014

These are essentials they’ll have to be aware of before committing to working with your organization. If there’s nothing separating you and another local nonprofit, chances are they’ll go with the group that comes off as more fun to work with. Consider having some pre-written content to answer commonly received questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The discussion about the recent changes on Facebook has focused mostly around what it means for individuals, particularly the tension between openness and privacy. Many people are wondering what it means for nonprofit brands using Facebook as one of their marketing channels. Focus on Engagement That Leads To Action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. . The Instagram Donation Sticker is different from the Facebook Donate button because it is only available inside the Stories feature. 2) Go live on Instagram.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If you're a seasoned digital marketer, you've probably noticed Facebook's organic reach has been declining steadily over the last four years. As a result, more and more content is being produced; Facebook says on average, 1,500 stories can appear in someone's news feed when they log on. percent in March 2014.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A business that conducts itself ethically, while working to give back to the community, will eventually gain the trust and support of the community. Now, the good news is that most nonprofits work tirelessly to help improve the lives of individuals and the community in which they operate, thereby renewing their SLO.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

I thought I had posted this case study from the NTC 08 Panel called "Social Media Case Study Slam" already, but looks like I didn't. This case study is by Danielle Brigida from the NWF and her experience using Digg and StumbleUpon for generating traffic. The rest of the case studies are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2012

It is a nonprofits dream – to have its advocacy campaign messaging go viral on Facebook or social media channels. Her insights are useful to other nonprofits working on integrated advocacy campaigns. Our Farm Animal Protection campaign posted the quote in the form of an image post on their Facebook page (275k fans).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

It is the dominant form of content we all engage with – on our desktops, our tablets and now our phones. And so it continues to surprise me that nonprofits invest far too little in video content, as if they are somehow exempt from this general trend. You can see how much video dominates YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

In 2021, Media Cause worked with 11 clients in partnership on their End of Year Efforts. The clients we worked with saw: S1.4M And now, a deeper look at what worked: Content and Storytelling for Year-End Fundraising Gains with Hope Services. Compelling and varied multimedia content . Read the full case study here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), How the Spreadsheet Works: 1. There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. Social Network Followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. on Facebook. Alright… thanks Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), How the Spreadsheet Works: 1. There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. Social Network Followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Randi Zuckerberg at Facebook invited me and Stephanie McAuliffe from the Packard Foundation to lunch at Facebook today in their new offices in Palo Alto, a former Hewlett-Packard Building. Is there an entity that publishes statistics on all money raised on Facebook? What is Facebook's burn rate? Donald Peterson).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Note from Beth: Earlier this month, I posted shared an article mentioning a warning from Facebook to Page Admin s: Your organic reach will decline. I asked fans if they thought paid reach will become a standard part of their strategy. As Stephanie mentions in her tips , “Create Awesome Content” is at the top of the list.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Start with a prompt to create a skeleton sample golf tournament marketing plan that your team can further flesh out with your content, or verbiage for promotional emails. Once you’ve made contact, work together to outline a mutually-beneficial partnership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

As a trainer, I strongly believe that learning experiences need to weave content delivery with participant interaction. Also, it is far more effective to have peers share their own case studies and experiential learning with others. Connecting Learners to the Content and Each Other. Peer Case Studies.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

However, the right number for your business will depend on the type of work you do and your circumstances. Consider using other organizations’ responses to the pandemic as case studies. Business best practices recommend maintaining an emergency fund equivalent to at least three months (or more) of operating expenses.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments. Last week’s posts had three topics: Content , Comments and Extras.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

(Hat tip: Jessica Dheere, Project Director, Social Media Exchange, Beirut) for pointing to this excellent resource - A DigiActive Introduction to Facebook Activism. Before the excellent how-to advice and fantastic case studies, he explains "Why Facebook Isn't a Silver Bullet" in some very clear bullet points.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies. Social media content mirrors other channels. Cultivate “super fans”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I'm working with a small group of Packard Foundation grantees on a social media lab where they are implementing different social media experiments. I thought I'd share how I look at my Facebook page data. The target audience is people who work for nonprofits. That statement guides how I engage and what content I share.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

I had planned to take the day off from work to remember and reflect on the service of those in my family (my grandfather, now passed), and in my community. Sharing across platforms – Facebook. Both of these actions make it clear and easy for people to learn more and take action while still playing by the rules of Facebook.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. Custom Facebook Audiences. Custom Facebook audiences are an effective way to leverage your existing email lists. They work by matching your database with Facebook, creating a custom audience. Remarketing On Facebook. Had a 55% increased conversion rate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet. Asserting yourself at work is often the missing piece to success. Flash forward four and a half years.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Groupon Case Study: Jolkona’s Groupon Experiment | Community Organizer 2.0 – Check out this great interview by Debra Askanase with Laura Kimball, discussing their experiment using Groupon! In fact, as I write this (in mid-August), we’re already at work on several year-end campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2013

This story became a case study in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” to illustrate the value of crowdsourcing and how to measure the return. Facebook Organ Donor Initiative Prompts 100,000 Users To Select New Option. Social Media is Saving Lives. How’s That for ROI? by Taryn Degnan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2014

Or maybe you have a great case study or spreadsheet to share about measuring your content strategy, social media, mobile, email, or other channel. Maybe you have an interesting analysis about how cat pictures get more engagement on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The session was designed a mix of strategy with a deep dive into content, measurement, Facebook, and Twitter. Practical frameworks and guidelines for effectively developing an integrated content strategy and measurement practice. Best practices for effective use of common social media tools: Facebook and Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Like a farmer who invests love and labor day after day watching her/his fields slowly yield beautiful fruits and vegetables, community developers must tend to their community and build relationships through thoughtful interactions, valuable content, and empowerment methods. Quite often, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

The inspiration was part The Lab Theater , a place where you try out experimental works before you bring them to the main stage. I was incredibly lucky to have a fantastic group of participants , all passionate about their work, very knowledgeable, and excited about integrating social media into their programs or communications plans.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

While advocacy marketing, case studies, and testimonials will help the promotion of your event brand , you don’t want to put too many eggs in too many baskets. Social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are getting far more use now that many of us are stuck at home. Prioritize one over the other.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Providing digital services in a networked way, working in collaboration to do together what cannot be done alone, is the natural evolution of technology use in nonprofits. When I ask them to share their case study to help others avoid the same fate, they refuse. Nonprofits Act on #Cybersecurity . flickr: blogtrepreneur.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago. The project was lucky enough to receive a donation from Cisco of FLIP cameras and I think the most fun I had creating curriculum was the one above on storytelling and making simple and effective content for NGOs.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Run successful ads repeatedly until they stop selling. Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Lean into what works.

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