Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. I don’t really feel comfortable sharing the fact that I took my kids to Chuck Cheese with all my professional colleagues who are friends with me on Facebook.” Sharing Philosophy.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! Once again, you’ve amazed us! A: Of course!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

—– Whether your organization has had a presence on Facebook for years or just days—or you’re considering starting now—trying to follow along with all the changes to functionality, options, and analytics is incredibly overwhelming. Note: You can find resources about Facebook on Facebook using its resource center.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

It’s also the top platform for 18 to 24-year-olds, with 85% of this age group on the platform (compared to just 51% for Facebook). . A YouTube channel and ID. You can learn how to create a channel and find your channel ID here. Optimize your YouTube Channel to get more subscribers. The site just reached 1.8

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

That’s why you need to change the way you measure social media and declare a war on vanity metrics. Social media is just one of several channels that you should be using to connect with constituents, build community, and mobilize people to work toward your goals. What are people saying to you on social media channels?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

A great social media content calendar can help you: Save time : we’re all busy, which means that sometimes we can forget to update our social channels – especially if you don’t have a dedicated social media manager. 3) Decide on your channels. The next step is to focus on your best-performing channels.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We’ll also be sharing the important metrics you need to keep an eye on to measure your performance. This strategy will encompass tailored activities, communication channels, and personalized interactions aimed at making their members more satisfied and encouraging them to contribute to the organization’s mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Just when I started to feel comfortable with understanding what metrics I might use for blogging, this comes along. A model for metrics and applications. However, the model may be applicable to s ocial media strategy and metrics. There is mention of Facebook analytics software, but as McClure notes is it is still early.

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Care2

JANUARY 28, 2013

Sometime we can’t help ourselves and feel compelled to measure some of our successes through vanity metrics such as FB Likes or Twitter followers. Not beg for it on Facebook.” ” And here was my advice to them and every organization that is looking to be more influential across multiple channels.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Organic social is considered free, non-paid content created, uploaded, and shared within social platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Imagine extending SEO principles to social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Now what exactly does it mean when we talk about social SEO?

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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.), That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why. Other Metrics. It’s that simple.

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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.), That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why. Other Metrics. It’s that simple.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Select communication channels and advertising platforms for the campaign. These should be channels and platforms that your audience regularly engages with. There are several communication channels your nonprofit can use to target and acquire new donors, from your website to paid avenues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Be aware of key accomplishments, metrics, testimonials, and milestones. Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options. Be Informed. Do this weekly or monthly.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

When a client is looking to drive awareness —of their organization or something more specific, like an upcoming event—we will likely measure top of funnel metrics such as reach, video completions, or brand recall. From media channels to targeting tactics, there are likely to be many pivot points within the campaign.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Leverage digital channels. Simply share a link to the site on all of your nonprofit’s digital channels—email campaigns, organic and/or paid social media, your organization’s event website, personal emails, even your email signature. Alternatively, you could ask it to brainstorm outreach channels and digital campaign ideas.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

a multi-channel approach to fundraising. is best, you should use all of your communication channels to cultivate relationships with donors. . Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok (for younger supporters) are all platforms that are designed for sharing photos and videos. Just like. Social media isn’t only for fundraising!

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Key fundraising metrics like donor retention rate, donation frequency, and fundraising return on investment (ROI). These metrics provide a comprehensive, bird’s eye view of your organization’s fundraising and outreach efforts that you can use to craft a new strategy. The characteristics of your donor base.

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Candid

JANUARY 23, 2024

Any nonprofit can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Seal by demonstrating its commitment to transparency and sharing information about its mission, programs, financials, leadership, and/or goals and metrics. Share your accomplishment on social media and other marketing channels to attract more funding.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Through comments, shares, direct messages, and fun hashtag challenges, you can foster relationships that would be harder to form through more traditional channels of communication. Some platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, offer donation features, such as donate buttons, that make it easier than ever for your supporters to contribute.

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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. Gather past content from a specified time period and channel. Identify your distribution channels. Demographics . Giving history .

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics. For example, you can understand what impact, if any, a new communication channel had on fundraising outcomes. There are virtually unlimited metrics you can track— if you can collect the data, you can analyze it. Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

To expand your audience, consider how you can take a multi-channel marketing approach. Also, use this time to look into platform-specific fundraising opportunities, such as Facebook fundraising. Test run Facebook fundraising for other campaigns and create a guide of fundraising best practices your volunteer fundraisers can use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). Building Your Subscribers for Your Facebook Individual Profile. Engaging photos, especially of local places and animals work well.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

With over 500 minutes (that’s 10 hrs) of free event fundraising consulting you’ll learn everything from how to get started with your first event to running effective multi-channel communications programs that increase fundraising performance. Increase Communication Effectiveness Through Multi-channel Marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

Direct Relief , a humanitarian aid organization, turned to Facebook messenger bot when the organization’s 1.5 Even though the answers are available on the organization’s web site and Facebook page, they discovered engagement and conversation got people to the information faster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Back in June, I wrote a post about the “ Valid Metrics Grid &# developed by measurement professionals to launch the debate about standardization of social media metrics. The above grid is a very much simplified version. They are trying to figure out how it is different from Twitter and Facebook.

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Care2

JUNE 19, 2012

According to research conducted by Social Media Today , pictures are also worth a lot of “Likes” on Facebook too. Interestingly, answering questions on Facebook are also quite popular, which signals that people still like to be engaged in more social ways and offer their opinions. Take a look at the chart below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

Some of you may remember that I shared a depressing screen capture of my Facebook Insights visual right after taking a two-week break during the holidays. One of the posts that got a lot of engagement and contributed to the uphill trend in the metrics was about editorial calendars. My answer: Yes!

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

39% of Gen X respondents said they’re most likely to give as a result of a post they see on Facebook or other social media channels. 33% of donors in this age group prefer to give in response to social media channels, and 29% prefer to give via text messages. Social media marketing is a great channel to promote your event on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Define metrics of measurement and create a social media ROI spreadsheet. 1) Facebook. Create a Facebook Page. Find your Facebook voice. Find and monitor your Facebook Community Page, if applicable. Claim your Facebook Places Page, if applicable. Create a YouTube Channel/Google Account. 2) Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

’ – Jonathan Waddingham from JustGiving has a great post up today: "The advent of Facebook fan pages has been great news for brands wanting to create communities without having to build their own social network. … So in this post my hope is to share with you what is unique about measuring one such channel, Twitter. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , I thought I'd share how I look at my Facebook page data. Your Facebook Page is like a garden that needs regularly tending.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

For instance, you might group supporters based on their engagement level, recency and frequency of giving, or preferred communication channel. For instance, you might send most of your communications using email and Facebook, while posting only occasionally on your less-popular Twitter account. Analyze your success.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Digital channels have made it affordable for brands to communicate their message to a broad audience. You can create a Facebook ad that reaches 10,000 people for under $100 or send emails for less than a penny per person. Email marketing is an effective channel but your message is often isolated to people who already know you exist.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2012

But lately, I've noticed an interesting trend: I post something on Facebook that I think is fascinating, hilarious, or some deep revelation into the mysterious world of Miriam Kagan, and my social sphere reacts in.dead silence. So we start with the industry-wide best practices: How many people like you on Facebook? How many should?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 15, 2019

Most individual email metrics have continued to decline. Even through email messaging is consistently the best performing digital communications channel, email list churn is now at 14%. Facebook has finally begun to make an impact on nonprofit revenue, particularly through Facebook Fundraisers.

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