Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2023

Your nonprofit can join the conversation by answering questions relevant to your mission or content priority areas and build a following over time through thoughtful responses and participation/interaction on topics related to your nonprofit’s mission. Launch Polls & Surveys Start generating data by asking questions!

Awareness 52

Awareness Question Ideas Strategy 52

sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

The functionality is just like Twitter, focusing on short, written exchanges and timely discourse. A poll on your Instagram stories, e-newsletter, or other active social channel will give you insights into where your supporters are most likely to engage. Sound familiar? Already made the leap?

Hype 74

Hype Fundraising Social Media Platform 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

The use of mobile and social media enhanced the experience beyond having the standard back channel via a hashtag on Twitter, but the substance of his comments resonated. Mobile Technology and Social Media and Real Time Learning. Nelson Layag , my colleague at Compasspoint, shared how they were experimenting with text polls.

Social Media 101

Social Media Mobile Professional Conference 101

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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. That’s a little over two workdays a week—plenty of time to interact with your organization.

Strategy 98

Strategy Measure Social Media Metrics 98

AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

If you make it clear that winners will be announced on social media, you will not only get engagement during the event but will benefit from attendees checking your social channels regularly. . Polls and Q&As. of virtual event organizers use polls to increase interactions. Real-time Illustrations. Guest Speakers.

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Virtual Ideas Online Movie 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2013

To accommodate nonprofit staff and volunteers and interns that can not attend my live webinars due to scheduling restraints or time zone incompatibilities, I recently launched a new Vimeo On Demand channel where all my live webinars are now archived and available for purchase for $40 each (compared to a $50 registration fee for a live webinar).

Social Media 194

Social Media Mobile Media Social 194

Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

These generations are tech-savvy and spend a lot of time on social media platforms. Engage with your followers by asking for feedback, running polls, and sharing user-generated content. Offer recurring donation options so supporters can make smaller, ongoing donations rather than a one-time gift.

Donor 52

Donor Storytelling Social Media Poll 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Your board is right: It’s time to evolve and inhabit the digital landscape. There are two principle types of predictive analytics: (1) lead scoring, which many nonprofits use to predict the likelihood of a donor making an annual gift, major gift, or planned gift, and (2) time-series forecasting, which few nonprofits consider. .

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Analytics Digital Tools Measure 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I got an email from hosts Chris Uschan and Tony Veroeven who shared some numbers, "We had 190 attend and ask 140 questions in a back channel that looked like Clark Griswald 's House at Christmas!". Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media.

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Channel Instruction Instructional Instructional Design 87

AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Gamification has been a growing trend in events for some time. You can monitor body language and real-time reactions and make adjustments if necessary. At the very least, create a visible leaderboard in the virtual lobby and put together prizes that will be worth the time and effort. 6. Gamify Event Promotion.

Virtual 98

Virtual Poll Game Sponsor 98

Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. Abby : Nonprofits know they shouldn’t be asking EVERY time they post on social media, but a lot of people are looking for some inspiration for what to post when they’re not making appeals.

Social Media 138

Social Media Media Tips Social 138

Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

You can reimagine old footage or images by giving them new life on your social media channels. Chatbots give your existing audiences new channels to discover your existing services and are also a new way to serve key audiences you’re trying to reach. Flip the physical to digital. Strengthen your brand story.

Impact 77

Impact Channel Audience Content 77

AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Gamification has been a growing trend in events for some time. You can monitor body language and real-time reactions and make adjustments if necessary. At the very least, create a visible leaderboard in the virtual lobby and put together prizes that will be worth the time and effort. Gamify Event Promotion.

Virtual 92

Virtual Poll Game Sponsor 92

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

You probably spent your time struggling to keep your eyes open throughout these less-than-engaging experiences. Sit down with your event planning team and ask yourselves this question: why should someone take the time out of their day to attend your event? We’ve all attended events that were, frankly, quite boring. Offer incentives.

Strategy 52

Strategy Nonprofit Audience Hosting 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

I am in Brasil to keynote the Social Good Brasil Conference (had to vote early), but I can still watch democracy unfold in real-time through my friends updates on Twitter, Facebook, and other social channels. I love seeing these photos of polling places where my friends are voting. Features include: Easier reporting.

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Twitter Poll Aggregator Map 99

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

There are advantages to writing both short and long-form posts: Short-form posts of around 300-500 words can be read quickly from a mobile device and they help deliver timely or urgent messages to your audience. Since longer-form posts take more time to craft, plan to publish them less frequently, such as once a month.

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Practice Organization Nonprofit Content 36

Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Highlighting opportunity and need, giving examples of achievements, or even featuring individual volunteers and their stories can drive others to give their time to your cause. When you consider that the average volunteer hour is worth $29.95, the time spent engaging volunteer prospects is worth it. It just makes sense.

Social Media 91

Social Media Volunteer Media Social 91

sgEngage

OCTOBER 14, 2022

blogs, videos, photos, etc… Social media platform insights can offer a lot of this information but doing an informal survey or poll can also work to learn more about your audiences. Patron personas also allow you to more effectively segment the highest-impact supporters who need your team’s individualized time and attention the most.

Communication 75

Communication email Marketing Museum 75

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Repeat: As you repeat the Ask, Thank, and Report steps, you’re building connections that help move donors from one-time donors to recurring donors. Knowing what channels to use—like whether you need to email donors versus posting on Facebook—is one thing. Can you remember the last time you got a phone call that wasn’t spam?

Donor 98

Donor Strategy Nonprofit Phone 98

Media Cause

JANUARY 10, 2023

In most cases, your nonprofit’s primary audience will be your current supporter base, so take the time to review the data you have collected throughout your relationship with them. Considering marketing channels. Determine what marketing channels your supporters frequent and how friendly those channels are for marketing merchandise.

Product 52

Product Marketing Nonprofit Audience 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

As someone who observes thousands of nonprofits on the Social Web each year, let me just say it’s better to spend 90-minutes on a webinar than hours upon hours to trying to figure it out yourself, or worse not knowing about the changes and their effect, and thus wasting your time executing a poor, ROI-less strategy on Facebook.

Facebook 276

Facebook Social Media ROI Gift 276

Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Keeping track of your engagement rate allows you to determine whether you’re effectively communicating and connecting with social media supporters over time. Conversion Rate Once your organization has a bustling community of supporters on social media, how do you channel their enthusiasm into meaningful impact?

Social Media 52

Social Media Metrics North Carolina Media 52

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2017

Slack puts all your team members together where you can have private, one-on-one conversations or create group channels (i.e. donor strategy channel, volunteer recruitment channel, etc.). The beauty of channels is that only key stakeholders for each group are allowed access to a specific channel. Team Members.

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Synchronous Channel Nonprofit Poll 56

sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Spend time strengthening donor relationships. When you put in the work ahead of time, you will have solid strategies already in place and ready to go. When you put in the work ahead of time, you will have solid strategies already in place and ready to go. Spend time strengthening donor relationships.

Demographics 74

Demographics Retention Donor Research 74

AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Gamification has been a growing trend in events for some time. You can monitor body language and real-time reactions and make adjustments if necessary. At the very least, create a visible leaderboard in the virtual lobby and put together prizes that will be worth the time and effort. Gamify Event Promotion.

Virtual 59

Virtual Poll Game Sponsor 59

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That’s why you should design a visually appealing, user-friendly event page on your website that highlights key event details, including date, time, location, and ticket pricing. And if your supporters are having a bad time just trying to buy tickets for your nonprofit’s next event, they’ll probably just give up right then and there!

Tips 52

Tips Fundraising Local Channel 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

A short list of recommended apps for marketing Facebook Pages: YouTube Video app : If you have an active Nonprofit YouTube Channel, you might want to share those videos on your Facebook page automatically by creating tab for your channel. The best app is from Involver. Poll Daddy Polls does simple polls (yes / no, three choices).

Facebook 101

Facebook Marketing Poll YouTube 101

Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates for first-time donors have been between 45% and 60% for recurring donors for the past decade. For instance, people who fall on hard financial times may be unable to afford to donate to their favorite charities, even if they would love to.

Retention 52

Retention Donor Rate Mail 52

Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Consider Twitter polls or Q&A sessions or surveys. Online giving is the fastest growing giving channel per research by M+R. You’ll likely need to allocate more time and budget to this area, but it’ll be worth the investment. . Through what different channels do donors hear from you? . A phone call?

Strategy 142

Strategy Online Fundraising Plugin 142

Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

In fact, data has found that nonprofits who are hosting virtual events are using the same channels and tactics to steward donors as they would in the in-person setting. Take some time to send direct messages to these supporters from your Instagram account and encourage them to help grow your following on social media.

Virtual 62

Virtual Donor Fundraising Retention 62

AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

When done right, events are valuable and can be an extremely effective marketing channel. . Be sure to start your event marketing plan well ahead of time so that you can implement all of your event promotion tactics and work through potential contingencies. . Delighting: Now it’s time to shine on the event itself.

Marketing 119

Marketing Strategy Guide Sponsor 119

NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

With millions surfing the web at any given moment, social channels have proven to be super valuable as a way to keep in touch with friends and family ? Additionally, it’s an even bigger one right now because of how much time people are spending online while in quarantine. Using this content type doesn’t take much of your time.

Social Media 73

Social Media Media Social Contest 73

sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Thanksgiving holiday each year, meaning you’ve got plenty of time to craft a successful strategy. When you put in the work ahead of time, you can reduce your stress level on GivingTuesday itself and have solid strategies to lean on. Because of this major fundraising potential, it’s never too early to start planning for GivingTuesday.

Giving 119

Giving Retention Metrics Demographics 119

3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

Q3: When was the last time you cleaned your donor database(s)? Over the past 10 years, the industry has been introduced to a lot of new technologies – dynamic website content management, CRMs, email marketing, multi-channel marketing, event management, social, etc. Note Q2 in the poll. 11% – easier. 50% – 6+.

Data 148

Data Technology Fundraising Database 148

Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2021

Poll your staff and volunteers to see how they feel when they’re confronted with changes that need to be explained (or defended) to the public. Communication during challenging times can make or break your supporters’ attitudes toward your organization. We may need to revisit our plans for spending and fundraising needs.

Change 52

Change Tips Attitude Poll 52

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Use time-limited offers to create urgency. Focus on optimizing donation channels for mobile. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity? Test digital engagement tactics like emoji reactions, quick polls and unfortunate consequences of inaction. Track donation source data to optimize outreach channels.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

Your nonprofit needs to grow its support base over time to advance its mission. To build your remote audience, leverage the following marketing channels: . with polls and surveys to hear from your supporters and give them the opportunity to voice their thoughts. Virtual nonprofit events can expand your reach. Social media.

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Virtual Fundraising Nonprofit Hosting 97