Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

And a plan for if, when and how you’ll thank donors on your social channels is an important part of that strategy. Deciding how to handle donor recognition on social media is a complex exercise. Read on to learn how Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network have recently stewarded their corporate donors on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

But there are two things that are certain: social distancing will continue to be a reality and your donors will continue to believe in your mission. 3) Grow your social media presence by following your supporters. Don’t wait for your supporters to find you on social media! After all, crafting a compelling message is hard work!

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this article, you’ll find four tips to keep in mind when building your newsletter and 14 ideas for your newsletter’s content. Consider Your Audience The key to creating a member newsletter that people keep opening and reading is to offer content that’s beneficial to them in some way. Let’s get started!

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 2, 2023

And since #GivingTuesday is fueled by online engagement, it’s the perfect time to focus on your social media strategy. Here are five ideas to help you step up your social media game this #GivingTuesday : 1. Here are five ideas to help you step up your social media game this #GivingTuesday : 1.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In today’s digital-centric world, your organisation has plenty of choices when it comes to marketing your organization —from generating content on social media accounts like Instagram and Facebook to your nonprofit website. Let’s jump into how you can realize these benefits and successfully connect your social media with your site.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

If that’s how you’re approaching the content you’re sharing on social media or in your newsletters, this blog post is for you. . Keep reading for three content creation tips to use when you’re short on time, as well as a few examples I’ve brainstormed just for you. . Tip 1: Batch your content. . Create your content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. From Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram to LinkedIn, social networks are becoming environments where video content not only thrives, but is expected. Save the Best for First.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

The monthly social trends report from Media Cause spotlights the biggest trends on social media each month, and spotlights how nonprofits and social good organizations can use social media effectively to reach and engage with their audience. These monthly trends are written by Alex Piscatelli , Social Media Strategist.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The world of social media is constantly evolving, and understanding social SEO is imperative for your nonprofit to make the most of organic content. What Is Social SEO and Why Is It Important for Your Nonprofit? This is done through “boosting” organic content or creating individual ads themselves.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Our society is marked by inequities of race, gender, ability, and more—and the content we create can either challenge these inequities or reinforce them. As well-intentioned as content may be, when done wrong it can disempower, objectify, or misrepresent those we intend to serve. The good news? Captions .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media changes so frequently that unless your NGO has a full-time social media manager who has the time to consistently research and adopt emerging trends, odds are your NGO is using social media in ways that are no longer effective. It was the final presentation of the social media excellence webinar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Thanks to the Social Web, there is no shortage of possible topics for your nonprofit to blog about. Still, understand that the content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. That said, the the following is an excerpt from the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Your Social Media Strategy: What You Need to Know. Social media is essential to the livelihood of any organization, big or small. You can get creative with what you post when you post, and how you interact with supporter responses, discussions, and content from other organizations and thought leaders.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Social Media Platforms for Nonprofits. It’s hard to be an expert in any one social media platform, yet legitimate businesses and nonprofits are expected to maintain several different accounts. Facebook is a great tool for sharing photos and videos, spreading news of events and sharing company updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Ironically, these posts and a few others last week upped my reach by 274% but more importantly supported my goal of generating ideas for blog content! As Stephanie mentions in her tips , “Create Awesome Content” is at the top of the list. ” Curators at Upworthy.com often tweet requests for great content.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Social media posts and account maintenance We’ve noted that organizations should guard their voice online. The safest way to have interns participate in social media is to have them analyze the data and then come up with sample posts for the platform. Have interns update content with new statistics, research, and internal cross links.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Social media is an important part of this plan and can help drive donations. But beyond that, there’s another way to use social media that your nonprofit should consider for making the most out of the giving season. This year, create a social media strategy that gets donors excited to support your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Title: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the nonprofit staff and volunteers worldwide who Tweet, Share, Update, Friend, Like, Check-in, Join, Connect, and Post for Social Good. The Social Web. Chapter 2 Getting Started with Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

The social media platform has more than 1 billion users — beating Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok — and is especially popular among people aged 18-29. Instagram is all about visual content, meaning you’ll need a new approach to use the site effectively. Build a Content Strategy. Work With Influencers.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

The #GivingTuesday hashtag gets billions of impressions each year, which tells us that nonprofits participating in GivingTuesday need a social media strategy to maximize fundraising. How Does Social Media Benefit Nonprofits on GivingTuesday? Social media is important for nonprofits year-round. That’s a lot of eyes!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For nonprofit admins that do not have the time to regularly research social media trends, it can be a battle to stay ahead of the learning curve. In addition to the time required to create content for social media and manage social networks, new media managers need at least two hours weekly to research social media trends and best practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. Strangely, nonprofits have been slow to embrace LinkedIn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits. 1) Website.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Yesterday we talked about the importance of content marketing for nonprofits. Create content that attracts the audience you’re targeting with the goal of getting them to interact with you. Here are 5 nonprofit content marketing examples. Now that’s content marketing in action! Hopefully you caught it.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

And it’s no different for social media managers. As Candid’s manager of digital communications, I’ve been digging through our social media analytics, researching broader trends, and determining our strategy and tactics for 2024. Here is a peek behind the scenes into how Candid assesses our social media annually.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good launched in 2005 as a Myspace page and in the 18 years since we’ve been through multiple early adoption phases of new social media — first Facebook and Twitter and then on to LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Tumblr. You can upload up to 10 photos to a Thread. Threads can be up to 500 characters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Fresh, timely content is more vital to the success of your nonprofit’s digital campaigns than it has ever been. First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment). Google, etc.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

We know our audiences are out there on social media. They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. But what social platform are they on the most? And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

By Peyton Leisner, Content Strategist at UncommonGood – an all-inclusive platform for nonprofits to manage their operations, marketing, and fundraising efforts. . Once you decide on the messaging of each campaign, you can produce all of the content needed for each campaign so that it is cohesive and less costly. What is a PSA?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Social media can be an extremely effective way to reach new audiences for your nonprofit and secure more donations for your cause. Nonprofit outreach should balance donor acquisition with donor engagement, so how do you utilize social media for both efforts? Create connections between your site and social profiles. Just like.

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Achieve

MAY 18, 2021

For nonprofits, social media is one of the most effective methods of raising funds and awareness. Not only are social media pages free to have, but you can utilize all the extensive features of each platform to reach people that may have never even heard of your organization. If you aren’t ready to. hire Achieve. It’s that simple!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases. 3) Include a photo on your press release.

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