Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. There are two different lens to think about network mapping. One example I discovered is from Andy Carvin. The notes are here. What surprises you?

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Here’s how to apply those same techniques to your nonprofit omni-channel fundraising at year-end. Digital ads For example, say you’re interested in buying a TV, or a really cool new toy for your children. Those kinds of results help explain why we’re seeing organizations add mobile messaging to their omni-channel repertoire.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

Nonprofits often focus on donor net worth or income, for example, which on their own provide only limited insights. For example, based simply on income you might ask a donor earning $50,000 a year to donate $25, and another donor earning $500,000 to donate $2,500. Raising children is expensive.

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

Here are five irresistible follow-up techniques to help you convert and retain this very valuable group of online donors, who in the aggregate have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional mail-acquired donors. Leave the donor feeling satisfied that his or her gift made a real difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

By Kayla Matthews , writer at ProductivityTheory.com – a blog dedicated to helping others better their productivity. The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter. For example, Feeding America is a nonprofit with a national network of more than 200 food banks. Other orgs take different approaches.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

Here’s why: It boosts the donations of almost any fundraising campaign, helping you to reach your goals. A good example is almost any kind of “walk for a cure” event, which is essentially an “ a-thon ” fundraising campaign with a peer-to-peer component. times greater than ticketed events.”.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means many organizations are busy identifying ways to show supporters appreciation for their financial support, volunteer hours, and help promoting their organization’s purpose and programs—and showing this kind of appreciation often means communicating the impact a supporter has had.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For example: 4) Begin cultivating your new donor prospects. Different segments can be placed into different “donor journey” streams for more intensive cultivation. For example, a donor journey “Welcome Series” email: 6) Continue to engage non-donors. The techniques are the same; it is just the medium that is different.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

It can help you measure your performance, refine your fundraising strategies, and ultimately boost the effectiveness of your campaigns. This simply wouldn’t be feasible with traditional segmentation techniques (more on this below), but modern technology takes all of the effort and guesswork out of the process. Decreased expenses.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Stop wasting time in meetings with four proven techniques. When everyone is using different tools in different ways, information starts to live in different places, and it makes work needlessly confusing. For example, Slack and Microsoft Teams are both “internal communication tools.”

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

But so many more starving children need help” – The attention quickly shifted back to the urgent need. A national wildlife organization sent me five emails one month asking to help orangutans. Different options. Same theme, different options. 3) In Case You Didn’t See This. 5) Same theme.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Perhaps making sure your co-workers do their part in helping make the project a success is also critical. You’ll also be well-prepared to have in-depth discussions with prospective vendors and can make better decisions about which of them will be the right one to help you execute your organization’s web redesign project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This is not a unique problem, many nonprofits face the issue of “silos,” often because different departments or teams don’t have the opportunity to get to know others in their organizations in an informal way. Their idea was to have virtual pizza parties using Zoom and simultaneous pizza delivery at the different sites.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

That’s why we’ve compiled three essential tips to help your team prepare for AI fundraising : 1. Fraud detection: Machine learning algorithms can analyze transactional data, donor behavior, and historical records to identify suspicious activities and flag fraudulent donations , helping protect your organization.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. There are various approaches to AI that each serve different purposes. What is AI? How can charities use AI? What is AI?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Once you understand the basic elements of a good story and a few different ways to tell them, the rest is just practice, practice, practice. Your donation of $7.32

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Forum One

APRIL 6, 2023

There are lots of different pieces that go into the whole process, from engaging with services, digital tools, people, and places. What service design does is help companies and organizations to better understand all the parts of their delivery to and relationship with customers and target audiences.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Effective major gift fundraising focuses on cultivating relationships with that 20% of donors, and we’re here to help guide your efforts to maximal success. And their involvement doesn’t need to stop there—they can help your fundraising team uncover major prospects within their own networks and serve as advocates for your cause.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

After I took down all the "kick me" and "kick it" post-its covering the Pocket Museum title label in the men's room, I realized that this is the perfect example of an A-to-B test for gendered response to a participatory museum experience. But people have participated in completely different ways. But not so much in the men's bathroom.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Having a library of pre-made videos is helpful for the days when planned content falls through. A great example is our red flags for funders series. Video production takes time and energy Even with a year of experience and better planning techniques, making videos still takes quite a bit of time.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Let’s dive in and explore how creating donor personas can help us engage and resonate with our target audience better, so that in turn, we can create more impact in our areas of work. The process of creating donor personas is important because it helps you truly understand and connect with your supporters on a personal level.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The nonprofit world reached a “Tipping Point” in 2020: we believe the future of our industry will look significantly different from its past. . This helps make it possible for you to nurture fruitful, intentional relationships with your constituents. Examples of performance tools include performance analysis and benchmarking. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

Facebook Ads are the channel that Digital Charity Lab gets asked for the most help with, by quite a distance. Facebook Ads offer you lots of different objectives for your campaigns, such as reach, video views, engagement or conversions, and they’re even more sophisticated than you might think. . 1) Forget about organic, focus on ads.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.” It’s also helpful to have a dedicated recorder who captures all ideas, making sure none are overlooked. Think about this for a moment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

But it can also help you feel closer to your colleagues when attending a meeting. Ice breakers and energizers are helpful to check in with your colleagues or even to share optimism and fun. It’s helping you to stay focused while avoiding the so-called “Zoom overload”. Interactive Meeting Techniques. List of Energizers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Online shopping saw a boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 holiday season is no different with about 94 percent of consumers planning to shop online for gi fts. Here are some techniques to promote it on social media. For example, Heal the Bay : Create a custom Collection for your communities. Already have a shop?

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Solid donor engagement strategies help organizations improve their donors’ connection with their work, establish strong donor relationships, and retain their donor base. Report: Report back to donors and share how your nonprofit is making a difference. How many of them actually invite you to have a conversation with them?

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

We sat down with Diane Remin, the Founder and President of MajorDonors.com , to discuss techniques on making an ask and how major gift work has transitioned online as a result of the pandemic. Technique 1: Ask Donor For A Specific Amount of Money. Technique 2: The Clueless Close. The second technique is the clueless close.

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

For example, “a woman”, “a sunset over the ocean”, “a glass vase with flowers”. For example, “serene”, “futuristic”, “minimalist”, “grainy”. For example, “a woman gazing out a window at a sunset over the ocean”. For example, “a neon glow”, “warm lamplight”, “black and white”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Fortunately, reading Eduardo Briceño ’s bold and highly applicable book, The Performance Paradox , will help you break free of chronic performance. We can combine the two (Performance Zone and Learning Zone), like salt and pepper, but doing so is different than focusing only on getting things done.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. For example, adding a Salesforce SMS app to your nonprofit’s Salesforce database allows you to quickly create segments based on your existing donor data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2016

For example, creativity expert Roger Von Oech has the “ Creative Whack Pack ” and “ Innovation Whack Pack.” ” Author Michael Michalko created the “ Think Pack ” to accompany his book on creativity techniques, Thinker Toys. A blog post on that is coming!

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

After helping hundreds of organizations prep their own sites for year-end fundraising, we have a few key recommendations: Use integrated tools whenever possible. More data generated over time to help you continuously improve your fundraising and marketing strategies based on what’s been proven to work.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

Do you wish you had a round-the-clock assistant that could handle repetitive tasks or help draft fundraising appeals, freeing up time to focus on more pressing tasks? The AI-enabled tool has an advanced ability to process natural language, which means that it can help nonprofit staff with their work by quickly generating content on the fly.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Here at Forum One, we have been busy helping organizations prepare for GA4 , and even though our partners have now had time to test it out, GA4 still poses a steep learning curve, and frankly, prompts a lot of complaints. GA4 is built with a different approach. GA4 helps users get quick access to a useful report.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

Fundraising is a pivotal part of your nonprofit’s ability to help change the world. Employing these latest trends and best practices can help you amplify your organization’s fundraising success! There are a few different AI programs your organization can take advantage of including ChatGPT , Jasper AI , and Google Bard.

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