Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

Breakout Rooms are a feature on Zoom meetings (it has to be turned on in your zoom profile/account ) that allows the meeting host to put people into small groups for more intimate discussions or activities. . See the small group exercises timing charts in this document ). Which one you select depends on the activity and group dynamics.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. When the group reimagined their office space, incorporating elements of culture into the new design was a priority.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Prioritize two to three large goals and use everyone’s support in executing them. Don’t try to accomplish 50 different initiatives that can create a land grab for resources. Critical Questions What is your association’s value proposition?

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Notably, both of these advisory committees have different foci (that should absolutely be defined in advance). Create structure.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Read time: 2 minutes Elections present a myriad of challenges — the proliferation of misinformation, the widening gulfs of affective polarization and fragmentation, the rise of conflict entrepreneurs, and the weaponizing of difference all contribute to an atmosphere of deep discomfort and uncertainty. Register here.

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M+R

MARCH 1, 2024

Elections present a myriad of challenges — the proliferation of misinformation, the widening gulfs of affective polarization and fragmentation, the rise of conflict entrepreneurs, and the weaponizing of difference all contribute to an atmosphere of deep discomfort and uncertainty. Register here.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

When we think about experimentation, consider something like what in marketing is known as ‘A/B testing’: Let’s say you’re sending out our newsletter and you split your group of 1,000 people in half; 500 get one version of the newsletter and 500 get another. Then, track those different groups. Tip #2: Subject Lines.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

However, you also know these cycles of boom and bust aren’t always efficient or effective at building a truly successful program—instead, retaining advocates year-round and between campaigns is what will help you build more power and make a deeper impact in alignment with your long-term vision and goals. Advocacy is a long-term calling.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

In a sprint to the finish, you need good energy in the form of clean, complete data, to get you to your goal. What sustenance do I need to satisfy my health goals, hunger, or cravings? There are grassroots groups on social media, listservs, and informal peer groups for users of various Blackbaud products. How urgently?

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. Next comes a lead gift committee and a campaign cabinet or steering committee, followed by a range of additional ad-hoc groups assembled to tackle other needs as they arise in the quiet, kickoff, and public phases of the campaign. 4 elements of a successful capital campaign meeting.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. It comes from many different directions and perspectives and in many forms.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Reflect and analyze Review your results from GivingTuesday , including the total amount raised, donor demographics, and the success of your different approaches and social media channels. Update your supporters on how their contributions are making a difference and achieving your organization’s goals.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Helping members identify challenges and opportunities before they become mainstream is a goal for.orgCommunity. Our goal was to support our members however we could,” Nancy recalled. “We But knowing that we were making a difference became a strong rallying cry.” Eroding Trust Trust was the theme for the ColLAB.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Today brings a must-read book for anyone who makes presentations at work, a club, a non-profit, or to any group of individuals the reader wants to persuade to take action. The answers will be different depending on if you’re coming from the perspective of the Presenter or the Listener. The book is, Presentation Ready , by Terri L.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The amount will of course be different for every organization, but it’s still a standard expectation for board members to be engaged and push the campaign forward in whatever ways they’re able, including making a gift. These options are likely to yield different results. Providing structure and encouragement improves the results.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2023

Every organization has different goals that they will need to track against, and different challenges that make tracking website success difficult. Comparing the relative size of a group of content to the relative amount of views it gets can help you decide what type of content is most valued by your audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. 9) Join and participate in LinkedIn Groups. Strangely, nonprofits have been slow to embrace LinkedIn.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

When you’re starting an association, it’s usually in the service of a simple but powerful goal: bringing people together to advocate for their shared interests. But even the simplest goals aren’t necessarily easy—and they usually require a pretty sophisticated strategy to back them up. Start by outlining your organizational structures.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Step 1: Identify the goals and purpose of the community. Aligning your staff with a narrow set of goals for the community will guide many aspects of the process, from the way you promote it to the community activities you organize. Some common goals that an online community can help you reach include: Developing members’ skills.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

High video engagement should be your goal because social media algorithms prioritize content that get lots of reactions, comments and shares. Now consider all of the different ways you could tell that story, including narrative voice, structure and imagery. How you tell that story will elicit different emotions in the viewer.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Allegiance Group makes achieving direct mail success simple. Direct mail reaches different audiences. After completing the research phase, you’ll work with your partner agency to identify clear key audiences, define the campaign’s goals, and build frameworks for tracking its performance. Let’s get started! Contact Us!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

They can help the organization set and achieve goals. So, if leadership is the difference between a nonprofit’s success or failure, what does it take to be a good leader? What Nonprofit Leadership Really Is By definition, a leader is someone in a position of authority with the responsibility to guide a group.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. How can you help make sure changes are communicated up front and expectations are set for the group so that people feel like they know what is coming and can prepare for it? I’m glad you asked!

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Know Your Event Goals. Once you have defined your goals, you can begin to develop the particulars of your content. . It is easy for online conversations to descend into chaos, so if you add structure to the event, you can avoid some of the wasted and time and energy that comes with having to constantly refocus the group. .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Your database is probably home to people from a ton of different sources – your online donors, your direct mail donors, your volunteers, people who signed up on your website, people who registered for one of your events, people who fall into more than one of those categories, etc. These are two more benchmarks to set goals for improving!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? We’ll follow with 10 minutes to group ideas around common themes. The participants focus on the group memory, which becomes a living record of everyone’s contributions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

What obligations do white-led nonprofits hold for working with minority community groups and nonprofits in their communities? This is how mutual respect is developed between individuals with differing values, but similar goals. Developing a goal for social outreach only works if it is implemented and consistently acted upon.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

Many experts recommend grabbing a pen and paper to sketch out your presentation’s format and structure. After choosing your presentation’s structure, you can design your visual elements and brand your presentation with your nonprofit’s logo, colors, and fonts. . Research these groups and craft presentations that resonate with them.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

With a plan, you’ll: Be more productive because you’ll be working on tasks that move you toward your goals. A nonprofit I work with has tried several different campaigns on Valentine’s Day, and they always fail to ignite. Set an Impact Goal. An Impact Goal defines the impact your nonprofit will make this year.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

The Governing Board took the Advisory Board’s advice to heart and created a series of achievable goals rather than a hard deadline. Assembling a group to travel to one of the organization’s work sites and volunteer. Advisory Boards Need Structure. Ways to engage include: Arranging a speaking engagement.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

When we think about experimentation, consider something like what in marketing is known as ‘A/B testing’: Let’s say you’re sending out our newsletter and you split your group of 1,000 people in half; 500 get one version of the newsletter and 500 get another. Then, track those different groups. Tip #2: Subject Lines.

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Activities Active Activism email 52

Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Nonprofit organizations are groups that work for a social cause, but they do so without making a profit. Their goals are often focused on helping others in need and bettering their community. Their goals are often focused on helping others in need and bettering their community. Is your nonprofit redundant?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. Two individuals living in the same city, but from two different minority/majority communities, can experience the same town in two remarkably different ways.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Indeed, if we commit to shifting power, we need to see and understand things differently. These convenings are often driven by the needs and goals of participants. Their goals and indicators of success may be different from yours. To look is an act of choice.”

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

You see, raising money for bricks and mortar is different than fundraising for ongoing operations. You need a different approach so you can successfully raise the money you need, which is probably more than you’ve ever attempted before. See the difference? It’s a big deal! Certainly not something to be taken lightly.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s important to note that every nonprofit’s data warehousing needs and use cases will vary depending on everything from their cause to supporter base size to strategic goals and more. Segmentation is the process of grouping your supporters based on shared characteristics.

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