Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

We probably sound boring to other people but we’re both genuinely interested in the nuances of Facebook and how it applies to marketing. And remember to plan for timezone differences. If you’re setting up a new Page, make sure you choose the correct category and that it allows for plenty of space on the Info Tab.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

When you are brainstorming, your words might not sound so polished, which is fine. How much will we ask for and how will that money make a difference? Donors respond well to Asks like these because they can see immediately how their donation will make a difference. Make the Ask using as specific language as possible.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They made the decision to pivot to a different kind of event: an online brunch fundraiser based on the peer-to-peer model called A Toast to AuSM – and it’s one of our top crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. If that sounds like a lot, that’s because it is. If great customer support is available, use it!

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With possibly one-third of your nonprofit’s donations coming in December, the right year-end appeal could make all the difference. Once you’ve decided on a start day for your year-end giving campaign , you need to plan how you will use your different fundraising channels. We’re here to help. Resist that temptation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Promote this donor appreciation page as the generic response to the info@ general email inbox or all general email inboxes. Get creative. Hear me out.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Does this sound familiar? If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Sound good? Effective donor acquisition strategies will help your nonprofit build a strong, lasting base of support and increase your capacity to make a difference. Then let’s get started!

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2006

I have an emotional reaction to all of these flowers of goodwill, in different languages, shared for different reasons. That all sounds pretty New Age-y. Rather than viewing one artifact with pertinent info at a time, having the opportunity to navigate through many artifacts in a contextualized location?

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

What makes your nonprofit’s work different from others in the cause area? Speak to your donor in their own language by making your ask tangible —a physical and specific goal that one contribution can make possible. This is the clincher, the part of the story that finally drives home why this donation will make the difference right now.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2021

Make it sound interesting and juicy so folks will sign up. This type of language is warmer and more inviting. Post the blog entry on Facebook along with some teaser language to encourage supporters to click on the link and read the full entry. And DON’T ask people to join your newsletter list. No one wants another newsletter!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

is trying to pioneer this concept of community-funded reporting which is the act of distributing the cost of hiring a reporter across a lot of different people. It's needed in a couple different ways. It was looking at the Tenderloin and the Marina, which are obviously two very different neighborhoods. Why is this needed?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

We work with a lot of young organizers as well as elder organizers, and we have about seven different programs to speak to that fusion. I like novels, Julia Alvarez, different people. We definitely promote an organizing orientation to education work. How did you get involved with this kind of work? That’s a hard one.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. So Maggie approaches this challenge so differently. So you understand the different programs, different opportunities, then you need to understand funder decision-making for different types of funders.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. So Maggie approaches this challenge so differently. So you understand the different programs, different opportunities, then you need to understand funder decision-making for different types of funders.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So I learned pretty early on, you know, when I was trying to reach a Chevy truck buyer, that perhaps that audience was a little different than the Chevy car audience. So one thing that you absolutely need to look at is, just like it sounds, when did they last give? I worked on accounts like General Motors. Kari: Yeah. Makes sense?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Or is it somebody that you see them as a kind, caring, community-minded person who might be able to make a difference? . So if you care about the donors and their feelings and their contribution to the community, that makes a difference. . And Canada’s 180 international development agencies, what makes you different from them?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

That sounds great. . And so today’s topic is hopefully just that, it helps inspire you to be able to work in a more organized way to engage all of the different stakeholders that we work with in the field. That facilitator has to be able to manage many different personalities, the different cultures, different experiences.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We didn’t even really have the language to use to create documentation, or, at least we didn’t think we did. We continued to use the tools that emerged in the digital period, and continued adopting new tools; the difference was that we left the land-grabbing to early adopters. We assumed the digital space was all new.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. It makes a huge difference. You may had to shift some of your services to new initiatives, to keep going, to serve your clients in a different way that they may have not needed before. Why is this important?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

You have to know who you’re talking to, and you have to speak their language, and you have to gain their trust. So if you scroll around, you can see all of these cool, different places. So just a couple of differences, there’s a difference in the length of the video. All of our audiences are different.

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