Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel. Dan is the Digital Marketing Manager for Feeding America where he oversees the execution of their external digital strategy which includes social media. Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page.

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Feeds Social Media Measure Summary 102

NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

Online donors are a generous group. In fact, online donors are worth a lot more than offline donors. Typically they’re first-time donors who shell out nearly double the amount that offline first-time donors do - to the tune of $62 versus $32 on average, according to our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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Technique Retention Donor Online 201

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

From there you can create two versions of your appeal: 1) thanking active donors for their previous contributions and asking for a final end-of-year gift to maximize their support, and 2) reminding lapsed donors about your organization’s important work while also letting them know they still have time to make a donation.

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Gift Consultant Audience email 207

The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The goal here is to have lots of people out raising a small amount of money each, which adds up to a big haul for your organization, with lots less work (each member of your fundraising committee is responsible for motivating and tracking their own “downline.” For example, a donor may buy medical care for two homeless clients for $200.

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Ideas Fundraising Homeless Raise 243

Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give allows your donors to give through their phone bill, while text-to-donate takes your donors to a mobile donation form to complete their transactions. This makes giving convenient and accessible for your donors who prefer quick and easy ways to give.

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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Tune up your tracking in advance of key moments. For ads tracking and more, we highly recommend Google Analytics. For ads tracking and more, we highly recommend Google Analytics. Adding eCommerce tracking means you can track your conversions back to specific promotions. Optimize donation pages for paid traffic.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You’d see that the software tracks restricted funds the way you need it to. A true fund accounting system simplifies restricted funds, making it easier to track and report on government grants, endowments, and specific donor requests. You’d know how your organization will grow in the next three years.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2021

Lack transparency The conventional expense management process can make it difficult to track expenses through the system and ensure they are handled properly. Volunteers and staff can find expense tracking confusing, leading them to submit inappropriate bills, which can hurt you during audits. Nobody likes a broken process.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Knowing the best times to post ads throughout the year will increase your chance to gain new donors. Build Connections Through Ads Events help you make connections with donors that may lead to long-lasting relationships, so increasing your event attendance by utilizing Facebook Ads may lead to a continuous boost in donations.

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Facebook Guide Demographics Nonprofit 86

Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A well-managed data warehouse will serve your organization’s data analytics needs and feed your analytics tool of choice with consistent and logical queries across your valuable data assets. Donor Giving Summaries. All of that giving history is valuable but tracking transactional records from 15 years ago can clutter your CRM.

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Roles Data Strategy Technology 112

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A UTM code is a portion of text added to the end of a URL that enables you to track visits to that URL. 37%: Our organization has concerns about the contact information of Facebook donors not being provided. Of those, their 2021 budget for social media ads: 46%: Increased. 38%: Stayed the same as their 2020 budget. 16%: Decreased.

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Social Media Stats Data Media 326

Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Givebutter – Best GoFundMe Alternative for Donor Management. This “keep it all” (KiA) model allows fundraisers to focus on spreading awareness for their campaigns and recruiting more donors, instead of worrying about a deadline or a looming goal. Best GoFundMe Alternative for Donor Management. Givebutter. Raise more.

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Alternative Fundraising New York City Platform 145

Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Put another way, if we ask donors to cover the cost of a learning event to help students gain job skills, with different set amounts per month (e.g., It’s always helpful when donors can visualize specifically how their money will be used. Why would a donor ever want to stop?! Send a donor survey. How to find out?

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Gift Lesson Skills Training 82

Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Candid’s social sector news feed uses machine learning to analyze news articles and press releases for new grant awards, requests for proposal (RFP) announcements, and identify the relevant organizations, people, and geographic locations associated with each. Making it easier to attract donors online.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

The shift towards online fundraising has opened up a world of opportunities for nonprofits, allowing you to reach potential donors from anywhere and at any time. Data breaches : Payment processors store sensitive donor information, such as credit card numbers, which can be a target for hackers.

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OneCause

JUNE 15, 2023

The best place to optimize end-of-year giving campaigns is, of course, your current donors! How are you engaging your most loyal donors? Communicate Impact: Donors are more likely to engage with causes where they understand the impact and feel a connection to. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a little help? Well, look no further.

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Campaign Giving Fundraising Social Network 52

Whole Whale

JULY 17, 2020

We can’t wait to see what this formal system looks like: As nonprofits aim to reach and cultivate younger donors, why not meet them on their own turf of smartphones and apps ? In addition to keeping track of donations, you will also want to know who those donors are and how much they are donating to update your CRM , if applicable.

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Paypal Nonprofit Tutorial Money 105

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. That’s because all nonprofits have similar goals, including connecting with more donors, boosting their donor retention rates, and developing strategic, sustainable partnerships with other organizations.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Starting to fundraise without a plan is like building a house without a draft – you need a plan to know where you’re going, and to keep you on that track. For example, you need to raise $250,500 to achieve the organization’s mission of feeding 1,000 families. For example, how many new donors do you expect to acquire?

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Calendar Template Guide Fundraising 98

TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

This ultimately helps you attract more potential donors, volunteers, and constituents to your nonprofit. But what about your nonprofit’s social media feeds? The truth is your nonprofit’s Twitter is producing just as many important analytics as your website is, and you should be tracking and reporting on them.

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Analytics Twitter Nonprofit Statistics 177

Classy

JULY 30, 2021

Review the Latest Donor Trends in Our 2021 Report. Write a straightforward and emotionally powerful statement for the potential donor that emphasizes the good work. You can help feed 100 children this month. Sample Email Subject Lines: [Potential donor] helped this year. Show the Value for Your Donor.

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Sample email Campaign Fundraising 121

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

Donors are consumers, and digital marketplaces like Amazon shape their expectations. To meet rapidly changing donor expectations, we need to adopt a digital-first mindset to keep our organizations relevant and grow our missions. Donor prospects in Salesforce with an iWave Score of 4 get added to the major gift portfolio.

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Gift Strategy Amazon Digital 69

sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

If you didn’t have to manually update giving records or click five buttons to move an approval forward only to click the same five buttons for the next one, you would be able to focus on more important projects, such as reaching out to donors, identifying community needs, and growing your mission. Someone sends a thank you note to the donor.

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Process API San Diego Nonprofit 72

Classy

JUNE 8, 2021

But as you gain more followers, you also gain access to their networks, since the content they’re engaging with will show up on their connections’ feeds. . Whether it’s your next donor, board member, employee, or volunteer, they’re probably on LinkedIn—and they’re only a connection away. Identify and Connect With Like-Minded People.

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Linkedin Nonprofit Search Hosting 121

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 2, 2022

But in the wake of the pandemic, limited face-to-face interactions meant organizations needed to reinvent the ways they serve their constituents, empower their employees, and connect with donors. Our school feeding officers, who are monitoring distribution and how much food is left, [send] that data back via app into Salesforce.

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Relationship Impact America Nonprofit 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Obviously, donors want as much of their donation as possible to go to your programs, to help change lives. On the other end of the spectrum, if you’re spending more than 25% of your total income on fundraising and administration, your donors may be turned off and stop giving, which means your programs may suffer. And fundraising.

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Fundraising Charity Mail Nonprofit 132

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

So, be sure to regularly retweet partners, chapters, staff, activists, donors, and sponsors. Too often nonprofits follow a small number of accounts on Twitter in order to control the chaos in their “Home” feed, but that’s the purpose of lists. 6) Respond to and engage with followers. Like mentions and replies.

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 349

DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 14, 2022

New and developing nonprofit technology is constantly paving the way for improved fundraising and overall donor experiences. Provide donors with access to an employer database. Provide donors with access to an employer database. It’s vital that you send matching gift follow-up messages soon after receiving donors’ initial gifts.

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Gift Technology Tips Database 52

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of creating a meaningful message when a nonprofit wants to engage with their donors. With the captivating visuals and persuasive copy that come from the work of a nonprofit, these messages are naturally compelling and have the potential to motivate donors to act. The Awareness Video.

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Video Nonprofit Images Awareness 87

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. You want to track a variety of interactions between your organization and its supporters, going beyond the basics.

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Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Explore the Nonprofit Podcast List Tracking podcast downloads can be difficult and a bit messy. This is a curated podcast list is composed of a variety of podcasts concerning technology, management in the nonprofit sector, grant writing, fundraising, and many cause issues ranging from mitigation of climate change to human rights.

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Podcast Hunger Nonprofit Summary 96

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

Donors are consumers, and digital marketplaces like Amazon shape their expectations. To meet rapidly changing donor expectations, we need to adopt a digital-first mindset to keep our organizations relevant and grow our missions. Donor prospects in Salesforce with an iWave Score of 4 get added to the major gift portfolio.

Gift 52

Gift Strategy Amazon Digital 52

Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. The average donor retention rates for first-year online-only donors is 22%.

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Retention Donor Change Blackbaud 37

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

The donor and fundraiser experience also left something to be desired. “My donors are confused…I’m competing with other non-profits&#. How can the community at large feed in to, support and help impact the direction and future of CauseVox? This provides a more seamless experience for donors.

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Interview Public Uganda Profit 213

Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Is there an organization you could partner with, as Feeding America did with Mother Jones? Your open rate is, of course, one of the most important metrics you’ll want to track. Consider implementing one or two solid list-building activities a year, like this one from Children’s Medical Center. Something like this.

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email Rate ROI Social Media 52

Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

Our organization would not be able to make an impact in the lives of the girls we serve without the support and dedication of volunteers and donors. Birmingham Botanical Gardens needs the support of members, volunteers, community partners, and donors to function. of Orange County. Why Volunteer Management Software.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 10, 2015

You install the independent app on your page it automatically identifies and adds trending content and publishes your blog feed based on details such as gender, age, level of education and so on. Our non-profit clients consistently tell us their biggest challenges are improving donor engagement and promoting their mission online.

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