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MARCH 29, 2021

Facebook fundraising can get a bad reputation, especially when organizations fail to see the opportunities to engage and retain a new generation of supporters. However, Facebook fundraising is much more than a helpful boost to your organization’s online donations. Overview of Facebook Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. These numbers are based on the performance of Nonprofit Tech for Good, and of course, vary depending upon how your nonprofit uses Facebook and Twitter. And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

For example, you can answer these questions: What communication platforms do these individuals use? For example, let’s say you create a persona for your younger supporters. For example, you could publish a short post to update your audience on how far you are from your $20,000 crowdfunding campaign goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

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. On its Instagram page, the nonprofit mostly publishes testimonials and photos from people who have received support. They also appeal to different audience segments.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Ask them to spread the word about your organization amongst their family members and friends. For example, offer a free branded t-shirt to volunteers who bring a friend to a volunteer opportunity, or to donors who invite a loved one to a fundraising event. Compile a list of prospects based on donors to other organizations.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But, we’re here to present one solution that can tackle all of the above: Facebook fundraising. As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re surely aware that Facebook fundraising is quite different from the digital efforts you conduct on other platforms. Educate supporters about the basics of Facebook fundraising.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 13, 2014

Image courtesy of Inside Facebook. Facebook is a powerful social outreach tool that is often under utilized. However powerful, Facebook seems to have become lost in the social media swirl of late. Here are 4 tips to customize your Facebook, and increase its reach in 2014 according to Kristi Kosak of Media Cause.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

Let’s break down the elements of a great fundraising event invitation and show it in practice with some top examples: Use A Multi Channel Approach. Impact is two fold: what benefits will they get from attending and how will their attendance benefit the organization, and therefore your mission? Fundraising Event Invitation Example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Flickr Photo by Lululemon. The discussion about the recent changes on Facebook has focused mostly around what it means for individuals, particularly the tension between openness and privacy. Many people are wondering what it means for nonprofit brands using Facebook as one of their marketing channels.

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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. For example, threads.net + your username.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

To stay at the top of your social page indefinitely, you can easily pin a post on your Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter page. Regularly updating your cover photos can help alert followers for specific campaigns like #GivingTuesday. One example would be #childhoodcancer. 1) Pin your #GivingTuesday Announcement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

Here’s the basics if you are getting the C-Suite up to speed: Instagram is a free application for iPhone or Android that lets people take photos, apply filters to change the look of the photos and then share them. It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Written by Findjoo , this is the second post in a series of three about best practices in digital marketing and fundraising for membership organizations and associations. Post #1: 12 Features Membership Organizations & Associations Should Look for in a CRM. To do this, there are a few simple tricks that you’ll need to use.

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Care2

JUNE 19, 2012

According to research conducted by Social Media Today , pictures are also worth a lot of “Likes” on Facebook too. Both “Likes” and comments on photos are a lot more popular then posts that have links, status updates, and video. Instragram is another great example of this type of passive behavior on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

The post summarized why it may be important, best practices, and a few nonprofit examples. One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. Encourages social content creation from network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

To confront these challenges, a nonprofit should ensure that its digital storytelling adheres to four essential guideposts: Transparency speaks to a nonprofit’s ability to demonstrate its legitimacy as a good steward of donated funds by, for example, sharing its audited financial statements and other, similar information. 2) Information Hub.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Organization: Big Cat Rescue. Organization Size: 125 exotic cats, 9 paid staff, 107 volunteers, 80,000 supporters. Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which has helped your organization the most and how? Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Set Up a “Donate” Button on Facebook When one of Facebook’s billions of users searches for your nonprofit, you want to provide the easiest possible path for them to contribute to your cause. The easiest path is the Facebook “Donate” button. Promote the deadline and your progress with frequent posts on Facebook and Twitter.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

Rethink why your organization is on social media It’s likely that your audience logs on to social media expecting to be entertained, educated, or informed. You’re no longer limited to talking about just your organization; you can share broadly about your cause. Here are some of the highlights: 1. Change the content type.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Quit Facebook or other social media? Blogger Vu Lee, who wrote the forward to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , offers up 9 tips for self-care , including downloading a chrome plugin that replaces 45 with photos of kittens. Anita Jackson, Momsrising, shared the above apology from NPR on its Facebook. What to do? The response?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Note from Beth: Is Facebook Live or posting videos part of your nonprofit’s strategy for 2018? Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers – Guest Post by Rebecca Brooks, Animoto. Jane Goodall Institute: Storytelling on Facebook and beyond with square videos. For Facebook and Instagram, square is a great option.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Organization Size: +1 million members, +3800 staff. Facebook: facebook.com/thenatureconservancy. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. Name: Amy Ganderson.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Note – Photos or a video of your characters are HIGHLY recommended. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. Large, beautiful photos of the family, perhaps in front of their humble home). Here are two different examples for the same fundraising Ask. Show them who, where, why.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy. 1) Set up your nonprofit’s Facebook Page to make a good first impression.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 29, 2021

Facebook fundraising can get a bad reputation, especially when organizations fail to see the opportunities to engage and retain a new generation of supporters. However, Facebook fundraising is much more than a helpful boost to your organization’s online donations. Overview of Facebook Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

For example: Hey there! For example: Hey Lend-a-Paw Volunteer! For example: The Coral Acres Virtual Gala is a day away! For example: UPDATE: We’re having some tech issues but will be back online ASAP. For example: 1. Tell your supporters about the perks of pledging with your organization when you make your ask.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

All of those are great tactics, but here’s one that has worked wonders for many organizations: try asking your email subscribers and social media network to take just a little action on your behalf – something other than giving money or asking others to give money. Are you sending out newsletters? Making asks with e-fundraising letters?

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

By showing a simple before and after photo, you feel connected and drawn in and want to learn more, maybe even to get involved. PHOTO OF SMILE TRAIN TWEET. 2) Share photos of your volunteers in action. 2) Share photos of your volunteers in action. It is called Facebook for a reason – we like to see faces!

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Achieve

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Facebook remains the most popular social media platform. Roughly 8 in 10 online Americans use Facebook – and three-quarters of those users visit the site daily, according to. Using Location in Facebook Ads. Facebook makes it easy to reach new people through lookalike audiences. Facebook Page is set up for check-ins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Note From Beth: Here’s some quick tips on using Facebook Ads. If after reading these tips, you want to want some more case studies and indepth resources, please see this post: ” How A Small Nonprofit Used Facebook Ads Effectively “ Six Things Nonprofits Should Know About Facebook Ads – guest post by Taryn Degnan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2009

LinkedIn is designed for specifically for business professional networking, while Facebook is a bit more casual. Yet, I do professional networking on Facebook and I'm noticing a number of colleagues are too. One of the most important decisions you'll be making is selecting a photo to use. What's your photo style?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Many organizations and brands wrestle with this every year when it comes to the anniversary of 9/11. Yesterday many organizations chose to post images and messages about 9/11 to their website, social media channels like Facebook and Twitter. Others chose to remain silent. In my book, this is personal. Thank You from IAVA.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Pinterest often gets lost in the all the breathless media coverage of Instagram and Facebook, but it’s still a marketing powerhouse to be reckoned with. For example, Grist.org is a news website that focuses on the environment. It’s not about what you are eating in the moment or your current vacation photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2012

Note from Beth: I’ve been working with John Haydon over the past week to get my Facebook Page ready to go (and it’s gonna rock can’t wait to show it off!). As part of the process, I’ve been looking at what other nonprofits have done to get ideas. So I asked her to share her thoughts in a blog post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. The mystery that stumps some organizations is how to strengthen their corporate relationships so they grow over time. Feeding America.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Facebook has, for a couple years now, committed to making their platforms “video first.” Facebook recommends that you “design for sound-off, delight for sound-on.” You might want to jam-pack everything your organization does into one video. Unsurprisingly, other networks followed suit. Get their attention with a “hook” (i.e.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

Here’s an example of a Senator showing his support for veterans through participation in the #gosilent pledge: Tracking silence. Sharing across platforms – Facebook. Both of these actions make it clear and easy for people to learn more and take action while still playing by the rules of Facebook.

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