Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We all know how important year-end giving is for nonprofits. But beyond that, there’s another way to use social media that your nonprofit should consider for making the most out of the giving season. Here are a few types of content you can add to your social media plan to support your success this giving season.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This valuable piece of online real estate is where the donor goes to take action and give your organization money. And that strong connection is what motivates people to give. They want to give to support the cause. There are two parts to the act of giving a financial gift – the emotional part and the practical part.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

You expect representatives of businesses to be warm and professional and to be able to give you important information in ways that you can easily understand. It’s best to give them an immediate sense of professionalism, warmth, and organization. Here’s a great example of a Donate page from Clowns Without Borders : 3.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

The year-end giving season is your nonprofit’s final push to meet and exceed your financial objectives before the start of next year. This is a popular time for charitable giving because supporters are motivated by the holiday spirit and because it’s the last opportunity for donors in the U.S. Year-end giving statistics roundup.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

However, these are just examples—group or segment your list in a way that makes sense for your nonprofit. . They’re regularly giving, going to events, and even help you to raise money through peer-to-peer fundraisers like your walk-a-thon. An example here would be sending them swag to keep them engaged!

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Givinga

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To help you build your CSR strategy, we’ve gathered five corporate philanthropy examples that you can use for inspiration. Each of these examples uses a unique tactic to engage employees and increase impact on the local, national, or international community. ExxonMobil is one example of a company with an active matching gift program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

It’s not official, but it’s obvious that Facebook is ramping up promotion of its native “Donate” buttons and Fundraisers in its News Feed. According to the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report , of those donors who say that social media inspires their online giving, 62% said Facebook inspired their giving the most.

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Why social media sharing should be viewed as a form of generosity Twenty-nine percent of online donors say that social media is the communication tool that most inspires them to give. They need to see your social media content to be inspired to give, and only a small percentage of your followers sees what you share. Here’s the catch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For example, Heal the Bay : Create a custom Collection for your communities. For example, the “Reusable Goods Collection” from Heal the Bay : Tell your product’s story in the caption. For example, Heal the Bay’s Gorgongosa Coffee : Don’t promote everything in your Shop all at once on your channels.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Mobile giving and text-to-give programs. Two examples. Lets look at a couple of examples. In our second example, let’s look at online giving. What’s that proverb? Online donations.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Giving every employee, no matter how junior, the opportunity to share ideas and the agency to manage their work creates an expectation for thought leadership across the organization. Give spontaneity a spot on every agenda. Don’t waste valuable brain power.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

We chose to abandon anything that did not give users a clear reason for why Water.org’s content was in their feed that day. 2) Website articles offered specific examples of how the communities served by Water.org were being impacted and offered users ways to help. Watch Video.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Feature social media feeds on your nonprofit website Some of the users who land on your website might be engaging with your cause for the very first time. However, manually configuring your website to feature your social media feeds can involve hours of coding and feel overwhelming, especially if you’re a novice to web development.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

If access is allowed through your organization’s policies, generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard AI, or Bing AI can help to break you out of your typical messaging and give you a foundation to work with. Example Prompt: “You are a nonprofit focused on land preservation, emphasizing community involvement.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. Why is year-end giving such a big deal? Creating A Plan For Year-End Giving 2021.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Here are a few last minute tips to maximize your efforts and make the most of this season of giving: 1. This added personalization shows donors that their philanthropic activity (current or past) has not gone unnoticed by your organization, and your reminder may give them the extra push they needed to make an end-of-year gift!

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 24, 2015

Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, workplace giving campaigns, and matching gift programs to name a few. We have all heard the proverb: Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Two examples.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Giving 2020 facts that may surprise you. Giving during the pandemic and recession did not go down; it increased, albeit modestly. Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% Giving by foundations jumped 17% (15.6%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. Today I’m seeking out examples of how nonprofits use cute dogs, cats, or babies in their social media to feel good, but also extract a social media best practice or two so it doesn’t feel like a “waste of time.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

For example, Feeding America is a nonprofit with a national network of more than 200 food banks. For example, an influencer with strong ties to a city or town can spread the word about your nonprofit in their community using Instagram posts and Stories.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Mobile giving and text-to-give programs. Two examples. Lets look at a couple of examples. In our second example, let’s look at online giving. What’s that proverb? Online donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. For example, Plan International’s website : 2) Post 2-3 times weekly to your LinkedIn Page and respond to your followers. For example: 1. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2018

In a Facebook post dated January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg shared a completely new direction for the News Feed to make sure the “time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent.”. So his new goal for the News Feed is to create more meaningful conversations between “friends, family and groups”. How will the News Feed rank public content?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

It is tempting to allow board members to skip fundraising, but this useful list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization, and only a few involve directly asking for money. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Customer personas (like mine above) are not just for marketing professionals, they are also incredibly beneficial for nonprofits seeking to understand who their donors are, why they give, how they like to be communicated with, and what their barriers to giving are. From there, you can analyze the data.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

For example, retention rates tend to be higher for mid-level and major donors. How many people are you planning to feed? . How much food do you need to feed them, and within what time period? . If you need 200 more donors at the $500 level to reach your goal to feed 1,000 families in September, make that clear.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

” For example, @WomenforWomen : It’s also recommended that your nonprofit sign up for Twitter Blue for $2.99 (USD) a month. For example, if you send a tweet on Monday morning at 8 am, retweet that same tweet the next day at 1pm. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2021

A few examples: Use your online community to give members a convenient, one-stop place for information about your association’s member programs and services as well as a personalized news feed so they can find content quickly based on their interests and activities.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Mission-Driven Product Examples Products can be websites, but not all websites are products. Users have the ability to add profiles for newborns and keep track of key actions and data in relation to their newborn, such as weight, feeding, and skin-to-skin contact.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

I mean something along the lines of “Help us feed and shelter 100 dogs this winter!” Here is a sentence structure you can work with when creating impact goals: Help us ACTION (such as serve, build, house, feed, educate, etc.) For example: . For example: . AMOUNT NOUN (such as animals, people, homes, meals, etc.)

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

A well-rounded fundraising plan should include a variety of strategies like a signature event, appeals, monthly giving, and at least one online fundraising campaign. An online campaign is pretty important for Giving Tuesday or other giving days. So, give this effort the time and attention it deserves! Define your needs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

Invite online supporters to participate in your campaign because it gives them a sense of purpose, responsibility and helps them feel empowered. A key benefit of this campaign is giving their supporters free rein of how they wish to raise money for the organization, promoting creativity and a sense of ownership.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). For example: I want you to act as an average college student in the Midwest. Here are a few use cases we’ve seen (and used ourselves): Brainstorming content topics. What are some environmental issues that are relevant to you?

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NCE Social Media

MARCH 20, 2013

In the past week Facebook anounced two changes that I think you should take note of: 1) they are going to start allowing hashtags to be posted in status updates and 2) they changed the news feed again. Another example would be to add the hashtag #autism to a post about autism. The second item I mention was the news feed.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A few hours later someone comes in to dismiss you and you hightail it to Starbucks to feed your coffee habit and growling stomach. There’s a few things the second example does right that you can do, too. Give people a personal shout out to show you are known and appreciated. Give them a special parking place.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 11, 2023

Minds Matter Southern California created donation forms that include impact statements that indicate what giving at each level supports. This is a great strategy for inspiring prospective donors to give more in order to accomplish a specific goal. To pair a giving level to a specific outcome, you first have to look at your expenses.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 23, 2014

Because their importance can not be understated, it is crucial that you take the time to thank them publicly through your social media feeds when appropriate. Another unique way to give back to supporters is to host a Twitter chat. Host a Twitter chat. Thank you Tweet.

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