Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

The use of mobile and social media enhanced the experience beyond having the standard back channel via a hashtag on Twitter, but the substance of his comments resonated. For example, the City of San Jose is trying to save money by turning off the street lights in the city. Mobile Technology and Social Media and Real Time Learning.

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Social Media Mobile Professional Conference 101

Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

It breaks my fundraising heart each time I read about hard-working fundraisers spending hours crafting a donor-centered appeal only to find their CEO had “fixed it” by: . Think about including 15-20 minutes of fundraising education at every board meeting and pass on worthwhile studies, articles, and winning examples of fundraising appeals.

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Management Nonprofit Consultant Roles 124

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Analyze your donor list to see if the fundraiser would fly—for example, if the majority of your donors are in their sixties, a video game marathon may not be the most lucrative idea. Survey, poll or focus group. Social media and email have made surveying and polling easy and inexpensive. Do they take a lot of staff time?

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Poll Fundraising Game Studies 57

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Your board is right: It’s time to evolve and inhabit the digital landscape. For example, don’t worry too much about the number of Twitter followers you have if this metric doesn’t lead to an increase in fundraising revenue. . Per Jay Baer, timing matters. So, first you need to figure out what data you want to collect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Time Chart - See Flickr Discussion on Version 1 Wanna Remix it? I usually do this in a room with a quick poll, but I wanted to push myself to create the content based on their questions. I usually do this in a room with a quick poll, but I wanted to push myself to create the content based on their questions. Download it here.

Social Media 101

Social Media Time Media Remix 101

AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

Be sure to start your event marketing plan well ahead of time so that you can implement all of your event promotion tactics and work through potential contingencies. . For example, if the goal of your next event is to get more leads , you would need to implement a lead capture strategy. Map Out Event Marketing Goals and Event Plan.

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Marketing Strategy Guide Sponsor 119

Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Consider Twitter polls or Q&A sessions or surveys. For example, one pitfall to avoid is sending emails from “do not reply” addresses. You’ll likely need to allocate more time and budget to this area, but it’ll be worth the investment. . When is the first time donors are asked to make another gift? .

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Media Cause

JANUARY 10, 2023

In most cases, your nonprofit’s primary audience will be your current supporter base, so take the time to review the data you have collected throughout your relationship with them. For example, what activities do your supporters like to participate in? Before designing a new product, you should determine who that product is for.

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Product Marketing Nonprofit Audience 52

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format. The lessons went beyond just copy length and media slots, but those were prominent examples of the difference in mindset. Use time-limited offers to create urgency. Passionate explaining of impact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Allison Fine just twittered me that Twitter Vote Report is now live.      They need everyone's help to get the word out on Twitter and the effort will only work if a lots of people are using the system. t use Twitter and want to go to www.twitter.com, sign up then follow the directions above.

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Global Giving

APRIL 4, 2019

Now, he spends his time telling powerful stories of impact and is devoted to helping nonprofits do good better. A: If your goal is to raise more money, you might want to gather data about: Your donors’ giving history, including whether they’ve given once or multiple times—this will allow you to personalize communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Ag Grantees Twitter Webinar. For this webinar, I incorporate some instant polls so we could get a quick reading on who was on the call. In addition, I wanted to explore TwitChimp, a tool for making Twitter lists, that Robin Good dubbed, “ the ultimate Twitter list curation tool.”

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Social Media Integration Media Case Study 100

NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Additionally, it’s an even bigger one right now because of how much time people are spending online while in quarantine. Social media planning is a luxury many smaller nonprofits can’t afford, so think about how much time and money you want to invest in it. Using this content type doesn’t take much of your time.

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Social Media Media Social Contest 74

AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Most virtual events focus on the presenter, the exhibitors, available sessions, and networking opportunities to create engagement in the virtual chat or to direct attendees to answer poll questions. . GE’s Healthyimagination campaign, for example, was to promote global solutions for healthcare problems. .

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Virtual Marketing Sponsor Goal 97

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The Ning issue touches on a topic that’s very important to me and I’ve written about a number of times, including: Letting Technology Lead , Why we need a new way of building , How our tools define ‘community’ and Ning saying No to free networks. Is that functionality available on grou.ps? Yes, although grou.ps

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

While it’s impossible to track these donations unless you poll your online donors, the more your nonprofit utilizes social media to build your online brand and your e-newsletter list, the more likely potential online donors are to discover your nonprofit—and your nonprofit’s “Donate Now” landing page. Launch an Online Gift Donation Program.

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Donation Practice Mail Newsletter 238

NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!). Here''s what they said.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can find her work at www.initlive.com or on Linkedin and Twitter. Here are five volunteer recruitment tips to help with P2P fundraisers: Reach out to long-time, engaged volunteers. Reach out to long-time, engaged volunteers. Use social media to connect with potential participants. Provide incentives for participation.

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Volunteer Tips Fundraising Social Media 52

Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

This guide integrates many of the tips and best practices you’ve read about here, into a detailed overview, with frequent reminders of the benefits of online vs. traditional donor relationships, suggestions for the types of tools you’ll need, some metrics that will help you to set goals for your program, and real-world examples.

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Tips Online Fundraising Poll 68

NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2011

This week we saw some great examples of members sharing their smarts and their suggestions - and have pulled some of the best together in this round up. Among his suggestions: check out your click-throughs on twitter. Please take a second to take our poll. Flickr:Pulpolux !!! Have more news to share?

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Share NTEN Poll Social Media 55

AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Most virtual events focus on the presenter, the exhibitors, available sessions, and networking opportunities to create engagement in the virtual chat or to direct attendees to answer poll questions. . GE’s Healthyimagination campaign, for example, was to promote global solutions for healthcare problems. .

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Virtual Marketing Sponsor Goal 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

During the Webinar, I polled the group’s general approach. Bruce Lesley said his organization takes a moderate approach with new platforms as an organization. Bruce notes, “I was one of those people who said, not too long ago, that we’d never be on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

How do they spend their spare time? You can’t use this tactic in China, for example, where Facebook (and Twitter, among other social media channels) is blocked. You could simply ask one question each month in a poll widget in your monthly email newsletter. How old are they? Where do they work? Survey Your Tribe.

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Analysis Audience Test China 105

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Webinars can greatly benefit from developing a “run of show” which in radio is a script designed to outline the order and amount of timing for items to be discussed within a program. Presenters who are interested in embedding a live Twitter stream into their slides can do so with SlideRocket. Make Presentations Social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Here’s a couple of techniques that I try to use every time I do a workshop, presentation, keynote, or other instruction. I got through my presentation and look at the Twitter transcript to see what lines or ideas were re-tweeted the most. For example, for the above exercise, I had the online audience take an online poll.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

She delivered an engaging and interactive talk and though she didn’t use the phrase, about how she as a CEO of a nonprofit changed to a “Network Mindset” and transformed her organization’s culture from the inside out into a stunning example of a Networked Nonprofit. Stop pushing and leave time for interaction.

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Network Social Media Detroit Nonprofit 122

Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2014

Take for example the webinar I did recently for TechSoup's audience on the best assignments for online volunteers. This time: Yes: 58% No: 42%. And the numbers always change. As usual, I ask a few minutes into the workshop how many people were involving online volunteers. The results: Yes: 32% No: 68%. Is it Facebook?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Colleague Kaliya Hamlin has this description. I do agree/disagree to statements like "Social media is a waste of time" or I do a spectra gram based on personal comfort level and whether or not they feel social media is valuable for their agency. I select what I do based on an online pre-survey. .

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California Social Media Sacramento Resource 87

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

13% of population) meaning this is still early in the larger adoption cycle ( A Harris Poll from August 2021 ). The general population across all ages showed that men (22%) are more than 2 times more likely to be crypto holders than women (10%) ( Pew Research, 2021 ). There are roughly 49 million crypto holders in the U.S. (~13%

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Donor Difference Ukraine Podcast 52

AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A high-quality event planning software is often fitted with a number of features that are integral to running an event either as an in-person event or online as a hybrid conference or virtual meeting, for example. . Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn). Facilitate globalized networking. Social media platforms (i.e., Google Analytics.

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Software Virtual Integration Analytics 83

NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

That’s astounding really, but equally astounding, if a whole lot less obvious: your site visitors are increasingly getting to your site from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media sites. Should you be considering this important demographic when you redesign your site next time around? Why is this important? Definitely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Our team sifts through the vast amount of real-time online content about the ocean and amplifies it. Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. Big listening is fast, and shows changes over time. Can we use the momentum of focused attention to raise an issue above the noise?

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Conservancy Measure Conversation Nonprofit 112

NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

It's that time of year when many of us reflect on the work we've accomplished over the year. TIME Magazine reflected and determined this was the year of "The Protester." We understand that executive directors may not have the time to attend webinars or conferences about technology. The content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. They were able to join the discussion in our Twitter channel.

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Social Media Reflection Learning Social 94

Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

However, your audience is digitally bombarded with requests all day long, and by the time they see your content, they might ignore it altogether simply because they’re fatigued. For example, you might: Share blog post links and teasers on your social media pages. Social media polls. Bring supporters into the conversation.

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Digital Communication Tips Poll 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

is a guide written nonprofits that shares some techniques you can put to use right away and help your organization engage in the right place at the right time. For example, one of the best places to start is to create a simple list of keywords, then work towards narrowing your terms that describe your programs, campaigns or issue area.

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Yemen Guide Support Social 50

Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

Many organizations have jumpstarted their engagement rates on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram by sending emails asking supporters to share a specific post. Usually, the ask is to amplify something you’ve already posted on your own page or feed, since both Facebook and Twitter emphasize content that’s widely shared.

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