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JULY 18, 2011

Encourage participants to engage their social network by updating your Facebook status 3 times in the next week. For example: Did you know kids get Arthritis too? For example, announce in your event newsletter and on social media that the first team to add 10 new members wins a free pizza party. Encourage a timely action.

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MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 3) Involve. 4) Activate.

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JUNE 30, 2011

For example, if I’ve indicated an interest in cancer research, failing to customize my appeal communications around an urgent need for cancer research funding.” – Mike Snusz. “ Lack of Social Sharing. Lack of Social Sharing. Sending everyone the same message , instead of delivering relevant content to different segments.

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JULY 13, 2011

While common examples include conference or workshop participants sharing quotes, thoughts and resources, other uses could include event staff updating non-attending constituents on important happenings, announcements and quotes. Social Fundraising. Remote Participation. Press Releases.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Sometimes seeing the work of others helps get our creative juices flowing so we brought together a few industry experts to share their thoughts and a few examples of incredibly successful end-of-year campaigns. How to use social media for engagement and to reach potential donors. How to measure your social media success.

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JUNE 8, 2012

Integrating the social experience into your organization’s web site will help promote the channel, engage supporters, and provide a constant source of dynamic content …” - Melanie Mathos and Chad Norman “101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits: A Field Guide.”. The world of social media is changing. Tweet, blog and post.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

As I was looking for an example to share with you I ran across Ford Motorcars. I really was looking for a great non-profit example – promise – but I had to share this with you because Ford did such a nice job with their Ford Focus Facebook fan page. I’ve been doing just that. Our Use Case: Ford Motorcars.

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APRIL 11, 2013

Take a look at a few examples and you’ll see how easy and powerful this feature is. For example, you can take a chart of average visit duration and segment it into New Visitors and Returning Visitors, and see an interesting comparison on the engagement of your repeat traffic versus new traffic.

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JUNE 5, 2012

For example, our event takes place at a bowling center and for a significant number of our agencies, there’s only one bowling center in town. So don’t waste your time or your participant’s time by asking questions that you can’t change. Want to Learn More? Sign up for Thursday’s session to learn all 6 of Jennifer’s Survey Best Practices!

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MAY 25, 2011

For example, The Ride For Roswell event has seen an increase from $330,000 to $2.8 Encourage them to use their social network. As Anthony Sicola’s recently mentioned, fundraisers who use who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube increase fundraising results by up to 40%.

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MARCH 11, 2012

Knowing that it can be tough to execute on we thought we’d give you a few examples of nonprofits effectively using content marketing as a key part of their online strategy. Here are 5 nonprofit content marketing examples. Simple in theory, but actually very challenging to execute on. Charity:Water – Empowering staff be creative.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In the above two examples (screen shots images) I saw the name of someone I knew personally. Implement social plugins , beginning with the Like button. Tags: Marketing and Communication Social Media #nptech Facebook Non-Profit social media Social Media Strategy Social Media Tools. Peeks my curiosity.

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APRIL 26, 2012

The Nomensa report offers a great example from Cancer Research UK : 2) Offer the opportunity to “join the club”. Here’s one example I like: 4) Providing (unbiased) proof you’re legit. CARE’s example above does this well, as does this one from The Peregrine Fund : 6) Create a feel-good post-donation experience. Be creative here.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In the above two examples (screen shots images) I saw the name of someone I knew personally. Implement social plugins , beginning with the Like button. Tags: Marketing and Communication Social Media #nptech Facebook Non-Profit social media Social Media Strategy Social Media Tools. Peeks my curiosity.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Provide tips, ideas and lots of examples from successful teams. For example, if early-bird registration is closing, email team captains a sample message they can forward that alerts team members of a fee increase and encourages them to find new team members. Komen’s Race for the Cure , as an example. Check out Susan G.

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JUNE 24, 2011

Often, I am the only presenter on good old email in a conference packed with sessions about social media and mobile. For example, while online is far and away the giving channel of choice for new donors under age 65, those same donors renew via offline channels 40% of the time. The report, which covers 15.6

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

And their using social media in very creative ways to pull it all off. There are a lot of great social media lessons to be learned. I’ll have more detail on how to do successful online fundraising with social media using Tweetsgiving as an example once this is all over. You should meet Stacey.

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MARCH 23, 2009

… more and more nonprofits are engaging their constituents through the power of social media. In recent months, some incredible examples of this new form of fundraising have been happening on Twitter. Here are five (5) great examples to learn from. Don’t Fall Behind, Fundraising is Moving On !

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JULY 16, 2012

Amongst the countless schools I found using Facebook poorly there were plenty of shining examples of schools doing really well utilizing Facebook to build lasting relationships with families, students and alumni (both University and K-12). Include links to your website and other social networks. Social media policy.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. Check out the slides from our presentation, Scanning for Good: How Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes – there are a bunch of examples in the second half of the deck.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Let the voting begin … Making Social Media Measurement Sexy. This interactive panel will showcase nonprofit case studies about advanced social media campaigns with multi-channel marketing strategies linked to CRM services. Through social media, nonprofits can launch a movement, create buzz around a cause, and build a community.

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MAY 22, 2012

Send an email or social media response, whichever directly corresponds to the channel used for giving, which both acknowledges the gift and shows an immediate effect. For example, you may send an animation showing how their donation actually moved your nonprofit closer to its goal, or had a direct effect on the cause in some other way.

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MAY 24, 2011

For example, if your committee corporate sponsorship goal is $100,000, try to have personal corporate sponsorship commitments totaling $125,000. Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to 5 whitepapers covering topics from using social media to empower participants to increasing team captain effectiveness.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Before I show you some easy ways to generate QR codes, here are some examples of how nonprofits are using them: Be Rare Contest, South Carolina Aquarium. Let us know in the comments… Tags: Mobile #nptech marketing nonprofit qr code social media. Happy scanning! Is your nonprofit already using QR codes?

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Using Movember.com as a home base, participants are encouraged to use their email contacts, work colleagues, social networks, and any other means to promote the cause and raise money. I know social media is a bright shiny toy right now, but it’s still playing second fiddle to email when it comes to soliciting online donations.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

No one disagrees that proving a company’s Social Responsiblity is very important to consumers. In fact, in a 2011 report, consumers spoke very loudly that they expect companies to drive social and environmental change and that they will reward these efforts. Don’t forget to include social media – Facebook friends, Twitter followers.

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MAY 31, 2012

Here’s how the last one started: “Thousand of you have responded” – This conveyed social trust in their organization. I saw several examples where the Progress update was combined with the Deadline alert to provide value and urgency. Same theme, different options. The above approaches can also be used in combination.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Take a second to read through a few examples and you’ll get an idea of how I’m thinking of non-profit ecosystems. Incorporating social media and the online world to bring the walk to live virtually. The unit referred to in our definition is one where every part of it is required for survival and growth. The Non-profit Ecosystem.

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JULY 28, 2011

Consider creating simple “fundraising cards&# that have your personal fundraising page URL (for example: [link] on them. Remember, it’s difficult for people to say “no&# if you speak with them in person. Make It Personal. People will donate because YOU are asking them to.

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AUGUST 11, 2011

Considering only the online aspects, here is a simplified example calendar for a late August event: November: Debrief last year’s event and design next year’s website. December: Build your website. January: Send a “save the date” email. Train your event staff regarding what’s new in this year’s website.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

, we LOVE some social media for nonprofits at NetWits Think Tank. A few interesting facts … 92% of the top 50 nonprofits have at least 1 social media presence on their homepage. My one question for you … Does social media improve fundraising online or offline in any way? 2011 Non-profit Social Networking Survey.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. There are a few different reasons we offer contests: to recruit riders to join the ride and promote the event, to raise more funds, and to promote our social networking sites with re-tweets and fan ‘likes’. They: Register early. Belong to a team. Looking for more? Register Now!

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MAY 9, 2012

3 social network in the US (behind Facebook and Twitter). Here are 10 examples of nonprofits leveraging pinterest for social good and a couple more articles to check out: Nonprofit Infographics on Pinterest. I wonder how long it took me to pin so many things. Good thing I’m not alone: Pinterest is now the no. Still not sold?

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