Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Instead, I was told that they do have a twice-yearly print newsletter, the next issue coming in a few months but they'd be pleased to send me the last one. Yet, the center has an active Facebook fan page (for those members and interested others who are even on Facebook), with 1,045 fans to date. e-news vs. Facebook fan page).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

org before? This is a facebook page where many organizations across the environment, climate and animal welfare sectors came together to share news, updates, action alerts, and much more after the BP Oil Spill. Remember the action-focused facebook page? Have people heard of 350.org Difference.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

John Haydon , Author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies. P ut together an all-org donor listening team—Ask for help then show the WIIFM of donor feedback via tangible examples. But at the heart of it all is an ask-thank-report-back strategy as power plant. Don’t just take. Find out more about it. Invite its friends over.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

How often should an organization post to Twitter or send out updates on Facebook? Also, try not to tweet about your own org on an average of more than once every seven or so tweets. I know of some but they would pick my Facebook personal profile instead of the Organization's Page I am admin of. Is that true?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Newsletter sign up. This is also good for a more generic video and your copy should encourage them to continue learning more about your organization through your email newsletter. Use the YouTube long URL to show the video right there on Facebook. Update your org's LinkedIn page and use your videos to add pizzazz.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Their free tool is Adobe Express , which allows users to develop everything from newsletters and presentations to videos and annual reports. Social media is as popular as ever, with 99% of nonprofits on Facebook and 95% on Instagram and X (Twitter). MailChimp also offers a 15% nonprofit discount for certain features.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. Although it has its own blog, and most of the members are on Twitter and Facebook, all of the action takes place on Friendfeed. org / blog /2007/03/20/ nptech - tagging - community.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

How do you involve the org? NWF - greenhour.org so we share it with people in a newsletter and then see activity in a blog - we can’t see that they really did it in their home, it is hard to measure, but we are still seeing what seems to be real actions - don’t be afraid to ask! Have you seen examples of your org changing?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. Donors could be featured in your email newsletter 1x or multiple times. You can create small posters for sponsor businesses to show off that they are giving back and sponsoring your org, team, project, or campaign. Invitation-only Facebook group.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. How did they do it?

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

John Haydon , Author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies. P ut together an all-org donor listening team—Ask for help then show the WIIFM of donor feedback via tangible examples. But at the heart of it all is an ask-thank-report-back strategy as power plant. Don’t just take. Find out more about it. Invite its friends over.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. How did they do it?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

It’s one reason people become members, sign up for newsletters, subscribe to your blog — they want to be the first ones to know, to have some insider information. Facebook/Twitter Contests: Share/Re-tweet for a Chance to Win. Quizzes — Answer a fun fact about your org to win tickets (Drives them to your website).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2016

According to Emma , the average open rate for a welcome email series is 50%, making them 86% more effective than email newsletters. Stories of impact that your org has made. Social engagement with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Convinced that you need a welcome series for your organization?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. Farra Trompeter, Big Duck. [Ed. note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. You can read all the details here. ]. Success is about building relationships–not building numbers.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Positive reinforcement is one of the best leadership development practices you can build into your work across the board, whether it’s online or offline, on your facebook page, newsletter, annual fundraiser or neighborhood events. Org is a terrific example of a CDSI campaign. Campaigns: 350.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2017

1) Coordinate Tweets and Facebook Posts with e-newsletters and fundraising appeals. Some subscribers to your email list will visit your nonprofit’s Twitter Profile or Facebook Page to retweet or share a story or call-to-action that is featured in your e-newsletter or fundraising appeal. org , bsr17.org

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

You can learn what we’re all about over at nonprofit hub dot org. So, first of all, when you look at Facebook. Organic reach is down so what that means in terms of Facebook is you’re going to need your supporters who are active on Facebook to start posting messages on your behalf. Not many, right? So that’s how we know.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused? When is the best time to send a direct mail newsletter? In terms of fundraising, print newsletters don’t tend to directly raise much money (though I’m sure there are exceptions). Coordinating and scheduling end of year plans. Danielle . Brock .

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

And I tell my students that Ill give to any of the worthy causes they pour their hearts into, but they have to ask me in person (not on Facebook)! More newsletters? It is the relationships people form with each other that resonate and provide feelings of connection — much more than that weekly e-newsletter.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

But, as you make your rounds to check in on how they are doing, you oversee a few logging in with their dog's name, the name of the org, the current year and make of their car, or even their birthday -- which can now be seen by millions on Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Tribe, Twitter, and who knows what other social networking profiles out there!

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Because what you’re sending out in social media, newsletters, when you’re doing these Zoom presentations and making virtual ask, all of this ties back to your mission, your vision, and your values. I have an organization that they don’t even like sending newsletters. And I want to show you how.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

There is a wide range of services/venues upon which online communities can be built, including more generic ones such as Facebook, LinkedIn, email distribution groups, and others. Who’s running the parenting/running/makers community/community org, young donors, etc. Community Management Services and Platforms.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 10, 2009

URGENT: Facebook Pages are changing | facebook | social-advice- Advice for charities – More information about changes coming to Facebook – this time it's more changes in the way Fan Pages function. " Women, Social Media and Influence (cont’d) « A. Do join in!

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

I only donate on Change.org and sometimes Facebook so I can avoid having to provide my mailing address to the nonprofit. 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Merrill Clark Direct Response Copywriter Crestview Marketing Services May 29, 2009 | Merrill Clark I am all about the death of direct mail! Giving on social media sites.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

She spends a lot of time doing workshops, helping orgs with communications. In fact, for you, environmental folks listening, special focus on environmental orgs. And it far surpasses the next one, which is Facebook Messenger. So it’s WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, a close third, but it surpasses all of the ones.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Every time you send a newsletter, they respond with, you know, a100 bucks, something like that. So that newsletter donor that gives every time and the monetary amount. It’s right inside the lobby of all the big org headquarters buildings, and, you know, theaters and whatever, educational institutions. Arts organizations.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. Tim says MySpace is not good for fundraising, although we have seen some examples of orgs running successful fundraising campaigns, such as Dollars for Darfur. On Facebook : I think everyone agrees it’s very early.

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Care2

MAY 27, 2009

We know that lots of orgs have heard some variation of this from their bosses—“We need to get on the Twitter!” The comprehensive calculator tool calculates an estimate of cost and ROI for the recruitment and fundraising efforts of your staff in social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Your supporters’ Facebook news feeds just got a quality content make-over, and grumpy cat is taking a backseat to high-performing posts. John Haydon let’s us in on a small, but powerful secret in his post: How to Hack Facebook Interests Lists for Content Marketing. So what’s a nonprofit to do? Give it a look.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

I love my 800 friends on Facebook. I cringe when I see the tons of mail environmental orgs send every year. Even Facebook wasnt born in a day. 60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? 6) Social networking is fun – no doubt about it. I tweet from time to time.

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Care2

APRIL 20, 2009

Try updating your Facebook status with this handy info: "92% of waiters and waitresses have no paid sick days? Often I find with orgs that I work with, someone will send an email to their "all staff" email list that says basically: "OMG! “P.S. Tell Congress to fix this!" Did you see this?!

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