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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Start reaching out to the people who share and like your Facebook and Twitter posts. If you don’t send out invitations to the party, fewer people will attend. 65% of people find out about a cause through their friends. Let them know you appreciate them as fans.

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JUNE 28, 2019

The Nonprofit Summer Reading List. In the newest Blackbaud Institute eBook, 10 of the brightest minds from across the nonprofit sector share their unique perspectives to help you create a culture of philanthropy. Nonprofit Marketing: Technical SEO Glossary : Want to increase the amount of visitors to your nonprofit website?

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JUNE 19, 2018

One of email’s strengths is its flexibility: you can use it to deliver a wide variety of “asks” and to link to content such as videos, tweets, Facebook posts and photo galleries. Many organizations have jumpstarted their engagement rates on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram by sending emails asking supporters to share a specific post.

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APRIL 27, 2010

If you’ve been paying attention to the news in the past week , you’ve most likely heard about the new changes making their way into Facebook to make sharing interests across the web easier. And the nonprofit community is an exceptional example of a group that thrives from people.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Regardless of where your nonprofit falls on the political spectrum (and whether it falls on the spectrum at all), our current political climate is new and different. For the savvy nonprofit, that means approaching traditional marketing tactics— like email list building— in new and different ways. Rapid Response. Diverse Content.

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MARCH 24, 2014

She specializes in nonprofit strategy, and engaging communities across networks. This can be an overwhelming field, but we’ve found that defining clear goals, and laying out an executable plan, is a great way for nonprofits to effectively navigate the social landscape. Heather manages everydayhero’s international social media presence.

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MARCH 10, 2017

If the Oracle were speaking to nonprofits today, it might say “Know thy supporters!”. For nonprofits interested in engaging supporters in online advocacy, this is especially true. So what is a nonprofit supposed to do when trying to activate supporters around a critically important issue to their cause?

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JUNE 22, 2017

24 Nonprofit Resources for the Smart Fundraiser: Sector Insight: Giving USA : If you didn’t know Giving USA was out I’m going to assume you’ve been on vacation and have avoided all websites and social media. 4 Signs You Are a Burned Out Nonprofit Fundraiser : Even if you have a vacation on the horizon, make sure you’re not burned out.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

This morning I have the good fortune to be presenting to a sold-out crowd at the Social Media for Nonprofits Conference in NYC. Social Media for Nonprofits Excerpt on Prezi. Author: Cheryl Black. While I know we’d all love to be hanging out in NYC together, unfortunately it’s just not feasible. Not so my friends!

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Well, ladies and gentlemen of the nonprofit universe, the time has come again. Connect your Facebook to your Twitter if you want IFTTT to change your Twitter profile picture every time you change your Facebook profile picture. So what does this have to do with nonprofits? Nope, not a movie.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Today, nonprofits have an opportunity like never before to reignite their partnership with supporters and provide platforms and opportunities for people to use their social networks to organize and advance your cause. Ask Ambassadors to Live Stream on Facebook and Twitter. This year, 6.8 Video Petitions.

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JULY 11, 2017

And if you’re a nonprofit, there’s a lot to think about when you’re about to launch a crowdfunding campaign. It takes most nonprofits about two weeks to research and prepare for their campaigns. But your nonprofit may take a little longer or shorter than expected. Your campaign’s approach should be two-pronged. Be transparent.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

We’re one month out from NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington, DC. The official hashtag, #14NTC , is starting to buzz on Twitter, and I’m getting hyped about connecting with nonprofit leaders from around the globe! This was a gathering of people at the forefront of nonprofit technology.

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JULY 24, 2013

Listening to how your nonprofit is portrayed in the marketplace is a critical component of your overall marketing and communication strategy. You may think your nonprofit communicates initiatives and priorities clearly, while constituents see something totally different. You are a brand whether you like it or not….you’re

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The Case Foundation is in the middle of a month-long series called “Gear Up for Giving” to provide social media tutorials to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness, catalyze civic action and cultivate new supporters and donors for their causes. Causes on Facebook.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

You and your nonprofit organization probably already “get” that social media can help you drive programs and online results. For the next three Wednesdays, I’m hosting Office Hours with some incredible nonprofit experts to help present these tips and answer your questions about a different platform each week.

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JUNE 7, 2011

The following post is by Michelle Murrain and was originally posted on her blog, the Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. In addition to blogging , Michelle is a board member for Aspiration , an organization focused on software development in the nonprofit sector, and a past member of the board of NTEN , the Nonprofit Technology Network.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Between the hashtags, the Facebook groups, the online petitions, the blog posts, and the constant emails, there’s just an overwhelming amount of advocacy communication online today. Analytic Activism documents how nonprofits are using analytics to listen, experiment, learn, and thrive in the digital era.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

As nonprofits, YOU can make someone feel like a VIP. As a nonprofit on a limited budget, you can make someone feel like a VIP by offering them a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes. From here, you can see athletes’ tweets, Instagram pictures and Facebook feeds. Of importance. It is written in our DNA.

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JULY 5, 2017

When it comes to nonprofit marketing , I cringe every time I hear the words “engage”, “engaging” or “engagement.” These terms have been so overused that they’ve lost their meaning, and I’ve found that many organizations still struggle to elevate their nonprofit websites to be more than just online brochures.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

I find it interesting that we’re OK with the usual look at me mentality that runs rampant on social media, yet we feel the need to criticize the success of a nonprofit campaign? And if ice buckets, tagging friends on facebook, and our “look at me” culture helped bring light to fatal disease then so be it.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

It’s a new year and that means a new, comprehensive benchmark report on the performance of nonprofits using Luminate Online. 3 Benchmark Insights for Nonprofits in 2017: Note: Any industry benchmark report should be used for comparison, but it’s only one of many data points you should consider. Solving the Nonprofit Data Paradox.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

And one that makes me asks, are nonprofits overlooking their millennial donors and prospects? 65% prefer to learn about nonprofits through their website. 65% prefer to read about news when a nonprofit sends email. 67% have interacted with a nonprofit through Facebook. Those are the folks born after 1980.)

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are for social networking. For instance, LinkedIn isn’t for sharing personal fundraising appeals, but it is a great network to tout corporate sponsorships, talk about employee giving, and share innovative ways your nonprofit is working to make the world better. Use the tools provided.

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JUNE 5, 2017

How people respond to a campaign or organization’s posts on its own Facebook page and Twitter channels is certainly useful information, but if you want to understand what people think—what lenses they use to look at the world, how they prioritize issues and why—you need to start by looking at what they are saying unprompted by your messages.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Nonprofits are starting to do it more through popular crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter. For those who have yet to support you or have shown very little support, start by having them take a simple action like signing up to be on your email list or liking your organization on Facebook. 3) Authority. People are easily persuaded.

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MAY 8, 2017

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Allow fundraising pages to be shared on Facebook and Twitter from their fundraising dashboard. Highest fundraiser in June receives 4 movie passes). Provide samples of everything. Provide fundraising success stories.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

billion users on Facebook each month. There are 232 million people on Twitter, 150 million on Instagram, 259 million on LinkedIn and 25 million on Pinterest. Utilize online analytic services like Klout or Facebook Insights to monitor just how impactful your social influence is. There are 1.23 Recognition goes a long way.

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MARCH 2, 2018

Nonprofits need to educate donors on the benefits of matching gifts. Research suggests that approximately $10 billion of corporate matching gift money goes unclaimed annually, which represents about $20 billion to nonprofits. Approximately 1 in 10 gifts to nonprofits can be matched. That’s a staggering 10% of total donations!

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Everyone from engineers to sales representatives to our CEO Mike Gianoni got in on the fun, posting their favorite memories from arts and cultural organizations on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, using #showyourculture in their post so we could all follow along. Go search #showyourculture on Twitter and Facebook and check them out.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Dozer got his own Facebook page. He was a gift that kept giving, as the nonprofit handled their “star performer” quite well indeed. Create a “surround sound” effect with Facebook and Twitter. Make sure the posts about your event stand out on the organization Facebook page. Use relevant hashtags.

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APRIL 14, 2017

If you’re like most nonprofits and charitable organizations you’re seeing growth in online giving. Certainly, many nonprofits and charitable organizations have made great improvements in the way they conduct their online fundraising. The fastest growing age cohort on Facebook is 65+. 62% of online adults 65+ now use Facebook.

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JULY 7, 2016

Facebook was started to connect friends in college and grew to connect families and friends. Twitter began as a way to connect with influencers. However, the question remains, how does a nonprofit connect with real people on social media? Want more nonprofit marketing and fundraising ideas?

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JUNE 6, 2014

In her Nonprofit Information post, Donor Retention: 5 Recommendations to Make New Friends and Keep the Old , Haderlein provides detailed suggestions for building a program that cultivates new donors and keeps long-standing supporters gratified. Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest – oh my. Then, success will follow.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

We’re days away from Blackbaud’s premier conference for nonprofits. This is the conference where around two thousand nonprofit professionals come together to re-charge their passion, power on for their missions, and get energized with peers. per picture shared using #BBCon on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

They are active on one or more social networks (who isn’t, right?) – and may use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, or something else. When the campaign began, ambassadors were sent sample Facebook posts, tweets, and other messages to share. Other nonprofits are also leveraging social ambassador programs.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Social Media is an aspect of technology that has been more enticing, faster-moving, more powerful, and more fickle than any other mode of communication—an almost daily topic here on npENGAGE, and one that nonprofit grassroots activists are constantly trying to harness. Don’t get dazzled by the 127 different social media platforms.

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