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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.”. Facebook will continue to use the amount of reactions, comment, and shares to rank posts in News Feed. Why did Facebook make this change?

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JUNE 27, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about the ways nonprofits can use Facebook to raise money — live streaming fundraising events, breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. Facebook’s live streaming platform is empowering nonprofits to quickly engage supporters around the causes that matter most to them.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

And then in 2006, Facebook happened. By tapping into their supporters’ networks, organizations engaging in P2P fundraising can exponentially expand their potential donor pools. People in these extended networks make donations to organizations they may have never considered supporting if not for the peer-to-peer request.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Nonprofits have a significant advantage on Facebook. I am not just talking about the fact that Facebook has teamed up with Blackbaud integration partner ActionSprout to give away $2M in Facebook ad credits. The nonprofit advantage comes from the fact that content that people engage with on Facebook (like, share, comment on, etc.)

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AUGUST 13, 2012

But lately, I've noticed an interesting trend: I post something on Facebook that I think is fascinating, hilarious, or some deep revelation into the mysterious world of Miriam Kagan, and my social sphere reacts in.dead silence. So we start with the industry-wide best practices: How many people like you on Facebook? How many should?

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JULY 18, 2016

Facebook Live is a feature that lets any Page live-broadcast events, breaking news, interviews, and more. Nonprofits like The Met and Best Friends Animal Society are using Facebook Live to engage donors in powerful and very creative ways. Use Facebook Live to support and enhance your current strategy.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

How did a rts, c ultural & h umanities organizations fare on # GivingTuesday ? . While we’re still calculating how much of that total cultural organizations raised, here are some campaigns that stood out: . online giving increased from $400 million in 2018 to $511 million and that total online and offline giving reached $1.97

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JUNE 4, 2013

You can use Facebook to make people aware of your email list and to bring attention to it, but at the end of the day you’ve got to make people want to join. They’re also building their Facebook page fan base by putting a fan-gate on the offer (as shown below). How to add Static HTML iframe tabs to your Facebook page.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Most of what you read about creating more reach for your nonprofit’s Facebook Page either has to do with Facebook Ads or optimizing content. Allowing Facebook users to post photos and videos to your page increases your exposure to their friends. With threaded comments that organize conversations better.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Your nonprofit’s mission is likely the same as it was when your organization began; to make an impact and to effect change, whether locally, nationally or globally. So what’s holding your organization back from making internal changes? . Technology alone will not successfully run your organization, your staff will. It’s not.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Facebook announced some big news last week. Nonprofits now have the option to include a“Donate Now” button as a call to action on Pages and ads, offering visitors a direct path from Facebook to the donation forms on their websites. Reactions ranged from“let’s wait and see” to “Facebook missed the mark” and “this is dumb and I hate it”.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

It’s like the church’s Facebook ‘status update.” ” When considering your social media content (and really all content for that matter), always be mindful of how you are representing your organization. And in the second paragraph I knew there would be a related Connection Cafe post.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Arts & c ultural organizations can use this framework to send the right messages to the right people at the right time. . There are many interpretations of the buyer’s journey , but at the core it’s a way to organize your communications into the steps a buyer goes through to make a purchase. What is the Buyer’s Journey? .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2017

If you work in marketing or communications, you know about the Facebook Newsfeed and it’s impact on organic reach. Facebook can’t exist without its users. Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. Facebook is about people, not brands.

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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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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Social media has the power to bring your organization up in an instant (see Social Media Campaign Gives NBC’s Chuck a Fighting Chance ); it also has the power to bring you down just as fast (see Skittles Twitter campaign) if not done properly. Organizations are hearing: “You need to be on social media.”

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AUGUST 5, 2016

Trendswatch 2016 predicts that augmented and virtual realities are going to provide arts and cultural organizations with new ways to make exhibits more accessible. Has your organization thought about how to leverage technology like Pokémon Go? We posted on our Twitter and Facebook pages and included #palmettopokémon.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

You’ve heard of Facebook, right? As if I needed to provide the justification for why you need a presence in Facebook, here are the latest statistics from Facebook, as posted on their site at the time this post was published. I can think of at least 5 things to do in Facebook: 1. Your Facebook Page 2.

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JUNE 4, 2020

Livestream fundraising – you’ve probably heard the term, but do you really understand how your social good organization can leverage this popular strategy? Advice for organizations considering adopting livestreaming. If you have a phone and an online donation form, you can absolutely use Facebook Live to do livestreaming.”.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We asked some of our favorite nonprofit tech friends to share ideas for how organizations can use social media to build meaningful relationships with their supporters—donors, influencers and activists—and what that looks like on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Using Facebook: Nick Passanante, President of BOULDERSTRATEGIES.

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MARCH 12, 2020

When your focus is long-term, you are naturally cultivating and stewarding donors in ways that will benefit your organization in the short term. Tracking constituent information is essential for your organization to maintain high-value relationships over long periods of time. Focus on Your Mission. According to the 2018 U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

But what about causes or organizations with a smaller donor base? Obtaining support can be difficult for these organizations; for example, research tells us that men typically give to women’s and girls’ causes at significantly lower levels than women. . Facebook Fundraisers are a great example, too.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

While there are certainly many participants who support the organization hosting the event, the cause sometimes takes a back seat to the activity itself. on Zoom and Facebook Live, followed by neighborhood rides at 9:30 a.m. Interviews with challenged athletes available on Facebook, with 35+ interviews since the start of the pandemic.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While 2020 has been quite the year, and your organization’s annual fundraising strategy may look very different now than it did on January 1, one thing is certain: people still want to have an impact. Facebook Fundraising 101: Tips to Help You Have a Successful Online Campaign. Is Your Organization Ready? Good luck!

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MAY 10, 2017

You know that Facebook and Twitter are still major drivers of traffic to your website, but your love affair with Facebook is somewhat diminishing because hardly anyone even sees your posts if you haven’t boosted them (i.e. You need as strong a strategy for Instagram as you do for Facebook and Twitter.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Make data analytics work for your organization – download the Blackbaud Institute’s free Analytics Toolkit. When Amazon suggests items to purchase, Netflix recommends a new show, or Facebook determines what posts to show in your feed. My nonprofit is certainly not Amazon, Netflix, or Facebook.

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MARCH 25, 2020

Social good organizations are in a unique position to bolster their built-in networks during this time. People think fondly about nonprofit organizations that they support and will want to ensure their continued growth and impact. Emphasize your organization’s longevity: “We were here before, and we plan to be here after.”.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

If you use email as a way to solicit gifts, try sending your next fundraising appeal from someone well-known at your organization like the executive director. Essentially, find ways to have authoritative figures speak on your organization’s behalf to your community of supporters. 4) Consistency. Tweet this!].

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Donating to a friend’s Facebook Birthday Fundraiser ? Whether it was a Facebook Fundraiser, peer-to-peer crowdfunding page on our website, food drive, celebrity-endorsed fundraiser, lemonade stands, or various other DIY fundraisers, the support came in from across the globe to help our community. Peer-to-peer fundraiser. Let’s recap!

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MAY 16, 2019

Everyone knows that social media has a massive impact on today’s culture, so how can social good organizations effectively leverage it to engage supporters? What does your organization need to do to execute an effective social media strategy? Why social media matters to social good organizations and why it’s important to track.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Get a taste of the 250+ sessions that will help your organization transform and have a bigger impact! To sustain this engagement level, organizations are actively developing new strategies around technology. Before using technology to drive engagement, first you should understand if it’s the right path for your organization.

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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. Each organization is different, of course, and not all the options will be a good fit for your group and its mission, so think of this list as a starting point.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

billion users on Facebook each month. It would be foolish not to leverage a free marketing platform for your organization, but it’s important to keep in mind that posting content just for the sake of it isn’t going to produce results. Every organization has something in common and that is to make the world a better place.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

This may signal an opportunity for your organization to adapt your email acquisition efforts and expand the use of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms. Human Rights Watch identified Facebook in particular as a prime acquisition source. “We Diverse Content.

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JUNE 13, 2017

At the Lupus Foundation of America , we’ve been active on Instagram since 2013, though until recently, it was not a central part of our organization’s social media strategy. What Hasn’t ‘Stuck to the Wall’: Instagram (both organic and paid) has not worked as a platform to promote our online individual giving campaigns.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Higher education performed in line with the average across the public sector, however, it’s slightly behind Human Services, Healthcare and Environment/Animal Welfare organizations, which means there’s room to grow! Leverage social advertising and ambassadors: Posting on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram doesn’t take you as far as it used to.

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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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