Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The discussion about the recent changes on Facebook has focused mostly around what it means for individuals, particularly the tension between openness and privacy. Many people are wondering what it means for nonprofit brands using Facebook as one of their marketing channels. Focus on Engagement That Leads To Action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

53% of nonprofit staff who are extremely or somewhat satisfied in their current roles donate to the organization where they work ( World-Changing Work Report ). 84% text-to-pledge gifts are fulfilled ( MobileCause ). The estimated value of a volunteer work hour is $25.43 93% of NGOs worldwide have a Facebook Page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Social Media: To effectively promote your monthly giving program on social media, you’ll need to create a series of promo graphics that are properly sized for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Facebook has the highest ROI and it is worth investing $100-500 in a test advertising campaign for your monthly giving program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Those thoughts are also a source of existential dread, even for people working at a tech company like Eventgroove! To help you dive right in, this posts provides an overview of the tools available, best practices, and examples to make your chosen AI writing tool work for you. Aren’t they all the same thing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today was the big announcement at the F8 Conference about the new dramatic, life altering changes in the Facebook Platform. The big change will be how Facebook profiles are becoming fuller “timelines” of a one’s life. Here’s an example of what it will look like and how it will work. New Feature: More than Liking.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising tips. Pledge Donations. Watch the interview on demand here. Recent Donors Notes.

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JULY 24, 2023

Get the organization approved on Facebook and other platforms 501(c)(3) nonprofits are raising billions on Facebook using birthday fundraisers or personal fundraisers or simply adding a donate button to posts. Board members can get your organization approved for fundraising on Facebook and Instagram.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. Razoo has seen over 40 Million dollars raised by passionate supporters of charitable work through their platform.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. Earth Day is a great time to support these initiatives, in addition to the year-round work that nonprofit organizations commit their mission to achieve for us all. Facebook: @CleanEnergyLeaders. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @calparks and @REI .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2018

Paper pledge forms were compelling enough to drive donations back in the P2P olden days. Instead of directing donors to paper pledge forms, fundraisers were now able to direct them to a website. And then in 2006, Facebook happened. A time when P2P meant actually talking to someone “in real life” to ask for a donation.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The basis of how P2P fundraising works is donors and sponsors share a campaign within their networks, quickly disseminating the information to a larger group of people. The flexibility of the P2P platform lets members set goals for how much they want to pledge to an annual event, boosting engagement and encouraging activity in the program.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

Go beyond just making one or two posts on your team’s Facebook page. Say a basketball team hosts an annual walk-a-thon fundraiser in which they collect pledge donations for each mile their participants walk. In the past, participants would gather pledges using paper forms. Disorganized campaigns and communication.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This also works in the inverse. For example, maybe one of your board members works in the tech sector. You know better because you work with your constituents every day. Total raised – total cost) / total cost (expressed as a %) Pledge Fulfillment Not all promises to give end in a donation.

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TechImpact

JULY 22, 2014

Facebook has a built-in email capture widget that, when turned on, can bay dividends. Try starting a petition, pledge, or call-to-action that helps a greater good connected with your nonprofit. Try using a unique address that will help you track those conversions. Social media matters here, too. Ask for non-financial support.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Jolkona partnered with the Seattle International Foundation (SIF), which pledged to match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. Starting July 26th, Groupon Seattle’s G-Team allowed subscribers to join Jolkona and SIF in making an investment in women’s leadership by pledging support in increments of $10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

Get affiliated (trained/certified) (so that an emergency response organization can put you to work in a leadership position immediately in a time of disaster. We decided to try to get 500 emergency plans pledged; 2,000 emergency kits built and 250 service leaders affiliated (meaning certified as first responders.).

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Facebook is hardly a new platform for nonprofit organizations to interact with supporters. At one point, the discussion around using Facebook revolved around how to build an audience on the platform and then direct that audience to another digital location such as your online donation page. Facebook Messenger as an Acquisition Tool.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Use a powerful Facebook Ads integration. Track your grants and pledges all in one place. Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

Capital campaigns are a great reason to talk about the work your nonprofit does. A new or improved facility is a lot of work and can come with increased expenses, more responsibility, and a lot of upkeep. It won’t work. In other words, if they see your announcement on Facebook, they may give $500. Increased awareness.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this article, we’ll provide some guidance to those who are ready to move beyond the board statement or public equity pledge to actively and intentionally implement Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) practices and strategies into their consultant search process. . Silence is most often viewed as indifference and/or complicity.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Before we dive into these tips, let’s do a quick review of how text-to-give works. How does Text-to-Give work? Among different vendors, there may be some variety in how text-to-give would work for your nonprofit and donors. Work with a provider who offers quick and easy setup. Market Your Nonprofit with Text-to-Give.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

If access is allowed through your organization’s policies, generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard AI, or Bing AI can help to break you out of your typical messaging and give you a foundation to work with. This means optimizing your messages for each platform, from direct mail to Facebook ads. Nobody knows your supporters like you do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2016

We also train people to work in a variety of fields such as automotive services, construction, health care, information technology, manufacturing, hospitality and retail. Nearly two million people worked to build their career and financial assets by engaging with Goodwill team members. What is the #LaborofLove Campaign?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

Working from this premise, this travel documentary project seeks to answer the question: How is global social change made where media, technology and creative people meet? How do artists, entrepreneurs and other ‘creatives’ support themselves doing the work they do? Share the campaign on Facebook. We operate best together.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

In our ongoing work to assess and improve our practices, M+R has been digging into a more comprehensive approach to developing ethical creative. . Maybe you’ve pledged to work with more LGBTQ creators or feature more BIPOC faces in your stock imagery. Read time: 6 minutes. Link Sharing.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Leverage Facebook donations: This year. Facebook + Paypal are providing a $7 million match. If your organization is already setup to accept donations through Facebook – great! If you are not currently approved to accept donations through Facebook, you can begin the approval process with. Get your Facebook Page verified.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

How does community-driven fundraising work to engage donors? They’re giving you both sweat equity and monetary equity, further connecting them to the fabric of your work. A Facebook post engages your donor AND increases your campaign’s audience. Well, for starters, they’re the ones who are rallying others to get involved.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

CauseVox’s Pledge Now, Pay Later Feature. If you’re looking for large gifts or employee matching programs, work towards finding corporate partners to sponsor your campaign. Use Facebook + Instagram Ads To Reach A Wider Audience. When reaching out to potential sponsors, consider your needs as an organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Remember last September when Facebook announced all those changes to individual profiles, including the timeline? One of the changes was that your friends and fans can do more than “Like” or “Comment” on Facebook. ” You can read more about how it works from the Facebook developer notes.

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2013

Spending on staff, fundraising, and technology is, in fact, critical to sustaining the good work that nonprofits do. They're also working together to help end the overhead myth. I just signed the pledge myself! The Overhead Myth website includes a Social Media Toolkit with sample tweets and Facebook posts you can use.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Whether you’re a major medical research nonprofit or a local nonprofit community clinic, the work you do matters. Take screenshots at regular intervals and share your progress and the time remaining on your Facebook event page and your nonprofit social media accounts. Make a Facebook fundraisers referral.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Virtual volunteer spotlights: Create short video interviews featuring your dedicated volunteers, showcasing their passion for your nonprofit’s cause and the impact of their work. Geographic impact: Segment your email list by location and send targeted messages that highlight the impact of your nonprofit’s work in each region.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2012

As part of my work with Upwell this month, we're helping to spread the word about World Oceans Day (June 8). I'm pledging to highlight the ocean on Water Wednesdays on Have Fun • Do Good for the next four weeks (June 13, 20, 27 and July 4). Hello Have Fun, Do Gooders! Twitter: Include #WorldOceansDay and @CelebrateOceans in your tweet.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2009

I’m a woman, and I work in technology. Have an idea for a fabulous virtual workshop that every woman working in online communications or technology must participate in? You can also follow WWT on Twitter and join the Women Who Tech Facebook group. I signed the Ada Lovelace Day pledge on Pledgebank, will you?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

* HelpAttack allows donors to pledge an amount for each social media message. For example, you can choose to pledge 10 cents a tweet, or $0.25 per Facebook update. You decide which nonprofit, how much you're willing to pledge per month, and HelpAttack! takes care of the rest. Why is this better?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Consider these two sample audiences: “Canadian women” or “18 to 30-year-old women in BC or Alberta who live in cities with more than 100,000 people” Of course, most NGOs can’t afford to hire the kind of market researchers you’d need to produce a sophisticated work-up of who your core audience is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

” Think Alexa, Facebook Messenger Bots and other Chat Bots, etc. This is a great way to create and test a prototype for your nonprofit to see how a chat bot works and understand the work flow. Then worked with a conversational marketing firm to implement a more sophisticated Chat Bot. .

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