Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

WhatsApp represents one such medium that presents nonprofits with an outstanding opportunity to engage with stakeholders through texts, attachments, and multiple forms of conversations delivered to their mobile phones and now to their desktops. Recent data indicates that there are in excess of 1.5

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Mobile devices can do everything; from research, getting directions, receiving communications, to shopping online. Use Mobile to Raise Funds. Consider hosting an auction online , which allows you to reach out to donors anywhere in the world, even those using mobile technology. Use Mobile for Events. She has six years of.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

Save Your Seat: N2Y4 Mobile Challenge Conference is almost here! The organizers of this year’s N2Y4 Mobile Challenge & Conference tell us there are still a few seats left for the 2-day event convening the best and brightest from an inter-disciplinary field of hackers, entrepreneurs, activists and philanthropists. REGISTER here!

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

Here are some key strategies NVP used: Hosting weekly mobilization calls to welcome all volunteers into NVP and ensure people are getting plugged into immediate actions in less than 24 hours of event attendance. Volunteers self-selecting into text banking, phone banking, social media, community mobilization, and/or storytelling.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

Develop an email and/or phone number acquisition program. Optimize content and messaging for mobile and search. This is particularly useful for retreat facilitation and department reorganization. Develop user-friendly donation landing pages and gift processing. Develop a direct mail donor acquisition program.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

Specialty Mentoring Program Facilitator, Pathways to Education. " A couple of years ago, my colleagues and I were spending over 150 hours a month on the phone trying to reach high school students in our program. Jason Shim. Mosaic Counselling and Family Services. The average call would take approximately 6 minutes.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. Host a virtual phone bank for supporters to contact local businesses and grocery stores requesting excess food donations. DISEASE FOUNDATIONS.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

More mobile devices are sold worldwide than PCs, and mobile is expected to overtake PCs as the most popular way to access the Internet in the next few years. Laura Quinn shared her ideas at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , in a session called More Than Apps: Affordable Program Delivery Through Mobile Phones.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

For major donors, start with a phone call and then send out an official email or printed invitation with the registration information. Make sure your registration page is simple to fill out and mobile-friendly. As you prepare to market your gala, be sure to include: Mobile-optimized ticket sales. Segment your communications.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With this functionality, donors can tap their credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay digital wallet onto a mobile device and have their gift processed through the Bloomerang mobile app. Mobile-friendly interface. 57% of nonprofit website traffic comes from mobile devices. per transaction. transaction fee 6.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

If you follow the mobile active blog , you'll know that in other areas of the world, using text messages to make a donation is commonplace. Last Friday, Mobile Active reported on the Sunday???s s Super Bowl launch of a United Way fund-raising campaign using mobile phone text messaging.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

The mobile space has been a talking point for years now, but with the January 2014 introduction of 802.11ac, a wireless networking standard WiFi, it is even more important than ever. The next step is having them interact with the internet without needing a tablet or smart phone. SaaS sales are expected to reach $21.3B

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

However, in one of the discussion threads on the Summit wiki, there has been mention about using cameraphones or smart phones for this in addition to. So, while at BlogHer 07 I had a little bit of a personal learning mission: What can I learn about mobile video blogging in a global context? This is a great method for peer learning.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

It lets you choose from Stripe or Moolah to facilitate online transactions, monthly gifts, or EFT donations. Kindful is another powerful donor-tracking software that facilitates online giving as a built-in feature. Be sure that the tool you choose is mobile friendly since many people are online via their phone.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? The facilitator may be able to better convey the need and achieve the desired results. Launch a Text-To-Give, or Text-To-Donate drive : Your donor likely has a cell phone. How are you nurturing and supporting your fundraising staff?

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

The revolution that has allowed ICT services to transition to a point of real uptake and impact -- or as Heeks describes, from a tool of development to a “platform for development” --is the mobile phone. . Mobile phones have made the uptake of ICT services achievable because they have become incredibly available.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

Text fundraising is a popular method of charitable giving facilitated by messages on a mobile device. For both text-to-donate and text-to-give, nonprofit organizations need a short code (shortened phone number) and campaign keyword. Text-to-give is a carrier-based mobile fundraising method.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2009

CLEAR Training: Social Media and Mobile Phones View more OpenOffice presentations from kanter. I'm back in DC where I facilitated two workshops on social media. The first session I co-lead with Katrin Verclas which was a look at social media and mobile tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I’m facilitating a Peer Learning Program for the Knight Foundation with community foundations that are hosting Giving Days using the Knight Foundation’s Giving Day Playbook. Carry your camera phone around and snap impromptu photos of your #nonprofit. And it is those limitations that help you focus on your subject.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

This includes an optimized website that’s mobile-friendly and easy to navigate, strategic use of search engine optimization (SEO) to increase visibility during times of high public interest, and an established monthly giving program to facilitate the transition from one-time to recurring donations. This builds a connection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

The pandemic has inspire a new breed of online collaboration apps that facilitate drop in video chatting for serendipitous conversations that your team might want to test. Essentially, everyone loads up zoom or a messenger group on their mobile phones, and then walks around their neighborhood.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

It’s also helpful to invest in volunteer management software that comes with a mobile app. You may also consider offering micro-volunteer opportunities (typically between 1-2 hours) or virtual volunteer opportunities for volunteers with busy schedules, mobility issues, or transportation restrictions. Develop your volunteer schedule.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

In part 1 of Mobilize Those Mobile Eyes , I wrote about the different facets of the mobile channel that your organization can use to engage your constituents. Here, I’ll cover who the players are you can to bring to the table, and share a couple of thoughts about creating a plan for mobile. Author: Guest Blogger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. Do a little research and see if your peer executive directors are using social media or mobile as a leadership tool. ” Always Be Learning.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Is it optimized for mobile devices? . Is it optimized for mobile? As with the rest of your website and communications, you should optimize for mobile. A phone call?

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Recent events, including the unprecedented number of protests, fueled by technologies that make it easy to mobilize large groups of people around such issues as racial justice, women’s rights, and climate change, have elevated the concept of mattering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

If you are responsible for planning and facilitating virtual meetings, here are some tips that’ll help you make your meetings more productive. Virtual Meetings Require Iron Fist Facilitation. Appoint a facilitator to function as traffic cop, spelling out the rules of engagement and calling on people when it’s their turn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. The demo showed how to turn your smart phone into an interpreter with experimental software that.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Supporters can use these platforms to give quickly and easily from their laptops, desktop computers, and mobile devices. processing fee Qgiv Mobile-friendly fundraising campaigns Free to get started with OneCause Mobile bidding Depends on the package Regpack Registrations and ticketing $125 per month with a 2.1%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

Give them a “Tweetutorial”: Most likely, your CEO uses a mobile phone. Give them a “Tweetutorial” of how to use Twitter on their mobile phone and the basic commands. Here’s another example about a nonprofit CEO (Helen Clark of UNDP) using Twitter to engage audiences about policy.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. FrontlineSMS:Medic - SMS for Medical Records and Mobile Lab Diagnostics. The N2Y4 Mobile Challenge called for innovative mobile applications supporting social good.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Stories are the currency of human connection; they move, motivate, and—most importantly—mobilize. From the first email, phone call, or meeting, volunteers are gauging whether your organization is a place where they want to invest their time and energy. Why does your mission matter? Why should someone dedicate their time to your cause?

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Instead of multiple phone calls back and forth, they can just enter their information on your online form and press “submit.” A good way to facilitate an in-kind donation campaign virtually is to take advantage of your online tools and make an eCommerce page with a list of needed products. Leverages common tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Jennifer made use of an app called “ Answer Qwik ” that allows participants to answer polling questions on their mobile phones and have the aggregate results shown on the screen. When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Mobile phones, texting, facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the ways in which relationships are being redefined, established, and maintained by technology. Giving to others in need can be full of mixed motivations and our hope is to facilitate Pure giving." We have entered a new era of Relationships 2.0."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Next Janet shared examples of empowering questions that help facilitate listening and coaching.

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