Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Monster Today is Information Overload Awareness Day. The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Take my information overload quiz. Don't limit high quality information , filter out the crap.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

Given the nonprofit sector’s concerns about a possible recession , advocacy and other non-monetary methods of connection can be an important strategy for stewarding your supporter connections through thick and thin. Overcome barriers to connect with supporters. Say thank you and stay connected.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give is a text fundraising method, similar to text-to-donate, that allows your supporters to donate to your organization using their cell phones via text messaging. FundHub Live allows you to screencast your fundraising thermometer during events and show an activity feed that features your donors’ messages from their text donations.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2021

You know it’s time to consider expense management software when your old methods: Start taking too much time and resources Employees and volunteers need a way to submit expenses. In remote settings, working with outdated methods can also increase stress and workload for the staff. . Managers need to approve them.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

This person will take the helm on laying out tasks in a sequence, informing other staff of their roles and assignments, and providing assistance to people as they complete their parts of the evaluation. After you have made your selection you can then identify what information is needed to show these indicators.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. Showing impact numbers and, more importantly, stories keep donors informed and engaged. What Is a Donor Engagement Strategy? Asking about donor motivations. Teaching them something.

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 22, 2022

Recently, an article about Disney came across my news feed and caught my attention. Rather, they are trained to recognize that park visitors are likely seeking additional information. Cast members draw upon their extensive training in customer service to offer additional information, providing advice customized to that visitor.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Add videos, tell your supporters about your campaign, and engage your donors’ creative side with the all-new live supporter feed. Depending on donors’ payment methods, the transaction fees can range from 3-5%. Givebutter has everything you need for campaign fundraising in an easy-to-customize, easy-to-share format.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 31, 2020

These methods help you figure out what works for you. This helps you to stay updated with the information without confusion. Whether it’s written formats or videos, all of it can be repurposed to obtain maximum information. For more information on how to write for SEO, check out this article. . Repurpose content.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When you add a cinematic touch via video to that message, it becomes the most effective method to draw in viewers and spread the word about the work than any other available option. They educate and entertain viewers quickly, feeding information to them in a comfortable, effective way. People love watching videos! Impact Videos.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

Your donors can select the checkbox to agree to be communicated with using the contact information provided. You have to provide them with something of value like crucial information about the program or events they care about. This method works well on your website and on social media. Incentivize signing up.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Types of advertising can include a combination of any of the following: Social media marketing and news feed ads Search engine marketing ads (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) Through these you can collect important information like registration, sponsor, and bidder information to utilize at a later date for future campaigns and events.

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Socialbrite

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

You can see what content and information resonates with potential supporters — and what needs work. . So instead of just saying, “Your donation will help feed one person for six months,” share how an individual was helped by people’s donations. With this method, there’s a clear call to action: Come to our event.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

How this applies to nonprofits: Integrating your bank and credit card feeds directly into your fund accounting platform securely passes that information through and auto-matches to what is already in the ledger. Instead, they can manage their expenses as soon as they happen and get the business office the information they need.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Click here to put in your credit card information. It’s also about giving the donor choices in how much they give and information about where their money is going. Here are some examples: Feed your hungry neighbors. Just a little more information… If you can collect a little information, that’s great but don’t be a burden.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

This person will take the helm on laying out tasks in a sequence, informing other staff of their roles and assignments, and providing assistance to people as they complete their parts of the evaluation. After you have made your selection you can then identify what information is needed to show these indicators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

The work involves sifting, sorting, arranging, and publishing information. But, with so much information available and coming at us from many sources, we often don’t know if it’s the right information or if it’s current. Content Curation Provides Value from the Inside Out.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As the world opens up to in-person fundraising experiences once again, some organizations have fully embraced the return to traditional fundraising methods and events. However, for many nonprofit organizations, virtual fundraising will continue to be a part of their fundraising strategy for years to come. Market your hybrid auction.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. Give your audience information that will help them identify with the individual featured in your story. They can view your online donation page to get all the information they need to make a decision about whether and how much to give. Define the problem.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). MIT researchers in a recent study (PDF) looked at two alternative methods for establishing who needs assistance."

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2020

Armed with this information, you can structure your call: . By providing additional information, you can deepen supporters’ understanding and their connection. . If you’re having difficulty getting started with welcome kits, we recommend using and customizing a template to ensure you don’t forget any integral information.

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Achieve

AUGUST 27, 2021

This research method has the innate ability to uncover valuable information on prospective donors, helping your organization better understand its audience and determine key cultivation steps. . You can use the prospect research process to inform each step of your. One gift of $50 can feed a family of four for a week! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

Content curation is the organizing, filtering and making sense of information on the web and sharing the very best content with your network. One reason content curation is becoming more and more appreciated because of the huge amount of information available on the web. We can’t blame it all on the amount of information.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Other outreach methods for engaging your community can start to be costly, but outside of paid advertising, social media is free! Create professional videos where you introduce your team and mission and provide information on how people can help. Why should nonprofits use social media? Higher reach. Linking to fundraising.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In this informative session, you’ll learn tips to building the most effective donation forms and walk away with practical information you can use. Social media and online fundraising have taken the world by storm, but traditional fundraising methods still account for more than 93% of total fundraising. 8:30 AM to 9:45 AM.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Some of your donors may prefer getting information through email rather than social media while others might like direct mail as opposed to text messaging. With cross-platform marketing, you can maximize your reach for all of your donors no matter what their preferred communications methods are. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I use a RSS reader and read feeds because it is part of my writing process. My feeds are organized into folders and the folders ordered by priority. Like a farmer tending his crops, I'd scan through each folder, each feed, bookmarking and annotating what caught my eye, and looking for patterns and connections. Finding ???Looking

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Double-check that the story doesn’t share personal information or other details that could put the story subject in danger. It’s also helpful to be transparent about the methods you use to gather stories and your goals in doing so. Individuals may be sensitive about certain aspects of their story that may at first seem insignificant.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

Carlyn Schulzke and Matt Hayes will discuss how current data on donor demographics impacts major-gift donations with specific emphasis on simple, safe and secure methods of attracting and engaging with cryptocurrency donors. New giving methods for your nonprofit. Full Transcript: Steven: Okay. Matt, Carlyn, I’ve got 3:00 p.m.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Feeding America. Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. The organization works to provide donors and the charities they love with tools, ratings, and information needed for informed decisions and investments . Ami McReynolds. Michael Thatcher.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Twitter is a great tool for getting your message out in a method that spreads quickly. Although smaller than Facebook, how information spreads through the site allows a very large and diverse group of people to see your message. This viral method of getting information out, is just that - viral.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

You want to provide useful, interesting, mission-related information to use each channel successfully and meet the expectations of the people who follow you, but how do you keep each channel different enough to be interesting on its own without turning content-creation into a full-time job? Let’s look at them one at a time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

We agreed that it was much easier to share information on Twitter, that the immediate gratification was addicting, but that retrieval on Twitter is a not easy. Alan Levine also wrote a reflection about wanting to see a resurgence of blogging but also admitting how much fun it is share information via twitter. Update: Here's the feed

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Gyrus

JULY 14, 2016

However, my inability to participate aside, Pokémon Go is a very good application of Augmented Reality, and with the user base growing at such an alarming rate, it has caused many organizations to take pause and evaluate what seems to be endless opportunities in not only the game and its facets but in the delivery method itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

They use a variety of methods including focus groups, surveys, and one-on-one conversations. In Urban Institute ’s work with Feeding America —a network of over 200 food banks across the country—they were careful to avoid collecting feedback in November and December. Carefully Map Out Timing. Collecting the Feedback.

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