Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Using a tool like Animato can make it easy for your nonprofit to create DYI videos, but to be successful you need to develop a strategy and use compelling storytelling. Mark Zuckerberg’s recently announced that Facebook’s News Feed will be veering away from branded content to prioritize content posted by personal accounts.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

They simply need to be good storytellers. Storytelling opens doors and creates interest and can be coupled with an invitation to “take action” on the organization’s website which hopefully helps them acquire email addresses. Many nonprofits have not yet broken down their expenses into these bite-sized donation amounts.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

Individual executives have a significant advantage over company accounts across many platforms both from a storytelling and algorithmic standpoint. There are many problems with this which is the subject of a different novel… The purpose of this guide is to help organizations take advantage of this truth.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Instagram Instagram , another Metaverse social media platform, is primarily focused on visual content and thrives on striking imagery, video, and storytelling content. It’s also an excellent platform for awareness campaigns and sharing educational content in a format that resonates with the platform’s trends. Higher reach.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

As a people, we have to tell our own story.” – Evans Okinyi, CEO, East Africa Philanthropy Network Coming from a family of storytellers and strong matriarchs, I was interested in “Black (Women’s) Power: Our Voices.” Using the power of our voices Speakers stressed the importance of using our voice to create change. “As

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 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). But here's the thing: the trends aren't actually that good." Change the internet? Change the way we associated with others on and offline?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. The rumors started rolling in around third quarter of last year – Instagram was going to fill up your photo feed with ads. Time is money. But who has time to tell stories? In fact, the latest numbers given by the U.S.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Social media is an incredibly powerful storytelling tool for your nonprofit. With Sprout’s listening tools your nonprofit can track trending topics, keep tabs on particular words or companies, be notified of industry thought leaders worth collaborating with, compare how your nonprofit is perceived compared to similar nonprofits, and more!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. Dr. Seuss Helps You Rock Digital Storytelling.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

If your nonprofit feeds the creative flame with passion and storytelling, you'll start getting somewhere. What hashtags are they trending? Just how do you decide what hashtags are trending, and what keywords are most ideal for your audience? Is your nonprofit funny? What is their local jargon?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Even more cumbersome is the trend to not only publish your stories on your blog and website, but to also have to publish them on Medium , Steller , as Facebook Notes , on LinkedIn Publisher , and soon directly into Google.com. Storytelling is the buzzword of 2016 – and for good reason. Fret not if you are missing a few.

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Classy

JULY 19, 2021

3 Nonprofit Video Marketing Trends to Note. World Central Kitchen posted a video on Instagram following the June 2021 condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida with an update on their efforts to feed all on-site emergency personnel. Just like any other trend, nonprofit video will continue to change as our world progresses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Their experience of your page will occur primarily in the News Feed. First impressions are important on social media.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When the donor clicks through to the donation page, a call to action should be prominent like “Your gift helps us feed the homeless!” Videos are the most powerful format for storytelling and turning viewers into donors. Make it part of the header or main menu so it shows up on every page. Here are some tips for making better videos.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. The Importance of Storytelling It’s no secret that a great story can generate movers and shakers.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia: My framework that I use with my clients is 80/20: 80% of your posts should be informative, educational, inspirational, helpful, valuable, shedding light on your programs, storytelling, etc. 80% of your posts should add value to your followers’ social media feeds. 20% can be promotional. Summarize it! The first area is research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Here is an observation about noticing Chuck Close’s art in Instagram feeds and sharing a work from the Met, with some commentary. On Instagram, a photo is worth 1,000 words. Instagram is about storytelling. This is a hilarious Instagram spoof account satirizing the great millennial adventurer trend in photography.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Between the visual storytelling opportunities, real time update capabilities, almost all of the same advertising options as Facebook, and 1 billion active monthly users* – Instagram is a no brainer to me. they do an amazing job of visual storytelling), @rainforestalliance. , @habitatforhumanity. , @aspca. , charitywater.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Storyteller – producing mission-related content about your impact on a social issue, a critical component of CSR for your most valued people (case in point: Charity:Water ). Changemaker – the expertise, infrastructure and logistics you need to make change (case in point: Starbucks’ Foodshare with Feeding America ).

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Lack of resources, expertise, leadership buy-in, choosing the right software tools (or the right strategic partners) all while trying to stay current on the latest marketing trends is overwhelming. These platforms make their revenues from advertising, giving them no incentive to show your post to thousands of feeds unless you pay for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Known for having higher engagement than other social media, Instagram is evolving and it is becoming increasingly more difficult for nonprofits to get exposure in the Instagram Feed. In most cases, your avatar should not include text as it would be too small to read in the Instagram feed on a smartphone.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Join more than 40 nonprofit organizations and over 70 MLG professionals in sessions featuring overall trends, insights, and analysis. From the end-of-day block party to hands-on workshops and community discussions, there are countless opportunities for you to connect with new ideas, learn the latest trends, and build your peer network.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 9, 2017

During Facebook’s Q4 2016 earnings call, Zuckerberg himself said that he sees video “ as a mega trend on the same order as mobile.” Our news feeds will have more and more video in them as this mega-trend continues. Storytelling in a sound-off world. The notion of storytelling might seem grandiose.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Cultivate, Educate or Activate? 60) Search « Cultivate, Educate or Activate?

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Be a storyteller. 60) Search « How Sticky is Facebook? How will it make a difference? (Is

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Cultivate, Educate or Activate? 60) Search « Cultivate, Educate or Activate?

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

Technology and digital trends move quickly, but there are a few fundamentals that every nonprofit needs to know. The six practices are explained through real stories from organizations like Feeding America and Habitat for Humanity. Free Download: Your Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling. By Brock Warner, CFRE.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Get creative and explore new trends. Social media pages: Share Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram updates using both the post and the story feature on each platform, so supporters stay in-the-loop and can share your posts to their feeds. Get creative and explore new trends. Additional trends. Take a multichannel approach.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 20, 2023

Interactive videos: Interactive elements, such as quizzes and polls, are a new trend in social media that nonprofits can incorporate into their videos to generate engagement. This can include live broadcasts of events, Q&A sessions, or behind-the-scenes looks at your organization’s work. He earned his B.A.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We used storytelling to engage people and motivate them to take action.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Better Online Storytelling Designed by Roger O. April 27 , 2009 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 5.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

On social media, algorithms dictate which posts show up on a user’s feed in which order, and which videos to play, based on viewing history and likelihood to watch the next video, and so on. employed powerful visuals to grab your attention and storytelling designed to keep you reading. Anti-sex-trafficking organization Amirah Inc.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Or there’s a second bucket that I’m really sort of anecdotally seeing a strong movement or a strong trend in the community. But Phil openly admits, “You know, our core competency is planning churches and feeding children.” But I think fundraising and capital campaigns are all about storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

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). " Check out the 12 Trends, from Personalized Video Thanking to Ebooks to Digital Fundraising Staffing!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! I’ll even try and find a silver lining on the recent NSA PRISM spying scandal why it’s trending toward better transparency in the cloud. Here’s what she says: “We’re big fans of digital storytelling here at TechSoup.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

Almost three-quarters of all American internet users are on at least one social media platform and spend an average of two hours every day scrolling through social media feeds, liking, sharing, and commenting on posts. Using visual storytelling can be a powerful tool for galvanizing support via your social media platforms.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Patton, Donorly Multi-channel Marketing Strategies with Branding and Google Ad Grants – by Carl Diesing, DNL Omnimedia Turn Your Social Media Feed into a Viable Fundraising Channel – by Ryan Thomas, Oneicity. Turn Your Social Media Feed into a Viable Fundraising Channel. Also of note: Google’s “ABCD Framework.”

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