Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Measure Networked Nonprofit. The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Human interest stories and good news from the organizations generated more interaction than others. So, do businesses then need to turn to ads/sponsored stories? And now to end with a shaggy dog story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The ROI for us is measured in lives saved more than just the money raised to do so. Chris also notes the headlines and tags of videos that are trending and often patterns our next video to capitalize on the buzz. She also helps cultivate community on a number of our social sites including ours at ChatBigCats.com.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

To ensure that your email reaches your donor , you have to take extra measures. That means instead of the usual generic headlines that don't state what the email is about; you have to be on point. What Is The Story? You have a story to tell -- why you need the help of your donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

Sharing memories – stories, pictures – after the party keeps the good feeling going, and makes everyone want to attend next year. ” All good nonprofit strategists know that you have to begin with setting measurable goals. It’s got to be fun – games and activities can make a big difference. Number of donors.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here are a few of the big headlines we keep on our minds (and on sticky notes on our desk when our minds are full) to make sure we’re keeping our urgent work from drowning out our most important work. At Common Impact , we take goal setting and goal achieving seriously.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

" I would appreciate any suggestions, improvements, pointers to other resources or if your organization has a story to tell about web analytics. Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission 3. From these questions, you need to pick the three most critical metrics to measure success goals. Social Media Measurement.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Start with a story to draw your readers in. Use a sad story that transforms into a happy one. Use stories in your copy but only one story. One story is more powerful than three stories. (~Tom Make your story SHORT but powerful. Put a headline on the reply card such as “Yes! Tom Ahern).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

The Community Media Workshop is a media organization in Chicago that trains nonprofits to tell their stories to the media, tips sensitive journalists to the importance of these stories, and tries to create better relationships between the media and the diverse communities in Chicago. How are you measuring your success with the site?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Other then this practical reason, we also syndicate headlines from our blogs, podcast, and videocast in order to pull them into the Workshops resources and eventually to our flagship website to purchase our media guide, sign up for additional training, and subscribe to our electronic newsletter.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

If you try to use your regular email, you run the risk of being marked as spam, looking unprofessional, and not being able to measure open rates. Set her heart on fire with stories of real lives and real change – it’s what she wants to know after giving. ONE Success story. A system like Constant Contact complies with U.S.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2015

The entire nation tuned in as news of the event made front page headlines on sites such as CNN and ABC. Blackbaud’s Andy Welkley addresses the importance in his article , stating that “ the future success of your nonprofit will be fueled by the relationships you build and stories you tell. Articles started trending.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2007

So I'm really curious about how many folks in this field are measured on goals other than raising money. However, in the day to day, I have only seen a couple of examples of really successful nonprofit campaigns in social networks that have converted to "value" as measured by our current paradigm of what is valuable to nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Public Insight Network in Minnesota is a network of 75,000 people who help make Minnesota Public Radio News by sharing their observations, insights, and experiences with reporters and editors who may share these insights through a story or on the web site. How do you measure the impact of the crowd here? How did they measure impact?

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Controversial and provocative topics, large international events, and clickbait news headlines always float to the top due to the amount of engagement they receive (positive and negative). It means getting out of your comfort zone and trying new things, like Facebook Live or Instagram Stories. Pique Curiosity. Ask again – So what?

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. I would love to see more success stories -- post em here!

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. I would love to see more success stories -- post em here!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

One hopes that nonprofits deciding to roll their own social networks, aren't creating their own social silos and have gone into it with a solid strategy, clear objectives and measurable metrics , and can evaluate the ROI. I'd love to see more detail, like an overview the strategies or how they measure success. What do you think?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. I would love to see more success stories -- post em here!

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

It exists in the algorithms that govern your Facebook timeline, explains why YouTube always recommends the perfect video, or more recently, powers the Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s Chat-GPT , Google’s Bard , or Bing’s AI Chatbot , and others that have made headlines. What do these new AI tools do?

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They can’t find any impact measurement statistics for your nonprofit , and the images featured on your homepage are awkwardly sized and don’t readily communicate how your organization is making a difference. Your nonprofit can also share stories of beneficiaries you’ve helped to make your cause even more compelling and inspire action.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They counteract this by telling the stories of people both past and present who have connections with the American Red Cross. Don’t be afraid to share people’s stories because it will make your organization feel a lot more friendly and open. Like the American Red Cross, they know how to use personal stories to promote their brand.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Creating share-worthy content means understanding your audience and the story they want to tell. Twitter and Facebook serve different functions, but two things should always be consistent: your ask and your story. What’s the story? It’s hot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

What metrics will you use to measure success? If the answer to all those questions starts with a dollar sign, then you have your measurable metric. 3: Socialize your content with compelling stories that inspire people to donate. What’s the story you’re telling about how you will use the money raised to reach your outcomes?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2017

It’s not about creating entirely new content or telling a different story, but you must acknowledge the existing relationship you have with the donor and, more importantly, the kind of impact they can have (or have had) through their gifts. Video Stories. Be sure to include a link in the email so people can share it on social.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

How to measure data to influence your marketing decisions i. The real challenge, though, is that measurable results take some time to realize. This article does so well because: The headline entices a positive emotion from readers. The blog post tells a story, thereby connecting with the reader.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Measure – Prove to leadership that the investments made are yielding incremental results toward your goals. Each headline and subsequent sub-headlines should lead the reader to the conclusion you are trying to make. Write A Headline That People Want To Click. Let me show you how: Identify Keyword Opportunities.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2014

The Anatomy of a Perfect Blog Post: The Data on Headlines, Length, Images and More is everything its title promises it will be. We may have lost one of the greatest writers of all time this week, but her work, her style and her authenticity, has forever influenced the way we tell our stories. knew he wasn’t lying.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 31, 2022

Whether you’re educating them about your mission, sharing success stories, or urging them to donate, having a central hub for information and resources is essential. Consider this type of web design for your nonprofit if: Your organization is relatively young and doesn’t have many resources or stories to share yet.

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