Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2022

If you're feeling stuck with your social media strategy, identifying the key performance indicators (KPIs) for your organization is a great starting point. In this post, we'll give you an overview of which social media KPIs tend to be most useful for nonprofits and how to track them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

By Tereza Litsa , Social Media Manager at Lightful , a simple social media management platform for nonprofits. A new year brings new goals and now is the perfect time to plan your social media content calendar for 2019. Get organized : a content calendar can help you create a more consistent social presence.

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Media Cause

JUNE 27, 2023

Not all social media channels are created equally when it comes to engaging with your audience—meaning your planning and execution needs to be nimble and flexible based on your goals and the audiences you want to engage with. This ensures you’re not wasting spend on areas that won’t drive results.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

With the rise of smartphones, it seems like everyone’s constantly on social media, making it the perfect marketing tool for your nonprofit! Infact, there are over 308 million social media users in the United States alone. Learn how your organization can take full advantage of social media in this guide!

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Social media is a powerful, yet affordable, way to inform, engage, and recruit volunteers. Here are 7 tips to help your organization get the most value from social media. If you’re wondering if social media can be an effective tool to recruit volunteers, the answer is yes. It is a win-win.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 11, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Free Social Media Scheduling Tools for Nonprofits. Unless you have a dedicated social media manager at your nonprofit, you know that routinely sharing your stories on social media can take up a lot of your time.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

Creating a social media strategy can feel overwhelming. The problem is, this advice is often aimed at organizations with dedicated social media folks, or even teams of them. So, how can your nonprofit create a social media strategy that you can sustain? In a year, what will success look like?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If someone was scrolling through their social media account and came across a post from your nonprofit, would they like, comment, or share it? Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. Track reliable results.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Social media is one of the most powerful tools for activating people to take action. Amidst the constant stream of news updates, social media advocacy campaigns offer people a relevant way to make a difference on the issues they care about. Use UTM codes to track performance.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social media is an indispensable tool for raising awareness for your nonprofit’s cause, reaching new audiences, and strengthening your relationships with donors. However, your nonprofit isn’t the only one that understands just how valuable social media can be for your fundraising efforts. After all, with 4.9

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Yesterday, I had a lot of fun giving another webinar for Nonprofit Webinars, this time focused on DIY Social Media Management. Track your organization and your cause. Create a shared tracking space for your team or whole organization. Supports tracking and analysis for message and call to action response.

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TechImpact

MAY 23, 2014

With so much to keep track of, a lot of nonprofits struggle to optimize their social media accounts and their websites. The post Infographic: Create A Smarter Nonprofit Social Media Strategy appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. It’s enough to make anyone’s head spin.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2021

With all the noise on social media as well as serious legal and ethical considerations clouding the platforms, how can nonprofits continue to reach their supporters and spread their messages online? How can you re-focus, re-prioritize, and get yourself back on track with your social media marketing?

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn. We keep track of this dynamic landscape so you can focus on your nonprofit. Here are 5 changes that social media experienced in 2013 that your nonprofit may have missed according to Resource Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. If you are using social media correctly, then your numbers should rise from month-to-month. If not, it may be time to get some training.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

Learn more: How to Convert Peer-to-Peer Event Participants into Monthly Donors If your organization is committed to a better donor experience, read on to learn how to give your P2P fundraising events new energy with activity tracking. Many non-sport options also happen to be ideal for tracking on a wearable device.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. I firmly believe in the latter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Ultimately, it’s less about the amount of time and more about the consistency – and planning, tracking, and everything else! We Are Media.

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CauseVox

MAY 4, 2021

Learn how to adjust your social media marketing strategy for your nonprofit after a tumultuous year! How can you re-focus, re-prioritize, and get yourself back on track with your social media marketing? It is no longer business as usual.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention. Fundraising Social Media' Source: Avectra.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Social media can be an extremely effective way to reach new audiences for your nonprofit and secure more donations for your cause. Nonprofit outreach should balance donor acquisition with donor engagement, so how do you utilize social media for both efforts? Create connections between your site and social profiles.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Social media is an important channel of communication for connecting with your donors and supporters. billion people were using social media worldwide in 2021, and that number is only expected to increase over time. Here are a few steps to help you get started on your social media journey! Set SMART goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Top 5 Social Media Tactics Every School Should Implement. First off, your school should have a blog that’s the center of your social media strategy. Remember, great content is the key to successful social media. Set it up on your website and blog so that you can track your efforts. Cornerstone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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TechImpact

JUNE 22, 2013

If you’re organization is like most nonprofits, you probably already use analytics to track the success of your website and your social media presence. Blog Mobile Social Tech analytics metrics nonprofit sm4np social media social media metrics'

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

If the numbers you are tracking don’t give you an action, how valuable are they? For example, if you track just how many people come to your website, it doesn’t give you much action. In this scenario there is no way to exchange social media coins for broader communication or marketing dollars.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Social media is an incredibly powerful storytelling tool for your nonprofit. According to our report, Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising , social media posts were the number one driver of charitable gifts in 2020—ahead of email and direct mail appeals! Sprout Social.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2013

This webinar will demonstrate how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2013

I’m honored to be included in a new ebook about marketing, fundraising, and social media. That’s why social media can be a valuable component of your online fundraising strategies. After all, it’s called “social” media for a reason! Well, sure – it does happen.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If you integrate your nonprofit’s Twitter account to your constituent relationship management system (CRM), you could create and track the campaign while building a list of potential supporters. The post 5 Tips For Increasing Social Impact With Social Media appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits.

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Socialbrite

MARCH 24, 2020

Take advantage of social media monitoring tools to advance your nonprofit’s cause. Social Data Analyst, Awario. To mobilize the public and inspire change, nonprofits need the right tools, and this goes for social media marketing more than anything. How nonprofits can use social listening. Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ]. Online Donations.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 27, 2021

Back in 2017, Twitter released an update sharing that the social media platform was assuming the gender of its users if not previously identified upon profile registration. The assumption was solely based upon how users interacted with various content on the social platform. Why is Twitter Assuming Gender?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 3, 2019

So, you’ve mastered the art of creating effective, engaging social media content. If you really want to get the most out of socials, interpreting your analytics and using them to your advantage is key. . All it takes is a close look at a few main factors to evaluate your overall social media performance.

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