Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? As I've said elsewhere on this blog about Second Life, it isn't yet the best medium for fundraising, but to get attention for a cause and connect with people - there's some opportunity. Because of the results obtained, the action will keep going.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I use it to call people to action to benefit a nonprofit/charity: Example Tweet: #CharityTuesday :: Add a “Cause&# Twibbon to your Twitter Avatar: [link]. fundraising : This hashtag is best used when tagged on to a Tweet that discusses fundraising trends. You use it to send a shout out to your followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. It’s for this reason that your avatar should be well-designed, not include text that is too small to read in the News Feed, or show any obvious errors in cropping.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

According to the Open Data Project , of the 89% of nonprofits worldwide that use social media in their digital marketing and fundraising strategy, 75% of those use Instagram. After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. My friends responding with public questions about what else was needed or suggesting fundraising strategies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Using Wordle, nonprofits could generate word clouds that add some color and creativity to their online fundraising and outreach campaigns. Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 17, 2023

Go Fishing Where the Fish Are If you’re like most professional fundraisers, you have more on your plate than you can get done in a day. Some people don’t give to charity (gasp!) To be wildly successful at fundraising and fully fund your budget, you need to value your donors as partners. So, where do you start to find new donors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

NpTech Food Metaphors: The Where Most Needed blog reports that trans fat is not only unhealthy for your body, but can harm cookie-dependent fundraising campaigns. CivicSpace On Demand, a web-based solution for cms, crm, email, and fundraising tasks for progressive organizations, announces it public release. Happy Birthday to drupal !

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