Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

Points of Light Institute’s primary mission is to inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action that changes the world. We believe that civic engagement is a vital part of a healthy democracy and therefore promote and support volunteerism in the broadest sense. What are the key results of this campaign ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. You are limited to 150 characters, so get straight to the point, draw attention to your bio with emojis and campaign hashtags, and include a call-to-call to action. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

The more data points you have on your donors—from email and street addresses to job titles and company names, giving capacity, philanthropic history, contact preferences, and general interest—the more you will be able to target your asks and create fundraising campaigns that speak directly to them.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Thanks for the info! All rights reserved.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) That is what got me into Facebook originally.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Right now, participants from the fall round of our data co-op, Scout Quest, are getting their hands on a bunch of sweet, sweet data, including neat things like which donors and prospects are giving to other nonprofits, how frequently they are giving, and who is taking action for other organizations. and our annual Benchmarks study.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

AUGUST 5, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

Last month I donated online to 25 of my 32 Favorite Nonprofits in celebration of reaching the benchmark of following 100,000 nonprofits, nonprofit staff, and nonprofit service providers on Twitter. Most of the emails were text-only with the focus on the nonprofit’s “tax ID number and please save this email for your records.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Using past campaigns as a benchmark, we set our goal at $50,000. We purposely set a more conservative goal so that our staff could feel the motivating rush of achieving it, and then we could push to exceed the original goal. Try doing a drip email campaign that has a countdown to the campaign launch. Keep up the great work!

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. Another reason to start with Paid search: According to the M&R 2022 Benchmark Study , return on ad spend was highest for search ads ($3.72).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

Last month I donated online to 25 of my 32 Favorite Nonprofits in celebration of reaching the benchmark of following 100,000 nonprofits, nonprofit staff, and nonprofit service providers on Twitter. Most of the emails were text-only with the focus on the nonprofit’s “tax ID number and please save this email for your records.”

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Based on 2019 data benchmarks, 20% of first time donors don’t repeat their gift the following year. Make the confirmation page more than just a generic receipt, and include a follow-up call to action, a picture and story of impact, a stakeholder testimonial, or even an official note from your leadership. Confirmation Email.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

A few years ago, I was working with an organization trying to build a statewide email network. How many of them stayed on the email list? And how many actually took a requested action? And how many actually took a requested action? How many people per hour did the organization recruit?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

A few years ago, I was working with an organization trying to build a statewide email network. How many of them stayed on the email list? And how many actually took a requested action? And how many actually took a requested action? How many people per hour did the organization recruit?

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