Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Of the major social media platforms, Instagram routinely tops the list as one of the most important engagement channels for nonprofits looking to reach a wider, younger audience. Instagram is a visual social media platform. Here are some potential actions your followers can take to enter to win: Like and share your post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

While the specific tactics and techniques for a tool may change, the concepts generally hold constant. Over the years, as I have watched Facebook roll out features and changes, it seems takes a predictable pattern: the big announcement, hype, backlash, more tweaks to the platform, experiments by users/organizations, and learning what works.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Think Outside the Race: 5 Innovative Ways to Use Your Fundraising Platform Year-Round Ever wondered how you can leverage your fundraising platform beyond the usual annual events? This is where a versatile all-in-one fundraising platform like Flipcause can make a difference.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

Maybe you’ve never heard of those platforms, but for some large demographics they are the hot spots online, not Facebook. Make your calls to action part of the routine! Creating calls to action that match the community and can be accomplished, or promoted, in the same space will increase the overall participation you can garner.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Half the battle of organizing an event is marketing it and creating enough hype to maximize registration numbers. There are several platforms that make up your digital marketing strategy, but we’ll walk through three platforms that are easily leveraged regardless of budget size: . for the event messages on each platform.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Catalogue for Philanthropy made use of Giving Tuesday Now (a national fundraising day to support nonprofits through COVID) to hype up their own one-day giving event online. That’s what I’m a HIPpy did with their Leap into Action fundraiser.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We saw a 108% increase in dollars raised on the Qgiv platform and a 100% increase in the total number of donations to our clients. Choose the right platform that will set you up to get the most out of your campaign. Our platform also provides personal fundraising dashboards for participants and tools for gamifying the campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Organizations can get comfortable with implementing one channel and expand to other channels as part of their maturity of practice model. Capacity building that takes an incremental approach and is a balance of strategy and action leads to capacity building that sticks. Wait for maturation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2009

There is an inherent tension between strategy and tactical implementation of using social media to support a campaign's objectives or nonprofit's mission, whether the goal is fundraising, marketing, or taking action. Coordinating Collective Action 4. The objectives: 1. Spread the Word 2. Campaigns 3. Crowdsourcing 5.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As the platform matures , we’ll get a better sense of the power and potential of this network that lets people find, connect, and support social change organizations and issues. Amy Sample Ward shares her first reflections and critique of the platform and wonders what’s the point? Is Jumo Worth The Hype?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The official hashtag, #14NTC , is starting to buzz on Twitter, and I’m getting hyped about connecting with nonprofit leaders from around the globe! These interactive small group sessions are an opportunity to engage with peers and get actionable takeaways from leaders like Nancy Schwartz, Sarah Durham, Richard Dietz and many more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Its true impact has yet to be measured, but Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and every other social media platform have already caused a revelation in how people want to communicate. Nonprofit social communications wizards share examples and tips to get your fans mobilized for action. They want to connect. They are in control.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Assuming that many of you read the same popular tech blogs as I do, I'm willing to bet that you have noticed all the hype about Quora. It's the latest question and answer platform to have caught the attention of the blogosphere and techie hipsters. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

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. It’s worth noting that you must be an admin of your Facebook Page to take this action. Second, write a compelling Instagram bio. “Link in Bio” Strategy.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 4, 2016

Also, make sure you have a specific call-to-action on the direct mail piece. Use them to boost hype for a special occasion that needs an extra kick. As we’ve talked about this past month, integrated marketing is all about conveying one consistent message across all your communications platforms. Advertising. Public Relations.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

Better Donor Engagement Meanwhile, another benefit of artificial intelligence for nonprofits is the ability to analyze donor behavior and predict future actions. Tars First on our list is Tars, a conversational AI platform that helps scale interactions between nonprofits and customers with conversational automation.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

If pivoting your conference to a virtual platform, consider these top 11 tips for hosting virtual conferences. Be prepared to scale up if necessary and look for a virtual conference platform that can adjust and accommodate a larger audience. Get a virtual event platform. Do not be afraid to aim big! . Mix in social .

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2022

your event marketing plan, research what communication channels and platforms your supporters use frequently and take a multi-channel approach that incorporates those channels. This can help build a sense of momentum and present multiple calls to action, one of which they might act on after seeing the others. As part of.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

2) Craft a compelling message (behind-the-scenes, a call-to-action, a positive story, etc.). In discussions with small and medium-sized nonprofits, there’s a lot of hype about stories (which disappear 24 hours after posting), but very little ROI and stories can be time-consuming to create. The same is true with Facebook Stories.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Almost 50% of these donors prefer to give using a physical check instead of an online platform. Remember to be as specific as you can about the expected revenue and results of your campaign, as well as the expenses your organization will incur as you put your plan into action. Put Your Plan into Action.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. The cost of online fundraising software can be fairly inexpensive, only requiring a small platform fee and processing fee. Increase brand awareness.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2024

Think about your donation amount descriptions and images, update the language on your donation button, and change the colors of the form to match your custom images if your donation form platform allows you to make those customizations. Remind donors that the day is coming and build hype.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

If pivoting your conference to a virtual platform, consider these top 11 tips for hosting virtual conferences. Be prepared to scale up if necessary and look for a virtual conference platform that can adjust and accommodate a larger audience. Get a virtual event platform. Do not be afraid to aim big! . Mix in social .

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2007

There's a more measured article about twitter from the MIT Technology Review that gets beyond the hype to talk about twitter's functionality. There is a stored, web-based record of your (and your networks’) actions over the time that you twitter. But, hopefully, most people will get to the next questions: What is this thing, really?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

Build hype. Always include a call to action, which features a link to the survey location. However, giving volunteers a platform to connect, like an online member community, is more likely to keep them naturally engaged. . Does your association have a manager to oversee the supervision of the new online platform?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Rather than comparing Woolworth sit-ins to the much-hyped Twitter Revolution, finding the latter coming up wanting, and stopping there, Gladwell might have given some space in the New Yorker to dig a little deeper to find examples of folks using technology to organize in intriguing, successful ways. First, a smaller quibble.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Your options for developing creative content are endless, from branded animated gifs to graphic updates and even hype videos. Ideally, you’d create the page through a peer-to-peer fundraising platform for easy shareability and engagement. Create a Unique Giving Day Page. Encourage them to invite their friends. Share Your Success.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 15, 2023

Additionally, utilizing the segmentation capabilities offered by a comprehensive text messaging platform allows you to tailor your appeals based on supporters’ interests, demographics, or giving history. This can all be impactful in creating hype around your fundraising event and encouraging people to sign up.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

There are two things that worry me about this: Museum executives are often fascinated by the social/cultural outcomes of social media but may not understand the specific characteristics of the platforms (and are too busy to spend their time learning them). I don't think terms like "wikimuseum" are pure hype. Words have power?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

From branded animated gifs to graphic updates and even hype videos, your options for developing creative content are endless. You can create the landing page on the school’s website or through an online fundraising platform. Just make sure each post is thoughtful with a call to action for the giving page.

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