Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

A short list of recommended apps for marketing Facebook Pages: YouTube Video app : If you have an active Nonprofit YouTube Channel, you might want to share those videos on your Facebook page automatically by creating tab for your channel. The best app is from Involver. Poll Daddy Polls does simple polls (yes / no, three choices).

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Preventing screen fatigue at your online event is more than just getting the audience to interact with the sessions, it is also about making them comfortable. Consider Attendee Comfort.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Offer incentives such as special recognition, exclusive event access, or merchandise to motivate your network to actively promote and sell tickets within their circles. Lastly, you can continue fostering excitement by maintaining an active presence on social media and through email, encouraging conversations and interaction.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This will help you stand out from the crowded digital landscape and make interacting with your content a memorable experience. For example, younger generations prefer interacting via social media, while older demographics tend to use email more often. Social media polls. Online contests or challenges.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

A good homecoming social media strategy helps you drum up participation and then effortlessly ride alongside as alumni generate most of the activity. Run contests to encourage people to share pictures or publish posts. Run an online poll to find out what people liked and what could be different. Feature Online-Only Content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. How can you grow your email list to activate and build your organization’s power? Sometimes an organization can look to its own programs and mission-related activities for perks. More than “observing, but less than “touching” is “interacting.”

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed interactions with supporters to the digital realm, your organization probably undertook a transformation to boost your digital marketing efforts. Younger generations prefer interacting via digital platforms like social media, while older demographics tend to use email. . Social media polls.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Here are some post-gala strategies to spark engagement : Relive the Memories, Fuel Excitement: Photo & Video Power Unleash the Photo Power: Tag, Share, & Contest Your Way to Engagement Capture the night’s essence through captivating photos and videos. Share them on your website, social media platforms, and email newsletters.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Unlike typical events driven by in-person interaction, guests can be engaged with interactive polls, live shoutouts, and rotating break-out rooms ( Zoom and similar services offer all or most of these features in one). Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed interactions with supporters to the digital realm, your organization probably undertook a transformation to boost your digital marketing efforts. Younger generations prefer interacting via digital platforms like social media, while older demographics tend to use email. Social media polls.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Unlike typical events driven by in-person interaction, guests can be engaged with interactive polls, live shoutouts, and rotating break-out rooms ( Zoom and similar services offer all or most of these features in one). Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 4, 2023

Sharing behind-the-scenes views of your organization, reporting on the individuals, communities, or organizations you’ve helped, or holding contests, polls, and surveys are all good ways to build engagement. But one of the simplest ways is one that nonprofits often miss—engaging in conversations.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. AND, if you’re like most nonprofit leaders, you are doing one or all of these things: Spending quite a bit of time scrambling to keep your social presence active. Believe me, I hear you. JUST for fun!

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Preventing screen fatigue at your online event is more than just getting the audience to interact with the sessions, it is also about making them comfortable. Consider Attendee Comfort.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

By identifying your target donor audience, you can focus your efforts on the platforms where they are most active. Actively participating in conversations shows your supporters that you value their input and fosters a sense of community. Interact: Foster engagement with your audience through content that invites participation.

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Neon CRM

JULY 5, 2023

Short-form video, AI content, and interactive features are all options that can work with what you already have. The three social media trends for nonprofits to watch in 2023 include short-form videos, AI-created content, and interactive content. But, at the same time, you probably don’t have the resources to follow every single fad.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Andy: So we’ll see if the poll works. Are you interacting with donors daily, weekly, monthly, never? So if the poll is launchable, launch it. And we’ve all got it, it is very active. Are you active on social? So this could be cultivation, this could be asking, this could be thanking. Andy: Yeah.

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