Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

At first, I thought it was comment spam promoting a porno site but far from it. Robert Newman: On the History of Oil (Robert if you are listening - I want to adopt ten babies to help run our idyllic post apocalyptic farmstead. " Here's my interview with her: I am curious as to whether or not you work for a nonprofit organization?

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In this post, we’ll discuss more specifically why the recurring giving model is beneficial to adopt, how to launch it, and how to keep it going. The average one-time gift is $128, while the average monthly donation is $52, which amounts to $624 per yea r — more than 4x more! A gift can be a surprise thank-you.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 18, 2022

Foundation spam-a-thon. While many celebrities give big to their favorite organizations and causes, it’s not a great use of your time to spam them with requests for support. Can you invite people to become donors at adoption events? If you’re running an animal rescue organization, where can you find people who love animals?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

For many museums, visitor research--how people use the museum, navigate exhibits, and understand content--may be an equally important arena in which to adopt groundswell listening techniques. Many museums are protective about how frequently they send messages to members and other lists, fearing that they will be ignored or perceived as spam.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

We have raised funds for many hundreds of nonprofits by mail, and dozens online – a total exceeding half a billion dollars, largely in the form of small gifts. However, there is little disagreement that direct mail is the greatest source of new donors and directly accounts for a substantial proportion of all philanthropic gifts.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 14, 2021

By sticking to the basics: great case, a plan that people can see themselves in, engaging current supporters in meaningful ways, identifying and engaging new supporters the right way: inviting them in as partners, not just a gift…and looking to add new/different ways to give that make it easy for someone to act — as well as share with others.”.

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