Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

My personal biggest piece of advice: Get in touch with your network. Read what Lisa Chmiola (Chief Fablanthropist at Fablanthropy ), fundraising pro Mimosa Kabir , and Sarah Willey (founder of Sarah Willey LLC ) have to offer you: Expert advice, best practices, and tips to help anyone who is considering their next job move. .

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

I like composing from a laptop keyboard, ease of cutting and pasting content, adding attachments, and etc. I use email primarily for business purposes, and the contents are more serious and typically require more character spaces to address adequately. Not to mention, that email is still one of the most popular communication channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2011

I’ve been experimenting with posting different types of content and engagement techniques on my Facebook Page this past month based on what the research says about increasing engagement. They were clever, funny, and great social media advice! I also posted off hours. Here’s a few. Sally Reed. Kathryn Ananda. Jack Fundly.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

From email to your website , your nonprofit’s digital presence spans multiple communication channels, each with its own unwritten rules for success. Managing several of these channels can easily monopolize your marketing team’s time and resources. Ensuring your content meets modern design standards. Interacting with supporters.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Giving Tuesday — now a primarily digital-first giving movement — is a great opportunity for nonprofits to engage with current and new supporters using a multi-channel digital marketing mix. Giving Tuesday is a great opportunity for nonprofits to engage with current and new supporters using a multi-channel digital marketing mix.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

We''re so excited to welcome our new Content Manager, Steph Routh to the NTEN team! Steph will be managing and keeping the great online community content flowing, while doubling as one of Portland''s most revered bike & transportation advocates outside the office.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University , I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. Content Creation. Ask folks to think about the people in the group and what content would appeal to them.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Make sure to personalize all your communications and interact with their content in a genuine way. Many organizations publish a calendar of events open to the public on their websites, social channels, or in their newsletters. Was there something I did wrong in my proposal?” Candid publishes RFPs as a free service for U.S.-based

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Consider adjusting your content to attract a younger audience: is the language being used up-to-date and inclusive? Could younger supporters visiting your online donation page see themselves represented as donors, or does most of the content on your site discuss planned giving and major gifts paired with imagery of older supporters?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

How can we integrate content sharing and audience interaction in the right balance to unleash pearls of wisdom from both audience and the experts on the stage? How can create a back channel or other social media tools that can engage people in the room, but also around the world with an interest in the topic? The Back Channel.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Next I’m going to walk you through each side of the decision tree and provide you with some additional advice for your storytelling journey. Here’s my advice for creating key messages. Here’s some advice for writing stories with emotions and details. You can find a treasure trove of writing advice here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

Content Curation for Nonprofits. Here are my slides and curated resources materials for a talk called “ What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet? This area, content curation , is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I blogged about the content last week. I got an email from hosts Chris Uschan and Tony Veroeven who shared some numbers, "We had 190 attend and ask 140 questions in a back channel that looked like Clark Griswald 's House at Christmas!". This is where a back channel like Twitter can be really useful.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

The very best advice I can give you on storytelling is to always start with the end in mind. Arguably, measuring ROI on any kind of communication or marketing activity is a channel. With measuring the success of story content against non-story content, we have to have performance benchmarks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

It enables anyone to create streaming media 'channels' that combine video, music, photos, narration, text and RSS feeds. These user-generated channels can be played and easily syndicated on any web site, blog, or social network page. See Britt Bravo's splashcast above! Another link for the NTC Video Geek Out session , I suppose.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Channels – This includes your channels for pre-campaign communication and asking. Next, if you have a story or content bank , review what you’ve already got against what you brainstormed. How you do this will be determined by what channels you plan to use for fundraising and communications.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s worth it to invest in digital analytics tools. . This helps you determine the probability that a page, channel, or topic will result in a desired action. Some pages, channels, and topics convert at much higher rates than others.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

So, if your approach is too broad, can you best pinpoint the tactics and channels which work best for the resources you have available? UX design and content. One piece of advice that Rachel Clemens gave was to outsource your research when you can. Do your supporters admire and trust your brand? Branding and strategy.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 28, 2020

They know your event brand and they know the type of quality content you produce. . For advice on how to write emails that convert, check out our email invitation guide. Look for someone that can add to the event either through reputation or content contribution. . Begin by sending email invitations to your attendee database.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 3) Launch a Tribute Giving Program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The Ads Manager interface is not particularly intuitive, and the advertising advice offered by Facebook and third parties is almost always focused on e-commerce rather than nonprofits and advocacy campaigns. For your copy, consider which appeals have worked best in other digital channels.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We should approach offline action as one of many channels available to us to reach our mission. Many organizations and groups currently consider multi-channel approaches for a message to include email, website, social media, and blogs. Q: Any advice you’d like to share with the other online community organizers? Start small.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I’m the director of content, and I was responsible not only for overseeing the creation of new content but editing it, building it on our website, and promoting it through various social media channels and email marketing. Others helped on the technical side to ensure our content was ready for the holiday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. We have a decentralized team of 10+ staff contributing stories to our social media channels. Secondly, we look at the traffic driven from these channels and if they trigger a conversion event on our site. Flickr: flickr.com/groups/thenatureconservancy.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

Hootsuite – If you’re managing multiple social media channels, Hootsuite is a great tool to streamline your process. Group administrators’ role is to moderate the members’ posts and to enforce the rules as needed, not just to create content. Users share updates on their costumes, ask questions, and get advice.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives. “ Zoom fatigue is real, so it’s important when creating a virtual fundraising event to be mindful of duration and timing, as well as ensuring that all content offered within your event provides value and actionable takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Whether your event is hybrid offline/online event or virtual, one way to think through a strategy for events is a simple: Before, During, and After. I queried nonprofit colleagues, asking for their best advice. John Haydon also notes that EventBrite can be integrated into your Facebook Brand Page.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

This often leads to social media efforts being an afterthought, which turns into a cycle of posting reactive content vs. proactive content. . Once you’ve ironed out your timeline and key goals, it’s much easier to plan strategic campaigns and upcoming content calendars. . How often are you posting on each channel?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 11, 2019

Produce content? Or, if you create content (much like Nonprofit Hub), allow sponsors to advertise within your content channels—on your website, in your magazine or newsletter, etc. Perhaps the most important advice of all is to remain passionate and confident about your cause, even when times are tough and stressful.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Even if you’re a digital marketing pro, you might still be surprised by these facts about the performance of different marketing channels. Book a free consultation with us today to explore your nonprofit’s options and get tailored advice. . How can Twenti help? Related Infographics .

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2013

They continue to reach for the pie in the sky, yet still struggle to figure out what content to post on which social media channel. If this sounds like your organization, take a look at this great flowchart by Daryl Lang that offers some practical advice on where you should post your status updates.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Build your campaign around the concept of letting the community create the content. These will allow them to do outreach and legwork when they have the time, and they’ll be more comfortable petitioning on your behalf as they’ll have the promotional content in hand.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 28, 2020

They know your event brand and they know the type of quality content you produce. . For advice on how to write emails that convert, check out our email invitation guide. Look for someone that can add to the event either through reputation or content contribution. . Begin by sending email invitations to your attendee database.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). If the audience is local, it is important to framing content and issues for local geographic area.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2020

Popular livestreaming platforms and types of content appropriate for each. Different ideas for livestreaming content. Advice for organizations considering adopting livestreaming. Notable Quotes: “Generally speaking, livestreaming is becoming a mainstay of our marketing channel mix.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Humberto Kam from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and Cindy Johanson from Edutopia shared some case studies about storytelling and what inspires people to share your organization’s content. Humberto Kam talked about how they engage with influencers and let them spread and remix their content. I’m in it for the outcome.” ” Yes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

Use a Hub and Spoke Model: This advice will help you manage the many champions who will help you, especially if you centralized your toolkits. Let your champions and supporters roll with adapting and remixing your content or jumping onto fun memes. Facebook Groups are great for this! You want to make sure to capture those.

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