Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. Photo by Laughing Squid. Monitor accordingly.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

'" That opening in Graves of Cotton by Fernando Molina Cortés immediately grabs your attention, and leaves you asking questions and demanding more information. You have three sentences or fewer to catch your reader's attention and convince them your story is worth reading before they move on to something else.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Mobile Fundraising Best Practices Mobile Fundraiser Campaign Ideas Get More Out Of Mobile Fundraising How To Choose a Mobile Fundraising Platform. 10 Mobile Fundraiser Campaign Ideas. To drive more donations, it’s a good idea to set a specific fundraising goal. These days, it’s all about convenience. Supply drive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2007

He observes that smaller organizations may have agility to get a grip with social networks (and results) and speaks to the idea of stealth adoption or what he describes as "People will do it anyway." It is a long slide show, but one of the slides really caught my attention. I think that would be unwise.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

I know what you’re thinking: I have no idea what a QR code is and that link to the Wikipedia article isn’t going to cut it. HINT: remember to test the code and link to sites that look good on smartphones. Epolitics has a whiole bunch of exciting ideas about ways you can incorporate QR code fun into political campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

They whisk people away from their everyday lives and connect them with ideas that can revolutionize how they think. Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. How can you break through the noise?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2016

Lavish love and attention on your current and former donors —and many of them will respond by sticking with you. Hint: It’s all about the post-gift experience. Celebrate holidays with your donors: Send them Valentines, Thanksgiving cards, April Fool’s Day notes…you get the idea. Creating a Donor Loyalty Program.

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

Note: I am not touting shiny new ideas or be-all solutions. Or if you have one, give it new attention and prominence. Hint, don’t include a monthly request as part of a regular appeal. Here are the issues that YOUR nonprofit needs to address for 2016. These are the strategies that are coming into their own as important.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The idea was to make lots of these cards and lay them on the floor around the galleries so if you wanted, you could follow them to a (potentially interesting) work. At least, that was the idea. A couple lavished attention on a painting because "we love lemon meringue pie". That packaging was in the photos, not the cards.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. On almost all platforms, video on social media is the best, fastest, and most engaging way to get your followers’ attention. Live videos get more attention and consequently, quite often more interaction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

1) [Infographic] Virtual Fundraising Event and Campaign Ideas. Still brainstorming ideas for a virtual fundraiser this Spring? Our infographic, Virtual Fundraising Event and Campaign Ideas , brings you 10 effective ways to take your event online. Planning Your Virtual Fundraising Event. Promoting Your Virtual Fundraising Event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

When the nptech tag started one of the ideas was to gather enough data to look and see what words people were using to describe, say, open source (open source, floss, foss, open source software) and then use those words to inform a taxonomy. "It seems to me that the tag is not that useful ??? " What do those guidelines look like?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We’ve got ideas! Are donors enthusiastic about your event (Hint: you should use donor surveys after events to gauge their feelings !)? Want ideas? And if you’re wanting to keep your next event entirely virtual due to COVID-19, check out these virtual fundraising ideas ! New Spring Fundraising Ideas .

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 13, 2017

Here’s a hint, it wasn’t the length of the content. It ensures you’re writing content that will attract and retain your audience’s attention. This will attract reader’s attention by making them question the steps you took to get those results. Has over 200 social media shares. Think about it this way.

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