Media Cause

JUNE 27, 2023

Not all social media channels are created equally when it comes to engaging with your audience—meaning your planning and execution needs to be nimble and flexible based on your goals and the audiences you want to engage with. We’re not saying that every ad needs to be on-trend, but it doesn’t hurt to lean into what’s going viral.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

Rethink why your organization is on social media It’s likely that your audience logs on to social media expecting to be entertained, educated, or informed. This will help you understand what your audience may be interested in. Less than 10% of your audience sees any given post. Here are some of the highlights: 1.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

prevention of comment spam. automated questions the user may not know the answer to. automated questions the user may not know the answer to. There is no right or wrong answer to this question, some CAPTCHA programs are better than others, but none are perfect. With that said I recommend gauging your audience.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

Include a question or encourage readers to share their thoughts in every post. Ask open-ended, rather than yes/no questions, to get the most thoughtful, personal responses and open up the room for others. It can be as simple and subtle as “What are your questions?” vs. “Do you have questions?”. What If They Ask ?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., — Opportunity about to be missed Dear Opportunity about to be missed, You’ve actually named the problem in the way you’ve framed your question. Try asking yourself a series of “why” questions to get to the root of what your real problem is.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The first thing that you’ll need to do is start creating content that will attract your target audience. There are a few important tips that you should follow when having a conversation with a prospective member; Answer questions as directly and succulently as possible. For example, you’ll be able to respond directly to any questions.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Remind your audience why they love your cause and your organization. Find the posts from the last year that had the most likes and comments. This is a great way to get some easy content ready to share, while also reminding your audience of the amazing things you’ve done over the last year.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Author: Seema Rao This month, inspired by the panel at Western Museums Association , we've been discussing all things audience, community, and visitors. I asked the somewhat provocative question: Can museums go TOO far with audience engagement/ being visitor-centered? This issue is also linked to future growth.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

By now you’ve probably heard that short-form video on social media is an important tool for reaching new and younger audiences. In addition, this experiment offered us an amazing opportunity to connect with existing audiences, reach new audiences on social media, and showcase a very human side of Candid.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2021

While there’s no replacing face-to-face contact, there are some excellent workarounds to involve your audience in your virtual event and create moments for personal interaction. All of this helps to build community and create the spark we often only attribute to in-person interactions. 6) Sponsors are Supporting Virtual Events.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 1, 2022

This may mean abandoning “traditional” newsletter content (like an update letter from your Executive Director) in favor of content that engages and inspires your audience to action. You could ask a couple of questions and publish the donor’s answers. This is a way to feature someone whose opinions might be of interest to your audience.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our colleague Stuart Meyer,* who at the time was CEO of the National Barbeque and Grilling Association, a fully virtual organization, made this comment. “We Camera shy people learned that video is your best friend when you need to deliver an important message to a remote audience. A constant bombardment of messages causes burnout.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Feel free to comment on my pic in the comments …). Once the panel discussion begins I’ll be taking questions from the audience as well as fielding questions via Twitter. We’ll have a great time and you’ll be able to ask all the questions that didn’t get answered during the session.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

They are great networking opportunities and can suit many kinds of events, audiences, and causes. Understand your audience When planning your marketing strategy, it’s helpful to start with the end in mind—who are you trying to reach? Demographics. Previous engagement. Sponsor connections.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

Maybe you (or your audiences) are still waiting on an invitation to Bluesky. Here’s what we like about Threads: Easy, captive audience. If you have an Instagram presence, you can quickly build your Threads audience based on your IG following. Threads has a built-in audience and simple integration with Instagram.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Americans today question the value of a college degree and mistrust the so-called “ivory tower” experts. They also distrust the media, calling bias and questioning facts. Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit audiences—their hearts and minds, wallets and worlds—is critical to successfully communicating in an election year. And yes, earlier this year, Sesame Street’s Elmo broke the Internet when he asked the simple question, “How is everybody doing?” For nonprofits in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: Facebook Groups can be used to help build communities and for deeper engagement and learning with your audience or peers. We quoted the book, took inspiration from the questions listed at the end of each chapter, and attempted to lead a traditional book club on Facebook. It was working pretty well as planned.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

The best blogs engage audiences by making personal connections with readers and sharing insider mission information. This guide will explore best practices for creating a blogging and content strategy that drives audience engagement, encourages donations, and makes readers feel like part of your nonprofit’s community.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If someone was scrolling through their social media account and came across a post from your nonprofit, would they like, comment, or share it? Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. Let’s dive in! What should you post?

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Qgiv

MAY 31, 2023

As each social media channel is unique, your audience will be different too. Your audience on Facebook isn’t the same as your audience on LinkedIn, which will probably be different from followers on TikTok. Those tools are vital to learning about your audience, and that can help guide you with what to post and where.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 3, 2022

Facebook live lets you stream video content directly to an audience in real time. This allows nonprofits to speak directly to their audience, and address comments instantly. Fundraisers should let the audience guide the conversation and address any questions or concerns live. Fundraisers need to keep potential.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Additionally, every organization has their own social media priorities, strategy, and audiences to consider. We normally invest quite a bit of time into our Twitter community, posting news and updates, responding to questions and comments, and running experiments to improve our engagement. For us, that’s LinkedIn.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

550 +36% 162,288 +282% X (Twitter) 141,815 -2% 472 -73% N/A N/A Youtube 10,657 +24% 357 +52% 621,579 +184% TikTok 1,853 +437% 658 +30% 221,994 +526% *Engagement includes reactions, comments, and shares. There’s a stable audience, but historically they didn’t engage much. Link clicks are not included. X (Twitter) is not doing so hot.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

You get to mingle with donors and ask great discovery questions. The two most important things to consider when planning an event are: 1) what would appeal to your audience and 2) how can you make it as immersive an experience as possible? What would appeal the most to your audience? . They can drive upgrades and retention .

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 22, 2022

“I am curious about ways to best gain feedback from my email audience. One of the most effective ways of gaining feedback to optimize one’s business products and efficiency is by collecting thoughts and comments from the users themselves. PollEverywhere and Typeform ) to measure consumers’ opinions, usually through one question.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Two (yes, just two) questions out of many relate to security.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

But, as things start to loosen up and return to something resembling normal , a hybrid event could give you the best parts of a live event as well as the benefits that come with having a wider audience tuning in online. Obviously, every event organizer wants to pull off a successful hybrid event but to do so, you need to be ready! .

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

One of the recommendations often given as a part of any digital strategy process is to take a good look at who your current audience is to find out more about them and what they want, but what about identifying and serving a target audience that you know isn't finding you yet? Identifying New Audiences. How to do that?

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Media Cause

MAY 30, 2023

Search popular hashtags related to the issue you want to raise awareness about and add them to your post caption to help your content reach a larger audience. #4 4 You need a lot of resolve Just like any online forum, trolls and nasty comments abound—and it gets particularly heated in the political space.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

There are lots of questions to ask yourself: what kinds of posts are going to drive the most traffic? Depending on what successful bloggers your poll, the answers to these questions can vary widely. Start by researching blog comments that relate to the topics you post and determine what sort of content drives the most conversation.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

From there, I have a series of questions to help you figure out where to go next. This includes: Audience research – Here’s my guide to audience research and how to build an audience persona for your storytelling work. First, start with your audience. You Are Not Your Audience.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. This storytelling framework asks you to answer three basic questions: Story of Self: Why have you been called to serve?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Engage with your audience by responding to comments Participate in conversations Be authentic and avoid highly polished replies Track your top 10 or 20 followers and tag them to help share your content Ask followers to opt in to your email list for more direct communication, Pro Tip: Befriend the algorithms with inspiring content.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 12, 2017

But it’s important nonetheless: when you generate content based on trending topics you can be assured that said topics are already on reader’s minds, and speaking to these topics can really help you build a loyal following and assist you in honing in on your target audience. Comment Sections.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

In this article, we’ll go over each of these tips in detail so you can better engage your school’s donor base: Intentionally target your audience. Intentionally target your audience The first step to engaging with your supporters is to define exactly who your audience is. Choose a fundraiser that educates students.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

runner in history, had the audience riveted in their chairs as she shared her story as a pregnant athlete leading a movement to protect female athletes from being penalized or having their contracts interrupted by their sponsors for pregnancy. 4 Keys to Answering Your Donors’ Most Fundamental Question. Why Should I Give to You?

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