Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

When I train other trainers (this one is face-to-face), I get them to share and brainstorm “Meet & Greet” questions that are relevant to a particular audience or topic, such as this one from a group of fundraisers. What is the most humorous COVID meme you saw in the last week that made you laugh?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

Let’s look at some different kinds of fundraisers so you can get a better idea of the right one for you. Evaluate Different Kinds of Fundraisers If you start looking around, you’ll see lots of different fundraisers happening in your community. Then think about what type of event people in your audience would enjoy.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The increased prices sparked a debate over whether the decline of organic reach has been manufactured to coerce businesses into using paid advertising to reach their audience. And being one of the leading animal shelters in the biggest city in Canada, the THS has almost 50,000 page likes ; it's got a large, committed audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Use human centered design principles, not your arrogance of thinking you know what works for your audience without testing. Testing different combinations allows you to maximize the results you want to get. Verbal fads and memes come andgo in the blink of an eye. Here’s the method. Don’t let your vision become delusional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

The paper goes on to explain that measuring influence on blogs by number of subscribers and how many people linked to it isn't longer a credible metric because people are using a variety of different social media tools to connect with their audiences. Maybe the phrase "meme lurker" is better?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

With old class photos, you can leverage memes like “ Throw Back Thursday , like in this example from Reshet Ramah , a network of alumni from across the globe. Make up your own nostalgia meme. John Haydon did this pattern analysis of different types of questions that nonprofits ask on Facebook.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

This one meme sums up the whole concept of retargeting and remarketing. But they are different techniques. But their basics are different. But that does not mean you bombard your audience with ads. How is it different from retargeting then? They are different concepts, but the lines of difference are blurring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

Depending on your audience and what they can afford, don’t set the minimum gift level too low. Based on past experience with personal fundraising campaigns, I set minimum donation level at $25 vs $10 and many gave at the minimum level. It is no longer a linear journey up a ladder or pyramid.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

The more peer-to-peer participants you recruit, the more your mission is brought to the forefront of different audiences. With each recruit promoting your faith-based organization, there are opportunities to spread the word to different audiences and continue the momentum of any campaign. Determine a goal, 2.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Telling the difference between effective and ineffective online campaigning requires expanding our frame of reference. It isn’t just that you can now reach large audiences without the help of the mainstream media (that’s technically true, but generally overstated.). The answer, of course, is “it depends.” It’s also about listening.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

What’s Your Audience Interested in? When planning content for your social media platforms, think first about your audience. It just takes knowing your audience. Mix Up the Content Now that you’ve figured out what your audience wants, it’s time to plan your content. After all, we’re talking about SOCIAL media here.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? both electronic and print.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference. The Best Free Sources of Social Media Audience Research. Let the Change Blogging Meme Hit The Road. BackType: Another Listening Tool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Posts on Sunday perform slightly better, but with organic reach at an all-time low, it makes little difference which day your nonprofit posts on Facebook. Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. Then, target a global, open audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

One thing I've come to appreciate Twitter is that it allows me read the thoughts, ideas, and musings of lots of smart people and thought leaders in many different disciplines. Listen First You can use social media for different objectives. This idea came to me from Twitter. I hope they share a case study about all this! #3.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

Disaster Girl Meme ” (sold for $500k). They provide direct access to an international audience of investors—and potential new donors. We love how they’ve built out a separate page with lots of information, including some pretty hot incentives for different levels (who doesn’t want that trophy?!). How do NFTs work?

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. Expanding Your Donor Base: One of the key benefits of social media is its unparalleled ability to reach new audiences.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

See the difference? People tend to give bigger gifts on Giving Tuesday, especially when that gift will help change a life and your donor is clear about how their gift will make a difference. On your graphic, share how the donors’ money will make a difference. Talk about how the donor can make a difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Mentions at different times and places during any festivals you host. Certificates of appreciation (digital).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

On the one hand, several of my friends feel more in touch because they are sharing memes, feel they are sharing witty things ‘on the spot,’ but there is less going into depth. We can decide that we want a different outcome, but that requires making serious changes in how we use and manage information today. …

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Maybe you’re setting up a Facebook campaign for the first time, or maybe you just can’t remember the difference between a meme and a GIF. Testing one idea against another amongst split audiences, learning, and implementing the best one into your regular campaign strategy. Bookmark this handy glossary and have no fear.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

I work mainly with nonprofits and social enterprises that want to have a bigger impact, that wants to increase their audiences, and that want to interact with diverse communities. So people that speak multiple languages or that live in different countries that have different ways of communicating and of seeing the world.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2021

What’s worse is that they’ll have slightly different names with strange numbers at the end of each surrounded by parentheses. Be clear about the difference between new ideas and established initiatives, and make sure that you have a place for storing and returning to ideas when they come up. . PDFs will start to pile up.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Know your audience. Who makes up your audience? Analyze your nonprofit organization using Facebook Insights data to understand your core audience and its wants and needs. Once you''ve figured out who your audience is, articulate what it is you want from your supporters. Grow your audience organically.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2011

You’d test different calls to action on Twitter, using the Hashtag. Each #hashtag is different. Setting up a test of hashtag giving is an example. Monitor the click thrus on bit.ly Many fit one of the following profiles, but you should always make sure you understand the community using each tag before you jump into the fray.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Here are a few key points from the infographic that you should note: Infographics and Internet memes are still performing well. Please do not cat memes just because you know they are popular. Your organization should challenge staff to write fresh content that appeals to your target audiences. Do you already have one in place?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

Her three-step formula for growing your audience includes. You can discover your audiences' interests by seeing where they came from and where they go when they reach your pages. A calendar will help you schedule, track, and analyze how different channels and campaigns perform. Attracting users to your site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

The account inspired many to copy the concept or become an internet meme. We had examples from the US and UK – and an interesting discussion bubbled up about the difference in approaches, and how online persona reflect a country’s social norms. She shared many, many more examples.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Be a curator Make a Twitter list (hidden or not) of influencers like bloggers, journalists, news sites, and partner organizations who may share information that’s useful to your audience. Ask the audience Crowdsource your content: Have users post their own photos to Instagram using a hashtag you create, and repost the best submissions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

The how do you write meme is swirling through the edtech community and now Vicky Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog , has tagged me. And, of course, having an audience always added a little bit of energy too. to spread this meme globally. Flickr photo from AussieGal. UPDATE: SLAP my wrists. I apologize.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

You shouldn't choose the toolbox for your organization until after a strategy has been defined -- at which point the following should be considered: fish where the fish are , use tools that make sense for your audience , know there is no "one size fits all" plan and map tools directly to your strategy. Be proactive.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

For individual advocates, I think the answer is almost always “yes” Facebook can be a powerful tool for peer-to-peer advocacy: when a friend shares a story, a meme or even an action alert, we’re more likely to notice it and take it seriously than if it came directly from a nonprofit or campaign. Experiment with targeting.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Below are live notes – apologies for spelling and grammar – that follow the main points and audience q/a. Western audiences came to know Iran through the 2009 election, the internet had been the place where you could find politics happening inside Iran when in person it was very hard there. Do we want to keep you?

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

I don’t think I have a ‘5 a day’ – maybe I should but just seems a bit unrealistic and maybe even a bit boring – although maybe I could get round that by having 5 different things every day?! Monday, January 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm | Permalink Stuart G Hall wrote: Like the 5 a day meme, thanks.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2012

The more that you talk about an issue like same-sex marriage, the more that it’s in the public domain and discourse, and the more that people outside of your own social circles will be exposed to opinions different from their own.”. Equality California, for example, uses different social media channels to engage different audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2012

What’s the emotional reaction you want your audience to have? That can save you a lot of wasted effort, and you’ll avoid wasting your audience’s time and attention. Try new things, see what works for you and for your audience… and keep learning. What action do you want it to drive them to?

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