ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

That being said, when organizations really understand who their targeted audience is, gamification can become the most effective strategy they use in the digital world we live in. Although, we do understand that games, are gamified mechanisms, and people purchase them because they solely enjoy them for entertainment.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

The answers to those questions are constantly being written and rewritten, but these last few years have shown us that the most successful fundraising organizations are those that try new strategies, take calculated risks, and, most importantly, focus on being proactive. These enhancements can also help you reach a larger audience.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

After our last Nonprofits Live event on gaming, our social media team received many questions and requests — many of you in the TechSoup community are excited about the future of creating games for nonprofit causes! A Selection of Strategic Game Design Lessons for Nonprofits. Game Audiences. Nonprofits Live!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Remixing Social Media Strategy Game View more presentations from kanter. I'm so glad she did because for a while I've been wanting to better understand how a social media strategy can best align with overall communications strategies and where the nuances of implementation may different.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

An effective campaign is a product of careful planning and strategy. This autopsy can be enormously insightful in refining your strategies and sidestepping pitfalls for the current year. A team that works like a well-oiled machine can change the game in your favor. Absolutely not!

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

You’ll just need to develop a strategy to inspire visitors who click on your Google ad to donate to your organization. You’re ahead of the game if your organization addresses a problem affecting communities across the country. You’re ahead of the game if your organization addresses a problem affecting communities across the country.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

With the right strategy, you can engage with your supporters, raise brand awareness, and make a lasting impact. Operating without a clear marketing strategy. Targeting the wrong audience. Operating without a clear marketing strategy. As the first step to developing a strategy, set clear, measurable goals.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

ChatGPT is making waves in the marketing world for many reasons, not the least of which is helping streamline your workflows and marketing strategy. It’s important to note that your team should always review ChatGPT’s output to ensure it reflects your brand voice and gives it a human touch that your audience wants to engage with.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics. More than likely, your organization will want to use a combination of the four types of data analytics to elevate your nonprofit’s strategies.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? I think there are many timeless lessons that still apply to current strategy that can be gleaned from looking backward. Lean into what works.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

For each of your online campaigns, your revenue goal should tie into your overall fundraising strategy. To better analyze your campaigns, you’ll need to understand a few fundamental metrics, including ROI, cost per dollar raised (CPDR), and cost per acquisition (CPA). Use an integrated multichannel strategy. Online ads.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

The platform provides a range of customizable virtual activities, including trivia nights, game shows, and interactive challenges to foster team spirit and stimulate active event participation. Its user-friendly interface empowers your team to set up and manage games that encourage participation, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2017

Digital Strategy is my passion, but less from the perspective of technology implementation and more from the perspective of embedding digital knowledge and literacy throughout an organization. As he picked up the perfect stones on his way into battle, David had a strategy. What is a digital strategy?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Different platforms have unique audiences and trends for you to use to your advantage. While you may be more familiar with Facebook and Instagram, TikTok and Threads have both increased in popularity and are great platforms for reaching younger audiences. Or you can play games to interact with and entertain your supporters for the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2008

  The Social Media Game. The goal of game:   There's no winners or losers.    The game is intended to help you think through a social media strategy and share tips and knowledge.     Introduction: Overview the key concepts in the game.  5 minutes).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2008

We created a new game version ( Social Media Game ) based on those Drew Mackie and he had developed over the past 10 years. You can find David's training games here.)   Next week, I'm bringing the game to Hawaii Social Media Club Workshop and was hoping to mix in some Aloha spirit. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I will also have an opportunity to lead two social media strategy workshops which features the Social Media Game. I've using the social media game as a teaching method for nonprofits experience a strategy brainstorm that links to a communications objective or theory of change. My cards all have US data.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

When choosing events and fundraisers, it’s important that you look at the long game. These competitions can be a lot of fun for both the audience and the competitors and can bring lots of new people into your sphere. Fundraisers are basically just sales anyway. This year they raised over $250,000 in just over an hour!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

I am leading a #Nettalks Webinar on “ Leveraging Social Media to Engagement and Inspire Alumni Networks ” at 2 PM EST today. On Monday, I shared a post about some network and strategy concepts. This has an added benefit of increasing your “people talking about” metric which gets the content into more newsfeeds.

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Achieve

MARCH 16, 2022

From their incredible flexibility to their ability to reach a vast audience, virtual events are extremely beneficial for associations, nonprofits, and event-hosting organizations of all kinds. If you’re searching for simple strategies to greatly improve virtual event success, post-event surveys are a strong place to start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Funding Perspectives: New Initiatives Connie Yowell (MacArthur Foundation), Franklin Madison (ITAC), Chinwe Onyekere (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), Jee Kim (Surdna Foundation); moderated by Suzanne Seggerman (Games for Change) Description How can funders with a specific social goal ensure they get a useful game? Went to the Hill.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 23, 2021

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’ve likely seen your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy change drastically in the pandemic era as well. If you’re planning for the upcoming year, you shouldn’t reuse the same old fundraising strategies you’ve used in the past. Keep supporter relationships at the forefront. Let’s dive in!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Here’s 5 key steps to mapping your work towards metrics: Problem : Be as specific as possible, focus on the problems you will be addressing directly (not just changing the world). Value : These emerge from the Strategy choices and Benefits. Crowd vs Community.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

This really shines a light on the tough challenges they face and underscores just how important it is to have a solid plan and some smart strategies in place. Making a Game Plan for Non-Profit Victory Getting a non-profit to thrive and stick around for the long haul is a bit like running a marathon uphill… in the rain.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

And, we know a lot more about how to host virtual events and engage an online audience than we did last year. 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas to Try Out Best Virtual Fundraising Strategies Virtual Fundraising Software: Our Top Picks. It’s a fun, sociable game that is easy and simple to host, even when done virtually. Game-a-thon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Over the years, I have developed and refined one-day or half-day workshops on social media strategy and tactics for nonprofits. The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox. What are your thoughts?

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

I strongly recommend that organizations develop a high level annual social media strategy based on their organizations priorities. Creating an year-long strategy with clearly stated goals/. When you’re developing your annual social media strategy, it’s important to think about: . Mistake #3: Wrong Messaging Strategy .

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

Even though online revenue grew last year and the year before, every individual email metric declined. To compensate for these changes in individual behavior, digital campaigners have had to up their testing and innovating game to new levels, and bite the bullet and send more email than ever before. This is where EveryAction comes in!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

For nearly two decades, online fundraising was simply seen as a numbers game and bigger was better. Instead of measuring size, new metrics such as deliverability rates, open rates, click-thru rates and conversions are used to assess the quality of your growth and help determine the return on investment.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

After working on over 400 nonprofit email recruitment campaigns, and helping clients plan successful recruitment strategies, I’ve realized that most nonprofits don''t send nearly enough standalone fundraising appeals. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game. Use it - or lose it. The Art of Fundraising.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

We’ll be covering: Creating A Plan For Year-End Giving 2021 Aligning Year-End With #GivingTuesday Choosing Your Fundraising Approach Developing A Year-End Campaign Strategy Marketing and Communications For Year-End Giving. Is it best to create a monetary goal or one based on impact metrics? Goals don’t come out of thin air.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

This week I lead a full-day workshop for 300 nonprofits and foundations on social media strategy and tactics. The second part of the morning was designed around the Principles of Social Media Strategy and used a new version of the Social Media Game intended for a large group of people.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 12, 2020

By Lori Byrd-McDevitt After a decade spearheading the social media presence at the world’s largest children’s museum, Lori now co-owns her agency 1909 DIGITAL where she helps others with their digital strategy. Know that the thing you made, and the things you continue to make, matter to your audiences. Don’t worry about that.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These donations build up, and if you follow a thoughtful strategy, your nonprofit’s three-fold goal can be met in no time. Built-in marketing tools and a simple donation process make it easy for donors to give and pass along your mission to their networks, enabling you to reach a global audience. Develop a campaign strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The dual purpose of the app is to raise awareness of the thousands of dogs waiting in shelters to be seen and adopted – and to have a little fun at the same time – perhaps a party or drinking game. Strategy: Create more fun and sharable content and build atmosphere conducive to supporter-initiated posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

There's nothing like having an audience to see where you got inside your own head too much. My colleagues in the audience like Marshall Kirkpatrick and Holly Ross were twittering. What's the key metric? What's your strategy map? I think the parts where stuck happens is with the goals and strategies. Observations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

No, you don’t need an advertising budget in the millions to get in the game. While your organization accounts work to build an authentic community, share your story, and advance your brand strategy, playing the game as it was intended (person-to-person) can drive even more meaningful engagement with your cause. . Share that.

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