Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Note From Beth: The cartoon above is from my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” and was alluding to what I call the “ Cute Animal Theory ” that content performs better when you have a cute animal, a dog, a cat, or even a squirrel. If there’s one thing the internet loves unconditionally, it’s cats.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Almost three out of four young adults are willing to raise money on behalf of an org that matters to them. Pay attention to readability – The Flesch reading ease score measures how easy to read your text is. Crafting an effective hashtag remains a great way to boost shares and promote awareness about your cause.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

Forum One received 10 awards in eight categories in this year’s awards for Canopus (platinum), Centauri (gold), and Arcturus (rose gold) across the categories of environmental awareness, cultural, art, health care services, associations, branded content, and website redesign. Canopus – Website for Environmental Awareness.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A few common ones include false expense claims, misrepresentation of data on financial statements, and fundraising fraud (in which a scammer impersonates a nonprofit to collect donations under the guise of charity and pockets the money they raise). Human resources professionals.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Facebook’s “Donate Your Birthday” has raised over $300 million² and a whopping 62 percent of donors who give to crowdfunding campaigns are new to crowdfunding.³. In the past, corporate philanthropy was often viewed as a necessary cost center that returned few measurable results. More Companies Will Track Giving ROI.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Improve Fundraising Performance with Insightful Reporting, Measurement and Analysis. Charity Dynamics’ Donna Wilkins will help you beef up your event communication. How Can My Events Raise More and Utilize New Strategies? Download session slides. Increase Communication Effectiveness Through Multi-channel Marketing.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, UK charities miss out on nearly £600 million in unclaimed Gift Aid every year. This opens great opportunities for social impact organizations to raise or grant more funds and advance their missions. Money: Noncompliance can result in regulatory audits and fines, which cost you both time and money.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Based on these two numbers, what sort of revenue growth would your nonprofit need to see in order to a) deliver on your existing mission, b) expand your mission, and c) reinvest in your organization through raises, better equipment and technology, education opportunities, etc.? Let’s do it!” Historically, it costs $1.25

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 1, 2019

A wave of walk events was followed by 5Ks, cycling events and many other types of events to raise funds from a network of peers. Peer-to-peer fundraising represents an important way to grow awareness, constituent base and to raise funds for a nonprofit. Over time, the field of peer-to-peer fundraising events grew and developed.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Focus on participation – Judge success by number of donors versus just total dollars raised. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Growing your community of supporters is the only measure that matters. Apply those lessons.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Pay as you go. A Little Dose of Caution.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. This year, in unprecedented numbers, more charities and corporate foundations have operationalized text?to?give Donation Thresholds.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Pay as you go. A Little Dose of Caution.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Online fundraising allows your nonprofit to earn donations from a wide audience, growing your network and raising more for your cause. However, your nonprofit’s leadership would likely prefer to avoid having that debate with your state’s charity bureau. As a nonprofit leader, you are likely familiar with donation solicitation laws.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

How will you evaluate your results and measure impact? Raise Awareness and Build Support. When you start a nonprofit, you need to raise awareness and support for your cause right away. Take the time to clearly define your brand so you can easily use it to help you raise awareness.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If the goal of your campaign is to raise awareness for breast cancer, then what does that awareness look like? Does it look like a dollar value donated to a charity? If the goal only makes sense to a small niche, how will this message advance your agenda and grow your brand? . What is the event strategy for the goal?

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

With an effective and sustainable nonprofit fundraising campaign, charities have the potential to engage broad audiences and increase their impact as their funding grows. Sustainable fundraising practices can help you grow, ensure long-term support, and even aid larger projects like funding research. Develop a Strategy.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. Email click-through rate measures the percentage of individuals who click through the links included in your emails. Charity auctions.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Whether informally, such as making a meal for a sick neighbor, or formally, such as organizing a food drive for a local charity, families have come together to make a difference. By developing a “Family Volunteer Philosophy,” which can serve as your guide and “yardstick” against which you will measure your family volunteering activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If I have learned anything from co-writing a book about measurement , that it is not only important to collect your data, but leave space for reflection at the end of a campaign to harvest insights for the next campaign. I try to do this with any project I work on, whether it is a social media campaign as well as a training workshops.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” If so, then that gives a measure of assurance to donors to say, “This is a program that has worked. Is it measurable?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

How to Raise More Money Than Ever Before During the Year-End Giving Season. The average non-profit raises over 35% if its revenue during this short time-span. The average non-profit raises over 35% if its revenue during this short time-span. Hosted by: Charity How-To. Hosted by: Charity Village. Not so much.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The last thing we do is measure our market share in the social media space. Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Zero to Three advances policy solutions designed to support and strengthen families, raise awareness and promote action on behalf of babies and toddlers. Forum One and Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation began working together to leverage the Foundation’s digital ecosystem to position it as the charity of choice in the Denver area.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Internet Fame and the True Impact of Influence — SocialFish – "You may be aware that there is a big debate going on in the social media blogosphere about “influence&#. And I was glad to see Chuck raise the issue." How do you define the words Marnie highlights (networks, community, abundance, resources)?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I discovered it because of a charity challenge they're running on Twitter to raise awareness of their book, plus raise some money to help Room To Read. Now, a few critical thoughts about their charity challenge. My criticism below is intended to help such efforts have more impact on the charities. .

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

While H&I is well known and respected abroad, their brand awareness in the U.S. We’d run the ads and measure which message was most engaging. We fully expected all three ad campaigns to garner awareness and engage our audiences. This last effort helped H&I earn the Nobel Peace Prize.). hovers somewhere near zilch.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2014

At everydayhero we believe it’s centered around the supporter being able to quantify their giving, ultimately requiring tools that allow supporters to measure all of the ways they give. Supporters feel deeply about the causes and charities they connect with and support. The giving sector is charged with emotion and passion.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

KPIs give your organization a way to measure the success of campaign-specific goals and your nonprofit’s long term goals. goals are goals that follow these five criteria: They are Specific, Measurable, Attainable/Ambitious, Relevant, and Timely. Check out the story of our work with the Chicago Repertory Ballet to learn more!

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If the goal of your campaign is to raise awareness for breast cancer, then what does that awareness look like? Does it look like a dollar value donated to a charity? If the goal only makes sense to a small niche, how will this message advance your agenda and grow your brand? . What is the event strategy for the goal?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

It’s become challenging to stand out from the crowd and build new relationships with people who are able to keep supporting a charity for a long time. Measurable Outcome. Offering branded goods can work even better to raise the brand awareness and get more attention to your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I wrote a reflection on an article in CNET called " Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0 " based on an interview with Toby Daniels of Think Social and Scott Harrison of charity:water. I'm not sure that charity: water's biggest challenge is scale, as it is demonstrating impact and long-term sustainability.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

How you can use it: With Golden, you can run background checks, collect signups, and measure the influence of your volunteers automatically. Hidden fees or limitations: GivingFuel’s free version has a 2.99% fee per donation up to the first $5,000 you raise. GoFundMe Charity. per donation. Kindful CRM Integration: No.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

For 2014, our NPTech experts made strong predictions about charities doing more multi-channel marketing or going beyond email and direct mail into social media. According to research by Adobe, only 3 percent of people find charities by following social media links. Forty percent find charities through plain old web searches.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. When setting your own goal, use the SMART principles approach, making sure it’s Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely. Creating A Plan For Year-End Giving 2021.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

But in the very busy world we live in, many times donations take the place of personal commitment of time.The charity is no longer at the center of philanthropy, it is YOU — the donor — who takes the stage. They are expecting greater transparency, as well as a plan for monitoring progress and measuring successes.

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