Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

In other words, when I look at my calendar, do I actually have enough hours in a week to accomplish the priorities I’ve identified or am I’m trying to do too much at one time? Science is showing us that the brain can really only do one thing at a time. Second, I assess how I’m investing my time.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Creating a communications calendar with a minimum of 12 touches per year. Superb content. Great donor service.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Emma Lewzey will identify the specific shifts you must make to raise more 5- and 6-figure gifts–without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in your way. And if you’re like a lot of fundraisers, you probably have some desires that you’re experiencing when it comes to major gift fundraising. There we go.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Emma Lewzey will identify the specific shifts you must make to raise more 5- and 6-figure gifts–without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in your way. And if you’re like a lot of fundraisers, you probably have some desires that you’re experiencing when it comes to major gift fundraising. There we go.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Creating a communications calendar with a minimum of 12 touches per year. Superb content. Great donor service.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

For ten years, he was the director of communications for the Gift of Life organ donation nonprofit, where he oversaw projects ranging from advocating for changes in laws, to a rebranding of the organization. . editorial calendars. targeted engagement through relevant social media tools and email outreach.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

For ten years, he was the director of communications for the Gift of Life organ donation nonprofit, where he oversaw projects ranging from advocating for changes in laws, to a rebranding of the organization. . editorial calendars. targeted engagement through relevant social media tools and email outreach.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Nearly 70% of people make gifts to charity during their lifetimes but only 6% leave a bequest. It’s hard to sort of talk to somebody about making a legacy gift and say, “Well, now you have to go visit your attorney,” but people do go visit their attorneys and they need to know that you accept legacy gifts.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For example, a supporter who has just signed up to become a recurring donor will likely be more receptive to a thoughtful thank you message than they would a prompt to immediately increase their new gift. . While some recurring donors are content to just contribute their monthly gift, others will want to get more involved with your nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. But mark the rest of your days on your calendar at the beginning of the year, just like you mark your campaigns and events. That’s right! And that just piles on more stress.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. Put a matching gifts drive into action. Early preparation will also allow you to prepare your core campaign tools, such as: Your donation form Social media calendars Email series. Put a matching gifts drive into action. Incorporate text fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I remember trying to sell calendars as a public school fundraiser when I was about 8. It might take a minute to get your brain around that idea, that the donor is more important to you and your organization than their donation. For a shelter: Your gift of $19.03 For a self-esteem program for teen girls: Your gift of $18.25

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. It’s closer to the gift. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. You are running your annual campaign, you may be running a capital campaign, and/or you may be running like an endowment campaign, or maybe even some kind of restricted gift campaign. What prompted that gift?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And with major gifts and sponsorships, that’s also about cultivation, but also building out who is going to do the cultivation? So when you put together your grants calendar, it’s really based on the prospect research. it says a million, but it’s a $2 million gift from MacKenzie Scott. How strong is your board?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

They give you the gifts that keep on giving. I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. I want to make sure my year-end gift is enough.”

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. And the first fundraiser to get 10 donors to increase their annual gift wins.” It takes 12 to 18 months to cultivate five, six, or seven-figure gifts. You can choose Sandy. One of them is Sandy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. And the first fundraiser to get 10 donors to increase their annual gift wins.” It takes 12 to 18 months to cultivate five, six, or seven-figure gifts. And then start bucketing that time on your calendar.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

She does batch gift entry. You could say, “Mary, I would love to get your suggestions of how we can improve our batch gift entry process. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. I’m just going to go with like number of gifts, number of donors, keep it simple.” She runs some reports.

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