Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2011

At the time, there was no continuing threat to cut funds for public broadcasting. It seems that every day there is a new attack on public broadcasting; the most recent coming from conservative provocateur, James O’Keefe, in an Ambush video of NPR fund raiser Ron Schiller, who quickly resigned for making inappropriate comments.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Firstly, text fundraising capitalizes on the widespread use of cell phones–providing a direct and immediate channel for donor engagement. This platform offers three types of text-to-give numbers: local, toll-free, and shortcode. It can also integrate with live broadcasts to show the text campaign’s progress during an event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web. Create a YouTube Channel/Google Account. Design your YouTube Channel. Friend local media and supporters. Purchase a smartphone and/or tablet. Purchase a digital camera. Purchase a pocket camcorder. Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2020

This can be as easy as using your mobile phone and broadcasting your live event festivities over Facebook Live or another social media outlet. Consider encouraging your supporters both at the event and at home to post something on their own social media channels to promote your mission or the program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

If you get written up in a magazine or the local paper, write a couple of short paragraphs about it and link to the article. That same is true if you get broadcast news coverage. Get a copy of the story and upload to your YouTube channel, and then promote it on your blog. The possibilities are endless. Highlight press coverage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

This video is getting lots of play on our YouTube channel , has been picked up by several major metro television stations, and was played on the jumbotron at an NBA game Nov. Livestream.com is a web service that enables users to create free accounts and broadcast video live over the Internet. TheUpTake.org will broadcast from 8:30 a.m.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. Based in the U.K., 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Using publicly-released data and code, participants will be able to swap ideas, share skills, and solve challenges that affect Americans on both local and national scales. If you're unable to attend, TechSoup will be on the scene covering events in the Bay Area and broadcasting via Twitter ( @TechSoup ) and other social media channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Many of your supporters are becoming overwhelmed with tweets, status updates, emails, texts, and print and broadcast media and because of that it’s getting more difficult for your “Thank You” message to stand out from all the noise. However, while in Asia I got to watch CNN Asia and the BBC and read the local press.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You can then make each testimonial a piece of content for your social channels by quoting the best parts in an image. Identify Your Unique Value Proposition & Broadcast it to Your Audience. Then tell these stories in multiple mediums: on your website, on your blog and in your social media channels, for example.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

What’s a good first welcome series of messages to a newly acquired supporters — and how should a nonprofit coordinate the messages through multiple channels (e.g. Direct Mail + Online)?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2015

For museums, it typically starts with making their collection available through digital channels. A great way to get started and bring a wider audience to your doorstep is by broadcasting lectures through YouTube and Slideshare or posting articles online. Open online educational content is also a great channel.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Social media gives your nonprofit the opportunity to broadcast your mission far beyond your local community. Through comments, shares, direct messages, and fun hashtag challenges, you can foster relationships that would be harder to form through more traditional channels of communication. Engagement. Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Sharing stories that have impact locally, at the state-level and nationally resonate with readers. With that said, Hill noted that in order to reach alumni, foundations should use all social media channels because they are important avenues for people who are hungry for stories. UConn also uses multiple channels to get information out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The project kicked off a year ago with a seven-day Train the Trainers intensive in Beirut, Lebanon for the in-country teams who would localize and implement the curriculum for five 3-day workshops that I designed. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Look for online community news outlets like Patch.com that allow individuals to submit local news stories for posting. Here’s an example from a small local event: We posted this story to the “Trib Local” (a Chicago Tribune local news blog). Social media channels are essential tools for extending your reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands. Putting the Public Back in Public Media Think NPR and PBS are just broadcasters? Think again. Public media is no longer just a one-way street. Crowdsourcing the Corporate/ Nonprofit Partnership.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). The winning story will be promoted through all of TechSoup’s channels. The winner will also be a featured story on the Local Impact Map at TechSoupGlobal.org as a Featured Story for all of March 2014, starting on March 3, 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). The winning story will be promoted through all of TechSoup’s channels. The winner will also be a featured story on the Local Impact Map at TechSoupGlobal.org as a Featured Story for all of March 2014, starting on March 3, 2014.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

To keep supporters motivated, you can feature their work in email updates and share it through your organization’s social channels. . Cross-channel promotion means more than just digital: email can spark plenty of actions in the real world. Likewise, you can encourage them to talk with local political officials when appropriate.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In 2022, nonprofits of every size allocated roughly one-third of all spending to search ads—as a result, these organizations saw the highest return on ad spend (ROAS) of any channel. Note what both of these communication channels have in common: they’re digital. Engaging supporters across many channels. Contact Us!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2015

While I’ve always been an avid TV watcher (maybe too avid), I no longer wanted to spend $200 on 400 channels of nothing to watch. Who has the time to surf though 400 channels? During NPR’s membership drives, national and local hosts create fun donation asks encouraging listeners to become donors.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2009

Shortly after tennis-ball sized hail broke my windshield while driving to pick up my son last night, we arrived home frazzled and he insisted on watching the weather on our local news. So for the next hour I got to relive my Texas hail experience through photos and videos that Austinites sent by the gigabyte into our local news channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

First of of all, there is the the appearance of a new and way-out idea that violates the status quo – such as say Local Food – the 100 mile diet. We see the Local Food Movement, Slow Money, Local Resiliency all growing. A million stories about local food or Home schooling on YouTube or on blogs are still fringe. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Healthy nonprofits diversify revenue by tapping a variety of resource streams and funding channels. To connect the online and in-person experience, so it feels like one event instead of two, utilize auction management live event broadcast software to project your auction status at your gala events in real time. Major Gifts.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

These campaigns are often successful when they have a compelling story and are effectively promoted through social media and other online channels. Government Grants and Contracts Local, state, and federal governments offer grants and contracts for specific projects or programs.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Telling engaging stories about your nonprofit requires more than just broadcasting an overview of your mission and history to the world. Younger donors often engage more with social media and interactive platforms, whereas older donors might favor traditional channels like newsletters and emails. Local news and press.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. In the words of Vinay Bhagat, CEO of Convio : “Donors increasingly prefer online channels. 25% percent of their members are aged 50+.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you can work with your supporters and local businesses who’d love to help, you can abate some of the expenses and build lasting relationships in the community, too.[/vc_column_text][mk_icon_box Keep holidays in mind as well as national or local events, from award shows to sports games. Print ads in local newspapers.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. In the words of Vinay Bhagat, CEO of Convio : “Donors increasingly prefer online channels. 25% percent of their members are aged 50+.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

According to the Symphony's Education and Outreach Manager Christina Murray, “In the last few years, we’ve realized how critical it is for us to support music education and community music-making since music teachers and local conductors are overburdened and under-funded.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

It could be offering a space in your museum for local meetups. I've written about COSI before , but on Monday I focused on their strategic partnership with WOSU , the local public broadcasting station. One of the most important of these is WOSU, the local public radio station. What does this kind of generosity look like?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So people right now are on WhatsApp and we can use it as a way to start a new channel of conversation with people that is complimentary to how we already communicate with volunteers, with donors, with, you know, our support base. And every time you want to send a message to that same broadcast list, you can do it.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

The economy is hitting most of us pretty hard in all channels,” said Jennifer Donahue, Deputy Director of Membership and Development for NARAL. " Costs are going up for direct mail, so as a channel it will need to evolve. The same has happened with radio, broadcast TV, and now even cable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2009

Most were using Twitter as one channel in a multi-channel campaign and asked for small donations ($10), although gave incentives for larger gifts. Decentralized event organizing, it's grassroots self-organizing and anyone can organize a local event. Each localized event is putting its own unique flair to the event.

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