The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Why Staying Social and Going Mobile Can Make All the Difference Social media and mobile platforms play a critical role in successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. With mobile dominating the digital landscape, nonprofits must leverage these platforms to empower fundraisers and donors.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Focus on building one-on-one relationships, rather than simply broadcasting information. But, are you doing much else with the platforms beyond that? Because they use a platform that many people already have access to and they have a defined end-point, there aren’t many barriers stopping supporters from getting involved.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups – whether nonprofit organizations or not – to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW. Listen to our Daily Roundtable conversation or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

It’s incredibly simple to give money to a Facebook Fundraiser – just donate in two taps without leaving the platform. A study by Frontstream found that “Instagram sent more individual donors to donation forms than Twitter, had a higher donation conversion rate, and the resulting gifts were of a higher average value.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2018

And the one great thing about social media, particularly Facebook, is that you get to hear from many people wishing you a happy day because the platform alerts them. Zuckerberg said Facebook’s hopes to have people spend less time on Facebook, but if they end up feeling better about using the platform, they will ultimately benefit.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Focus on building one-on-one relationships, rather than simply broadcasting information. But, are you doing much else with the platforms beyond that? Because they use a platform that many people already have access to and they have a defined end-point, there aren’t many barriers stopping supporters from getting involved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2014

He is expected to surpass the United States White House account, @WhiteHouse (4,973,061), within the next days and is using Twitter as a power tool to broadcast his messages. African leaders seem to use Twitter solely to converse with their followers. Pope Francis ( @Pontifex ) is the most influential world leader on Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 6, 2009

Every day, it seems, another grassroots effort testifies to these platforms and their ability to spread a message to thousands, even millions. What happens when marketing evolves from broadcast to conversation, fundraising changes from large donors to e-microdonations, or collaboration moves from sweaty basements to vast social networks?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

What platforms do they use? Try to focus on the platform most used by your target audience. Create a content schedule (weekly or monthly) to post consistently on the social media platform. Communication on social media platforms tends to be highly organic and conversational. Think about your target audience.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

For comparison’s sake — Apple’s Ping had 2,000 artists two months out of the gate.)&# I’ve been playing around with the new social platform this morning and wanted to share some of my early reactions. (So Not just to broadcast, but to have a conversation, share ideas, and provide context. Beyond a Platform.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Internet upstarts (eg Business Insider, Politico), corporate/owned platforms and social."

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Facebook is a platform built on driving personal connections. We log onto the platform to get updates on our friends and families. It’s not a platform for brands—even though brands are now using the platform to connect with over 2 Billion users. It’s a platform built for people to connect with people.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Brief Overview of Supporter Communities on Social Media Social media is an ecosystem of connections that allows individuals near and far, familiar and newly connected, to share information and converse with one another. Historically, nonprofits have used social media as a tool to broaden their reach and broadcast information on a large scale.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It leads to a smart conversation by answering the questions with maps, images, videos, and text. With online platforms becoming more sophisticated , AI will make it easier to automate authentic and personalized donor communication. AI makes the process seamless and easier for both contributors and the organization.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Although we did not start with a particular emphasis on equity and access, this theme came up regularly in our conversations with the field. One person we spoke with described the sudden adjustments at her food bank: We had never used a platform virtually before. The quotes in this article all come from these focus group conversations.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Every day, it seems, another grassroots effort testifies to these platforms and their ability to spread a message to thousands, even millions. What happens when marketing evolves from broadcast to conversation, fundraising changes from large donors to e-microdonations, or collaboration moves from sweaty basements to vast social networks?

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Simulive allows you to broadcast pre-recorded video as if it were live, complete with live moderation and chat options. Use this space to generate excitement and stoke conversation. Take Advantage of a Powerful Virtual Event Platform. One way to handle different time zones is to use simulated live video (simulive).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. Pictures are great conversation starters. Photo by Laughing Squid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

When I started out, the “broadcast, festival, and screenings” model of distribution dictated community engagement strategies that were more linear, and limited. Knowing your audience remains essential, because each platform is a new arena for expression, and a new avenue to engage different targets and users.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Many platforms, including Drupal and WordPress have responsive design themes available. AppMakr , SwebApps , MobBase , and TapTours are platforms for creating simple apps. Having Conversations with Constituents. Sending broadcast SMS messages. Having two-way conversations. Creating a simple mobile app.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

It means communicating through a network model, rather than a broadcast model—finding where the conversations are happening and taking part. As Debbie says, it wasn’t about just using the tools and platforms like Facebook and Twitter – even for herself as the CEO or her organization. It means sharing by default.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Two or three years ago, you could have a conversation out in the open and have people organically join in. followers) – Stacey points to the difficulty in getting people to join in the conversation on Twitter. Twitter should be used for cultivation, not broadcasting. It's much more challenging to do something like that now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Stephen Downes said: Google is very deliberately designing G+ to not be a broadcasting network, and a lot of social activist stuff is about broadcasting messages. The broadcast part will come when Sparks kicks in big time. G+ is very very cleverly designed. This is a terribly broken system.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Williams advises community managers to be mindful of using any form of ranking system on their platform. Johnston also advises community managers to identify and engage their advocates and make their platform provider their best friend. Unfortunately, the image was misinterpreted and the ensuing laughter sidetracked the conversation.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Your online giving platform should be able to customize gift options by suggesting donation amounts and/or defaults, setting custom gift strings targeted to different donor/prospect mailing segments, and arraying them on the page. increase in donor conversion and generated a higher average gift than the ask strings control.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Here are some of our favorite platform and application recommendations in the TechSoup NCVS toolkit for multichannel, live, interactive, and mobile media. Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. Tweetchats — A TweetChat room opens with a hashtag like our recent #NPtagging conversation.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

Try not to overdo it, but do not be afraid to use splashes of color, integrated music, modern conversational language/dialogue, humorous components, and narrative. In educational youth broadcasting series, this can be achieved through a “call” process. Also, please try not to make them boring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

The foundation had lined up local television stations to broadcast their noon news programs live from the stadium and had scheduled promotions and entertainment. Within hours, it had created its own online Wufoo donation form — essentially working around the failing Kimbia platform. In Columbia, S.C., million over 5 years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Also, given the different benefits and limitations of different mobile platforms, I wanted to learn more about how they navigate different mobile platforms. The Pocket Guides are a great resource and conversation starters. Tell us more about your decision to invest in Android Platform. Will it have fundraising?

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

>>Read the full article Battling Online Harassment There are inevitably many formal sessions at SXSW Interactive, virtual announcements or product launches, and hallway conversations about new platforms and mobile apps.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Personalization alongside a donor’s individual case for support can entirely change conversations around year-end giving. Images become live conversations when the sender and the receiver are both looking at the exact same thing; in that way, ensure photographs always direct a viewer back to where you want them to read.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Conversion Rates. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform. Review of external, customer-facing communications prior to broadcast/transmission. Selection of Key Sales Metrics to Adopt. Training & Development (Coaching and Mentoring). Optimization and Implementation of Sales Process. Sales Activities. Lead Generation.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

By minimizing the fields, using large text, and other mobile-friendly design elements, you can ensure your form is easy to complete and maximize conversion rates. Broadcasting your event’s fundraising thermometer to your guests is a great way to track progress toward a goal in real time and incentivize additional gifts.

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Bloomerang

JULY 30, 2021

Having 1-to-1 texting conversations. That means if someone stops responding mid-conversation, you still have their information. Immediate alerts with text broadcasts. Consider a text broadcast the next time you need to: send event updates, coordinate volunteers, communicate emergencies, and fundraise. of the time, with 1.24

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