Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

One of the fun exercises I facilitated is a “Fishbowl” where a small group of participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar based on their key goals and audience definition. Become Your Own Publishing Powerhouse with LightBox Collaborative’s 2014 Editorial Calendar guest post by Holly Minch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Note from Beth: Last week I was in New Orleans for the National Assembly of State Arts Councils meeting. I facilitated a peer session with Public Information Officers and a Mini-Workshop on managing and measuring a social media presence. Most importantly, participants began to think through their content and engagement strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Holly did a fantastic session on integrated content strategies. That’s where she shared Editorial Calendar Template , an online spreadsheet. It’s not every day that you come across high quality content shared freely with the community – it helps life all the boats. Content is King. Align Your Team.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The National Association for College Admission Counseling reported in 2015 that 36% of first-time freshmen apply to seven or more colleges. That means your university is competing with many other higher education institutions across the nation that are all catering to your potential students. requires a solid content strategy.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 25, 2023

A crucial part of this strategy should be the creation of a year-round fundraising calendar. This calendar serves as a roadmap for your organization, guiding your fundraising efforts and ensuring that you’re consistently engaging donors and potential supporters throughout the year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Even Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to supporting causes we love, can be a challenge for small and local groups who are outsized by national and global causes. Cross-channel promotion and syncing up your email, website and other marketing channels with your social media calendars is recommended for Shop promotions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit’s cause on cause awareness days and provided your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance, cause awareness days provide ample opportunity to create visual and text-based content that inspires engagement and interaction on your social networks.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 26, 2022

As an independent agency of the Government, their work engages over 5 million people in service across AmeriCorps VISTA , AmeriCorps NCCC , AmeriCorps State and National, and AmeriCorps Seniors. Free: Resource on digital marketing funnel for nonprofits Free: content marketing for nonprofits Course: SEO and Content Creation for nonprofits.

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EveryAction

JULY 11, 2016

From our 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar , here are five hot summer events that are sure to bring the heat. Attendees will enjoy educational offerings on better outward facing communications, content marketing, telling your nonprofit's story, and much more. Netroots Nation 2016. 2016 Nonprofit Marketing Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

The challenge is to reach our audiences where they are, in that moment, with compelling content and a call-to-action… Not exactly what siloed organizations are best at. We had to shift our content from speaking to our core constituents in the reproductive rights movement to being more approachable and externally focused.”.

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Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

Direct fundraising asks are part of a well-rounded digital calendar. To fit into the national mood and tone, our campaign invited people to sign a letter to both candidates urging them to prioritize gender-based violence as a “shadow pandemic” that escalated alongside COVID-19. Email Cadence. Relevant Calls to Actions. and abroad.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

Set an operations calendar. Develop content. What content is needed to make this campaign successful: newsletters, testimonials, etc.? Collect and Build Your Content. There are a variety of content pieces you’ll need for a successful annual campaign. Don’t pick more than that. Keep it tight. Organize your Data.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. Drop us a line!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Many of the international days are sanctioned by the United Nations. In addition there are also popular awareness days that are national and local (search“awareness days”). Then when planning your content strategy, add the awareness day campaign(s) to your editorial calendar.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We paused again to take in the magic of the Needles District in Canyonlands National Park. Too often I find website owners unwilling to devote the time or care to provide a well-curated path to their best content. What is the key content? Their digital counterparts would be content experts, web writers, and design professionals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Use of editorial calendar. Support national partner Facebook chats, blog carnivals, and other networked advocacy activities. Social media content mirrors other channels. ” This generated useful tips and suggestions on how to manage an editorial calendar and content strategy process. Cultivate “super fans”.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

In this interview, Stevenson shares his thoughts on how we seek to reconcile as a nation, how he personally handled prejudice and racism, his path to his true calling, and how he finds the strength everyday to keep on fighting. We have a calendar at EJI where we put out an action you can do everyday. That’s what has to change.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Keeping the momentum of Facebook Challenges going is one way to set your fundraising calendar up for success. Josh Hirsch is the Social Content Marketing Manager for Susan G. He has spoken nationally on digital communications and has had numerous articles published in professional journals. About the Author. Josh Hirsch.

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

A prolific writer and speaker, he curates Bloomerang’s sector-leading educational content and hosts their weekly webinar series. Steven has contributed content to the National Council of Nonprofits, AFP, NTEN and Nonprofit Hub, and is a frequent conference speaker. Steven Shattuck is Chief Engagement Officer at Bloomerang.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. What are you waiting for?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 4, 2015

The problem was not one of content but one of form. The solution is in focusing on changing form more than content. Consider the experiments at the New World Symphony in Miami, where they are performing classical orchestral music for outdoor "wallcasts" that include projections and visual content. The content needn't.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

As we approach the end of the calendar year, many of your donors will be thinking about end-of-year donations to your organization. Second, is Salesforce Insights – a data integrity platform that not only supports data deduplication but addresses standardization and automatic updates through the National Change of Address registry as well.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. This will help you stay organized, reduce your team’s stress, and get great content to your supporters. Plan a trivia night.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The NIO Summit is a great mix of fun themes, actionable content, and outstanding networking opportunities. A broad variety of sessions mean you can learn about anything from planning a social media marketing calendar to the ins and outs of Google Ad Grants. Hang onto them! Learn more about Cause Camp.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more. However, many nonprofits operate with tight budgets. There are no fees for free events but a 3.7% + $1.79

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

She is also a Penn student and a current Top 15 National Finalist for the Washington Campus Compact's Students in Service Awards , as well as the winner of a DoSomething Grant. August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and leading the idea generation portion of The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2011

Her newest project is organizing Chez Panisse Foundation's Eating for Education , a grassroots effort to create national awareness about school kitchen/garden programs. August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and co-presenting The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Saving bears?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

There are also VIP tickets available for Radical Impact that come with all session recordings and session notes, custom slides and speaker content, a bonus marketing strategy from Community Boost, additional CFRE credits, and (most importantly) a free t-shirt! Cost: General admission is free. Click on this image to take the quiz!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

Fresh, updated content gives people a reason to return to your site. Having a blog and prominently displaying fresh content on your home page is one of the most effective ways to do this. An up-to-date events calendar or news listing can also keep your site looking fresh and vital. Keep It Fresh. But don't despair.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives. “ Zoom fatigue is real, so it’s important when creating a virtual fundraising event to be mindful of duration and timing, as well as ensuring that all content offered within your event provides value and actionable takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

The first day focused on networks and strategic use of social media along with some practical skills in content creation and measurement. The next exercise introduced participants to the editorial calendar and how to facilitate a brainstorming meeting. We had a lot of content and process to go through during the two-day training.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

As a HubSpot Certified inbound marketer, he is a contributor to Nonprofit Hub, National Council of Nonprofits, Ragan, Social Media Today, Search Engine Journal, The Build Network, HubSpot, Content Marketing Institute and Business2Community. Steven Shattuck is VP of Marketing at Bloomerang.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

This app is heavily informed by its content and can adapt with each new exhibition installed at the museum. National Parks by National Geographic. iOS: NatGeo’s app offers in depth Park Guides for 20 of the 58 national parks in the US. National Parks - iTunes App Store. ArtClix - iTunes App Store.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

And my podcast is nonprofit nations. So you can go to nonprofit nation, podcast.com or you can just look up nonprofit nation in your favorite podcast app. We definitely share a lot of your content in our newsletters and, and I believe your podcast, if it’s not already up is one of our recommended podcasts on our website.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

This often leads to social media efforts being an afterthought, which turns into a cycle of posting reactive content vs. proactive content. . National Women’s Health Week from May 12-18. Once you’ve ironed out your timeline and key goals, it’s much easier to plan strategic campaigns and upcoming content calendars. .

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. Craft a strong appeal by sourcing your content early. To start, meet with your board members. Campaign Page.

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