Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2013

But your content pipeline needs more than an editorial calendar. Next, you are ready to organize your content onto your editorial calendar. List of ideas that didn’t make onto the editorial calendar. You need a pipeline which includes ideas for themes or topics you want to create content around. What goes in an Idea Dashboard?

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NetWits

JUNE 6, 2011

Think about the websites you most visit: Facebook , Google’s Gmail , Calendars and Docs , Yahoo , Netflix , NYTimes , Friendster –what, you don’t use Friendster anymore? Well, my point is that all of these sites have user logins.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Trinity Church Wall Street (TCWS) has a diverse set of audiences, all with different needs. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap. All events can be found together on the site’s calendar, an important organizing tool for the site. Remember who’s left out.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, learning to properly market online and offline is an important opportunity for organizations. Here, you can post short video clips or a series of videos highlighting the different aspects of your organization. . Create a content calendar. But keep in mind that there is a right and wrong way to do marketing. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

For your organization, a leadership profile online for your executive director can help your organization reach a different audience that may not already be following your brand. Chameleons know the audience they want to reach on different social channels and where it overlaps with their organization goals. How To Be A Chameleon.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Have you peeked at your calendar today? One of the main differences I’ve seen between successful campaigns and those that aren’t is that successful campaigns are planned earlier. Analyze what’s worked offline that hasn’t been tried online. Is there an approach or topic that’s worked offline, but you haven’t tried online?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 10NTC will be April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA - mark your calendars now! I am part of four different proposals and would love to have a chance to share some of the ideas and experiences I’ve had with all of you at the event (even if you can’t come in person, you know I’ll post my notes and ideas on this blog!).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. In fact, the end of the calendar year is also a significant source of the funds raised online for nonprofits. One could argue that offline might actually cannibalize online giving.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That’s why we’ve collected 10 different ways that your nonprofit can increase your ticket sales. Create Different Ticket Types Your nonprofit’s supporters are not a one-size-fits-all group. Use countdowns and teasers to pique interest and ensure potential attendees mark their calendars. Emotional connections drive ticket sales.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

Norman knows more than you do, and Norman is quick to correct anyone else with differing opinions and experiences. She isn’t comfortable sharing her opinion – especially if it differs from others. Can we take that topic offline and talk about that outside of the Board meeting?” Meet at different locations.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2020

While any organization can benefit from online fundraising, each nonprofit finds success through different online strategies. Look out for different markers that indicate that a donor has the means to give larger gifts. It enables you to reach potential supporters who you never would’ve crossed paths with offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2010

As you develop your editorial calendar and think about what to say and where to say it, keep in the mind the strengths and weaknesses of various channels. Both calls to action – donate in email and share in social media – support the overall campaign by capitalizing on the strengths of the two different channels.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are quite a few different nonprofit event management software options your organization can use to make your event as seamless as possible. What we love about Smartwaiver With an offline mode, Smartwaiver provides flexibility in collecting waivers, even if you don’t have an internet connection on-site of your event.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Test your messages – use different messages and calls to action, track trends and iterate the most effective techniques. Make a calendar – outline all activities you want to share, plan activity that integrates with overall organization messaging and schedule them in advance (tip: make a calendar).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

31% of offline-only first-time donors are retained for over a year , versus 25% of online-only first-time donors. In your brand messaging, emphasize that the campaign is a team effort, the donor and your nonprofit are in unison, and your nonprofit relies on the generosity of its supporters to make a real difference in your cause area.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Creating a story for rewards will describe how each wish item can help your cause and make a difference in someone’s life. Your supporters might want to see a difference made by their contribution and a result achieved by your nonprofit. Think about both online and offline thank-you gifts. Measurable Outcome.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

This interview is part of her virtual book tour; check out the full calendar of events. What’s the difference between online and offline marketing – or is there one? I’m thrilled to have the chance to share an interview with her here and encourage you to add your questions in the comments!

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Tie the amount to different emotional triggers and you will be able to increase donations each donor engagement cycle. Identify key places where to promote your campaign like social media, message boards, and offline locations. A high level of campaign schedule using a content calendar to ensure consistency across all platforms.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

If you're already running Windows 8 at your organization, you won't see a huge difference with the 8.1 For example, you can expand the Calendar tile so it shows all of your meetings for the day. You can now sync your PC's settings with SkyDrive, set up automatic syncing, and download files for offline use.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 16, 2012

It's now almost the exception to the rule that someone actually lives on a calendar year. Considering throwing in a calendar with that label package you mail? 50 a calendar in a test quantity, and then bigger envelopes, etc, etc, art, etc etc, did you budget that extra $25K you are going to need? Planning something big offline?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Note from Beth: I love when I discovered folks who are community organizers and successfully transfer what they know about community organizing offline to the online world. If one will fit with your topic, it might open your message up to a wider and different audience. Trending Topics : Occasionally check them out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Several posts offered us different ways to think about personal productivity in an age of unlimited choices. Jacobwith, Firestarters, shared some really great tips about using your online calendar and Evernote. Here’s a summary. Personal Productivity Mindsets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

It is difficult because you have shift gears from your Outlook calendar, answering emails, getting tasks done mind shift. Using social media is an enhancement to your offline professional networking and relationship building. It's a shift from a getting things done sort of productivity to social productivity.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. Second, genuinely respect and honor your donors and the difference that they make in the world. Creating a communications calendar with a minimum of 12 touches per year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2007

The google calendar doesn't sync with my treo, although I can read my calendar online if I have an Internet connection. Is there a way to get an offline copy of your contacts and calendar - and be able to add and sync? Is there a way to get an offline copy of your contacts and calendar - and be able to add and sync?

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

points out that you can use different platforms to engage with different audiences. Even these digital-savvy individuals need a screen break from time to time, and direct mail can provide the perfect opportunity for offline connections. . they’re curious about how you’re using their support and donations to make a difference.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 2, 2022

For many nonprofits this day has become their biggest giving day, and a “can’t miss” holiday on the calendar. That means obvious buttons or links in your emails, and vanity links or QR codes if you are linking to forms offline. Just because GivingTuesday is a single day on the calendar doesn’t mean it ends there!

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Plus, Getting Attention’s guide to nonprofit communications points out that you can use different platforms to engage with different audiences. Even these digital-savvy individuals need a screen break from time to time, and direct mail can provide the perfect opportunity for offline connections. Social media polls.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2007

But I’m here to tell you that mastering interactive calendars or sending photos on cell phones isn’t rocket science. JO: In Momentum , you claim that online organizing will never take the place of offline organizing. How can offline and online approaches coexist? Plus, in our society, it’s tough to collaborate.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

The playlist also looked different for different types of nonprofits — every single environmental group that reported data in our sample experienced a decrease in year-over-year overall revenue. Offline, you can find her biking in the Berkeley hills and baking her top-secret chocolate chip cookie recipe.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

It might be a little tight because we’ve got a lot of good stuff to share with you, but ask questions anyway because we might be able to get to your question offline as well. Writes all the time for lots of different people, not just Bloomerang. Because the more you know, the better equipped you are to make a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The Giving Day Playbook includes a matching incentives options table that explains different prizes, their pros and cons and the fundraising goals they align with. Engage Online and Excite Offline. There are a whole range of options for structuring matching incentives you can choose from.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

It has been applied to specific social media channels – for example Twitter Ladder or Facebook Ladder or to describes different levels of engagement across channels. Promote Facebook through other channels online and offline. Ask different kinds of questions. Editorial calendar or inventory. Use a custom landing page.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. Or is it somebody that you see them as a kind, caring, community-minded person who might be able to make a difference? . If you are a peer, or a friend, or somebody who has a lot of power in the community that makes a difference.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. And they fell in love with the different events and they signed up for it every year because they liked getting to know the clients and they liked getting to have those interactions. So they need to spend time in that nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I’ve used Bloomerang in different gigs. Even during the pandemic, Tyler was out in the different communities around the world, and very carefully. So there are different pictures that happen. . It was so sweet and so homespun, but it made a difference on the receiving end. You guys are quality all the way through.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. Franz bundles all your messaging apps, be it different Slack channels or Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and even Gmail, into one app. Lots of people are using different video conferencing tools. Open-Source Tools.

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