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. LightBox Collaborative is very proud to present our 5th Annual Editorial Calendar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This holiday season, o ne-quarter of consumers plan to shop specifically at a local or small business. . Is the item locally sourced or sustainable? What kind of packaging is used in shipping or can it be picked up locally? Does the purchase support a Black-owned or LGBTQIA+-owned business?

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 5, 2023

An annual awareness calendar can offer your nonprofit lots of great promotional ideas throughout the year. National awareness days are a great way to spread the word about your nonprofit’s work by aligning your mission with a day that’s dedicated to a specific, relevant issue. Create Your Own 2023 Awareness Day Calendar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

That’s where she shared Editorial Calendar Template , an online spreadsheet. I was honored when Holly agreed to do this post about the 2012 Editorial Calendar. Last year, we offered an editorial calendar designed to support nonprofit communicators to act as their own publishers. Earned Media is Dead. Content is King.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 25, 2021

His leadership was recognized locally and nationally, and honored with awards from the Better Business Bureau for Ethics and the Louisville Urban League for championing diversity. Gregory Nielsen is a sought after speaker and Consultant committed to helping leaders and organizations translate vision into reality. Share This Post!

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DipJar

JANUARY 5, 2022

Think about this: according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics , there are 1.5 It means that there is a lot of local competition that you need to be aware of at all times when you are picking out your event dates. You don’t want to end up competing with another local event on the same exact evening.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2020

Your nonprofit can incorporate food-themed events into your fundraising calendar through hands-on experiences, competitions, or food tastings. Your organization could reach out to a local distillery or winery and ask them to donate a certain percentage of sales from the event to your cause. Whiskey or wine tasting. Chili competition.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

National Nail Polish Day (June 1). Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. National Repeat Day (June 3). National Repeat Day (June 3). Polish for a Purpose.

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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. Netroots Nation 2016. The highly-anticipated, always exceptional Netroots Nation annual gathering is taking over downtown St. YNPN National Conference + Leaders Institute. Louis at the end of this week.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask local bakeries to offer sweets to sell to further motivate donors to purchase a treat. Work with local clothing boutiques and designers to create runway looks and sell tickets for your community to get a look at upcoming items. Your donors can purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win cool prizes donated from local businesses.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

March 7 is National Cereal Day and who doesn’t love a cereal buffet? SpringFundraising idea Number 2: Celebrate National Cereal Day with a pajama party for good. Over 30 fundraising ideas for spring, from daylight savings time to National Haiku Day. Local libraries may also be open hosting egg-hunters for a good cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Giving Tuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. The second annual GivingTuesday is on December 3rd and you’re invited to join the celebration with NTEN! Want to participate?

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you work to maintain a National Park, for example, you may want to develop resources about how to get around or prepare for a visit. If you provide resources to your local community , you’ll want to create content that can inform your potential donors, and materials to support anyone looking to access your services. Start writing.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management’s “74% Project” has found that a woman working for a nonprofit is making even less than the national average, at only 75 cents on the dollar. A nationally noted consultant and trainer, Peggy has worked with more than 700 nonprofits. About Author. Amy DeVita.

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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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Neon CRM

MAY 23, 2023

Whether you’re looking to contact your congressional representatives or donate to a local nonprofit, here are four groups you’ll love (plus a resource for finding tons more). You can also check out their calendar of upcoming events , and donating to the organization is a great way to support A4 and their artists.

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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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? It certainly makes sense for seasonal “add on” campaigns such as GivingTuesday , your own or a local Giving Day, a targeted holiday campaign (e.g., No, they don’t.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

People’s Action Institute is a national network of state and local grassroots power-building organizations united in fighting for justice. BCG’s social impact team communicates and engages with employees in the channels where they are, and together they support their community and the local Canadian charities they care about.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. How does Giving Tuesday help nonprofits?

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

Arts organizations serve as a vital heartbeat for local communities, infusing creativity, transforming spaces, and bringing together diverse audiences. National Endowment for the Arts: Providing vital support for arts and culture across the U.S.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

See if your state, local, or regional AFP branch is hosting a reception! You’ll meet up with fundraisers from your area and make valuable local connections. Check with your local AFP chapter to see what local or regional options are available! Pro tip: Another outstanding aspect of AFP ICON is the emphasis on networking.

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Twenty Hats

JULY 13, 2021

Think salary, benefits, space, overhead calculations and calendar. Susan has presented educational programs for local area nonprofits, statewide conferences, and national meetings. With a new hire, what can an additional person take from your plate and what can you take from your boss’ plate? What are the financial implications?

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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. State/Local.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

Set an operations calendar. We recommend building a content calendar that outlines which messages you want to communicate on each day leading up to your annual campaign. Identify news sources and blogs (both local and national) that may be interested in your story, and build a contact list of reporters from those organizations.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Additionally, board members often have high-level connections in business, education, or even local and state government. They could help you coordinate a corporate volunteering day or connect you with a local club that is seeking a volunteering opportunity. Collaborate with local businesses. Connect with civic groups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Animal Adoptions by the National Wildlife Federation: From alligators to walruses, givers can adopt animals in the name of friends, family, or colleagues. Clothes, books, mugs, calendars, computer accessories, and even gift certificates. Mission : To bring more local stories, independent journalism, arts and culture to Americans.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

A whopping 48% of Americans don’t trust nonprofits Interestingly, people trust local organizations far more than large institutions. Staffing The National Council of Nonprofits reports that “nonprofits around the country are reporting significant challenges retaining staff and filling vacancies.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Giving Tuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. The second annual GivingTuesday is on December 3rd and you''re invited to join the celebration with NTEN! Want to participate?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

GivingTuesday is a national day of giving following Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Schedule regular social media messages and send a newsletter or e-blast to ensure your community has November 30th marked on their calendar. Pitch your local press. About #GivingTuesday. And preparing early is key to success!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Formal professional groups – These exist for many specialties such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association, which have local chapters and a national office. . Block enough time on your calendar to complete this process in weeks (not months).

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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. She's known for the Pop-Up General Store , Tartine Afterhours dinners , Home Ec Cooking Classes , and the nationwide Bakesale for Japan that raised $140,000.

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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. In key places, there are outlines with local rocks and dead branches from adjacent trees. This could involve creating featured content and forming an editorial calendar to govern how related items might be featured together to match key themes.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

If you’re looking for where to begin, check out the resource How to Start and Manage Your Nonprofit’s Email Marketing Calendar. Contact Local Media. You can invite local media personalities to help emcee your event or get involved in some other way. This is a lot more enticing to journalists.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

To meet this demand, consider partnering with a local tree farm or nursery to host a Christmas tree or Christmas wreath fundraiser. As you prepare for your fundraiser, canvas your local businesses and donors for items, coupons, or vouchers. T-shirts, calendars, and other team merch sales. Balloon raffle. Restaurant night.

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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. Think of your donor database as your centralized fundraising war room.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

No doubt that's a simplistic view of a complicated process, but what really concerns me is the perpetrators were able to access text messages, calendars, address books, phone call logs, real-time GPS of where people were at any given time, and any other data that was saved or backed up to the cloud. How to Protect Your Data.

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