EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Check out our last installment here ! Here’s what our expert partners said.

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Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

. —– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 14, 2008

It's titled "Online Video for Policy Impact." Su Patel of WITNESS, will tell you more about the WITNESS Hub a new advocacy platform for sharing and watching videos about human rights. Ames will offer advice on meeting the challenges of using a video sharing site within a government agency in support of public communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

SMoP14 — Campaign for College (@CollegeOpp) May 22, 2014. Johanson discussed a recent user generated video campaign for Teacher Appreciation Day in partnership with Soul Pancake that invited teachers to share a letter they would write to themselves when they first started teaching. The campaign leveraged nostalgia.

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Case Study Social Media Studies Conference 99

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Create a policy around the use of funds, i.e. “In the case that funds exceed the project described we will use the money where it is needed most” and add that policy as a footnote in your reply device. 20th year) a compelling reason to do a campaign?” “Should we put a stamp on the (remit) envelope or not? .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Is there a long-term need for your nonprofit, or could the issue be solved with a smaller-scale fundraising campaign or project? However, if your idea isn’t very large in scope, a one-time crowdfunding campaign or peer-to-peer fundraising event could achieve the results you’re hoping for. The answer could be “both.”

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Nonprofit Files Policy Software 84

Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

In the manual you’ll also want to include your association’s mission statement, goals and long-term plans, a directory of staff and volunteers, a list of Board of Directors and other committees, the reimbursement policy, and the termination policy. . Keep your volunteer training interesting by making orientation content engaging.

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Group Volunteer Create Tips 129

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Recently, I've been getting a question like that goes something like this, "All this social media stuff is great if you're fund raising or selling something or running a grassroots advocacy campaign, but what if you're focusing on carefully vetted scientific research or want to impact policy? They rely only on credible sources.

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Policy Social Media Research Impact 94

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

You have zero control over Facebook and its ever-changing policies. Set up a Facebook fundraiser yourself, either a full-on campaign or a mini-fundraiser like a $5 Friday. Setting Up a Facebook Fundraiser First, let’s look at the Facebook fundraiser, one where you set up the campaign yourself. Go here to set up your campaign.

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Facebook Game Fundraising Campaign 124

M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

You open TikTok to recharge your brain and treat yourself to some bite-sized videos. Here’s an example from our friends at the International Rescue Committee: CapCuts CapCut is a video editing app where users can create content using pre-made templates. Read Time: 4 minutes It’s lunchtime.

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Team Meme Sound Trend 81

Care2

MAY 18, 2011

Whether it's political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics. Start with Metrics.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 73

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Leave Them Wanting More Keep the body of your email under 200 words and link to blog posts or videos for more information. Tycely Williams, chief development officer of The Bipartisan Policy Center, encourages nonprofits to step outside expectations. “A It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens.

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email Communication Effective Fundraising 79

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The GAHC had been using Excel to manage campaigns but didn’t have a way to view each donor’s giving history and other crucial donor information. Top feature: Through Qgiv’s integration with Bloomerang , nonprofits can launch peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns that make it easy for supporters to create personal fundraising pages.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 89

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Fresh, timely content is more vital to the success of your nonprofit’s digital campaigns than it has ever been. Embed images and videos that are consistent in size. For example, the National Parks Conservation Association recently blogged about a rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and included a prominent CTA.

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Practice Nonprofit Newsletter News 352

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

LEAVE THEM WANTING MORE Keep the body of your email under 200 words and link to blog posts or videos for more information. Tycely Williams, chief development officer of The Bipartisan Policy Center, encourages nonprofits to step outside expectations. “A It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens.

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email Communication Effective Fundraising 71

Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Instagram integrates well with Facebook campaigns.

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Digital Practice Donor Strategy 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology). Write social media and mobile technology policies. Add a video or slideshow to your “Thank You” landing page, if applicable. Launch a peer-to-peer fund-raising campaign, if applicable. Create and upload videos.

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Social Media Social Media Tech 259

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Videos, interviews, client stories, audio, emails, podcasts, social media posts—there are so many types of storytelling opportunities available to nonprofits of all missions and sizes. Tokenism: According to Merriam-Webster, tokenism is “The policy or practice of making only a symbolic effort.” goals acronym). goals acronym).

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Storytelling Guide Nonprofit Story 52

TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

While it is still important to market directly through Twitter, it might also be a good idea to run contests, or campaigns more focused around awareness than fundraising. Recently, LinkedIn expanded its long-form posts policy to include non-influencers, making it easier for lesser-known content producers (like your progressive nonprofit!)

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Social Media Stats Audience Media 250

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Note from Beth: What if your organization embarked on its first ever crowd funding campaign with a goal of raising $50,000 and only raised $10,000? Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012?

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Results Foundation Community Learning 112

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

If you’re not familiar with it, the GDN includes more than 2 million websites, videos, and apps that will display ads created in Google Ads. You’ll need to follow some basic rules and policies while using your Google Ad Grants credits. You’ll need to follow some basic rules and policies while using your Google Ad Grants credits.

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Grant Google Track Guidelines 52

Qgiv

MARCH 29, 2023

Although the Google Ad Grant is an amazing tool for many nonprofits, there are a few limitations compared to a paid account that can be found in the Google Ad Grants Policy Compliance Guide. Google provides hours of training videos that walk step by step through ways to launch and optimize a successful Ad Grants Campaign.

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Grant Google Nonprofit National 97

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits.

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Interaction Nptech Open Source Houston 215

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2018

In the aftermath of the reports that Cambridge Analytica , a firm that worked on President Trump’s 2016 campaign, used private data on 50 million Facebook users has erupted into a strong backlash against Facebook. Watch this video and read this report from the New York Times.).

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New York Facebook Plugin Policy 117

See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

They understand that an organization, or a campaign, must tell a story to build an audience, and then activate that audience with a compelling call to action. They understand that video is a critical communications tool in creating that narrative, especially online, and they strategically incorporate video onto their web pages.

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Video Campaign Chad Contest 40

Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

You have to create the videos, the graphics, the posts, and you have to understand what your audience wants and what will get engagement. I’m like, “ Make a video ! Making more videos. More (obviously) interesting content–I don’t want you just posting about your fundraising campaign 75 times a day. Posting more.

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Social Media Media Tips Social 138

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Your job is to figure out how to navigate policies for its responsible use, both for internal and for external communications. Better storytelling/more humanity Whether told face-to-face with a major donor, in a thank you video, or in your fundraising emails, stories are the most powerful tool in your fundraising and marketing arsenal.

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Trend Storytelling Paypal Mail 59

Forum One

JULY 13, 2009

Last week at the InterAction Forum I had the pleasure of hearing Sam Graham-Felson , former director of blogging for the Obama Campaign talk about their strategy and success. First, let me say that I was stunned to learn that overall the campaign raised $750 million dollars(!!) Never point an email campaign message to your homepage?send

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Campaign Support Build Lesson 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

This week I did a social media training for a cluster of the foundation’s sustainable agriculture grantees. Here’s some notes on what I learned integrated social media campaigns as well as the process that prompted these insights. How To Convince Policy Directors. Spectragram. Living Case Study.

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Case Study Social Media Studies Integration 98

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. Just make a short video of two minutes or less showing us the good work you do in your community.

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Web New York City Bookmarking Contest 137

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 11, 2008

George Psacharopoulos and Harry Anthony Patrinos, “Returns to Investment in Education: A Further Update,” Policy Research Working Paper 2881 [Washington, D.C.: Whatever the motivation is behind the campaign, the ideas behind it are important to support. Hat tip to my pal Noel Brewer , who forwarded me the video.

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Video Effective New York Washington 45

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

There are definitely times when community building and even campaigning or organizing feels just like that! But, operating as a community organizer or manager is such a filling and critical role for programs, platforms and even campaigns to be successful that the idea of herding cats turns into searching youtube for cutest kitten videos.

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Community Management Proposal Roles 198

Whole Whale

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s critical to stay on top of Google Ad Grant policy updates for the Google Nonprofit program in order to keep your grant. This change is accompanied by an update to Google’s Ad Grant policy. Ad groups with at least 1 active responsive search ad will be exempt from the “2 ads per ad group” policy. Clean Up Your Account.

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Policy Grant Google Search 52

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A unique element to this report that we don’t see very often: video. org integrated videos throughout the report so readers can get more information about two of their campaigns — Exxon Knew and Break Free — all while keeping the word count down. The annual report from 350.org The grassroots climate justice advocates at 350.org

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Report Template Org Nonprofit 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

It encompasses a vast array of activities from developing mobile phone apps to launching advocacy campaigns to strengthening the policies and infrastructures involved in media creation, transmission and access. Media Access and Policy. The term “media” now means so much more than journalism and documentary film.

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Map Fund Data Tools 76

AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

For example, a good event software platform will automatically set the settings of new attendees with their microphone and video off. In the event of a disruption, you can easily cite your policy in order to regain control. The admin can disable features that might cause a security concern.

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Digital Online Virtual Guidelines 75

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I got a text from my friend Kendra Hicks’ campaign manager. And so I get this text from her campaign manager with a PDF that says, ‘this is the mailer that her opponent sent out that hit doorsteps today. And has her campaign put it, it even makes her look menacing. And we know that’s a tactic people use.

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