Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

There are more and more resources and opportunities for nonprofit professionals seeking to learn about how to use measurement and data. You will also find a well-curated resource toolkit that includes articles, books, tools, and resources. The four key questions are: What data to collect? How to collect data? Making meaning.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

It quickly became the most active discussion thread in our LInkedIn group, and I would like to share a bit of the stories and insights that resulted there. (If " There emerged in this discussion thread a "case study," that I felt was both inspiring and instructive. pursuing other things."

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

No matter the details of your story, you can leverage that sense of empathy to solicit a response from your audience. Your story goes far beyond simply telling the tale of how you got started. Integrate your story into your website. These elements make up the tone of the story. Maintain the right tone of voice.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

After all, you’re competing with other valuable nonprofits for limited resources and donor dollars. Packing all of your organization’s efforts into a thoughtful, easy-to-digest story can be remarkably challenging. The post Social Sustainability: Why You Need to Tell Your Story (and how to do it).

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

We’ve had a certain amount of success using Facebook,” said Sue Yacka, AVP’s grants and communications coordinator. “I I think one of the things for us, where we’re successful, is the diversity of things we’re recruiting for—direct services, advocacy, outreach. We also get a lot of administrative volunteers. He lives in Portland, OR.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

At the 2022 ANA Nonprofit Federation Winter Conference, presented by Data Axle, you’ll hear case studies and success stories from experts and industry leaders that offer you actionable solutions to the issues and challenges you face in 2022’s challenging and dynamic environment. Website : [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Stories with purpose don’t just materialize—they’re strategically planned, they’re creatively crafted, and designed to achieve measurable outcomes. Hatch is a concierge that connects you to a suite of tools and a growing community of storytellers to help you leverage your stories to drive social impact. What Makes a Story Great.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Social media provides your organization with a public forum to share updates on projects, success stories, and any unexpected challenges you’ve come across. Features like Instagram Stories and IGTV, where you can livestream to your supporters, offer creative ways to share content and interact with your followers. Transparency.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

The reactionary funding of Black leaders and communities raises a critical question: what is possible when we build sustainable funding ecosystems that affirm the genius of Black leaders and sufficiently resource them to develop and deploy world-changing solutions? . Black voices, Black spaces. Listen and respond to Black leaders.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

This will help you measure whether or not your campaign has been a success and will give you a benchmark for the year following if it’s your first time getting involved. Not all charities will surpass expectations to this extent but by being clear (and realistic) on what you want to achieve, you can set yourself up for success.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Spend some time making a list of your most lucrative and/or most integral business activities, as well as the people who are indispensable, and think about how you’ll shift your resources and attention to focus on those in the event of a downturn. Consider using other organizations’ responses to the pandemic as case studies.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

So, if leadership is the difference between a nonprofit’s success or failure, what does it take to be a good leader? Success doesn’t happen by accident. A consistent trait I see among those I consider wildly successful nonprofit leaders is their ability to share their vision with others, either one-on-one or in a group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

And when video is paired with a continuous strategy and clear metrics for success, there is overwhelming evidence showing that it is a crucial, important investment for nonprofits. It’s no surprise that a tactic with a cost is high and unclear ROI gets minimal resources. Video is cool, but it is also expensive (in time and money).

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Stories are powerful. It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. Telling a good story can also give your donors confidence that your nonprofit is making an impact and that their donations are used effectively. What is Nonprofit Storytelling?

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Volunteer Hub

JULY 26, 2021

Opened in 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston has become a valuable resource for community residents and people around the world. Today, Holocaust Museum Houston is using their expansion and resources to educate more people than ever about the Holocaust in new interactive ways.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Allegiance Group makes achieving direct mail success simple. Take advantage of that personal touch by adding a story designed to strengthen your connection with donors even more. Choose a real story that is highly relevant to your cause, adding illustrative details that make it come to life on the page. Let’s get started!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Women Rule the Philanthropic Roost!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Which are best/worst? org campaign. "A

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 3, 2021

The organization has been providing support to the community for over 10 years and opened its first pet resource center in 2020. The pet resource center provides many offerings to the East St. Prior to the organization opening its pet resource center, there was no animal clinic in the area or place to purchase affordable pet supplies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2018

Prepare to be inspired, impressed and motivated by personal, real-life stories and case studies from 70 women leaders in the book, Wisdom Warriors , authored by Carol Seymour. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing. What is different about being in the C-suite?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Make a convincing case for why your organization deserves funding and how you will use it effectively. Is there case study you can point to? Include financial information that makes sense for the foundation or foundation program in question – never send financials that are not requested. Answer the question “Why now?”

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll find articles about: Opinions on Industry Trends, Topics in Behavioral Science, Whitepapers and Case Studies in Philanthropy, and Direct Mail and Online Fundraising. Learn all about how to tell stories that inspire action on the blog , or follow her on Twitter @VanessaEChase. TECHSOUP BLOG.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Prepare to be inspired, impressed and motivated by personal, real-life stories and case studies from 70 women leaders in the new book, Wisdom Warriors , authored by Carol Seymour. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing. What is different about being in the C-suite?

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

Within Media Cause’s Creative, Brand, and Design team, one of our favorite things to do— besides creating incredible work for our clients—is sharing inspirational and educational resources with each other: articles, POVs, webinars, classes, books, case studies, blogs, tutorials, cheese.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Assuming our fictional organization has done this, let’s say that they chose to create a blog that the middle and high school students who volunteer in the after school program author, with stories form their work, things they are thinking about, events, friendships, and so on. The benefits? These are both tangible and intangible.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

Great content will help inform your audience and provide critical resources to both supporters and the people you serve. 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. So, how do you create a content strategy? And what should it include?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And with a goal as ambitious and nebulous as elevating community well-being, how do we evaluate success? In this post, we will explore some of the major steps to creating effective community health initiatives, and share one case study. If not, you must relentlessly share your “community health story” with the C-suite and Board.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The process involved countless spreadsheets, phone calls, and one-off emails, that were time-consuming and wasted precious resources. If you are ready to become VolunteerHub’s next success story, request a demo today. Before selecting VolunteerHub, the DSC team vetted several volunteer management solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

It's from the mini case study about Planned Parenthood where Cecile Richards said, "Confidentiality is a big part of our institution's culture. And, as you know being successful with social media is the opposite of that." How does the culture shift from closed to open to leverage the success of social media? .

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

This connection allows for a greater understanding of the work, builds momentum toward the mission, builds team relationships, and enhances all communication in order to be more successful. Empathy is the language of nonprofit donation requests, annual reports and case studies. Nonprofit professionals have empathy ingrained.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2020

Overall, the feasibility study’s objective is to determine the viability of your project before you invest significant time and money into your fundraising campaign. Here are some tips to help guide you through a successful study: The How — Asking The Right Questions. Delivering a quality study with care is extremely important.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. Luckily, there is no shortage of techniques and resources and books. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Melissa Cronin gave us some background on the event she helped start and pointed us toward resources we could use in our campaigns. Dress for Success's Giving Shoes Day. Resources for Organizations. Case Study: The American Red Cross. Do you have a success story about #GivingTuesday?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The post prompted lots of comments and complaints, especially from smaller nonprofits without the resources to purchase ads on Facebook. Shaun Dakin shared this petition from change.org asking Facebook to set up an advertising grant program. ” or “How do we make our story go viral?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

  In that post, he describes one technique - make yourself a public case study.    So, in that spirit,  I'm sharing my presentation from last week which is a case study of my blogging ROI.  And once you jump into social media, how do you track and measure success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I unpacked the latter with a series of spectragrams asking folks to share their opinions about whether or not social fundraising as a fad or whether or not dollars raised was the only metric for success. Let your stakeholders share their story and passion about your organization – from the heart and humor work.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Because nonprofits depend on donations, they’re often stretched thin for resources. Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. These resources often offer great advice so you can create a first-rate fundraising strategy. Enriched knowledge. Enhanced outreach.

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