TechImpact

JANUARY 23, 2014

Because their importance can not be understated, it is crucial that you take the time to thank them publicly through your social media feeds when appropriate. Here a few unique ways that you can say thank you through social media the next time you need to say thank you, according to Media Cause. Vine and Instagram videos.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Do you want to post the content from several different blogs and social networks to your organization's Facebook Page, and add a news alert feed for your cause's keywords, too? And let's say you want to “mix and match” — to post RSS feeds ‘A’, B’, and ‘C’ to your personal Profile; and post.( No problem. read more ).

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Nonprofits Say Facebook News-Feed Changes Hurting Outreach - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "Nonprofits Say Facebook News-Feed Changes Hurting Outreach Charities that rely primarily on social media to raise awareness and share information about their causes are growing restive over (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. If you’d like to go above and beyond, adding videos to your fundraiser can connect potential donors to your cause in a way that photos can’t. Help Me Feed Hungry Kids! 6) Reach out to your network.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, Worse, studies show that we’re more likely to perceive negative news as truthful. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Explore Media Cause experts’ top five communication tips to consider as you roll out your advocacy , fundraising , and engagement strategies during an election year. Remember, as you navigate the news cycle and other big issues, they shouldn’t take away from the importance of your work as a nonprofit. Then, rinse and repeat.

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Achieve

AUGUST 28, 2016

Philanthropy News Digest. If you’ve followed me on this blog or through my series of articles here, you’re familiar with my take on the need to move potential supporters from mere interest to deep engagement with your cause over time. If you’re a nonprofit executive, what can you do to get the public involved in your issue or cause?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

If you show up on a regular basis in your followers’ feeds and Stories, they are much more likely to trust you, to build up an affinity for your organization, and eventually to click on the Donation Sticker and make a gift. . Look at cause and awareness days that you can leverage to get more exposure and drive more donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

Whether Facebook approves my authentification request really is going to come down to whether or not Facebook considers “Nonprofit Organizations&# a brand, or a “cause or topic&#. If it is the later, then the Status Updates of the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page will no longer show up in the News Feeds.

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Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, fundraisers have struggled to engage online donors with the cause. The livestream is the only point of contact between guests and the cause , so it must look good, sound good, and maintain excitement and tension throughout to keep people from walking away. You Don’t Need a “Big Budget” to Achieve Fun.

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

We began to unpack the challenges and obligations of developing ethical creative in a roundtable discussion with our friends Amirio Freeman of Feeding America and Rosa Del Angel of Oxfam America. It’s how we connect on the deeply personal, emotional, human level that inspires people to support the causes that change the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Breaking news works well on all social media (especially if it is good news), but it performs exceptionally well on LinkedIn. For example, the International Fund for Animal Welfare shared the good news that zero rhinos were poached in 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Beginning November 1, users can now unlike your page directly from their News Feed. If all you post is marketing-related content (donate, come to an event, sign our petition) rather than cause or issue-related content, then expand and experiment with different kinds of content. Don’t just post for posting’s sake.

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NCE Social Media

JULY 3, 2013

Chalk it up to another Facebook imitating what is popular elsewhere instead of creating their own new innovation. 2) Countries again want to block social media because of the political unrest they cause. 3) You must use Social Media to replace the RRS Feeds that Google and others have dropped. can you say #hashtags ?

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 27, 2021

This surprising data suggests average households responded to the crisis by giving what they could to causes they care about, even if they could only afford to do it in small amounts. The easier it is to give to your cause, the less donors will hesitate before donating—reducing abandons. . Embrace small donations!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2010

Purchasing advertising did not increase my fan base or help my Status Updates show up in the News Feed > Top News. I did not see any obvious increase in my fan base, and there is no way to know if any of those 21 clicks resulted in new fans. That’s the new Facebook. The results are below: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

I’m not sure if you caught the news today but CauseVox has launched their public beta! Rather than direct our friends to a generic donation page, we wanted to be able to weave our own personal story within the cause we support. You can say we are idealists at heart and super passionate about causes. Support Center.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Causes App. The Causes App allows nonprofits to fundraise on Facebook. Your organization must be in GuideStar.org for you to be able to use Causes. But recently, Causes has been making quite a few upgrades and launching some new tools, so I think they they deserve a second look. Involver Apps. Social RSS App.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 18, 2014

You’ve definitely seen it pop up on your social media feed. With over 150,000 new donors so far this year, and over $10M raised for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, the #IceBucketChallenge took the Internet by storm a few weeks ago and is showing no signs of slowing down. Image courtesy of Montreal Gazette.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The good news is that great stories are all around you. There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. And if you can use your Core Number to share what it costs to feed that child lunch, even better! EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Save time looking for news. Track your organization and your cause. Use this step-by-step guide for adding RSS feeds. Why create a listening dashboard? Monitor multiple channels at once. Create a shared tracking space for your team or whole organization. Refer to the slides below for examples.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

All day, everyday the online masses are being bombarded with terrible news. Today, there’s a defining silence – not because people don’t care, but because the constant barrage of bad news is perpetuating the feeling that our problems are insurmountable and that people can not make a positive impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Since the release of Facebook Live , Facebook video exposure has increased 360% across everyone’s news feed. Social media is hazardous to our physical health causing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and text neck. Snapcash launched in 2004, but it is not widely used. Live Reporting Using Social Media. Facebook Live Best Practices ].

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2011

Subscribe to the RSS feed ›. — Facebook Pages include a reporting module called “Insights&# which enables Page admins to understand how to better use their Page to market their cause and organization. There are seven ways people can interact with your Page , which all effect your ability to show up in your fans news feeds.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 23, 2013

When linking to your cause via social media, text message, or email, make sure the link takes the donor directly to the donation page, not the main site. Those who give are most likely to give again, so advertise your social media feeds and email notifications to individual donors after they have donated.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

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). Feeding America has utilized numerous Call2Action Sparks. I don't necessarily agree with all the tactics, but I SO appreciate him sharing their work!

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Greater Giving

JULY 8, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, fundraisers have struggled to engage online donors with the cause. The livestream is the only point of contact between guests and the cause, so it must look good, sound good, and maintain excitement and tension throughout to keep people from walking away. But embracing low-cost technological solutions can help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”). Print business cards that say “Your business was just patronized by someone who supports (insert cause here). Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Finding people who genuinely care about your cause is like making a new friend; it takes time and effort. Every social media site uses algorithms to determine what content is displayed on a user’s feed. What’s a fundraiser to do when you feel like you’re all out of ideas? We can’t just wish mission-driven donors out of thin air.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2010

There is at least one good news story emerging around the world about this devastating crisis: technology is changing the playing field. It's also helping all of us who feel helpless, nestled in our homes in the developed world, contribute to the cause and see immediate impact.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Most of my Facebook friends had jumped on the bandwagon by Saturday night, as you can see by the screen shot below collected from my news feed. While there is a Facebook page setup to promote the campaign , it doesn’t appear to have organized from a particular nonprofit or cause.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But be sure to use “burned-in” captions to your video when posting to the site, as Colling notes that many of us don’t have our device’s volume turned up while scrolling through the news feed. And of course, fostering the idea of community is the best way to get people intimately involved in your cause or charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

Originally launched in February 2012 as an App Gallery with three “Giving” Apps , the “Giving” category has been dropped and the three Giving Apps replaced with two Lifestyles Apps and one Utilities App: App Center > Lifestyle > Causes. 2) New Facebook Pages Manager App.

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Classy

JULY 8, 2021

Donating some of your own money also demonstrates to potential supporters that you are serious about helping the cause. Remember, your potential donors will be interested in the cause, but they are primarily interested in you. Start by explaining your connection to the cause and why it’s important to you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Digital fundraising professionals face a significant new challenge when it comes to fundraising on Facebook. How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Many charities are often stretch to find the time and resources to feed the content beast and riffing on popular memes can an efficient and effective way to create content, especially with the plethora of free “ meme creators “available. Now, Facebook is saying you’re wrong. ‘You are too stupid to recognize quality posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2010

Facebook clearly wants Facebook Pages to be for brands (businesses, nonprofits, schools) and Community Pages for causes and campaigns. But the Pages themselves are still fully functional including News Feed activity. I don’t care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!

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