Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. Tap Into the Power of Social Proof.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2013

Friends, those news headlines are real, and it means that something wild and crazy is happening online. Like many of you, I get paid to use social media to effect change – to create and engage an online community and mobilize people to take action around a cause. Visit the National Kidney Foundation ( [link] ) online.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people to give back to their communities by donating money, volunteering their time, or advocating for causes that they believe in. GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. What Causes Do Donors Support?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

With so many EOY campaigns , one of the most powerful ways for donors to connect with your cause is through the power of storytelling. These three components form the foundation of an email ask that is relevant, clear, and compelling. Your landing page copy and images need to be consistent with your ask.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Instead of telling potential donors why they should support your cause, invite your existing donors to submit a video explaining why they chose to donate for a much more powerful appeal. As time went on, I discovered even more options, including: Movie Maker Video Toolbox Adobe Spark Video FilmoraGo Headliner. Show your skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Measure Networked Nonprofit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Post a variety of different media types, photographs and visuals get attention, shorter status updates, and curated links. See my Facebook Best Practices curriculum for more advice.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 1.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

Major (and mega) gifts will continue to make the headlines, as will donors making choices for how to give back in new ways that push the limits of traditional philanthropy (aka both donor advised funds and Zuckerburg’s LLC). Donors expect to be able to give anytime, anywhere for any cause from any device. Focus on Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Source: grist. I’m curious to hear from all of you if you’ve developed a ladder of [.]

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 8, 2021

What Causes Data Loss? And although major data breaches tend to get all of the headlines, not all data loss comes from nefarious sources. Based on our 2020 State of Salesforce Data Protection Survey , human error is the leading cause of data loss within the Salesforce ecosystem, making up just less than half of all incidents.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Most often, foundations contribute to the following: Capital projects—funding building purchases, construction, renovation Large programs—making transformational investments tied to a specific outreach Individual donors are responsible for up to 75% of raised funds for most nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2009

Fundraisers in the worst economic era since the Great Depression continue to struggle according to a study out this week from the Giving USA Foundation. While an estimated $307 billion dollars was given to charitable causes in 2008; total fundraising declined an inflation adjusted of 5.7% from 2007 levels.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Ideally, you should send a fundraising letter to people who care about your cause, have the ability to give, and are willing to give through the mail. If you don’t, well, you will have wasted a good opportunity to connect with people, feed their desire to do good in the world, and raise much-needed money for your cause.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Creating strategies around these four pillars work to establish the foundation of your marketing plan. Donors are shifting their preferences to online giving as their preferred method of donating to causes they care about. While it may sound like the logical thing to do, it will cause issues with search engines.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you’re reading a blog post with the words “capital campaign” and “board” in the headline, you might be spiraling through questions that are keeping you up at night (hopefully, it’s not 2 a.m.): Their enthusiasm to evangelize your cause is tied directly to how well educated they are about your mission and your impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

One of our clients, the COPD Foundation , has a free screening tool that individuals can use to determine if they are at risk for COPD. . RSAs allow you to supply many different headlines and descriptions, which the Google algorithm will mix and match in an effort to create the highest possible click-through rate for you.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

Without them, copy or headlines can become boring and predictable. It changes donating to investing, which is associated with having a return—in this case, a positive impact on a social cause or helping others. The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation puts the name of every donor on a publicly viewed list as a reward for donating.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In 1970, economist Milton Friedman famously used his New York Times article’s headline to quip that a business’s only social responsibility was to increase its profits.¹. 76 percent of consumers refuse to buy products from a company that supports a cause they’re against.². A key cause of such low results is the complexity of programs.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2020

As the organization shifts to a more community, value-based module, the foundation will need to shift as well. Prior to the pandemic, there was already a growing trend by individual donors and foundations to support initiatives that expand beyond the hospital walls and beyond the reach of a single organization. Donor Alignment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Maine Health Access Foundation did an experiment on Facebook , including it in its channel to promote a funding opportunity but also posted the initial letters of inquiry on their Facebook page to get feedback. And, a symphony orchestra, made headlines when they crowdsourced musician auditions for the Youtube Symphony orchestra.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 6, 2023

Instead, you would write a compelling headline, a two-to-three sentence summary of the post, add a link to read more, and include it with a listing of other summaries like it. Every longform post can act as the foundation for paid, organic, and social media campaigns.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

What’s more we’ve had our eye on a few nonprofits who are not only doing a great job at promoting themselves, but also their cause. Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. Using Facebook Live To Grow Your Cause.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

But better even than mending a wound or surgically repairing a broken bone is preventing the cause of the injury in the first place. For instance, there are more nonprofits advocating for mental health reform in the United States than we can even attempt to list, but a few are provided below: Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

But better even than mending a wound or surgically repairing a broken bone is preventing the cause of the injury in the first place. For instance, there are more nonprofits advocating for mental health reform in the United States than we can even attempt to list, but a few are provided below: Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

It helps the donor make a decision about to give your organization and it gives you an opportunity to tie to your mini-goals so donors can see the tangible impact of their gift. For example, when I was raised money for a beach/ocean conservation project for Surfrider Foundation in memory of my father.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

In 2009, he became an Ashoka Foundation senior fellow for his work as a leading social entrepreneur. They understand that the same people do bad things and good things and that we may agree on Cause A and disagree on Cause B. A negative trend is the silo-ization of social causes. Daniel has lots of awards.

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

Since your staff members are the experts on your organization’s mission and the cause(s) that it’s championing, it will be up to all of you to guide its voice. When done right, it can make an organization synonymous with a cause. Headline: Create a clear, compelling headline that covers the most important aspect of your message.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

How passionate are you about your cause and mission? That means you’ve got a good foundation to build on some of these other strategies we’ll talk about. You’re a group of passionate people. I just know it. But on a scale of 1 to 10, put in the chat. We can see your chat comments here. Look at all those tens.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Take a look for ideas on how your nonprofit could empower supporters and advocates to fuel creative buzz around your cause. It’s about reminding them why they care and giving them an opportunity to join your cause. Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. Plus, North Shore Animal League puts their cause at the center of their site by packing their site with adoptable pets. The site’s Volunteers page also emphasizes these supporters’ impact on the cause.

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