Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

When a relationship with a new donor or prospect begins, don’t hit them with a high-pressure request for a donation. Whether they choose to offer a monetary donation or contribute another way, such as volunteering, advocacy, etc., Once a donation has occurred it is time the donor journey has entered the stewardship phase.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Additionally, the people donating personally know the individual promoting your fundraiser. Unlike general donation forms, peer-to-peer campaigns leverage the personal aspect of fundraising—wouldn’t you donate more if it was your friend, coworker, or family member advocating for a cause as opposed to a stranger?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Instead of making a splash, they only get a trickle of donations. Instead of asking people to help you reach your arbitrary goal of $10,000, tell them that for $77.80, they can sponsor a child in your program for a year and you have 150 kids who need to be sponsored. A Giving Tuesday donation page. See the difference?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. In fact, one of the most in-demand job skills for digital marketers and fundraisers is knowing how to effectively use social media advertising channels and Google Ads.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

Memes about goals are EVERYWHERE. Goals are powerful tools that help channel resources towards solutions. Recruit two new sponsors for our Spring Golf Tournament by March 1. Find six volunteers to help sort donations at the thrift store on Mondays. Recruit new sponsors for our Spring Golf Tournament. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

Disaster Girl Meme ” (sold for $500k). Beeple’s “ OCEANFRONT ” (sold for $6m and all proceeds donated to Open Earth Foundation). Some platforms even allow you to set the payment address as a nonprofit’s crypto wallet address if you want sales donated directly to a nonprofit. Some well-known examples of NFTs are: .

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