Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” I don’t have an answer, but I think it has to do with modeling conscious information and consumption and being mindful about how you connect with people, cultivate relationships, and share information. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Can Twitter help your cause raise money?, Avi Kaplan has published some basic stats from the recent Tweetsgiving Campaign that raised over $10,000 in 48 hours right before and during Thanksgiving to build a classroom in Tanzania. In the menatime, here's a few twitter stat tools from Brian Solis's awesome list.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If your CSR programs are not integrated across lines of business and support departments, keep in mind this is a journey. Become familiar with the CSR research available and pull the data or stats that will help inform your colleagues. Keep in mind, executive teams are really busy! You can dramatically change that perception.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The Size and Quality of Your Email List Is the Leading Indicator of Your Ability to Raise Money Online. Multi-channel donors can be 212% more valuable for your organization than offline-only donors. Multi-channel donors have a 56% higher retention rate than offline-only donors. Or what your donation will do?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

So, with the influx of questions we received around preparing for end of year fundraising, I realized that these questions are probably on a lot of fundraisers’ minds these days. I haven’t seen any data that shows a correlation to the kind of organization and the amount raised at year end. Danielle . Danielle .

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Then they see other organizations raising $10,000, $15.000, or $25,000 and feel left out. Remember that lots of other nonprofits are raising money on the same day and yes, there is competition. A matching gift: Campaigns with matching gifts ALWAYS raise more money than those with no match. It’s not hard, and anyone can do it.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve read articles about up-and-coming communications channels and whether you should incorporate them into your nonprofit outreach strategy. But, the fact of the matter is, the channels you employ will have little impact on your outreach strategy if the messages you send through those channels are subpar. Let’s get started.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

It’s tempting to share several stories, but keep in mind that people have the attention of a goldfish (about 7 seconds) and they just won’t read a lot. It’s good to thank these people publicly and it also plants the seeds of ideas in the minds of others who could help in a similar way. Lots of stats and facts. Save the date.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Yep, there’s a marathon of opportunity coming up and you don’t want to miss the chance to raise big bucks for your nonprofit. The Integrated Year-End Fundraising Plan If you need further convincing that investing in fundraising in the fourth quarter is worth your while, here are some stats: 30% of all annual donations happen in December.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2022

You’ll also want to include a few key stats to show why your nonprofit is an expert at serving your clients. If you need to raise a certain amount through your event, make sure to include that information for your potential sponsors. Fundraising event goal. Response deadline. Your potential sponsors are busy.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. How did the funds raised last year help us this year? Optimize your donation form. Request a Demo.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 1, 2016

What if I told you that real organizations were raising 5x what they spent and seeing 100% retention on new donors through telefunding? As I learned from Katie Boehm at KidsQuest Children’s Museum this week, staying fresh in your fundraising approach is more about the approach and strategy then it is about the channel.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Subscribe to all of her stuff over at FundJoy LLC, she’s helped a lot of people raise a lot of money over the years. Okay, I know Lauren [Kotling 00:04:29] raised her hand. in the beginning, it was very, very difficult for me to, number one, raise money. You want to keep your goal in mind. So doing this for so long.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Well, it’s the level of awareness and understanding that a product, a program, a service, or your organization has in people’s minds. How much is it front of mind for me? ” “We will know we are successful if we raise $500,000 by Thanksgiving.” ” So your brief can be very simple.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

That was actually quite frankly a little bit of a relief because I knew and then I could move on and I could start making plans because being on the furlough and being able to receive some unemployment, I wasn’t necessarily looking for another job although I had my mind open to it because there was no promise I was being brought back.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Most of our nonprofits have a human or community interest in mind, that purpose, and they exist to create impact, positive impact on the communities that we serve. So you raised $20,000. But when you give context like this, you know, mind-blowing statistic, then it makes people stop. I see Robin just raised a hand.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

Like I said, I’m really passionate about helping fundraisers save time and raise more money and delight their donors. So kudos to those 28% of you, and like mind blown on the 2% of you that have already done it. I mean, is this really going to raise me more money?” And I’ll pop those in there again.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So I’m Kari, and my background is kind of a little bit different than Jackie’s, where I’m more of the communication side, so holistically, how do you communicate with your donors, and what is that specific offer or message, and which channels do you need to use to reach those people. So again, kind of keep that in mind.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

What should nonprofits keep in mind when browsing event software? What should nonprofits keep in mind when browsing event software? With that in mind, here are several key considerations to discuss with your team before investing in event management software: The size of your event.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

It’s preached that in order to successfully raise funds you must truly know your supporters- your people. It’s important that you begin paying attention to the stats. Until you have a real relationship with your supporters, how will you know the right messages to share or channels to use? People give to people.

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