Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Is it easy to see how to give offline? Consider Twitter polls or Q&A sessions or surveys. Online giving is the fastest growing giving channel per research by M+R. It’s still a much smaller percentage of giving than offline giving, but you don’t want to ignore it. Is it optimized for mobile? A phone call?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Twitter App Looks Up Zip Code to Tweet Your Legislator. They are integrating social media tactics to their online advocacy tool box with this Twitter tool. You just type in your zip code , and their Twitter handles are displayed with buttons that allow you to easily Tweet them about not cutting Medicaid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

This post covers the benefits and provides some ways to effectively cultivate thought leadership through social channels. Since many policy makers (or their staff) may be monitoring social channels, it is another benefit. If other leaders in your field are using social channels, your CEO can easily connect for leadership conversations.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

1) A multi-channel approach to engagement. Multi-Channel Engagement. The majority of gifts are still received offline and with an integrated approach the average donor value is shown to be higher. Social Media: If you don’t have time for Facebook and Twitter… you need an intern! 2) A strong communication strategy.

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sgEngage

JUNE 30, 2023

This article covers the nuances of nonprofit marketing, exploring the different types, channels, and challenges. Direct Marketing Direct marketing involves direct communication with potential supporters either offline or online. Digital marketing is comprised of various channels that involve their own strategies.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

With over 500 minutes (that’s 10 hrs) of free event fundraising consulting you’ll learn everything from how to get started with your first event to running effective multi-channel communications programs that increase fundraising performance. Increase Communication Effectiveness Through Multi-channel Marketing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The second installment of the weekly TweetChat series offered some useful advice on nonprofit Twitter use, a tool that can be difficult to understand for many nonprofit leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. They found that: “Personal solicitations to pre-existing networks of donors and friends through multiple channels were rated as the most effective methods for fundraising. Two donors were former colleagues who also have Twitter accounts. Definitely.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. You’ll need to write several versions of your Ask for several different channels, and you’ll need to write several different posts. Remember, some of your supporters may not be on social media, so it’s important to be equally thorough in all channels.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The responses lean towards a reality in which our online presence is just as diverse as our offline personalities – people are connecting with a mix of others on difference platforms. According to Farra and Danielle’s survey respondents, Twitter is the top three platforms for both personal and professional use.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options. Approach area businesses to donate items to an online or offline silent or live auction. Be Informed. Earned Income.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

Let’s break down the elements of a great fundraising event invitation and show it in practice with some top examples: Use A Multi Channel Approach. The most effective way to increase the number of touches you have is to share your invitation in a wide variety of channels , both online and offline.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. When adapting your strategy to online you may want to try multiple channels and approaches, although you will encounter metrics which may not be so promising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Depending on the target audience (and your capacity), you might want to promote the event on other social channel Event Pages such as LinkedIN or Facebook. You’ll want to create a Twitter hashtag for the event and make sure it isn’t already being used. Take the above example from charity:water for World Water Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

With this year’s GivingTuesday less than a month away , there’s lots of tips and best practices on how to leverage social media during the giving season both online and offline. Leaving the dinner, I checked my Twitter feed and started seeing tweets like this one from my colleague, Tal Frankfurt. Mocked your hat).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

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). " How do your social media channels fit in your organization's emergency communications plan? ."

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Here is a short list of innovations that happened after online giving began in 1999: Airbnb, Android, Bitcoin, Chrome, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Github, Hashtags, iPod, iPhone, iPad, jQuery, Kindle, LinkedIn, MySpace, Netflix, Oculus Rift, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tesla, Twitter, USB Flash Drive, Venmo, Wii, Xbox, YouTube, and the Zettabyte.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

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). " Why Do You Participate in Twitter Chats? " Why Do You Participate in Twitter Chats? on Twitter and Facebook.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Custom reports offer a real-time picture of your supporters across all channels. Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2010

Step 2: Share Across Channels. With everything connected, now you can start thinking about ways to strengthen the bonds between your online channels, which encourages your supporters to move between them and to connect with you in multiple ways. Track how supporters are engaging with you through various channels online.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2012

She'll be managing our social channels - including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+, and GOOD - as well as supporting Tech Club leaders and generally making sure NTEN's community programs always amp up the awesome. She's a problem solver and network builder passionate about connecting with people both on and offline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/taprootfound. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Website: www.taprootfoundation.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement. So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels. Content Curation on Twitter. Getting Started with Content Curation on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

These local giving days focus more a community approach and help nonprofits build capacity in fundraising on all channels, while also promoting the idea of a Giving Day in the local community or geographic area. Other channels included TV news, radio, newspapers, websites, phone calls, and through friends or family.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. The end-of-year online fundraising opportunity only underscores the importance of this channel as a giving source. Research by Target Analytics looked into donors and the channel flipping that they do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2013

Sustaining a content strategy requires establishing a good pipeline of content and engagement across channels. It starts, of course, with identifying your audience and objectives and gets better with measurement. Ask: What existing content can be re-purposed for social channels? Review ideas in your “Idea Dashboard”.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Participants who used Twitter raised more money and reached more donors than non-Twitter users, tripled their personal fundraising goals, and raised nearly 10 times more online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2013

As many of you may know from following me on social media channels, my father, Earl Kanter MD, passed away this week. To honor my Dad’s memory and his love of the ocean, I am organizing a virtual “Paddle out” on Twitter and Facebook #OceanLoveEarl on July 3, 2013. People cope with grief in different ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. 8% of donors were “weak ties” or people that I know online only who may read my blog, follow me on Twitter or Facebook. Only a small percentage 2% had met my Dad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice. He works for an NGO in Australia and we met on Twitter (via Eddie Harran ) prior to his visit to America to attend the Wisdom 2.0

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Earlier this week, Beth Kanter wrote about how to translate social listening into good twitter conversation that supports your objectives , riffing on David Lipscomb ’s Social Messenger Framework — one of the communications planning tools that he’s made available at RedPed21.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

If you don’t follow her on Twitter , you should! The e-book offers an overview of the benefits of participating in GivingDays like #GivingTuesday, followed by a whole lot of wisdom and best practices. million in a day on #GivingTuesday 2013. I love the metaphor of a successful GivingDay campaign to a party: Timing is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I find myself doing this on Twitter more and more. We are also learning in public when we engage in in-depth conversation whether it is offline or online, for example in the comments of a blog post or asking questions on Twitter. Offline/Online Interaction. Twitter Training Notes and Audio File. Deployment Packet.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

If your community meets offline at a local watering hole to share opinions and make plans, don’t bother setting up a Twitter account with the purpose of influencing them. One of the core principles in community engagement is to use the tools your community is using.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

My latest project is called @home , which explores homelessness in America through the story of Mark Horvath (aka @hardlynormal on Twitter). Mark is an e-activist who interviews homeless men and women, and shares their stories across every digital medium he can find — YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google +, you name it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels. It is also about reconnecting with those who have already graduated. Social media is an important channel for both these groups. CTA matched to the right channel or combination of channels.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

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). They want to see what could happen if we serious commit to working together, on an offline. "It's

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