Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. This comprehensive book covers the following: Part One addresses storytelling readiness, especially now to transform your nonprofit’s culture.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Your marketing strategies and the marketing channels you use can drastically affect your fundraising success throughout the year. And each approach has different strategies to help you maximize your marketing efforts. Nonprofit marketing is one of the key components of getting your organization seen by potential supporters!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What marketing channels will you use? If you’re thinking about taking a one-channel marketing approach, there’s a good chance some donors will miss your messaging. Instead, try using multi-channel marketing to earn more Giving Tuesday donations. What is multi-channel marketing? Here are some tips!

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this section, we delve into strategies and best practices for encouraging your stakeholders to come forward with their stories. Integrate Across Communication Channels Use testimonials in a variety of your communication channels. Who are your target storytellers? Steps to Gather and Utilize Testimonials 1.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Here are some ideas to help guide your content strategy and ensure your content is written well and optimized for search—no matter where it lives. Develop Your Keyword Strategy. A similar keyword strategy for organic visibility on search can be rolled out on social media. Deep knowledge of writing well. SEO best practices .

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Email has the highest return on investment of any marketing channel ($40 for every dollar spent!), making it a no-brainer to include in your marketing strategy for Giving Tuesday! Email Fundraising Campaign Strategies for Giving Tuesday. Focus on storytelling. Check your email analytics. Pick a compelling call-to-action.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Rather, they should be a vital part of the overall strategy for your nonprofit. Here are our five strategies for improving communication and fostering a stronger connection with supporters: . Utilize storytelling in your communications. Your member relations shouldn’t be an afterthought. Craft compelling messages.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Rather, they should be a vital part of the overall strategy for your nonprofit. Here are our five strategies for improving communication and fostering a stronger connection with supporters: . Utilize storytelling in your communications. Your member relations shouldn’t be an afterthought. Craft compelling messages.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

For non-profits and other organizations, narrative change as a strategy is an opportunity to build power and shape the conversation around their work and their values, which is part of their communications plan and strategy. Questions to ask when developing a narrative change strategy.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 17, 2013

With the Giving Season approaching, some nonprofits are just starting planning, others are still waiting, and just a few have already developed a strategy. According to Google , planning ahead is the best strategy in addition to the following digital strategy tips: Donors start giving earlier than you might think.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Each episode is packed with insights , strategies, and real-life experiences designed to help you flourish in your fundraising endeavors. Behavior design strategies can help. Discover the importance of selecting diverse stories and storytellers to drive systemic cultural change, and learn how to measure the impact of messaging.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

Looking at the current state of fundraising, there are a few top trends and strategies to elevate your fundraising efforts that stand out among the crowd. With the rise in popularity of DAFs, your nonprofit should consider educating your donors about this giving method and integrating DAFs into your fundraising strategy for 2024.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In our 25-year history, Forum One has developed thousands of digital platforms and websites, campaigns, brand strategies, and custom tools that help nonprofits and government agencies communicate, deliver programs, and cultivate financial support. What the strategy team does. Meet the strategy team.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Social media is an important channel of communication for connecting with your donors and supporters. To maximize your potential across social media platforms, it’s essential to create a nonprofit social media strategy. How to Create a Nonprofit Social Media Strategy. Determine what channels to use. Set SMART goals.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

While it is frustrating and even demoralizing to be shy of your fundraising goal at the eleventh hour, there’s a powerful strategy you can employ at the last minute to boost revenue: peer-to-peer fundraising. Lean Into Storytelling Your nonprofit’s story is an invaluable tool when it comes to fundraising.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Strategies and Tips for Success What if we told you that your nonprofit’s board members hold the keys to a fundraising revolution? That’s where this blog post comes in!

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 24, 2023

Email is a major communication channel for many nonprofits. It’s a channel that functions as part of your larger digital strategy. An omnichannel strategy brings all your communications into harmony, providing a cohesive donor experience. But since emails are low-cost and easy to send, your supporters get a lot of them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

posted by Chris Giarratana Digital Strategy Consultant. Storytelling is a strategic tool that has been used since the beginning of humanity to transmit a meaningful message to others. Nonprofits can also make use of storytelling to engage their audience , get their attention, and influence them to change their behavior and take action.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Getting online and optimizing your digital marketing strategy has become necessary for nonprofits of all sizes. Crowdfunding is a fundraising strategy in which a nonprofit raises many small donations from a variety of people. However, a successful social media strategy can be difficult to nail down. Share updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

Note from Beth: My colleagues at See3 had some fun using some of the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and apply it to creating an organizational digital strategy. This post shares a useful exercise for your digital team to reflect on what not to do for your digital strategy! And that’s 80% of strategy, really.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this post, you’ll learn why storytelling is a key component of your year-end fundraising campaign and how to start planning the storytelling aspects of your campaign today. . Storytelling for Fundraising – It’s a Non-negotiable. The best way to help them understand that is through storytelling. .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There are two pre-conditions you must have in place to put blended asks into practice: Strategic planning and budgeting: Know how much money you need to raise during the course of the year, and for what purposes, so you can develop the strategies most likely to accomplish these ends. Don’t Ask Major Donors For Gifts Without A Strategy.

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Candid

MARCH 22, 2022

But how exactly do you craft a story, and digital storytelling strategy, that will draw new supporters’ interest and spur your followers to act? In this two-part course you’ll learn how to use a simple storytelling framework and decision science to enhance the clarity of your organization’s digital communications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

A content calendar is the link between posting daily on social media and a social media strategy. A great social media content calendar can help you: Save time : we’re all busy, which means that sometimes we can forget to update our social channels – especially if you don’t have a dedicated social media manager.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. This shows that appreciation for this communication channel is growing among younger generations.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Storytelling is the currency of fundraising. In the digital environment of email, social media, and mobile, we can use storytelling in innovative ways to inspire supporters and donors — and raise more money. Below are six tips for nonprofits that want to use digital storytelling to engage donors and boost giving.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

By using cause-specific language that clearly conveys the urgency of needs on the ground, you can compel donors to take immediate action through their communications across channels. Segmenting new donors based on demographics, interests and preferred channels can enable more personalized outreach. This plants a seed.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Design your data storytelling products. Know your audience.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Break down your goals into objectives and strategies: Objectives are the specific steps or milestones needed to achieve your goals, while strategies are the methods or tactics you’ll use to accomplish your objectives. These methods can help you gain insights into potential supporters’ preferences, motivations, and concerns.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this guide, we’ll discuss how to use digital marketing strategies to update your organization’s nonprofit marketing and outreach plans both now and into the future. Here’s what we’ll be covering to better utilize marketing for donor engagement: Core Nonprofit Marketing Channels . Integrating Marketing Channels .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It’s the perfect time to nail down your strategy and decide how you’ll stand out. Whether you’re a Giving Tuesday pro or embarking on your first official Giving Tuesday campaign, these 13 answers will help you prepare, organize, and execute a memorable strategy. Remember, authentic storytelling goes a long way with donors.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

One of the most effective ways this can be done is through storytelling. In this episode of the sgENGAGE Podcast, host Christine Newman is joined by two storytelling experts, Jocelyn Wright and Kirk Lilwall of Blackbaud University. Storytelling for diverse audiences. Visual Storytelling for the Modern Nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

Based on survey results, we found that fundraising success is determined by the media channels nonprofits use to share their message and mission. Determining where to start and what channels are most worthwhile can be confusing, especially when staff capacity and external pressures are involved.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Aaron Bramley Lights.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By combining their expertise in technology, analytics, and fundraising strategy, they aim to create a formidable alliance that will better serve the needs of nonprofit organizations of all sizes. This union brings together two industry-leading organizations with a shared vision to provide comprehensive and scalable services for nonprofits.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are some strategies for attracting and retaining these younger supporters: Use social media to connect and engage Undeniably, social media is a powerful tool for reaching out to Millenial and Gen-Z Donors. Use storytelling to create emotional connections People remember stories more than facts and figures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Include PSAs in Your Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. PSAs are a great way to take advantage of expensive advertising channels outside of your budget, but they aren’t the end all be all. You should look at your nonprofit’s yearly marketing strategy and map out when an appropriate time would be to include a PSA into your campaigns.

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