Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In our report, Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Giving ( ai4giving ), Allison Fine and I identified examples of where the algorithms and data are used to provide recommendations for philanthropic investment – whether everyday donors, program officers, or major donors. Source: GiveDirectly Facebook Page.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips on how to connect with and cultivate Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) donors: Dear Charity Clairity, My boss thinks we should get more funding through DAFs. This is BIG. How do you cultivate DAF donors ?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These searches tend to focus on narrow, high-profile issues, such as Covid-19 or racial equity. For example, we correct errors in addresses, add geographic coding, and map pieces of information into a standardized format. For example: To get more accurate numbers about foundation funding, other funder types should be excluded (e.g.,

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

To reduce the burden on grantees, it enables organizations to collect and share staff and board member demographics in a standardized, reusable, and freely accessible format on their Candid profiles one time. As a grantmaking public charity, United Way of Massachusetts Bay is both a fundraiser and a grantmaker with a place-based focus.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

Yes, once in a while, we promote Candid nonprofit profiles or an upcoming webinar, but the bulk of our social media content is designed to help you do more good. For example, prior to sharing content on how generative AI can be used in grantwriting, we asked our audience whether AI could replace grantwriters. Change the content type.

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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. How can your organization apply this?

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By filling out your Candid nonprofit profile on GuideStar, you can ensure your digital presence is up to date and prioritize creating content to share on GivingTuesday. Update your nonprofit profile on Candid’s GuideStar. With all that traffic, it’s important to make sure your profile is up to date. Check basic information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

For example, if you work at an animal shelter, ask local pet stores or boutiques for grooming gift certificates, dog and cat toys or pet sitting services. Include photos and examples of the impact supporters’ donations will have. This will be an easier selling point for a business that ties into your mission.

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Bloomerang

JULY 14, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants some fresh ideas to increase monthly giving: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a monthly giving program, but not many people join. For example, consider an ask string of $5, $10, $25, $35, $50 and $100.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Nonprofits and charities use databases to manage donor, volunteer, and B2B profiles and aggregate data. Duplicate files, profiles, and other data are common for every organization. One donor might have 5 or more partial profiles in your database! Keep it clean. Conduct audits. What don’t you need to keep anymore?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit CRMs and fundraising tools are key technologies for charities and similar groups. Urban Wellness Initiative, for example, used Bloomerang to refine its fundraising process and gain deeper insights into donor engagement. These tools help keep track of all the people who support the organization, like donors and volunteers.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

billion to charity, which represents a 4.0% For example, after your appeal letter gets delivered, think about deploying an email and social media campaign with pre-scheduled touchpoints to remind and prompt folks to give until the last day of the year. Make sure to update your website, donation pages, and Candid nonprofit profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

The nonprofit Charity: Water does this exceptionally well by inviting their supporters to create their own fundraising campaign for the organization. Some social media sites such as Facebook shows you a list of people who have engaged in your campaign, and you can invite them to like your profile page to become followers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

They supply charities, libraries and foundations with discounted Cisco and Polycom office phones. BetterWorld Telecom is a good example of a B Corp that carries a strong telework environmental mission. How Charities Actually Use BetterWorld. Have a look at Betterworld Telecom’s B Corp profile.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

These records include critical information like banking details, cause overview, and 501(c)(3) status, reducing administrative work associated with maintaining accurate nonprofit profiles. To support international causes, like disaster relief, Bonterra partners with a leading marketplace of vetted nonprofits, the Charities Aid Foundation.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

According to a recent survey , almost half of millennials say they’re inspired to give to charity by social media. You can link your Core Profile or one of your Campaign Pages here. When visitors come to your Twitter profile, your call-to-action and donation link immediately draw their attention. Enter your Smart Donations URL.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Launched in 2002, GlobalGiving.org is a crowdfunding platform for NGOs, charities, and nonprofits worldwide which has raised nearly $500 million online. For example, the Nature Conservancy offers both honor gifts and memorial gifts – each with their own donation page. They also get a tax write-off, so it’s a win-win for both.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

I have no idea how it got started, but one of the most available and effective forms of corporate social responsibility are pro bono legal services for charities. If your charity needs legal services it’s actually reasonably easy to find free pro bono help. OK, I do know that lawyers in the U.S Taproot Foundation is a U.S.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

nonprofits through Candid’s nonprofit profiles. iii For example, approximately 36% of nonprofits overall work in human services. Analysis is limited to 501(c)(3) public charities that filed at least one Form 900 or Form 990-EZ between 2017-2021 and had at least $50,000 in annual expenses. Source: Candid, 2023.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Not that long ago, there were dozens of charity mobile phone donation programs vying for attention. One popular method of getting people to turn in their old phones has been to recycle them for charity. Phones 4 Charity. program provides collection boxes for schools, charities and churches and buys the collected phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Check out blog for in-depth posts on Twitter tools, for example this one about url shorterners. Cohen titled " 26 Charities That Tweet." I'd like to point a few examples that were not on his list and share some good nonprofit Twitter resources. The organization's chief geek, Shelley Bernstein, runs the Twitter profile.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

billion from private and community foundations and public charities, 96% of dollars addressed disease outbreaks (mainly COVID-19). million in funding was identified for this crisis in 2020 by foundations and public charities. federal agencies, donor-advised funds, and giving platforms. Beirut explosion.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 10, 2021

Examples of NFT Fundraising. There have been a few large NFT drops that have had a charity component, and we’re sure there will be many more in 2021. million, will be donated to the charity Give Directly (source: CNBC, 2021 ). million, will be donated to the charity Give Directly (source: CNBC, 2021 ).

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

For example, if you work for a food bank, a clear, magnetic vision might be to end hunger in your community. Here’s a great example from Best Friends Animal Society with their BHAG of taking the entire U. For example, Habitat for Humanity might say “we make sure that everyone has a safe, decent, affordable place to live.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Let’s look at the vetting process Apple is using for nonprofits using the pulling of the Wikileaks App as an example. But working with a subject-matter expert in nonprofit vetting, Apple improves the odds of catching any less well-known scofflaw charities or potential fundraising scams.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, here are a few times of the year when donors may be compelled to give: Giving Tuesday. For example, a change in legislation or a natural disaster could motivate concerned supporters to take action. For example, you might use A/B testing to determine the best layout for your online donation page.

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Givinga

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In this article, we’ll discuss several ways companies can make donations to registered 501c3 charities to improve reputation and help their brand become recognized for social responsibility. Grants can also be given to national and international charities to increase your philanthropic profile. Employee Matching Gift Programs.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Business, non-profits, and charities should consider hosting a virtual holiday fundraiser like a virtual gala. While virtual events may not be considered as much fun as in-person charity events, they are still a great way to raise money for a cause and to promote a social issue. . Of course, play with the theme!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 23, 2021

This means that fewer people are donating to charities, but those who do are giving larger amounts. You know the lists I’m talking about: the homeowners or voter lists, for example. Just because someone owns a home or is a registered voter doesn’t mean they’ll give to charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

That said, my Pinterest Profile for “Nonprofit Organizations” ( pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ) will only follow nonprofits. Sign up for a Pinterest Account and set up your Pinterest Profile. Surely Pinterest learned from the mistakes of Google+ and Foursquare which launched without brand profiles/pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

You also want to get a sense of how to create a video for these short form platforms. Madeleine Hammond did some scanning on Vine and Instagram, and came up with these stellar examples mostly from the UK. If you’re still unconvinced that Vine & Instagram are right for your brand, then the following seven examples should be of interest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

He has a long way to go. For example, Bill Gates has 7 times as many followers on LinkedIn than Conan. He joked that my red hat is the key to my success – it was a funny monologue, but I am offering Conan a better way to increase his LinkedIn followers than photoshopping a red hat on his profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

If your nonprofit is a legal 501(c)(3), then it has a profile in the GuideStar database, and consequently on Network for Good, JustGive.org, Facebook Causes, and Crowdrise as well. Monitor Your Charity Ratings and Reviews. The Better Business Bureau also reviews national charities through its BBB Wise Giving Alliance program.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

So whether you’re hosting a charity golf tournament and haven’t hit your target numbers or are running a donation campaign that’s short of its objective, you can tap into the power of peer-to-peer fundraising with these four strategies to beat the clock and meet your goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

For example, this year several cities, like Baltimore, are launching city-wide campaigns. As best as I can tell, he was complaining that he wasn’t a LinkedIn Influencer and that I had more followers on him on LinkedIn and that maybe to get influence he should have a photo of himself in a red hat and shared a couple of examples.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

but right now let’s start with the basics for nonprofits: 1) Sign up for an individual profile on their website. Don’t create a profile for your organization. Create a profile for yourself. At this point, the power for nonprofits on FourSquare is in the individual profile. Now, something very important.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2022

Think carefully about the data you want to store in each donor profile, as well as how you’ll use that data to segment your audience. . For example, let’s say your organization is an animal shelter and you have a big adoption day coming up. Other examples of opportunities you can incorporate in your stewardship strategy may include: .

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