Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This GivingTuesday, you may want to try something a little different as part of your social media strategy : Consider social media sharing and engagement as a form of generosity. It also helps cultivate the support of a younger generation that’s also highly active on social media, potentially turning them into future donors.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

The monthly social trends report from Media Cause spotlights the biggest trends on social media each month, and spotlights how nonprofits and social good organizations can use social media effectively to reach and engage with their audience. These monthly trends are written by Alex Piscatelli , Social Media Strategist.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

With the rise of smartphones, it seems like everyone’s constantly on social media, making it the perfect marketing tool for your nonprofit! Infact, there are over 308 million social media users in the United States alone. Learn how your organization can take full advantage of social media in this guide!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2010

Thanks to everyone that’s shared comments so far in this process! Redesign topic #2: Focused on Conversations. I’m happy to take on the role of conversation starter, sharing news or case studies or ideas that are interesting and letting all of you run with it. Focus: Content that’s conversation worthy.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 27, 2016

For many non-profit social media directors, much of their time is spent crafting stellar content, posting engaging photos, distilling compelling video and much more for the organization’s Facebook page. Why aren’t they commenting on our content and mission and becoming a part of the conversation?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Social Media Platforms for Nonprofits. It’s hard to be an expert in any one social media platform, yet legitimate businesses and nonprofits are expected to maintain several different accounts. Twitter is an opportunity for continuous and open conversation with your supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

By Tereza Litsa , Social Media Manager at Lightful , a simple social media management platform for nonprofits. A new year brings new goals and now is the perfect time to plan your social media content calendar for 2019. A content calendar is the link between posting daily on social media and a social media strategy.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social media is an indispensable tool for raising awareness for your nonprofit’s cause, reaching new audiences, and strengthening your relationships with donors. However, your nonprofit isn’t the only one that understands just how valuable social media can be for your fundraising efforts. After all, with 4.9

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Your Social Media Strategy: What You Need to Know. Social media is essential to the livelihood of any organization, big or small. And social media users are continuously on the rise, increasing by 176 million in just the last year. Follow Up and Respond Promptly on Your Social Media.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

You’ve probably had a conversation with the bot twins, ChatGPT and Bard. The results are amazing when you consider that a machine can write a social post or a campaign promotion in minutes. Eliza was a natural language processing program created to explore the dynamics of conversation between humans and machines.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If someone was scrolling through their social media account and came across a post from your nonprofit, would they like, comment, or share it? Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. Let’s dive in!

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Media Cause

APRIL 2, 2021

An integral part of social media management is building and monitoring your community. This process will allow you to learn about your audience, gain feedback through conversations, provide support to your community when needed, and build one-on-one (or one-to-many) relationships on social media. Censor when appropriate.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

If you’ve participated in a website redesign or AMS conversion, you know it is not always an easy process for either the experts or the novices, especially when teams are unaccustomed to working across disciplines. You hold grudges and have difficulty moving on after a challenging conversation. EI is not a new concept.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

I can’t wait for your feedback, comments, recommendations for further improvements, and general reaction; but first, I need to share some thank yous and some background for all those who have followed this process. I’m so excited to say that the redesign for the website is ready to be unveiled! Thanks, Matt!

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Gallup ) 50% of Americans under age 30 have some or a lot of trust in the information they get from social media, just under the 56% who say the same about news outlets. ( One exec expressed interest in resources to share with our members to teach them how to have conversations about controversial topics.

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Qgiv

MAY 31, 2023

By now you probably know that you should have social media accounts for your nonprofit organization (and if you didn’t, now you do). Social media is a very effective method to connect with current and potential donors. But building a successful social media campaign is more than just creating a page or posting a picture.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

At this point, you’re probably finalizing your plans for the year-end giving season and preparing to put your fundraising and social engagement strategies into action as the first leaf turns orange. We’d guess that part of your strategy for Giving Tuesday involves leveraging social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our colleague Stuart Meyer,* who at the time was CEO of the National Barbeque and Grilling Association, a fully virtual organization, made this comment. “We A constant bombardment of messages in texts, via email, and on social platforms, causes burnout. Stuart Meyer is currently Founder and Chief Storyteller, Social Frequency Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Like all social media today, organic reach is very low.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

2) Conversion Rates. The mention of conversion rates often makes nonprofit pros cringe, because it sounds technical, like some jargon a marketer would use. By increasing your conversion rate to 1.5% Focusing on your conversion rate is one of the few things you can do that can truly multiply your results. 3) Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2008

Chris Brogan reminded us that he declared today as World Comment Day. There more and more posts (and comments) on blogs about the new form of fast conversation taking place on Twitter. And a post from Commetrics about Developing Metrics for Conversation for Twitter. So, is conversation dead in blogs?

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Candid

JUNE 18, 2024

Our objective is to spur on conversations about key topics that drive the sector forward, like capacity building , general operating support , BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) leadership, and nonprofit board governance. Enright , Heather Grady , Jocelyn Frye , Satonya Fair , and more.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study reports that the first reason members join associations is to network, and the sixth is to socialize. A moderator can also participate in discussions, helping to get the conversations going and keep them flowing. Your members want to connect.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2010

As social media tools like Twitter and Facebook become core components of nonprofit communication strategies, there is a corresponding need to assess how well programmatic messaging and organizational identity are propagating in those channels: “We Tweet; is anybody listening? Leave a comment! Presentation slides.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

4 actionable tips for growing your nonprofit funder network Now, it’s time to get the conversation started. Pro tip: Insert this link anywhere you interact with nonprofit funders online, such as your LinkedIn bio, email signature, or on social media pages. Bonus points for continuing to engage with and comment on their recent posts.)

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The MatrixFiles

AUGUST 24, 2023

” Joanna with Gordon and his book, Buen Camino This comment from Gordon got me thinking. Or do they begin when the customer starts with a Google search, clicks on a link in an email, or has a conversation with a friend about something that they might need? – there are things you can do to make those touch points better.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Last week, I sat down with Amy Peyrot, Senior Consultant, Social Media Specialist, and resident mathlete at M+R , to discuss all things social media metrics. I also tried out a lot of math jokes on her - check out the video to see how they landed, or read on for the highlights of our conversation. About Wistia.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Social media can be an extremely effective way to reach new audiences for your nonprofit and secure more donations for your cause. Nonprofit outreach should balance donor acquisition with donor engagement, so how do you utilize social media for both efforts? Create connections between your site and social profiles. Just like.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

This year, we are experimenting with incorporating social media techniques as part of the evaluation process for the second America’s Giving Challenge. A conversational case study is a write up our interviews identifying a few questions we still have. So, go join the conversation in the comments over at the Case Foundation blog.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

By now you’ve probably heard that short-form video on social media is an important tool for reaching new and younger audiences. The results: evaluating the success of our social media video experiment We ran this experiment from September 26 to December 9, 2022, and collected analytics to evaluate its success on December 12, 2022.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s what some social media pros -- and our own Facebook fans -- have to say about responding to negative comments on blogs, forums and Facebook. It’s up to you to maintain an environment that facilitates conversation. Let the person know that you/why you deleted the comment and link to your guidelines. Just the Facts.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 16, 2016

It should come as no great surprise that social media posts are a fantastic resource for anyone actively operating in the virtual world. Read on for some tips on leveraging the power of social media for widespread viral attention. And when you do comment, include links to similar pages as well as your own. Make a Connection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Even though the answers are available on the organization’s web site and Facebook page, they discovered engagement and conversation got people to the information faster. Share in the comments. … Read More.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar for the National Center for Media Engagement , focused on community-driven engagement, and present a session at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference , talking about building a social media strategy. Using Social Media. Start Listening.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

Every fundraiser knows the role that social media users played in delivering dollars to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in Haiti and to Planned Parenthood for mammogram screenings in the wake of the Komen Foundation’s withdrawal of funding, but actually how social media delivers such results has been a bit of mystery.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

OK, not everything, but I am regularly inspired by basic tenets of old-tyme magazine publishing (circa 1990s), where I got my start as a writer and editor, to cultivate juicy conversations on the ASPCA’s blog for animal sheltering professionals, Shelters’ Edge. They may seem quick and dirty and/or high on the ‘Duh!’ Want Something?

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