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4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support 

Candid

In the wake of COVID-19 and movements for racial equity, foundations also committed to making grants as unrestricted and flexible as possible. private and community foundations to learn more about giving trends. Some commented that they were sharing a “very rough number” or a “best guess.” Every year, Candid surveys large U.S.

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Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Facebook Voice

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If she or he doesn’t have the personality or passion to elicit Comments and Thumbs Ups in response to their Status Updates, then the ROI from your Facebook Page will be minimal. At the very least, you should have a goal of two Comments or Thumbs Up per Status Update per 1,000 Fans. Surfrider Foundation :: facebook.com/surfrider.

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Instagram for Nonprofits — How Your Org Can Get Onboard

Connection Cafe

The 2017 M&R Nonprofit Benchmark Study found that for every 1000 email subscribers, organizations can expect to have 39 Instagram followers, and that orgs experienced on average a 101% Instagram follower growth in 2016. and engage with their posts with likes and/or comments! Interaction (done well) warms people’s hearts.

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Crafting a Stellar Nonprofit Branding Strategy: 10 Quick Tips 

Qgiv

Tracking over a full 12 months is a good timeframe since certain periods of the year have increased or decreased fundraising (org-specific annual events, the summer slowdown, Giving Season, etc.). Have your likes, shares, comments, and retweets increased since your branding enhancements took place?

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Great reads from around the web on February 3rd

Amy Sample Ward

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 org: giving new meaning to “new organizing&# | Working Wikily – This is a great case study about community organizing from the 350.org

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. org inspired him in ways he never imagined." I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. ."

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Early first impressions of Salesforce Spring ’12

Judi Sohn

I got my pre-release org yesterday and spent a few minutes exploring it. Over 180 comments for years. I won’t speculate here as to what that price is, but I’ve heard rumors and suffice to say, it may be tough for smaller organizations to swallow even with the Foundation’s discount.

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