Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Image Credit: dole777 on unsplash After more than a decade of dominating the social media landscape, Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are in flux. Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A reader writes : “ Bloomerang, please add emoji support throughout the platform–but especially for email subject lines!” Consider your nonprofit brand’s image and how emojis fit into it. Leave a comment below. We aim to please! Here’s Laurence Pagnoni’s blog about emojis in reply.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

For example, you can answer these questions: What communication platforms do these individuals use? Build an inclusive online community by adding these elements to your blog posts: Images with diverse individuals that reflect the demographics represented by your nonprofit’s supporters and beneficiaries. Simple language free of jargon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The platform has grown into a powerful publishing tool where organizations of all sizes can extend their website’s capability. Enable Media Replace – easily replace an image or file without having to delete, rename, and re-upload to the Media Library. SEO and Social Sharing.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Through comments, shares, direct messages, and fun hashtag challenges, you can foster relationships that would be harder to form through more traditional channels of communication. Some platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, offer donation features, such as donate buttons, that make it easier than ever for your supporters to contribute.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

You can also comment about news stories that relate to your mission. Use keywords in image titles. Instead of uploading an image with an assigned name, rename the image with your keywords. Do this for any image, PDF or video you upload. Your organization is an expert in your field.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Breast Cancer Now, CoppaFeel and Asda: The real self checkout Image Source Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel! , Suicide&Co: The Words Unspoken campaign Image Source The Words Unspoken campaign , launched by charity Suicide&Co , featured letters submitted by friends and relatives who had lost loved ones.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 11, 2022

These are the platforms that social media pros and big companies use—and that your nonprofit can use for free. If you’re feeling especially ambitious, you can even bulk upload your social media posts all at once in.csv format and use their Bulk Composer to preview, edit, and add images before scheduling. Try Airtable for free.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. The Bloomerang Payments processing fee is 2.2% + $0.30

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

This ‘holiday’ began in 2013, when Givver.com promoted it as an opportunity to leverage social media platforms for donations. Meta and TikTok have made donations even easier, giving potential donors the opportunity to donate without leaving the platform. Are you using the same logo or image as a profile picture?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

The past year, Twitter has been widely criticized for its role in spreading misinformation , being a Petri dish for hate speech , and how it approaches world leaders use of the platform. Caitlin Kelly posted an image of editing down Twitter’s announcement Tweet from 280 characters to 140, arguing that brevity was better.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 16, 2014

Image courtesy of Ciniva Web Agency. Their naturally short videos appeal to the shortening attention spans, are the hippest social media platforms out, and are potentially the key to cracking the difficult to access youth population in America according to Teddy Hunt and SocialBrite. Let us know in the comment section below.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Like any other marketing tool or social media platform, TikTok’s value is in its storytelling ability. If you’re considering creating a TikTok account for your nonprofit, it’s important for you to evaluate if you’ll be able to reach your target audience on the platform. A good social media tip for all platforms is to be intentional!

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

You can see here how each platform is doing, comparing numbers and averages from 2023 with the previous year. 550 +36% 162,288 +282% X (Twitter) 141,815 -2% 472 -73% N/A N/A Youtube 10,657 +24% 357 +52% 621,579 +184% TikTok 1,853 +437% 658 +30% 221,994 +526% *Engagement includes reactions, comments, and shares.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Known as the largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn is the go-to resource for millions of job-seekers, professionals, and businesses to network and connect. To start establishing yourself as a world-changing, impactful organization on the platform, here are a few best practices to succeed on LinkedIn.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Whether you’re personally into them or not, social media platforms offer opportunities for connection that go far beyond your database contact list. Add donate call-to-action images or buttons on your top 20 most visited pages. Leverage Social Media Meta, Insta, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and the recently rebranded X.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Ensure that your landing page generates an effective title and promo image on social media. Select a Crowdfunding Platform. Resource: 8 Powerful Crowdfunding Platforms for Nonprofits. Follow, Like, Comment and Study Nonprofits on TikTok. Use the email as a fundraising opportunity to increase monthly donors.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

As the final touch, use images and videos to really make your story come to life. Promote your events using multiple platforms. Use multiple platforms to announce your event and invite your supporters. Like and comment on supporters’ activity to show them that they’re noticed and appreciated by your organization.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

An attention-grabbing image can encourage a user to pause their scrolling and engage more deeply with your nonprofit’s content. Enhance your messaging by including pictures of your nonprofit’s beneficiaries, snapshots of your volunteers at work, and images captured at your latest event. Then, multiply that number by 100.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Find the posts from the last year that had the most likes and comments. People stay on these social platforms to enjoy the scroll, not to click a link and leave. Make photographs interactive by inviting commenters to add a title to the photograph or by answering a true or false question. Just make sure you get permission!

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Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2017

But when it comes to “common” and “problems” in regards to the WordPress platform, there are unfortunately a great deal more than just five. Previous posts here have lamented over the fact that the default WordPress image gallery manager is, while adequate, pretty boring and not very comprehensive.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I did the research for the original report released a couple of years ago, so it’s been a while since I’ve come back to comparing these two platforms. Feel free to make comments on what I got wrong.). Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features.

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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. Be sure that your pitch is visual whether that’s a graphic or image in the body of the email, or a header or footer banner. And don’t be shy about sending emails!

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TechImpact

JUNE 16, 2014

Image courtesy of Black Celebrity Giving. Facebook is the flagship social media platform for most nonprofits. The inherent community nature, pervasiveness of the platform, and the fact Facebook is constantly adding tools for nonprofits to better utilize the social network has made it the perfect choice for most nonprofits.

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TechImpact

MARCH 11, 2014

Image courtesy of Guardian Liberty Voice. With over 57% of American adults using the social networking site, and a staggering 73% of young adults between the ages 12-17, Facebook is leading all other the social networking platforms in a bevy of categories. But these are all statistics you’ve heard before.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 5, 2023

Across the world, 18% of donors have given through Facebook fundraising tools, with 88% of them indicating that they are likely to give through the platform in the future. Social media platforms (like Facebook) facilitate connection, allowing your nonprofit to spin an extensive web of support all across the globe.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 14, 2014

Image courtesy of TechDay. Let us and other readers know in the comment section below. Additionally, the importance of the user experience in mobile apps will grow as the mobile platform increases in popularity. Technological advancement appears to be an unstoppable force. What is your nonprofit expecting in 2014? Mobile tech.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This innovative campaign was launched prior to the coronavirus lockdowns but exploded in popularity across social media platforms once quarantine came into effect. Moving visuals paired with compelling audio are inherently more interesting than a stagnant image and text and worse, just simply text. Art Fund “See Everything”.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 1, 2023

5 Nonprofit Blog Best Practices We’re all pretty familiar with the basics of blogging best practices—post regularly, use spelling and grammar editors, include a compelling image, and call your reader to action. If you’re going to allow comments, make sure you actively moderate them to eliminate spam.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Modern uses of AI, such as machine learning, include understanding text, recognizing people and objects in images, and figuring out who you might know on social media platforms. If you have ideas for how we can continue to improve Candid’s products, please share them in the comments below.

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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. We’ve built the Lightful Platform , our social media management tool, exclusively for nonprofits to help you make the most of social media, from scheduling content to planning campaigns. 6) Plan your campaigns.

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TechImpact

MAY 7, 2014

Image courtesy of Search Marketing Standard. Let us and the other readers know in the comment section below. Some popular website platforms like WordPress are responsive. But when it comes to links and images, 30×30 pixels should be the minimum. If that’s not an alarming fact, then I don’t know what is. More is more.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Use a tool like Lighthouse to audit your site for color contrast, alt text on images, subtitles for videos, straightforward site navigation, and other accessibility elements. Remember, your influencers built their platform by posting content that resonates with their supporters. Collaborate creatively.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

You can promote your silent auction on several different platforms (while prioritizing the ones, your audience is most likely to interact with), such as: Your organization’s website. Create social media posts based on your existing platforms. Social media. Sponsor connections. Posting on a regular schedule.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

To maximize your potential across social media platforms, it’s essential to create a nonprofit social media strategy. What platforms are they active on? With new social media platforms popping up every day, it can be difficult to determine what platforms to focus your attention on. What do they like?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

Privacy within the platform can be on a content by content basis. You are also given the option to disable comments on something and/or disable the option for others to share/reshare what you post. But it allowed for some really organic networking across the platform with functionality that Facebook later dissolved.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

By Christy Smaglio , Instructional Writer at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. All images, colors, texts, etc. Share in the comments below. Donor retention is a crucial aspect of a productive fundraising strategy. DonorPerfect Online Forms makes this an easy task.

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