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People Want To Belong To Your Nonprofit’s Community

Bloomerang

A wise boss once told me: “ A community is defined by caring for its members. One of the things you are responsible for as a development professional is building and nurturing community. Let’s focus, head-on, on the impact you have on the philanthropists who choose to commune with you. Otherwise, it’s just a zip code.”

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Beyond Bronze, Silver, and Gold—Grow Success With Purpose

.orgSource

Sharon offered an idea that has been on my mind for some time. Beyond technology, there are cultural shifts that are making a major impact on the association community. Community building and engagement are new priorities. Organizations are taking their messaging directly to the people they want to influence.

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Organic Social Media to Increase Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In this environment, building a community of loyal advocates for your cause is more important than ever before. While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. Here’s how you can do it: Prioritize community-building over sales pitches.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Instagram for Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Here are four strategies your nonprofit should keep in mind when using Instagram for fundraising: 1. Work With Influencers. Influencers are prominent online figures with sizable, dedicated followings. Influencers can lend some legitimacy to your nonprofit or help you connect with a community you haven’t been able to reach.

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Practical, Actionable SEO Tips for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But when you’re lean on resources and human power, just producing blog posts and updating your website feels like a miracle, never mind SEO or a content strategy. Or, you can optimize existing content you have with your keywords in mind. jpg could be “children-learning-to-grow-food-community-garden-seattle.jpg.”

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How to Overcome the Fear That Your Story Doesn’t Matter in Order to Better Serve Your Nonprofit and Your Community

Bloomerang

As nonprofit professionals, we have the power to make a real difference in the lives of those we serve and in our communities in general. To tell a story that attracts, inspires, and influences action , you need to start by tackling the self-limiting belief I mentioned above. Just on the basis of that alone: Your story matters!

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 157: Digging into the Corporate Social Mind

Connection Cafe

Today’s episode features Derrick Feldmann, a speaker, researcher, and author of a new book, The Corporate Social Mind , which introduces a new cultural and strategic approach to social issue engagement by companies. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Derrick’s background with the Ad Council and Influence SG. The Corporate Social Mind.

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