Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

One of the great things about the Nonprofit Technology Conference is that you get to connect with colleagues. One topic I’ve been researching is the answer to this Facebook question, “What free or low cost apps are there for nonprofit brand pages?” Poll Daddy Polls does simple polls (yes / no, three choices).

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Care2

AUGUST 11, 2009

Your nonprofit may not be raising much money off of Facebook, but fan pages are useful tools in helping nonprofits build community with their supporters. Here are five tips that any nonprofit can utilize to drive up engagement via fanpages.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A well-run and well-attended fundraiser could be a game changer for your nonprofit. To sell more tickets to your nonprofit’s fundraiser, it’s going to require a multi-pronged strategy. To sell more tickets to your nonprofit’s fundraiser, it’s going to require a multi-pronged strategy. It doesn’t have to be that way.

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Care2

AUGUST 11, 2009

Your nonprofit may not be raising much money off of Facebook, but fan pages are useful tools in helping nonprofits build community with their supporters. Here are five tips that any nonprofit can utilize to drive up engagement via fan pages.

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

As nonprofits continue to navigate this “new normal” of event fundraising into 2021, a focus on virtual fundraising should be at the top of your priority list. While there’s no denying the benefits of virtual events, most nonprofits are not using these events to their full potential. Download the Virtual Events Toolkit. Emails (19.9%).

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Care2

AUGUST 13, 2010

How does your nonprofit typically engage with your supporters? Is your ongoing online communications mainly comprised of action alerts to sign petitions or donation appeals pleading for money? Here are ten engagement strategies to add to the mix of your online communications starting Monday morning. Don’t bury it.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2014

Take for example the webinar I did recently for TechSoup's audience on the best assignments for online volunteers. As usual, I ask a few minutes into the workshop how many people were involving online volunteers. The term "virtual volunteering" is a contested term. An online collaborative space like wikispaces?

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

So, how can your nonprofit break through the noise and establish strong connections with supporters? To improve your online engagement metrics and boost conversions, you’ll need to roll out fresh and creative engagement tactics. Communication is a foundational element of any successful nonprofit strategic plan.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

It can take a few weeks to get approved and heads up – the name of your nonprofit on all documents you submit must match. Maybe you need to replenish your food pantry’s supply of toiletries, or maybe you need to buy subscriptions to an online math program for students in your after-school program. Ask me how I know!).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Like other online content, the question comes to: How do I make money from it? While not all events or online content will have fees associated with participating, some may, and it's particularly valuable for organizations that may provide trainings or other certifications and can do so using online methods.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The price of hosting the competition? Almost free.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The price of hosting the competition? Almost free.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

As a nonprofit marketing or communications specialist, you may have noticed a rising tide of digital fatigue among your supporters when it comes to your organization’s online outreach efforts. . engage with donors online. any successful nonprofit strategic plan. Plus, Getting Attention’s guide to nonprofit communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” For nonprofits, crowdsourcing work can be a cost-effective way of taking care of repetitive tasks through sites like Crowdflower, Castingwords, and Clickworker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

and online advertising campaigns. WHY THIS CAMPAIGN People were buzzing about the issue online and obviously outraged by their comments. Knock Out Animal Fighting YouTube Contest??? t spend money on online marketing unless its tied to a donation, advo, or other list building campaign. High engagement contest ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Three years later, GoFundMe is still riding the wave of social good, online payments and social networks. Kickstarter is a perfect place for nonprofits to appeal to small-time donors.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. The most successful social media presences (nonprofit and otherwise) are in fact the result of a strong nonprofit social media plan!

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 16, 2014

Natasha Golinsky is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and is the Founder of Next Level Nonprofits —an online training company dedicated to equipping new nonprofit Executive Directors with the skills and support they need to enjoy successful, sustainable and satisfying careers. _. Scour Your Budget for Wasted Money.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

As a nonprofit marketing or communications specialist, you may have noticed a rising tide of digital fatigue among your supporters when it comes to your organization’s online outreach efforts. However, perhaps you’ve noticed your online engagement metrics are declining, and you’re looking for fresh ways to engage with your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. " Lucy Bernholz offers some commentary here and is taking a poll on the topic here. A Few Web2.0

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See3

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Polls consistently show that Americans want the U.S. 23 Apr 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic still very present, nonprofits are again faced with the challenge of deciding whether to hold in-person or virtual events this year. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. Hands for Hunger raised over $12,000 in donations through its first Online Virtual Concert.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the days grow shorter and the year’s narrative approaches its climax, nonprofit leaders are presented with a golden opportunity: to rally their communities for one last, impactful push. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. Many of us would jump at the chance to get dressed to the nines again!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It will be interesting to see how this evolves given the technology platform came before the social design , but as online community pundits note, web2.0 applications have changed the rules of online community. There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. There are two sets of social roles here. What do you think?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. Prices on all this gear will continue to drop in 2015, and the effect on nonprofit offices will be an acceleration of the "bring your own device" (BYOD) trend. The Nonprofit Sharing Economy.

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sgEngage

JULY 5, 2011

Every day nonprofits send out millions of email messages. The most successful nonprofits test everything from segments and subject lines, the day and time of the message, and variations on the content and landing pages. It could be asking to take a poll, survey, participate in a contest, or help spread the word for your organization.

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Neon CRM

JULY 5, 2023

Nonprofits have to strike a delicate balance when navigating social media trends. That said, there are some social media trends for nonprofits that can fit into your existing campaigns and strategies. The three social media trends for nonprofits to watch in 2023 include short-form videos, AI-created content, and interactive content.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey: As most nonprofits have these days is that renewal rates have been declining and that’s been consistent. we do tests where we send dozens of donations to nonprofits to see how we’re treated as donors. . Andy: So we’ll see if the poll works. So if the poll is launchable, launch it.

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Bloomerang

JULY 14, 2021

Social media is an important part of the overall marketing strategy for most nonprofits today. Why is social media for nonprofits a great tool to use? Nonprofits can achieve these goals organically or by running paid campaigns with little budget. . So, which social media platform(s) should your nonprofit use?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. Social Media.

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