Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. No more donations to our charity. Sounds kind of un-American, doesn’t it? We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Does their profile include a donation widget or a link to click for donations? Donations How much money is being donated? As you can see from the above chart, only 19% of profiles had donation widgets or links to their main donation page. Do you hope to generate a certain amount of donations from a widget?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Does their profile include a donation widget or a link to click for donations? Donations How much money is being donated? As you can see from the above chart, only 19% of profiles had donation widgets or links to their main donation page. Do you hope to generate a certain amount of donations from a widget?

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Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

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JULY 26, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

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JULY 17, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

But I want you to tell me if you segment your appeals based on your audience, as in when we do a GivingTuesday appeal, and people donate to our GivingTuesday appeal, they don’t get another appeal treating them like they’ve never donated before, or the same thing for end-of-year fundraising appeal. Test, test, test.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

I have a rough time donating to nonprofits. In the past year, with the help of donations from his fans, Carlo has donated over $4,000 to charities across the nation. Sound off in the comments section! If we don't donate now what's to say we will in the future? Whats your giving strategy?

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APRIL 17, 2008

When asked what types of information they would prefer to receive through social media, "Donation/Information Requests" ranked last, preferred by only 22% of donors. April 23, 2008 | William Tam Americans love polls, surveys and sound bites. But what happens when only partial information gets reported? A slightly distorted view?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

The Thanksgiving Season ushers in the holiday giving season and the NTEN blog offers a sound off about the state of online fundraising. " The holiday season is also time to donate your time to a cause. " Looks like MySpace is also getting sued for copyright violation.

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APRIL 16, 2008

When asked what types of information they would prefer to receive through social media, "Donation/Information Requests" ranked last, preferred by only 22% of donors. April 23, 2008 | William Tam Americans love polls, surveys and sound bites. But what happens when only partial information gets reported? A slightly distorted view?

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

If that sounds too promotional, as if Google paid me to say it (they didnt), well, sorry, but its true. In tough economic times - and with a potentially bad holiday donation season fast approaching - tracking the success of your site in converting every lead possible will be more important than ever. And its relevant.

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