Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The holiday break is a great time to read books, both for work and just plan fun. Earlier this week, I read the recently published “ Mindful Social Marketing ” by colleague Janet Fouts. Janet has worked with for-profits and non-profits as a marketing strategist for many years and her expertise is impressive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” It may be time for your nonprofit to reevaluate your fundraising strategy and learn how micro-donations for nonprofits can make a significant difference. By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Although understanding strengths and weaknesses is important, it’s not the whole picture. Most of the members are running businesses larger than mine in very different industries, but our concerns are surprisingly similar. Clear thoughts about tonight’s dinner or the report that’s due next week from your mind and live in the moment.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s Define Your Community Since your mission is to facilitate philanthropy in order to move your mission forward, let’s talk about your philanthropic community – the donors, volunteers, advocates and ambassadors who fuel your work, making your impact the greatest it can be. They care about the outcomes of your work, sure.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This was my first memory that highlighted how I thought differently than my peers. . Since my teachers weren’t aware of my neurodiversity, I didn’t have the right tools to do my work well. I was always doing things in my own way to get the work done. There wasn’t a name for neurodiversity and how to address it when I was young.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

It shows donors that their actions are making a difference. If someone asks you why you put so much work and energy into your nonprofit, this is the story that answers that question. But there are few things you can keep in mind every time you tell your story. Your story is about how your nonprofit changes lives.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Author: Seema Rao This month we’re talking about work. Not the work we do, but the ways we do that work. or 38 hours of work a week, most of us put in way more. The whole issue of wages gets at the heart of the faulty systems of capitalism, the culture of women’s work, and museums as privilege-concentrating institutions.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). By now, you have a clear picture of your opportunities and goals, so it’s time to build a work-back calendar and activate your organizations around a development plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face. Virtual work can easily zap our energy and drain our emotions bringing on a type of malaise called “Virtual or Zoom Fatigue.” .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Your nonprofit’s digital presence makes a huge difference in how well you’re able to engage supporters. To make a positive first impression for visitors who land on your website, seek to introduce your nonprofit by highlighting its mission-driven work and tangible impacts in the community. Impact stories.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

When it comes to your reporting strategy, it’s important to keep in mind who your key stakeholders are, and how can you package your data and results in a way that speaks to them directly. How to glean insights: Having the data is one thing, but knowing what insights to pull with confidence that it is the right picture is quite another.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

With social media, you can connect with your donors in real time and give them information about the work you’re doing and a peek behind the curtain at the people that make your mission a success. Use your organization’s brand colors, fonts, and logos in all of the pictures and videos you post on social media.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Without the assistance of community-minded individuals just like you, we wouldn’t be able to serve those in our community each year. Your generosity will make a difference in our community by allowing us to continue in our work. Your generosity will make a difference in our community by allowing us to continue in our work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2022

That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Also, Blanchard stresses that there is a difference between mentoring and coaching : Coaching is focused on short-term, task-related issues. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Not all software is equal, and finding the right software for your event can make a big difference. There are a few different types of sponsorships you could consider, so you’ll want to choose the right one for your organization. Offer different sponsorship levels with perks to incentivize the sponsorship.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

If it’s already in process or in the mail, excellent work! I have a fundraising letter template that works. What difference will their money make? Bad news – it doesn’t work that way. A terrible appeal talks about how great the organization is, how long they’ve been around, and how amazing their work is.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

And that information can almost always be broken down into its underlying data: the literal and figurative bits and bytes that catalog our lives, the work we do, and the world around us. Our environment is telling us how important our data is by how hard we work to protect it. Why pay attention to data? Data is valuable!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 27, 2021

and in other parts of the world after a year of working from home for many employees, we asked some of the individuals that we support what they were worried about when it comes to going back to the workplace. Employers should be thinking about the big picture when they’re putting a team together. About the Author.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 27, 2023

If your fiscal year starts January 1, start working on your budget in September or October so you have plenty of time to create it and get it approved before you need to implement it. Working on a budget while you’re scrambling won’t produce good results. Use real numbers. Don’t pull numbers out of the air. Guess what?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2021

You and your staff have worked tirelessly to keep your organization afloat through 2020 and 2021, fundraising for your cause and maintaining good relationships with donors. . With that in mind, now is the perfect time for you and your team to review what’s required to operate in different states. .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). By now, you have a clear picture of your opportunities and goals, so it’s time to build a work-back calendar and activate your organizations around a development plan.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

For example, if you work for a food bank, a clear, magnetic vision might be to end hunger in your community. If you work for an animal shelter, how about becoming no kill? It takes some work to create a hooky elevator speech and the result is well worth it. The most important thing is that it’s BIG. Notice there’s no jargon.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I contribute to the DEI Open Source project because I want to help create events that are open and affirming to people who have traditionally been excluded from working in tech,” says Sarah Pilzer , a Salesforce Trailblazer and the director of operations at Country Dance & Song Society. “I Sponsor, Sponsor, Sponsor!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

An online fundraising campaign is different than a simple online fundraiser. There are lots of different reasons to run an online campaign. In other words, don’t throw this together at the last minute and expect it to work! Interest Keepers: Post photos and videos of your work in action throughout your campaign.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

At Media Cause, we work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, focused on raising awareness and driving donations for their specific causes. A brand guidelines document is a set of rules and standards defending the use of different components of your brand. ” back in the early 2010s, no one understood why a brand was important.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

So how do you tell if your website works on different devices? Is the donation form easy to use on different devices like a computer and phone? These days, all websites should be designed with accessibility guidelines in mind—they apply to website visitors of all abilities no matter your mission. Give it a try!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Pictured: Devi Thomas’ sons. That means our children will see a very different world to the one we have grown up in.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As a fundraising trainer/consultant who’s had the privilege of working with a wide range of nonprofits and a diverse group of professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders, I want to highlight ten pragmatic ways that nonprofit leaders can more effectively keep donors happy and even increase the gifts that fuel their missions.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When it comes to your reporting strategy, it’s important to keep in mind who your key stakeholders are, and how can you package your data and results in a way that speaks to them directly. How to glean insights : Having the data is one thing, but knowing what insights to pull with confidence that it is the right picture is quite another.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

The lack of face-to-face interaction at a virtual event means your nonprofit will likely need to take a different, data-driven approach to continue engaging guests after your event’s end. Share Pictures of Your Event Online. This question can answer a few different questions to help your nonprofit optimize your auction.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. In working with a nonprofit intermediary, we brought together a knowledge team that met monthly over the course of nine months.

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Whole Whale

MAY 17, 2023

” But hang on, let’s look at it from a slightly different perspective. They’re looking at the big picture, the potential of AI to help us understand our constituents better, improve our operations, and ultimately serve our mission more effectively. How could it improve our work? Start by asking questions.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

And you’re far from the only one; studies report that 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work. Essentially, employees who are involved in their work and your organization are more engaged than employees who are indifferent. In fact, Highly engaged business units achieve a 43% difference in turnover.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Why It Matters and How to Protect Your Organization As a superhero in the nonprofit world, you’re making a real difference every day. Trust-Based Networks: Nonprofits work closely with volunteers, donors, and other organizations. That’s right!

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The content you post should be crafted with your platform and audience in mind. Longer-form content suits Facebook users, while shorter-form videos work well for Instagram users. Use your logo as your profile picture. This will give others the chance to join the conversation and meet like-minded supporters.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Once you understand the basic elements of a good story and a few different ways to tell them, the rest is just practice, practice, practice. Don’t forget to ASK!

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