Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Do you need a social media strategy for homecoming? Your alumni post on Facebook, addictively scroll through Instagram and celebrate their marriages with custom hashtags; having a social strategy for homecoming helps you find them where they are. Here’s how to get started: Before: Build Hype. Absolutely!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. By harnessing the convenience of the mobile phones donors use daily, you can transform your virtual fundraising events into engaging, revenue-boosting opportunities. 3) Send reminders to guests.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 14, 2022

YouGov found that peer-to-peer fundraising is currently the number one tactic that prompts donors to give to a cause. Sponsors fundraise by sharing their links on social media or through emails. Connect with new donors. Because peer-to-peer is social, it lets you reach more people than other campaign efforts.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The first part described why donors give during the year-end giving season. If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well. Avoid the gimmicks and the hype.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2012

The Social Web has dramatically changed how nonprofits communicate with supporters, donors, and volunteers. Many nonprofits are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media ROI, but fortunately these mistakes can be easily fixed. The Social Web], and Web 3.0 [The Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. The Social Web], and Web 3.0 [The

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. Once you know what worked and what didn’t, you can start looking at the current trends in fundraising to create the best GivingTuesday campaign to maximize your donor acquisition and retention.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

Seeing a dip in donors? Donors will add a political donation to their overall philanthropic giving; they won’t replace a gift to your organization. Changes in Advertising Policies One important effect of political fundraising to note is its impact on advertising policies, particularly on social media platforms.

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CauseVox

MARCH 9, 2021

Recurring donors are a fundraiser’s dream. That means your recurring donors deserve more of your time. Yes, we all love our recurring donors. But how do you get recurring donors? Let’s take a look at some of the best practices for making recurring donors a part of your fundraising strategy.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The year-end giving season kicks off with a lot of hype around GivingTuesday, when nonprofits invest significant time, energy, and resources into launching campaigns for the special day. For some of your donors, giving on GivingTuesday may not be the right time. Looking for more donor retention strategies? Check this blog out.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

So what’s all the hype about? Using what ChatGPT generates can be used as a starting point for your appeal and can speed up your process and get your appeal out to donors faster. ChatGPT can help you retain donors by writing donor thank-yous and thank-you receipts Appeals aren’t the only way to merge ChatGPT and fundraising.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2023

The Benefits Of Giving Days Giving days offer several notable advantages for nonprofits and the communities they serve by attracting donors , raising awareness and encouraging action. Donors, fundraisers, volunteers, and organizations collaborate and engage in a collective act of giving, inspiring others to participate and make a difference.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Of the major social media platforms, Instagram routinely tops the list as one of the most important engagement channels for nonprofits looking to reach a wider, younger audience. These tools allow your nonprofit event organizers to monitor social media chatter about your events and connect with supporters who are talking about it.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 22, 2014

That’s because social media outlets are a place we go to catch up on what our friends and family have been up to. So where does that leave your organization in terms of social media? Especially when you’re trying to get the word out about a fundraising event on social media. Probably… well, never.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

As an institution built primarily for the Millennial demographic, higher education organizations need to go where those people are—social media. You’ve got donors, alumni and staff to consider, as well. But social media is a valuable tool for your higher education organization. Minimize Your Approach. “We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

For example, a smart contract to support charity donations might enable the automatic and instantaneous release of funds to a charity once the donor receives proof of a promised action by the charity. Overall blockchain is still very much a nascent technology.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Your Special Event Director /Manager can hype your next event to the Facebook world. Your Social Media Intern can engage from their personal profile with supporters, volunteers, donors and the like. Your Development Staff can cultivate donors and let the world know how funds are making a difference.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

As an institution built primarily for the Millennial demographic, higher education organizations need to go where those people are—social media. You’ve got donors, alumni and staff to consider, as well. But social media is a valuable tool for your higher education organization. Minimize Your Approach. “We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2019

It was almost ten years ago that we published the Networked Nonprofit during the early days of social media and networks. Artificial Intelligence presents a lot of benefits for the social good sector. Artificial Intelligence presents a lot of benefits for the social good sector.

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Greater Giving

JULY 30, 2021

If you choose to use a live auction in a hybrid or purely virtual event, hype it up. Advertise what will be on auction on social media and official event communications, and remind guests they can only bid on these exclusive items if they attend the event. TIP: Make it a destination!

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Fundraising through a virtual gala has proven to be an effective way to connect with donors and get them excited about your mission. Below are twelve ideas you can incorporate into your next virtual fundraiser to create an unforgettable experience for your donors. Encouraging connections on social networks.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Your messaging will also be important after the fact, as you’ll need to thank your donors and encourage them to continue supporting your mission. Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Online , nearly 3,500 Social Media Ambassadors have pledged to support #GivingTuesday. The interview also discusses a concerned that has been raised by nonprofits that #GivingTuesday will just increase giving on a “over hyped” day of giving and not increase giving overall.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Outside of having a well-designed website and an active social media presence, the nonprofit sector has largely stuck to traditional methods to plan fundraising events. . However, harnessing technology can empower you to seamlessly interact with supporters and create sustainable revenue sources despite social distancing guidelines.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 13, 2020

Google has worked hard to make sure this app works for both potential donors and the nonprofits themselves. Google One Today answers many of the concerns donors have and fixed problems that can sometimes restrict people from donating to nonprofits. Its a win for the donors, and it’s a massive win for you and your nonprofit!

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Need to change the way you engage donors or implement A/B testing? Whether those applications are impact measurement, social media, new fundraising solutions, they'll be built with cloud technologies and/or on cloud platforms. Just do it. The "Little" Benefits the Cloud Brings.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Need to change the way you engage donors or implement A/B testing? Whether those applications are impact measurement, social media, new fundraising solutions, they'll be built with cloud technologies and/or on cloud platforms. Just do it. The "Little" Benefits the Cloud Brings.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Catalogue for Philanthropy made use of Giving Tuesday Now (a national fundraising day to support nonprofits through COVID) to hype up their own one-day giving event online. Invite the community by advertising on social media , print media, email, and direct mail. If so, plan a guest speaker event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

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!" Then why is it so hard to explain the value of social media to people who dont get it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

The focus is how to effectively integrate social media channels and measure and learn. Two grantees that work on Children’s Healthcare at the national level and have experience using social media as part of an integrated campaign were co-presenters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. many organizations are initially focusing on using social media as a communication and awareness tool. Social networking matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Charities outside the US can set up a profile. To generate a robust profile, your organization should be able to plug in existing social media presences (Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Blog RSS Feed, Etc) so it seems to favor organizations that have already established a social media content strategy. So What and Who Cares.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Start planning now for #GivingTuesday so that you don’t lose site of the goal in the hustle and bustle of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all of the other hype that comes during this time of year. One email the week before to let your donors know you are participating. Use social media to spread the word.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Avoid the gimmicks and the hype. Instead, use year-end messaging as a natural part of the lifelong relationship you are building with your donors. Send out letters, follow up with e-mail, be active on social media. Keep your year-end goals mission-focused. Rule #3: Make Multichannel Asks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. With one billion active monthly users, Instagram is a very powerful social network used by nonprofits worldwide. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of online donors have made a donation through Instagram Charitable Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

It closely follows Gartner's Technology Hype Cycle. Maybe I'm jaded. But having been in the nonprofit technology since 1993, I've seen a predictable pattern of cycles with new tools and technology. Technology Trigger. Inflated Expectations. Trough of Disillusionment. Slope of Enlightenment. Plateau of Productivity.

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