The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Whether you tell stories in your fundraising or communications program, chances are you want to understand the impact and return on investment (or ROI) of the stories you tell. Crunch the Numbers We really can’t talk about measuring ROI without talking about our numbers. We’ll use sharing a story in social media posts as our example.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. An online website isn’t just an advertisement for your organization. Instead, a website is a space you can utilize to increase fundraising, promote brand awareness, and find volunteers.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Studies show that people spend an average of almost eight and a half hours interacting with digital media per day. This includes time spent scrolling through social media, checking emails, watching shows and movies on streaming services, and more. Follow search engine optimization (SEO) best practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofit social media managers are bombarded with depressing content. ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!”

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Can your nonprofit even measure its return on investments (ROI)? Putting together an ROI report can be time consuming, but can also lead to great data and help you find ways to trim costs without shirking quality. Fundraising Industry News board cloud cloud computing constituent relationship management system CRM IT support ROI'

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Qgiv

MAY 31, 2023

By now you probably know that you should have social media accounts for your nonprofit organization (and if you didn’t, now you do). Social media is a very effective method to connect with current and potential donors. But building a successful social media campaign is more than just creating a page or posting a picture.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The design and layout of your e-newsletter in order to maximize online fundraising success and social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

And though some reports claim that email use is dropping , others claim its use is steady and even on the rise. However, one thing that is certain is that the ROI (Return on Investment) from e-newsletters is still relatively high compared to other Web-based channels. Group text messaging could become the new email of the Mobile Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2016

It’s true that social media is in transition. And the next Big Thing in social media Snapchat is baffling to many seasoned social media managers. And email ROI and online giving is up, up, up! By 2018, the global population of social media users is projected to grow to 2.44

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The design and layout of your e-newsletter in order to maximize online fundraising success and social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Luckily, there are affordable and effective tools you can leverage to spread awareness and get people excited about your fundraising efforts—namely, your website. The best nonprofit websites out there incorporate smart fundraising strategies into their designs to attract the most attention and support for their initiatives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Title: Director of Emerging Media. Website: HumaneSociety.org. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Name: Carie Lewis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Social media is in a weird transition right now.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That makes it challenging for the agency to show adequate ROI or valuable conversions to their client when there is no strategy behind the advertising spend. Your marketing and competition analysis should clearly display marketing and advertising channels that have given you the best ROI. Haven’t tried email marketing yet?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Website: www.nwf.org. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? I join as many social media sites as I can and try to spend time learning each community so I can offer advice to others on how to engage with them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The foundation of a successful online communications and fundraising campaign is built upon a well-designed, well-written website and e-newsletter. The webinar will pay particular attention to how to effectively create visual media and blog content to distribute on social networks. Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector.

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M+R

MARCH 11, 2024

We identified 230,000 people on their file who were clicking on emails for other groups but not for them. They were able to immediately grow their email by 175,000 — and then see a nearly 200% ROI in only a few months. Sign up for Scout Quest and get more info on the website here ! Email us here ! Have a question?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Title (s): Manager, External Affairs and Associate, Social Media & Recruitment. Website: www.taprootfoundation.org. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Jumo: [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The design and layout of your e-newsletter in order to maximize online fundraising success and social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Socialbrite

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Five tips on how to up your email marketing game in the year ahead. W hether you’re a nonprofit, a social enterprise or a small business, beginning an email campaign can be a daunting affair. This is especially true for organizations new to email marketing. What would my constituents want from an email newsletter?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 23, 2020

Top 7 Reasons Your Nonprofit Should Be Using Email Marketing. Email marketing can rapidly improve your nonprofits digital marketing strategy and help you gain donations. With so many new social media platforms to use to market your non-profit, you might think email marketing is a little bit outdated, but that’s just not true.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

And more specifically, to social media and content marketing. Luckily for you, Tech Impact is here to clear up any misconceptions you might have about social media marketing, and help your nonprofit better harness the power of content and social media marketing. Email marketing ROI is around 4,300%.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Use an event website. Using an event website for your charity golf tournament makes promotion simpler and easier. An event website also gives sponsors premium digital exposure every time someone visits the site to learn more about the fundraiser. Your event website becomes the home base for marketing your golf fundraiser.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

To learn more you can read the full report on the Case Foundation website - How Giving Days Can Strengthen Nonprofit Communities. Using Social Media to Generate Buzz and Measureable Results. Social media has been all the rage for some time now. 1,200 Participating nonprofits. 17,838 individual donations.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Recently, I was asked to conduct a social media marketing workshop at Planet Philanthropy (an annual conference for fundraising professionals by. After what felt like hours of agonizing over potential topics, one of my coworkers suggested the idea to discuss common social media mistakes we see our clients making all the time!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

To question Facebook and it’s integrity, longevity and ROI [Return on Investment]. They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. A lot of nonprofits will now have to update their website, e-mail newsletters, and most costly, their print materials. Why did Facebook do this?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. integration of social media, mobile-optimized donate pages, text-to-give donate pages, and the ability to donate via mobile wallets.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

It’s also important to have your website up to date to communicate your successes and identify areas for improvement. Your goal is transparency. Sharing this information publicly provides access to both internal and external constituents.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. They give online through your website and emails. They like and share your social media posts. How can you get an ROI in the digital literacy skills we are all developing?”.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 26, 2022

So here is a 7 step road map to get started: Find and study the data Google Analytics for web traffic Email database CRM Donor database Other program/services data Course: Understanding Google Analytics. Are emails being sent? Are intake webforms working?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The key, though, is doing it in a way that delivers maximum ROI. The very first step before you even open Ads Manager is to have your web developer set up a conversion event that’s triggered when someone makes a donation on your website. This should generate enough data to give you a good sense of your cost per action and ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2013

Mobile websites, group texting, mobile fundraising, and smartphone apps can feel daunting and are often relegated to a far off, in the future “To Do” list. ” like social media, but it doesn’t have to cost thousands of dollars. Mobile Email is on the Rise. View CDC Text , CDC Mobile Website ).

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We’ve seen crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising websites that knocked our socks off this year. So here it is: our favorite 7 crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. They focused on ROI: a successful campaign doesn’t simply bring in a lot of money, it also keeps the costs low. MDLT Virtual Hikeathon.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Social media, as many have said time and again, is only part of your campaigning, part of your fundraising, and part of your communications. These 5 Steps are intended to help you create a successful social media strategy, but as you will see, they focus on your organization’s overall strategy!

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