Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

” A wink and nod to a famous novel and movie in Brasil about a women with two husbands named Marcleo. Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories. The audience laughed. Content is king.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2010

I heard first hand from Eugene Eric Kim about strategic planning at Wikipedia. As he shared the story, I had some questions about weaving offline/online collaboration within networks. We most typically think of the offline/online as a sequence somewhat like this: Small group meets face-to-face - builds trust.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This year’s Women’s March and March For Science are just two examples of this incredible trend. At ACS CAN, we’re seeing this newly inspired level of activity reflected in our offline recruitment as well. While the effort to recruit offline volunteers is never easy, the timing for such a campaign has never been better.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Online fundraising research suggests that if you move an online acquired donor to on offline channel (i.e. Increasing that 32% isn’t a matter of getting better at sending direct mail – it’s about converting more online donors into recurring givers at the point where they give you that first gift. Not encouraging. Humane Society.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

For example, accepting gifts of stock by opening a brokerage account, accepting Venmo donations, accepting cryptocurrency , and accepting donations from Alexa (Amazon devices). For example, if the most popular page on your website is your “About” page, does that page have adequate calls to action to donate?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

If every needed volunteer contributed just one hour each week, that time could be valued at about $16 billion annually ! Sometimes the most challenging part about creating a plan is getting started. For example, if a volunteer may to drive to serve the cause, that individual must have a good driving record. Process Volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

A good example of a donation page with proper branding is the World Wildlife Fund’s primary donation page : Accepting PayPal in addition to credit cards is a good idea to accommodate those donors that prefer to give through PayPal, but don’t make all donors use PayPal.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

They should answer questions the staff has about performance, give a 30k foot view of what happened, and generate insights about what’s working in a report. Again, have interns learn about how to write in the right style for search before getting started.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

Ask folks to think about the people in the group and what content would appeal to them. This exercise helps people to see in real time how much engagement their example post gets. You could also do this anonymously using numbers on the cards if, for, example you are doing this with folks who are strangers. About the Author.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Why do nonprofits need to worry about cybersecurity? Why do nonprofits need to worry about cybersecurity? Your community trusts you to keep their private information safe, whether it’s your donors’ payment information or personal details about who you’re helping. Offline files. What is cybersecurity for nonprofits?

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. In fact, online donors are worth a lot more than offline donors. Unless you can convert them to offline (that’s right, OFFLINE) giving channels. Download Now!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Did you experience resistance from higher ups in the organization initially utilizing about social media, or were they supportive? We don’t use it in our strategy now, which is telling! Dupe: Have a team to support you.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Not only do your donors get to rock the night away, but you can use the concert to provide information about your mission and what you can accomplish. Examples of benefit concerts Some major examples of successful benefit concerts include Live Aid , Tibet House US’s Annual Benefit concerts , and One Love Manchester.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2011

—– I’ve been thinking about slacktivism a lot lately. My guest lecture notes cover the first point, and today I want to share a few ideas about slacktivism as a gateway to change. Katya Andresen has a great post about some of the “ essential elements to a strong call to action.” Getting Offline.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

Omnichannel marketing refers to the integration of both digital and offline touchpoints with consumers as they move through the marketing funnel, all while keeping branding and messaging consistent for a seamless user experience. To point direct mail readers to your digital campaigns, your nonprofit can: Use engaging snippets.

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Care2

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Or are social media ranking tools an example of more kool-aid mix being added to the overflowing punch bowl? “Is it even possible to measure online influence, divorced from offline influence,&# asks Tom Webster over at BrandSavant [link]. Advocacy - People taking action both online and offline.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

While allocating marketing resources to various offline promotional strategies is perfectly fine, abandoning your nonprofit’s digital outreach is almost always a mistake. A few examples of these are: Social media ads. For example, Facebook offers Facebook Fundraisers, which allow anyone to launch a fundraiser for a nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The monthly Community Builder chat series is part of the #4Change community of regularly scheduled chats, bringing together people from around the world to talk about examples, practices, tips and more as we all explore the way technology can be used for social change. Building a loop between online and offline community activities.

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Kindful

APRIL 28, 2021

While few are missing the stress of hoping the caterer brings the right appetizers, the right video plays at the right time, and the board chair stays within their allotted speech length, losing a big chunk of expected revenue due to a cancelled or postponed event brought about a different kind of stress. What is a hybrid fundraising event?

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

That got me thinking more about how we, in the non-profit space, should look to learn from examples, trends and best practices found outside of our sector. Affiliate programs, organic search traffic and even offline advertising scored higher than social. So here’s another great bit of learning for us.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

But, what do you want to talk about? I have many things that I want to talk about at the NTC because it’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to talk about ideas, get advice, or hear stories from others in real time, in one space, as fast as you can share them! Read more about this session and vote here. >>

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Qgiv

MARCH 22, 2023

For example, a walkathon participant may collect pledges that increase in increments based on how many miles they walk. If hosting your drive online, give your donors a place to leave comments about the drive and their pledges. Have participants and volunteers post about the campaign. Word of mouth can be super powerful.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. Whatever reason you choose, the most important thing about an online fundraising campaign is that you give yourself time to plan it out and pull all the pieces together. Talk about your upcoming online fundraiser a few times before it starts.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

We've been helping groups for many years with ways to have a little more influence and get a little more impact out of their online and offline events. Right now, there is an excellent example of this by the team behind the Davos 2009 World Economic Forum. Blog about the event before, during, and after. Check it out !

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

Often, I am the only presenter on good old email in a conference packed with sessions about social media and mobile. For example, while online is far and away the giving channel of choice for new donors under age 65, those same donors renew via offline channels 40% of the time. The report, which covers 15.6 Register today!

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 28, 2022

The overarching goal of this next phase is to humanize the customer experience with new AI-powered conversational intelligence, mobile offline access, and innovations to the Customer Data Platform. . For example, many marketers are looking for the capability and value of real-time Personalization , not an “Interaction Studio” solution. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

For example, if the use case needs to take into account lost or stolen devices that may be captured by an armed group, appropriate digital security capabilities, such as remote wipe of those devices, should also be incorporated. There are offline MFA options for low connectivity areas. Example: Forcing MFA when accessing reports.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

While the possibilities are endless, let’s look at a few examples of where AI might be most useful in helping low and middle-income countries: Agriculture – AI can help farmers by analyzing weather patterns to tell them how to water crops more efficiently, and when to harvest.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. For example, if you use an online donation form , you can create new leads on every new donation. Guest post by: Laura Iancu, 123ContactForm. Find new ways of expanding your lists.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Said another way – what works offline also works online. Examples and practical tips to live by. The point is to get creative in how you capture info about your supporters. Delivering relevant content to your audiences, though, can significantly increase email click-through rates. *. Capture more info during event registrations.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

Let’s consider one example— setting nonprofit staff compensation. An article on Forbes revealed stark statistics about projected nonprofit staff turnover in the next five years, including that: 45% of nonprofit study respondents “indicated that they will seek new or different employment in the next five years.”.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

—– I recently posted about Jumo with reflections, notes from my experience using the new platform, and questions – this post has also generated a great deal of valuable conversation in the comments (over 70 thoughtful comments so far). On & Offline Engagement. But the action, the real social change, is offline.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

For example, does your organization take any $1,000+ gift that comes in the door and code it a “major gift”? I really doubt there is any debate about that today. But I would suggest what I think are two important points: It’s an Offline Process. Of course, the internet and our websites are important.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

It’s something that I am energized by, passionate about, and take so much pleasure in helping others do well, too. I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

Before you start, think about what statistic is most important to your nonprofit in the immediate future, and what goal will can be accomplished by gathering that information. If, for example, you want to increase the number of Twitter followers your nonprofit has, or the number of donors donate to your organization per year, start there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Click to see larger image I'm very tempted to start using Results On Insights for ROI thanks to Barb Chamberlain's comment in yesterday's post " What Are The Best I-Words For Nonprofits To Think About Social Media and ROI? " But what does that really mean? Although there is low volume, the listening has provided a lot of value.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

For context, think about it this way: in a country of 21 million, where only about 7 million have internet access , about 1 in every 20 is on facebook! I’d love to hear your examples of campaigning on facebook! org but I know there are lots of great examples out there. I’d love to hear how it went!

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