Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2021

The Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study is making its eleventh highly anticipated appearance on the desks of peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraisers everywhere. The data highlighted in this study represents a careful analysis of 687 organizations that produced 31,035 peer-to-peer fundraisers from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. .

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Register Now ! Sounds familiar, right?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

50% of nonprofits receive the majority of donations from October through December, so it’s critical that you have a plan in place to maximize your fundraising efforts during this time. It’s crucial to understand just how important year-end fundraising is for your organization. to submit tax-deductible gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. My last visit to Brasil coincided with the Brasil’s version of GivingTuesday called DiadeDoar and I was lucky enough to attend a fundraiser with Brasil’s Giving Tuesday leader João Paulo Vergueiro.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

Analytics are by far the easiest and best way to measure the effectiveness of a technology implementation, fundraising campaign, or content marketing plan. Other easy first metrics to report on include the number of visitors landing on your website per day, or the number of clicks your Twitter account receives in a given week.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

When it comes to online fundraising, an obvious tip is to meet your current and potential donors where they are. With 300 million active users, Facebook is a natural starting place. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. Peter Deitz, Social Actions.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

how you collect and calculate your data in the first place — since the most important metrics for your organization are, of course, YOUR metrics. Here are three tips for better collecting and calculating your organization's metrics: 1. Let's say you want to track your email fundraising open rate. Source Everything !

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics. Fundraising and Donor Analytics. For example, you can understand what impact, if any, a new communication channel had on fundraising outcomes.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2012

But lately, I've noticed an interesting trend: I post something on Facebook that I think is fascinating, hilarious, or some deep revelation into the mysterious world of Miriam Kagan, and my social sphere reacts in.dead silence. So we start with the industry-wide best practices: How many people like you on Facebook? How many should?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last three months of the year represent a critical time for the fundraising efforts of nonprofit organizations. Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. Here's your official wake-up call.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, learning to properly market online and offline is an important opportunity for organizations. Facebook: With live streaming and story capabilities, Facebook is ideal for spreading the word about your upcoming fundraisers and events. But keep in mind that there is a right and wrong way to do marketing. .

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

Over the last few weeks, we’ve shared some resources to help you get started on specific aspects of your year-end online fundraising. Send messages to your existing supporters, asking them to “tell a friend&# about you and follow you on social network like Facebook and Twitter.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Image Credit: dole777 on unsplash After more than a decade of dominating the social media landscape, Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are in flux. Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. The right metrics. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. pick the right metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. Nonprofits are also using bots for supporter engagement, fundraising, and cultivation and as part of their digital strategies. Climate Reality is using a bot on its Facebook Brand Page. The Complete Guide To Creating a Facebook Messenger Bot.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

Digital fundraisers are busier than ever, reaching more people through digital channels than ever before. There is a lot of learning and experimenting going on in digital fundraising, which is fueling new innovations in how to raise money across the whole spectrum of digital channels. This is where EveryAction comes in!

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Nonprofit Live series with a discussion on the Future of Fundraising. Each guest speaker gave a brief presentation about the unique ways their organizations are using technology to drive innovation in the realm of nonprofit fundraising. A very young organization, StartSomeGood just went live this past February.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What are the transaction and transformation metrics? The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. The concept of empowering individuals to fundraise for a charity by asking their friends to donate has been around for years offline. Free Agents still find creative ways to make a difference today.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I have always been proud to support WWT both during the telesummit and during the rest of the year with other offline meetups, online content, and more. Tip: You can also get Google Analytics for your Facebook Page! Facebook Insights. These analytics are part of having a Facebook Page.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Instead of fundraising separately, activating communities separately, connecting with legislators separately, the organizations recognized a unique opportunity they had to come together. If you ask people to like your facebook page, and they respond, what they are saying isn’t that all they ever want to do is like your page.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

TechSoup is hosting a free, interactive webinar on how to harness the power of social media to drive fundraising results on September 19. Adelaide, Australia: Mixing online with offline - building communities that take action. Surrey, Canada: Fall Fundraising: Planning your Year-end Campaign. Tuesday, September 17.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. For more interesting industry metrics, check out these 50 fascinating philanthropy stats —Danielle . Danielle .

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Social Change Anytime Everywhere: Best Practices to Build a Multichannel Campaign Plan From your website to social media, email to mobile messages, online to offline, multichannel strategies require coordination and creative thinking across teams and departments, and a focus on the core of your work beyond any one specific call to action.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

How much is your online fundraising augmenting offline efforts? While the area of social metrics continues to evolve and grow, there are five main tips all organizations should follow when measuring social media activity for ROI: 1. Define success metrics before starting campaigns. Specific and easy to assess.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Take for example the SFSPCA Facebook Page, a stellar example of engaging fans that David discovered for me. Use an excel spreadsheet to look at events, fundraisers, programs, web site content, performances, and other activities to socialize. 6: Use social media to close the loop between online and offline action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. Online Fundraising Predictions From Around the World. Micro Fundraising and Trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands. Its true impact has yet to be measured, but Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and every other social media platform have already caused a revelation in how people want to communicate. They want to connect.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Online fundraising sites are powerful tools to help you fundraise. Take your fundraising game to the next level with a dedicated fundraising website. Fundraising websites are powerful tools to help you raise more money; it’s the rallying point for all of your planning and messaging. 1) Visual Storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2019

Online fundraising is becoming more popular each year. It is offering new opportunities for nonprofits to improve their fundraising success while trying out new channels. As more people are inspired to donate online, social media can make an extremely useful addition to your fundraising strategy. 1) Be clear on your goals.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

This digital-first fundraising post is the first in a six-part series. . I was recently asked what I saw as a change or trend on the fundraising horizon. With so many options available, online and offline, it’s time to go beyond the tried-and-true fundraising fundamentals. . Top 2021 fundraising strategies .

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

In that spirit, we’re taking a look back at December fundraising — our Nonprofit Year-End 2022 Wrapped. We surveyed our nonprofit clients to dig into the trending hits and surprise breakout stars when it came to 2022’s year-end fundraising playlist, with detailed results from 21 organizations. Let’s dig in! Invest in SMS.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Not only are most nonprofits conducting some form of online fundraising, but many are even conducting fully virtual and social media-hosted fundraising campaigns. This digital marketing content directly impacts the success of your online fundraising strategies. Analyze key metrics in your database.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Natalie: Its really about numbers as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2009

The assumption of most twitters above seems to be that these tools work because they're cool OR they've built a career around them, so if you're feeling jaded due to lack of results or encouraging metrics, get over it and get back to your (disappointing) work. Most change, unfortunately, doesn't happen at the end of a mouse-click.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

However, perhaps you’ve noticed your online engagement metrics are declining, and you’re looking for fresh ways to engage with your audience. . Plus, fundraising statistics. Even these digital-savvy individuals need a screen break from time to time, and direct mail can provide the perfect opportunity for offline connections. .

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