Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. I was part of the first-day that featured mobile expert Amy Gahran and Lee Raine , Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Engage on digital platforms: Use the technology younger donors favor—like QR codes or Tap to Pay —to facilitate easy capture of contact information and donations. Use a mobile app: Employ a dedicated event app for attendees to register, access event information, and network with others. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

But how do you ensure your events not only honor this rich heritage but also captivate and mobilize your community towards meaningful action? Overall, cultural events for AAPI Heritage Month allow celebration of shared heritage while mobilizing support for ongoing efforts to promote equity and justice.

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Kindful

AUGUST 17, 2021

Thanks to mobile-optimized websites and online donation pages, making donations via a computer or smartphone is quick and seamless. In fact, giving through mobile apps is their preferred method for giving. This is significant because currently 28% of online gifts are made from mobile devices. . Challenge them. Empower them.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Use this template to facilitate the persona creation process: This template offers space to add demographic and behavioral information about your personas and strategize your intended messaging. You could write longer posts to share a beneficiary’s story or explain a complex issue relevant to your mission. Tell compelling stories.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

It lets you choose from Stripe or Moolah to facilitate online transactions, monthly gifts, or EFT donations. Kindful is another powerful donor-tracking software that facilitates online giving as a built-in feature. Be sure that the tool you choose is mobile friendly since many people are online via their phone.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Craft a compelling narrative Your organization’s story is your most powerful tool to attract volunteers. Stories are the currency of human connection; they move, motivate, and—most importantly—mobilize. Make sure your story isn’t just about the what and the how—but also about the why.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Run successful ads repeatedly until they stop selling. Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. Focus on participation – Judge success by number of donors versus just total dollars raised. Focus on optimizing donation channels for mobile.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

In this guide, we’ll review the importance of year-end giving and the best strategies to use to plan a successful campaign. 10 steps to plan a successful year-end giving campaign. 10 steps to plan a successful year-end giving campaign. Follow these steps to tell a complete story : Select a protagonist. Define the problem.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

This includes an optimized website that’s mobile-friendly and easy to navigate, strategic use of search engine optimization (SEO) to increase visibility during times of high public interest, and an established monthly giving program to facilitate the transition from one-time to recurring donations. Tag and thank them.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

Text fundraising is a popular method of charitable giving facilitated by messages on a mobile device. Because it’s relatively simple to set up (with the right solution) and get donors on board, small nonprofits have found great success in implementing text fundraising into their regular offerings.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Using your CRM to understand those patterns will help you replicate past successes. . This way, you can note which engagement methods were most successful and focus your energies accordingly in the future! Share stories and testimonials from the people you help! Share fundraising successes . Where did you find them?

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Below, they’ll dive into: What really matters to plan a successful virtual event. Ways to measure your efficiency and success within each . How to Measure Success. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event. Spend Time in Pre-Production.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

With a unique energy and do-anything attitude, she understands that a community must network and join forces to create and grow successful businesses. Based on this philosophy, Cora makes it her business to open doors to a path of continual success for companies of all sizes. The short answer: Digital advertising and marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

My co-presenter for the plenary was the amazing Marcelo Iniarra , who is a digital mobilization pioneer and fantastic presenter/facilitator. Stories are social. The importance of digital reputation management – stories last forever and can spread quickly. Everyone loves a good story. Content is king.

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Participants can customize their pages, share their stories, and upload photos and videos to their page. This encourages active engagement because it facilitates a friendly, competitive environment. Qgiv built their peer-to-peer pages to be mobile friendly and offers a text fundraising feature for their peer-to-peer platform.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Not only will attendees be able to interact with one another, but they’ll also be able to connect with members of your nonprofit’s staff and witness the impact of your story firsthand. Or, you might use mobile bidding software at an in-person auction to facilitate the smooth flow of donations. Stronger connections.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

To set your organization up for success, we’ve put together this guide with the basics of virtual fundraising and some event ideas to get the gears rolling: What is Virtual Fundraising? These “Family Meetings” are a great way to not only keep supporters engaged, but also to facilitate them meeting other supporters they don’t know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

Here’s a story about the CEO of the ACLU of New Jersey and how he uses Twitter to reach out to the press and policy makers and the questions he and his staff answered. Give them a “Tweetutorial”: Most likely, your CEO uses a mobile phone. For them, it is about being authentic and the personal touch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Connectivity helps facilitate highly distributed groups of people to work on a campaign, project, or share ideas that spread with unprecedented velocity and reach. The book is filled with stories of people and organizations that have more recently harnessed new power, both well-known examples like the Pope and lesser-known examples too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Watech4good Summit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Clubhouse—the invite-only, audio-based social application that’s been drawing in celebrities and expert thought leaders—facilitates widespread collaboration on global topics by allowing users to participate in different conversations on different topics in real-time. As one might guess, Clubhouse was one that floated to the top.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

And, of course, it helps to have free stuff to give away to motivate people to share their stories. For the second half of the morning, I shared “Eight Habits of Highly Effective Networked Nonprofits” with some exercises that help people see that by taking small steps, they can achieve success. Social Media Master Class.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Next Janet shared examples of empowering questions that help facilitate listening and coaching.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here are some ways to mobilize your volunteers to help you recruit: Ask volunteers for referrals. You could even ask volunteers to facilitate a warm introduction for you instead of just giving you a list of names. Sponsors who are involved like this are more likely to mobilize their employees to volunteer for your event.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

By recognizing and learning from the marketing mistakes that hold nonprofits back , you’ll have everything you need to drive success. . If you don’t know exactly who you’re trying to reach, the chances of success are slim. . Make your site mobile optimized. Payment facilitators. SEO success. Match donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here at Galaxy Digital, we often work with volunteer leaders like you to help mobilize supporters and maximize impact. With the popularity of online experiences and the abundance of software to help facilitate them, this article can even help you recruit volunteers in a post-COVID-19 world. Take your onboarding online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

During the next two days, I will be facilitating a two-day social media bootcamp for NGOs from Jordan and Lebanon that have been through the program in their respective countries. I’ll be sharing blog posts about my experience here. E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

For example, just a few weeks ago I decided to kick a bad habit to curb: sleeping with my mobile phone which was disrupting my sleep. The book is about self-care for individuals who work for nonprofits and how it scales within nonprofit organizations. If your organization has a story to share for our book, let us know. I did it!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2019

n-ear) – noun: the architect, and engineer of retention strategies to facilitate the matriculation of students. A sworn adversary of attrition and student success obstacles. Define Success. Determine what success means on your campus. Analyze Data to Identify Dropout Drivers and Success Indicators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2010

As Michaela Hackner points out: There is at least one good news story emerging around the world about this devastating crisis: technology is changing the playing field. Erik Hersman shared a post this morning with some of the success stories from their "4636," an emergency short code. It uses their new researcher tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan. NetworkforGood to the rescue! A unifying theme creates excitement and engagement.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

Expect a lively discussion on how to use storyboards to plan animated functionality, how to use wireframes to create mobile-friendly designs, and how to use mood boards to help determine color, texture, and the overall look and feel of your online communications. Where: The Black Squirrel, 2427 18th Street NW.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? Put People at the Forefront of Your Stories. Your audience will respond to stories that immediately grab their attention. Share their stories with your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

I spent sometime reviewing what Planned Parenthood was doing on social networks as well as their online presence - so it was good to get the inside story. And, as you know being successful with social media is the opposite of that. The Power of Sharing Stories: Planned Parenthood has built the infrastructure to be successful.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

In particular, peer-to-peer fundraising has found great success when it comes to pivoting to virtual, as its engagements already happen primarily online. And, since all virtual engagements are facilitated by your digital tools, it’s the perfect method of collecting valuable data and determining if and where engagements are dropping off.

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