Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

The question on my mind is: Is the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS fundraising and the people who suffer from the disease or is the first example of the power of crowd charity? 5) Whacky, Goofy, and Fun: “Stunt Philanthropy” has been around for years. Fundraising'

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Classic live auction item ideas When you think of a live auction, there are probably several classic items that come to mind. For instance, a Thanksgiving meal basket could include a coupon for a free turkey, a bottle of wine, charcuterie ingredients, and fancy dinner napkins.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

You have influencers on social media who call themselves content creators, posting videos and content online, and people like myself who consider themselves content writers, because, well, we write for a living. It can be fun and light-hearted, but it should all support your mission. Looking for more tips?

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Ambassadors: Partner with social media influencers and have them share your event details with their expansive personal networks. This can be in the form of free marketing, such as logos on your pre-event marketing materials, shoutouts to your corporate partner during the event, and engaging social media content that highlights your partner.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean they can’t use the power of their influence online. But instead of asking for a monetary sponsorship, enhance your relationship by adding a fun twist to the collaboration, such as a friendly competition or contest. Their “Mind the Gap” tour is something every nonprofit should take a look at.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Their live online event was hidden behind a paywall, but now all video sessions and downloadable slides are available for free after filling out registration for their Pulse Everywhere content, creating long-term engagement. . Key Takeaways: LiveWorx allowed free attendance to boost engagement, and it worked. increase in attendance.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

We have been helping social good organizations kickstart their giving or founding days for years with this free toolkit. It’s a great opportunity to link to a page that summarizes impact, feature a video that shares your story, or leverage social media posts to release testimonies, driving your mission top of mind for supporters.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Ask your local donut maker to donate a portion of their proceeds on June 7 to your cause, or ask a favorite hot dog shack to give special coupons for a free or discounted frank to the folks that donate to you in a given time period.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 22, 2013

The frequency of the response made me look up what to "to inspire," really means : to influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration to exert an animating, enlivening, or exalting influence on to spur on: impel, motivate I also looked up the etymology of inspire: enspiren : to fill (the mind, heart, etc.,

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

Delegating tasks to the committee also frees up time for you and your staff to focus on other aspects of your fundraising. But keep the “as needed” part in mind. We know life happens and sometimes factors outside your control influence a committee member’s ability to stay on board.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

"Of all the areas of life that computer and communications technology seems to be impacting the most is its influence on relationships. We began with a few goals in mind: We wanted to relationally connect people through giving, to make it fun, and in the process protect relationships from feelings of obligation.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Whenever I find myself with a few hours of free time, I like to consult nonprofit professionals to help make their organizations more robust and self-sufficient. It’s fulfilling and a lot of fun, but it can also be frustrating and tedious. This article was originally published in Nonprofit Hub Magazine. Mission creep.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Their live online event was hidden behind a paywall, but now all video sessions and downloadable slides are available for free after filling out registration for their Pulse Everywhere content, creating long-term engagement. . Key Takeaways: LiveWorx allowed free attendance to boost engagement, and it worked. increase in attendance.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With an emphasis on informal, fun content rather than strict professionality, Facebook is a great platform for business news and updates posted in simple and interactive formats. When it comes to content, quotations, product photos, influencer images and Instagram Stories have the highest potential for return-on-investment results.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

Feel free to jump to a specific section or buckle up and enjoy the entire ride. Event marketers have more influence over lead generation and the buying cycle than ever before. . With a virtual event, you can keep the fun going! Table of Contents. **. The Shift in Events. The Changing Role of the Event Marketer.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

My favorite example of this was the One Minute Art Project group, which rebranded a fairly standard sticker survey into a "fast, fun, free and easy" activity. Please bear in mind that these were very quick projects and are more like research sketches than full evaluations. Taking photos. Finishing a sentence mad-libs style.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

It had been suggested that Chatter might be a good solution, now that Salesforce is offering Chatter Free and will be introducing Chatter.com for broader deployment next year. In fact, the app includes "Chattalytics" which shows the top 50 influencers out of 15,000 or so folks in the Dreamforce app. Look who's currently sitting at #34.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Interview people who are your influencers and champions, and find out why. She has created a community around making fitness fun and also a little bit crazy. Engage Offline.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This will influence how many volunteers you’ll need to recruit and train. A volunteer recruitment letter is a more formal way of soliciting volunteers, but you can have your current volunteers personalize them for the prospects they have in mind. Often retirees look for volunteering opportunities to fill their new free time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Finally, we are beginning to measure how many volunteer applications come by way of our social media channels as well as using marketing sites like Klout to measure our influence online. If you are a smaller organization, have a few people work together to keep the channels updated and have fun with it.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Bringing some fun into your charitable campaigns via gamification and rewards is a great way to raise awareness for your cause, create an engaging experience for your fundraisers, and turn them into lifelong advocates for your cause. Stuff is tangible rewards such as gadgets, swag and free lunches. Power and Status have some overlap.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With an emphasis on informal, fun content rather than strict professionality, Facebook is a great platform for business news and updates posted in simple and interactive formats. When it comes to content, quotations, product photos, influencer images and Instagram Stories have the highest potential for return-on-investment results.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

At Qgiv, we guide our work by keeping our core values top of mind, and one of those values is empathy. Not only will this ensure a fun event experience, but it’ll help you know what you need to communicate before and during the event to attendees. What will guests see, smell, hear, etc.? Cheers, but only if you’re 21+.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2015

Even though I get my news every morning from the great Morning Editions hosts, Steve Inskeep, Renee Montagne and David Greene and spend my days listening to This American Life, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and TED Radio hour, it’s never really crossed my mind to donate. It was created with one demographic in mind: Millennials.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

This’ll be a fun one. . But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. This is kind of fun for you, I imagine, Lindsay, because you’re usually in my shoes listening to a guest speaker, but … – [Lindsay] I am. . That’s just a quick fun fact for you.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

In fact, according to Church Influence , only 10-25% of church members tithe regularly. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. Final thoughts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

For news and happenings from the live event, feel free to follow me at @jordanv on Twitter). The Nonprofit Technology Bash will be the best place to mingle and meet with folks from all across the nonprofit technology sector, as well as kick back and have some fun on the last night of the Interactive conference. Data will be shared!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage. Each of these communication vehicles influences its readers in some way. These are fun and gradual ways to improve writing skills. It’s all very humbling. Start simple.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

[Event-ebook-top] There are plenty of ways to raise money, but one of the most popular (and let’s face it: fun!) An outdoor fun run might draw in more attendees in the spring or summer when it’s warm versus a cold early morning in January. Will weather impact your event? Should our event be on a weeknight or weekend?

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

In fact, according to Church Influence , only 10-25% of church members tithe regularly. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. Final thoughts.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Free Resource Fundraising During Economic Uncertainty Download Now Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Peer-to-peer fundraising is as much about donor activism as it is about raising money. Promotion is primarily handled for free by your supporters. They do this through their social media connections, personal web pages, and community influence.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2022

While network fundraising is similar to peer-to-peer fundraising in that you’re recruiting people to fundraise on your behalf, typically a network fundraiser won’t have a large-scale event like a 5K, fun run, or any type of “A-Thon” fundraiser. It’s best to single out people with influence and large networks of their own to recruit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

His tweets reveal him as a renaissance thinker, not just a narrow-minded tech geek. . Once your organization has mastered basic listening skills with free tools, you may consider some of the more advanced tools for listening like Radian 6 and others. Check out his free e-book the New Rules of Viral Marketing ). #5

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? And who may be able to influence those actors in their decision-making? Please feel free to contribute non-profit technology tips and ideas by commenting on blog entries. Have Fun â?¢

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It’s going to be a fun one. But most importantly, as you’re listening today, please feel free to chat in. But a lot of fun. And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders. And it was really fun to experience that. Thanks for joining us.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Keep in mind that you can (and should) revise your plan in accordance with the other steps listed below. Keep in mind that you can also leverage social media tools for your fundraising campaigns. For a successful partnership, equip your influencer with images, written content, and hashtags they can include in their posts.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

That little progress bar, as that grows, there’s a psychological kind of influence that has on potential donors. Having that inner circle donate prior to launching or being public is going to help influence those people who may come in from social media at that point. It’s not free, but it’s absolutely worth it. PITCH THE MEDIA.

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