Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Remixing Social Media Strategy Game View more presentations from kanter. I'm so glad she did because for a while I've been wanting to better understand how a social media strategy can best align with overall communications strategies and where the nuances of implementation may different.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 9, 2024

Hats, Horses, and Hope: How to Host a Winning Kentucky Derby Event The thrill of the race, the mint juleps flowing, and the outrageous hats – there’s something undeniably fun about the Kentucky Derby event. Horse Race Game Design a mini racetrack using cardboard or felt. Horse Plop This one really depends on your event venue.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 11, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Keep Your Donors Coming Back: Effective Strategies for Nonprofit Donor Retention and Recurring Gifts Ever wondered how some nonprofits have a dedicated group of repeat donors while others are constantly chasing new ones? Chit-chat That Hits Home Building a personal bond with your donors is a game-changer.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Using your digital strategy along with a few unique twists, you can avoid glazed looks and vacant stares from your audience members. Create a wider-reaching marketing strategy. An engaging event starts with an engaging marketing strategy. Social media. Incorporate supporter feedback throughout the entire process.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

Gamification is the ability to add games, competition, rewards, and other elements of game-playing, like point-scoring, to encourage engagement with a service or product. . The event professional hosting the event would have to define the event branding , game rules, game mechanics, how the point system works, and the game’s goal.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2013

Social Media is an important tool for engaging with your community -- but what are the risks and rewards of working with volunteers to implement your social media strategies? It’s not a fancy new tool or a fun new hashtag sweeping the meme-sphere. VolunteerMatch.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. With social media platforms and a dynamic website, you can spread the word about your mission easily and attract new potential donors quickly. Social media campaigns. Virtual tours for museums.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Yes, we’re talking about ChatGPT , an AI-powered tool that’s gaining widespread popularity on social media and revolutionizing the common workplace. This could include fundraising email templates, motivational copy for peer-to-peer fundraising pages, and social media posts centered around your cause.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Live Games. Even if you don’t, a virtual team or individual game is an excellent way of connecting to others and getting excited. Games with incentives or prizes can allow your audience members to display their talents and vote for those who perform the game the best! We all need a little fun in our lives.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

When choosing events and fundraisers, it’s important that you look at the long game. There are many KINDS of events, but they fall into two basic categories: The Community/Fun Event and the Heartstrings Event. A Community/Fun Event can help you build community relationships. People leave Community/Fun Events feeling good.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Fun Runs and other walkathon-type events might be more common than bowling or golfing, but that doesn’t make them any less effective. In fact, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont raised 111% of their goal with their For Kids’ Sake Virtual Fun Run. Pick the best engagement strategies for your campaign and you’re off to the races!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Three strategies for successfully promoting rounded up donations: 1. Create a unique game-plan. Don’t spend all the real estate on your social media post or web page explaining how RoundUp App works. Social media followers might need a refresher on what your mission is before they’re ready to give.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

Fun Team Events | Best software for entertainment activities Fun Team Events blends entertainment and philanthropy by offering a distinctive and enjoyable avenue for your donors to support your cause. Pricing Reach out to Fun Team Events for pricing details. Gamify your online fundraising event with this software.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

Another strategy you can try to boost donations is putting together a 24-in-24 campaign. This can include various people from your organization going live on social media, sharing pre-recorded videos, sending emails, and posting to social media to keep people engaged and updated on your progress.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Donor appreciation events allow you to personally express your gratitude to your supporters while providing a fun and memorable event for them to attend. Donor appreciation events are meant to be fun! Movie night An inexpensive and fun donor appreciation idea is to host a movie night for your supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2012

James Nickerson, who has worked with the SFGMC and was a participant in a peer group learning exchange that I designed and facilitated for two years had the opportunity to share some lessons learned about social media with peer chorus organizations. Here’s his reflection. The critical path quickly became clear.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission. Spring provides the perfect weather and some great scenery for a fun run event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As a member of a nonprofit fundraising team, you always have your eyes on a fundraising goal and are working to improve your online donor engagement strategy. . By letting each volunteer create an individual donation page, they can easily post it on social media and ask their friends and families for support. Tips & Tricks.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 15, 2021

, the dates and times, how each of the hosting formats will work, the event management platform for hosting the event online, how to sell tickets, the event marketing, and the post-event strategies. . This allows tech junkies, media, and industry experts to watch live from anywhere in the world. . Have fun! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

I'm facilitating a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. The first is 90 minutes that is an introduction to strategic social media for nonprofits. But, what fun would that be? I'm doing two workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I have a few fun ones that I do on zoom such as “catch the stretch” where people follow each other’s stretches like a game of follow the leader. I’ll also share strategies to help you develop your own self-care plan and connect with other leaders in the nonprofit sector. Photo by Eric Janssen.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Do you need a social media strategy for homecoming? Your alumni post on Facebook, addictively scroll through Instagram and celebrate their marriages with custom hashtags; having a social strategy for homecoming helps you find them where they are. This event is for them and so is the social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Over the years, I have developed and refined one-day or half-day workshops on social media strategy and tactics for nonprofits. The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

We know you are probably impatient so let’s just right to the fun stuff, enter the name and general mission of your nonprofit, followed by the general audience that you’d like a profile for in this AI tool. × Behaviors: Sarah is an active social media user and frequently shares content related to causes she supports.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ideally, your fundraising plan should include your overall fundraising goal and the strategies you plan to use to reach that goal. Step 2: Choose the RIGHT Fundraising Strategies When your nonprofit is new, it’s easy to grab at any opportunity for some quick cash. Choose fundraising strategies that: Play to your strengths personally.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 19, 2020

Email marketing, social media, and calls to donors are great ways to inform your supporters about ways they can help. . The same old fun-run event won’t really hold up in a world still recovering from a pandemic. maybe you can use old fundraising strategies with a new, online format. Game night. You’re in luck ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Find more photos like this on So You Think You Can Do Social Media. Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. We know that very soon, social media will no longer be optional. Why did we do this?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

And because we love rapid ideation and an excuse for a fundraiser here at Whole Whale, we’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Get a selection of your breakfast favorites and a variety of milks — make it extra fun with a pajama party vibe for your supporters. Click To Tweet.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Gamification takes the traditional elements of games, gaming, and competition and applies them to non-gaming, non-competitive applications, and scenarios. Event planners and organizers have been using these strategies to increase attendee engagement and participation at physical events. Define Your Virtual Event.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

By Ryan Davis, Director of Social Media Strategy, Blue State Digital. One of the largest web shifts over the last few years has been the increasing move to a real social web. The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College wanted a fun way to have users talk about what being Jewish means to them. Most Jewish.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Adding a golf tournament to your fundraising event roster is a win-win for your nonprofit and your donors—your nonprofit adds a reliable income stream and your donors get to support your mission through a fun activity. Social media is a great place to activate your support base as peer-to-peer marketers for your golf tournament.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 4, 2023

It’s an important part of a good donor retention strategy. Or a note that thanks you for your gift, tells you that he spent it on a new video game, mentions how hard and fun the game is, and includes a picture of him while he’s playing the game? You’re planning to send a GivingTuesday thank-you letter, right?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

The Power of Events in Nonprofit Fundraising Events are a game-changer for nonprofits, and here’s why: Raise funds : Events help you generate funds through ticket sales, sponsorships, auctions, and donations. Promote your event : Use social media, email marketing, and local media to spread the word and generate excitement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser. And now, mobile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

How to use social media to inspire 40,000 people to give on one day. No doubt social media is a key part of our promotional and event strategy. In fact, this may be one of the largest collaborative social media efforts in the nonprofit world. Social media success: collaborate, inform, build, engage.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

I am also looking forward to fall festivals and the bounty of creative and exciting ways to raise funds while having fun! Let’s dive into the event ideas, how to’s, and fundraising strategies so that you can get started on your own autumn extravaganza! Capitalize on using social media to promote your fall festival!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game. The longer you get the mobile phone out of your hands and not check email or social media or open other apps, the longer this tree will grow.

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