Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Owned by Facebook, Instagram is the largest mobile social network in the United States. That simple upgrade could instantly increase Instagram’s relevance in your mobile and social fundraising plan.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

With that many people using smartphones — and smartphone apps — why not incorporate them into your nonprofit’s digital fundraising ? There are tons of easy-to-use fundraising apps already out there to help you reach your goals and engage your donors. Facebook Fundraisers & Instagram Donation Stickers. GiveLively.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. The World Wildlife Fund uses the juxtaposition of images to create a story of how human actions and decisions have endangered wildlife. And this is where storytelling comes in.

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Socialbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Online fundraising has changed markedly in recent years. R ecent years have ushered in a new era of fundraising — and nonprofit fundraising in particular has changed significantly. Organizations that moved to online and text campaigns via social networks seemed to fare especially well. Post by Annabel Maw.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. On social media and the news. People are talking about artificial intelligence—AI is everywhere. At the dog park. At the office. Even at happy hour.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

New platforms like Crowdrise , Razoo , HelpAttack and many others are springing up along side establish platforms like Friends Asking Friends to help passionate individuals raise money through their social networks for causes they support. One Part Social Fundraising, One Part Celebrity Endorsement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. To date, more than 50 million donors have given over $5 billion through the GoFundMe fundraisers. 1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. Collettey’s Cookies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. Ensure that you have a prominently featured donate button, e-newsletter subscribe option, and social network icons on both pages.

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Social Media Practice NGO Stats 274

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. It should also detail as least three actions that your donors and supporters can take on the awareness day, such as make a donation, sign a petition, share the page with their social networks, become a volunteer, and so on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Not only by entering the contest may you win a trip of a lifetime, but by entering you can also study how the contest promotion and entry process can be applied to your own nonprofit’s contest promotions and email fundraising campaigns. Social network icons on the contest entry confirmation landing page.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When you’re fundraising online , your nonprofit donation page is often one of the first interactions people have with your organization, so it’s important to create an effective donation experience. Use impact images and statements Humans are visual creatures—we’re drawn to images, especially ones that feature other humans.

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TechImpact

MARCH 7, 2014

Social media continues to take greater stake in every nonprofit’s marketing, public relations, and advertising strategies. With 10+ major, free, social networking channels to take advantage of, nonprofits have a smorgasbord of opportunities available to connect with constituents, donors, and potential volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2014

Use images to bring attention to calls-to-action. Add large, colorful social network icons. Enable donors to share their donation with their social networks. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Fundraising Social Media Websites' Donate: World Wildlife Fund.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s popularity has made the word commonplace when you interact in social networks. It’s also spreading around the fundraising and nonprofit world. I like to think of it as what we “used to” refer to as peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P (you know, used to, like in 2011). Fundraising Page Badges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits. The IRS is still trying to wrap it’s head around that one… a book tour fundraiser. Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs. Add social networking icons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Facebook Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media NGOs'

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TechImpact

AUGUST 30, 2013

Image courtesy of StavtrupPortalen. Social media: 56% of people donated to an organization because they read a story via social media. 59% of people donate after becoming a follower of a nonprofit’s social network. Social media: 56% of people donated to an organization because they read a story via social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. QR Codes are ideal for location-based communications and fundraising campaigns. In fundraising appeals. At fundraising events – galas, marathons, etc. At protests.

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Campaign Awareness Fundraising Mobile 261

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Third, as discussed in Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , a pop-up on your blog posts shared on social media can quickly grow your email list – and if your nonprofit is not making a concerted effort to grow your email list, online fundraising success will remain elusive. Blog Design Best Practices. Bold hyperlinks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

Many nonprofits are curious, but lack the resources necessary to create and manage yet another social network. Google+ isn’t for all nonprofits, but for those that have actively adopted a pro-social media policy, it’s worth the time investment to experiment with Google+. Google+ is a visual social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. Email fundraising raises 27% of online revenue and in 2015 email fundraising was up 25%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. Email fundraising raises 27% of online revenue and in 2015 email fundraising was up 25%.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Image courtesy of Modern Senior. The huge increase in revenue generated by online donations also helped fundraisers realize their market is now, firmly, online. million people age 55 and over engaged in social networking with nearly 19 million of those people using Facebook (comScore). Comscore TabLens).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 26, 2017

59% of Gen Zs are inspired to donate to charity by a message/image they saw on social media. 45% by attending a fundraising event. Gen Z receives an average allowance of nearly $70 a month or $44 billion a year total. Business Insider ]. 14% by an email received. [ 2017 Giving Report ]. 63% favor solar energy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Prominently feature the date (November 28), the #GivingTuesday hashtag, a “Donate” button, links to your social networks, social sharing, and an e-newsletter opt-in. Optional: List three additional calls-to-action (share on social media, become a monthly donor, become a #GivingTuesday Ambassador, etc.).

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Social Media Practice Media NGO 253

Greater Giving

MARCH 4, 2021

Looking back at the results of the past year proved that virtual fundraisers can work. Let’s dig into the lessons of 2020 and use those to make 2021 an online fundraising success. This is highly important, as a break in the internet connections or a unseen speaker issue can make or break a virtual fundraiser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2015

Upload your infographic in full-size as an image (not a PDF) to a landing page. Crop and size sections of your infographic when promoting on social networks. You must also ensure that a well-written title and summary automates when shared on social networks. View Cropped Infographic on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

One of the greatest obstacles to global online fundraising has been that there in no international database of verified NGOs upon which donation service providers can build online fundraising tools. based NGOs that has empowered online fundraising twenty years in the United States, but there is no equivalent on a global scale.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

As a fundraising professional, chances are, you’ve heard of LinkedIn. Known as the largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn is the go-to resource for millions of job-seekers, professionals, and businesses to network and connect. Network and create an outreach strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI. Absolutely not! Craziness!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Working within the confines of an almost non-existent online communications budget, my primary responsibilities were to maintain our website and publish a twice-monthly e-newsletter, quarterly print newsletter, and numerous print fundraising appeals through out the year. Social media is not free! Here are five reasons why: 1.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 27, 2021

The recent surge in small, individual donations may shape the future of nonprofit fundraising. While they may have less giving capacity, Millennials and Gen Z donors are highly capable peer-to-peer fundraisers, with broad social media networks information can travel quickly. So how do you capitalize on it?

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Learn more about video messages for fundraising from our latest webinar: Virtual Gala 2.0-Going Going to the Next Level in 2021 with Stellar Fundraising Auctions. Use powerful images in your video to demonstrate the significance of your need so your viewers will witness it through their own eyes. The Brand Story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

A custom-branded “Thank You” Landing Page that can be easily set-up, designed, and modified to include social networking icons and pitches as well as videos and images and slideshows. Usually what you see on “Thank You” Landing Pages is a lot of text or white space. Soooo 2004.

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