Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

SOS Children’s Villages International uses cloud technology to help fundraise for children in need. Note From Beth: I am thrilled to host this guest post from Microsoft Philanthropies General Manager that showcases examples of digital transformation and fundraising. As a result, the need to maximize fundraising is greater, too.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

When you tell board members that you need help with fundraising, many of them automatically think you are telling them they need to go ask their friends and colleagues for money. There are lots of ways that your board members can help your fundraising efforts. . WEBINAR: How to Get Your Board Excited About Fundraising .

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

In response, the philanthropic sector mobilized significant resources to support pandemic relief efforts, donating money, food, and medical equipment directly to civil society organizations including hospitals. Innovative technologies helped mobilize fundraising campaigns and increase donations to support these efforts.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 31, 2021

While your nonprofit’s plan will be unique, these foundational tips are sure to help you set the stage for the new fundraising year. In fact, revenue from Facebook fundraisers alone grew by 14% last year. Tip #2: Shift to virtual fundraising for a more flexible strategy. Your 2022 Fundraising Calendar. Crowdfunding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Anyone and everyone who gives anything — time, money, experience, skills, networks — in any amount to create a better world can be philanthropist. She shared many stories of philanthropists with far less money and notoriety than celebrities and wealthy people we typically think of as philanthropists.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

Organizations need continue to engage their supporters with action-oriented communication to help cut through the clutter and ultimately, raise money to support their missions. Create your fundraising moment. . I have a mantra that I repeat over and over: “Advocacy + Fundraising = A perfect match.”

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Forum One

MARCH 31, 2009

Fundraising When Money is Tight.? Warwick is very positive about the prospects for non-profits to continue to receive donations today despite the economy, and he insists that we continue our fundraising activities. t think you ought to stop asking for money. t cut fundraising costs without careful consideration.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Digital Marketing, Outreach, & Fundraising Tech Skills Map — an interactive diagram of digital competencies for nonprofit roles (free but requires you to provide contact info). Budget time and money for professional development, including informal learning, and dips in productivity as people acquire new habits and skills.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Download the full white paper or share it using this link: [link] Below are notes from my remarks. Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. We can’t focus just on money. The internet is not new.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You know better than anyone that planning a university fundraising campaign can feel a bit overwhelming. With many moving parts and ever-changing components, it’s important to find the right higher ed fundraising platforms that can support your school every step of the way. Why We Love This School Fundraising Platform.

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

Also consider that for many nonprofits, GivingTuesday marks the launch of their end-of-year fundraising campaign as they specifically target their mid-size and smaller dollar donors with online asks. An online solicitation strategy has indeed become a staple element of a comprehensive end-of-year fundraising campaign.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? Presenters also discussed the importance of utilizing successful fundraising strategies including: Telling passionate stories and using assets like photos and videos to reinforce your stories. Tags: Online Fundraising. Related Resources.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

Your culture will make or break fundraising success, especially over the long term. For years now, there’s been a powerful evolving discussion in the social benefit sector around “ culture of philanthropy ” and why it’s so critically important to fundraising success. Donor experience. See here for more.

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NTEN

JULY 11, 2012

Social media experts from Blackbaud and Common Knowledge will share best practices, while featured nonprofits will show how they have leveraged social media for successful events, advocacy, fundraising, service delivery, and much more. Register now for the first two events in the series! Making Change at the Local Level Using Social Media.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

Small lists raised more money per contact, too. But when it comes to fundraising campaigns, the average small nonprofit raised $6.15 Large nonprofits with large email lists do raise more money overall. An example of a nonprofit lead magnet could be for example, a research white paper. per email contact.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2021

Where Do Qualifying and Tiering Donors Fall Within Major Gift Fundraising? There’s an economic reality inherent in the process of major gift fundraising. But you’ll likely leave a lot of money on the table. Or they’ll give you money this one time, but they’re unlikely to repeat their giving. Time to learn!

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2014

What they found is that as the economy continues to recover and online fundraising outpaces other development efforts, nonprofits are planning to invest more in their digital footprint. Let this white paper help. The paper is broken out into 5 sections that outline the research and prep needed for making the pitch.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

We also use some terms like “fiat” (Government-backed money), “getting rugged” (ripped off by a project), “mooning” (rapidly increasing in value) and others along the way, sorry for the jargon but don’t worry WAGMI (we’re all going to make it). Globally-minded giving – it’s a small world after all .

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Whether you’re looking for tools for accounting, event management, fundraising or something else in your operation, we’ve got you covered. Conferences and events are big money-makers and significant value-adds for your members, but pulling them off takes some skill and the right resources. Association Management Resources.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2013

Hopefully you’re caught up on my path to fundraising enlightenment and the Four Noble Truth’s of Fundraising. Meaning my reality is based on my perception of life, of the world, of fundraising. Most of us in the peer-to-peer fundraising world would consider our walks, 5ks and rides a fundraiser. Yes, right?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Chances are, your organization doesn’t have a 4-digit donor strategy as part of your online fundraising program, but organizations may want to start experimenting with one. Supporters who bought a ticket for a fundraising event in the past 3 to 9 months, or who have ever made a gift at a fundraising event other than buying a ticket.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

I've been on Twitter since almost the beginning and have watched charitable giving and fundraising go from the edge to mainstream. See this white paper by Susan Mernit for a detailed case study.). It was launched by Dr. Mani who raised money for heart surgeries for poor kids in India. Each tweet raises 10 cents for CARE.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Events: An action on your site, such as signing up for a newsletter or downloading a white paper. Donating money online is a comparable transaction to purchasing a product, so why not track your donor’s online journey the way a retailer tracks a customer? Track online donations with Enhanced Ecommerce for new donor insights.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2013

As your event gets closer we should start seeing a variety of posts specifically aligned with your upcoming event or online fundraising campaign. Your event fundraising website should already have opportunities to share actions like donating or registering for the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Although it is a slow time of year and the busy fundraising season is still several months away, there's been lots of activity in the social fundraising judging by these roundups of links from Peter Deitz and Tom Watson (not to mention all the items tagged in the nptech tag stream ). posted Ten Tips for Journalists to Fundraise.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Despite all of the positives that training can provide, two excuses often pop up: Time and money. Many vendors have webinars and white papers available, and even if you’re not ready to buy, the information itself is worth your time. Don’t have time for training? Make the time.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

It will make your life easier so that you can manage the steps and actions necessary in raising money from your major, planned, and maybe even mid-level gift prospects. With either scenario, there are many ways to get started, so please check out my colleague David Lamb’s white paper, The Basics of Prospect Management.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Like other online content, the question comes to: How do I make money from it? 2 for 1, free white paper, or enter them for the raffle. Webinars (web seminars) have gained in popularity, more often than not, because they are inexpensive or sometimes free, depending on the tool. Do NOT schedule it for more than an hour.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

At the booth, pick up a complimentary copy of Acxiom’s “Finding Your Next Best Donor” white paper and receive a free drink pass! Visit Informz at booth #23 and try your luck at our famous money ball! Live Build is an opportunity for you to help create a new mobile fundraising app for nonprofits on the spot! Salsa Labs.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

A big question remains for nonprofit marketers as to when it's best to make the first donation appeal: do you hit up new subscribers for money immediately or wait and cultivate them first. So far, Common Knowledge says the RDC program has demonstrated a 15% increase in average gift size and an 83% increase in donor conversion.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

While direct mail remains viable the impact over the long-term will diminish, particularly without integration with other communications, marketing and fundraising channels. Yeah, more people to do fundraising solicitations! Does X+Y+Boomer equal fundraising success? They report having more time to give than money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Is it a “necessary evil” of fundraising? that you can make available?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2015

In fact, despite careful planning , your sustainer program may eventually hit a plateau—making it seem nearly impossible to raise more money or acquire more donors. These auto-generated emails, configured in your online fundraising software, are often sent in appreciation of a gift. One way to do this is by using autoresponders.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2010

On the professional side, I’ve interviewed many industry professionals for articles, case studies, best practices guides, white papers and more. On the personal side, I’ve donated, volunteered, taken action, and raised money. Both asking me for money? Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Multi-Channel Engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Google Ad Grants are a terrific fundraising and marketing tool that Google makes available to nonprofits and charities. Google Grants can be a great fundraising option for almost all nonprofits. Most nonprofits do not utilize anywhere near their full ad allocation and this is in effect wasting money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2007

That saves time and money. Almost a year ago, NTEN hosted a field wide discussion about the need for nonprofit tech vendors, particularly CRM systems for online fundraising, to offer open APIs. (A Michelle Murrain, NTEN board member and NOSI leader - and author of Nonprofit API white paper has insightful analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The Symposium has several brief white papers about future techologies and education to jump start the discussion: It's Easy To Fall in Love with Technology by Danah Boyd. Why only equip paid staff to raise money when you have a growing army of champions? Of course, they have professional fundraisers on staff.

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