ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Digital fundraising, specifically on social media channels, provides a way for nonprofits to connect to younger generations who do not have the time nor desire to receive lengthy appeal letters or printed newsletters. Millions of videos are watched online every day. The ALS Association raised $115 million from the challenge.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Add a visual element with images and videos. Communicate with your audience by showing engaging photos of your work or a testimonial. Your peer-to-peer software should provide the opportunity for them to share these elements with personal photos and customized descriptions. We often hear that a picture’s worth a thousand words.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

While that worked for decades, the Information Age has taken university giving online in a big way, with email, text to give, social media and general online giving quickly taking the place of mailers. The giving day isn’t exclusive to universities and colleges. Do they need photos and logos? But don’t be fooled.

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

Give them access to video that’s only available on your Facebook page. Provide enticing high-resolution photos. Class photos. Teacher photos (meet the faculty). Content type weight: Videos. Focus on User Generated Content. Videos: From graduation. Teachers doing something silly/funny/fun.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Generates at least 4-5 times what you spend to host it. The Humane Society of Greater Dayton hosts their annual Furry Scurry that generates close to 6 figures for their animal shelter. Photo shoots, concerts, markets, performances, street fairs, and movie viewings can all be great fundraising events. Attracts corporate sponsors.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2018

Over 50% of colleges and universities are focused on creating more impactful donor stewardship practices in 2018. Some universities are working to collect more thank-you letters from students, while others are starting to share video acknowledgements with donors. Empower Writing of Powerful Impact Statements.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Joaquin was the founding director of the Institute for Next Generation Internet, which launched in 2005 from San Francisco State University. In 2004, Joaquin began the National Public Lightpath, advocating high-speed, fiber-optic network as the next generation of the Internet. Bailey Rosser.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Cora graduated from Regent University with a master’s degree in organizational leadership & international business. Video ads Display ads Native ads Email marketing Geo targeting and geofencing Mobile applications. Social media is also a great place to showcase engaging, eye-catching video or image-based ads. Text-to-give.

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Digital Marketing Online Fundraising 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

During the party we had a surprise video message from Stevie Wonder, a long-time Bookshare member who told us that he is using Read2Go to read accessible books from the Bookshare library. “I Photo credits: Patrick Ball] I can feel it all over, it’s a hit!”

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 25, 2018

This actually matters when it comes to stakeholder engagement because it has been shown that while photos receive more engagement than videos, external links, or plain text, and longer posts have more impact than shorter posts. Another thing to consider is balance.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

During the last several years, TechSoup's Storymakers project has been focused on highlighting the most compelling nonprofit videos. In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

All the great features of Facebook are available - writing on the Wall, uploading photos, and joining discussion groups. Add applications to your Page and engage your users with videos ( YouTube Box ), photos ( Flickr Box ) reviews, flash content, and more. Stanford University. Stand up 2 Cancer. Red Cross Fan Page.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 20, 2023

However, one effective way to break through the noise is to incorporate nonprofit video content into your digital marketing strategy. Video is a powerful medium that can maximize engagement across your marketing channels and inspire meaningful support on behalf of your cause. Let’s get started! Educate and inform audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Disturb the universe? The timeline algorithmically organizes everything you shared on Facebook — from post photos to changes in relationship status to check ins — and also allows you to fill out a “Way Back” section to add details that are omitted or if you had a life before Facebook to add that information. In a minute there is time.

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Life Measure Facebook Profile 135

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2012

While my inner social addict silently pouts—"if you liked my status so much, why didn't you actually 'like' it and show the rest of my social universe how awesome you think I am?”— Post photos—people like pretty things. Ask for photos – people think they are good at taking them. Make videos.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

During and after step number four, you can start to make a content calendar of what each site will consist of and implement a plan for content generation and management. Find out who is good with sharing photos, telling stories and sharing updates from within your organization. Are you ready to take your social media to the next level?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 4, 2017

Easily generate bid sheets and table tents. Additionally, you’ll have a holistic picture of your event that’s universally accessible across your team, which will reduce errors and oversights in planning. Another main feature of most auction software is event site generation, which you can use to quickly create event-branded websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

As an outside observer, the lessons that I took away from this effort were: Having people change their avatar to a pea photo gave a visual clue to the campaign and helped it spread. It generated some valuable insights from donors. They used twitter to drive comments to the blog - each comment would generated 100 pound donation.

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Analysis Twitter Giving Lesson 87

Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

We would love to see a representative of [insert respective Employer or University] at our upcoming conference”. A “hype” or “sizzle” video embedded into your email can help build anticipation for your event and encourage new attendees to get in on the fun. Their employer or school. —“We PROVIDE VISUAL INTEREST. About the Author.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

But to make sure your first special event delivers on generating revenue, you need to choose, plan, and execute your event well. And if you plan to ask the local university football coach or the community’s favorite meteorologist, it’s best to nail them down sooner rather than later due to their busy schedules. Yay, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2007

Yesterday, I presented this seminar to University Extension Professionals. It also incorporates cc licensed materials from others, including videos and flickr photos. The above slides are from yesterday's Extension presentation and focus on Step 8: User-Generated Content and Remixing. site that has photos, etc.,

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They aren’t afraid to retweet relevant posts, or share photos. Go to their Twitter account and you will find some fantastic photos, not only taken by them but also those that have been shared by other relevant accounts. 6 billion nonprofit videos viewed in 2016. 68% of nonprofit video watchers view similar videos within 30 days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

Photo by Jeska Linden in flickr Jeska Linden (Jeska Dzwigalski) is the Community Manager for Linden Lab , the creators of the virtual world Second Life , where she has worked since the summer of 2004. I went to the University of Detroit-Mercy where I got a dual BA in English and Communications. Mixed Reality Event ???

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You can get a demo, you can watch videos, all kinds of cool things on our website. I don’t know how you find the time to do this, Elizabeth, in addition to your full-time job which is a lot, but you’re also an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. That’s what Bloomerang is. The first is advocate.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Provide engaging content that your supporters want to interact with and share with others— blog posts with human stories, striking images, videos that explain your mission, information on your volunteer program, event invitations, etc. Users create and share short videos overlaid with music and audio. Encourage recurring donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

The most popular board in the group is UNICEF’s Photography board – which includes over 100 compelling photos of their work and they have been consistently adding content, including a “Photo of the Week” feature. Universal human themes appear to spark engagement. Technology. Cute Animals. Photography.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week, I was honored to deliver the lunch keynote at the 2014 TechNow Conference in Pittsburgh, PA organized by The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. (My Share photos or mini stories about people being helped by your project over the course of the campaign. And everyday until…. Until one day….

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2017

Ensure that your organization can generate stories and has a place to put them on the website. There are many excellent online resources to help your nonprofit with creating graphics, infographics, videos, photo essays, and other types of digital storytelling. Fresh content is what keeps a website alive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2022

The video landscape is evolving, and the pandemic prompted nonprofits to consider how video is planned, produced, presented and consumed. Video is predicted to account for 82% of all consumer internet traffic by 2022. The primary goal should always be high video engagement. Identify the type of video and production.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

For instance, you’d do this if you wanted to give credit to that true friend who took that photo of you from all your best angles. A user’s visual identity in the form of a photo on their account or a cartoon of themselves in a message. @-ing someone is akin to tagging them, which sends them a notification that you’ve done so.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

These are a few of the most common or universal metrics for measuring engagement, but also consider specific ways to measure engagement with your site’s unique features or offerings. Write blog posts, share image galleries, or even upload recorded videos from your last live-streamed event. Create new multimedia content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The Net Generation are defined as individuals under 30 who have literally grown up digital and they're part of a global cultural phenomenon that's here to stay. Any questions?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Centers for Disease Control and the University of Georgia’s New Media Institute. In one day, more than 20 students from 6 universities and five AIDS organizations hit the streets with only cellphone video cameras to produce 8 short video messages to encourage youth to be tested for HIV. Cool Factor : Txt2Quit.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Check out tools like Google Spreadsheets (which can generate a form) if you don't have anything available today for data collection. Make sure that photos posted to Flickr and videos on YouTube come up on your Facebook page. The last time many of your staff wrote regularly was in university. Cross post.

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Communication Organization Press Newsletter 90

Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Generative AI is great for creating content as long as you give it the right prompts and know how to treat it’s content as a first draft. LOL CATS When in doubt, integrate cat videos. Make everyone on your team a photographer Equip your team to take photos and videos at on-the-ground events whenever possible.

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Social Media Ideas Media Social 98

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Check out tools like Google Spreadsheets (which can generate a form) if you don't have anything available today for data collection. Make sure that photos posted to Flickr and videos on YouTube come up on your Facebook page. The last time many of your staff wrote regularly was in university. Cross post.

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Communication Organization Press Newsletter 65

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2009

This guest post was written by Nicole Robert, a graduate student in the course I’m teaching at the University of Washington on social technology. Nicole and her classmates are building a rapid-fire, user-generated online and physical exhibit which will be open June 6-8 in Seattle. Instead of asking, “What is this exhibit about?”

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