Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

What about Hurricane Sandy? Are people going to give less because they donated to Hurricane Sandy relief? Most giving in response to Hurricane Sandy has been to a small number of nonprofits focused on the relief efforts. Hurricane Sandy is unlikely to have a significant impact on this trend. Is it the economy?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign! Within 10 minutes, Jacob responds by asking what matching gifts are and how to find out if he’s eligible. According to eCardWidget , asking donors for feedback like this shows them that you value their opinions and helps you boost donor retention.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Emergency relief Emergency or disaster relief volunteers come into play after a major, devastating event, such as an earthquake or hurricane. When volunteers have a great experience, they’ll be much more likely to contribute monetary donations alongside the gift of their time and energy.

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Candid

MAY 26, 2021

—Kurt Lewin We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims? Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give. Are people more generous if we suggest a larger gift?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

The upside is that episodic donors can help boost fundraising performance , but the downside is that they tend to have poor donor retention rates. When there was a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, people made a conscious decision to give to causes that were there to help others in need. The internet empowers online giving.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So their last gift could have been, you know, last year, but unfortunately, not this year, right? So that’s going to be the very first way to identify them in your database is to look at when was their last gift. So that would be a wide touch, a repeat-back, a “Here’s what your gift did. ” Jackie: Right.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. So if you look at the fact that if you’re sending out appeals, you might get on average $58, on average, the gifts were $58 from appeal donors. But it’s double, quintuple, quadruple the value of your one-time gifts.

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