Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harness the Power of Storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind. If your communities are not growing, then something is missing from your social media strategy (good content, right voice, e-newsletter, blogging, etc).

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Before Covid-19 became headline news, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank had already identified optimal web performance as a critical organizational need. Creating a shared space for collaborative brainstorming will make it possible for those many voices to be heard and critical insights to arise. Investing Proactively.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” A relatable human voice connects. This could involve: Running digital ads on a consistent daily/weekly basis to stay top-of-mind. Donors want to feel they are fueling breakthroughs.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2020

Leaders, find your voice . As an arts and cultural organization, you are among the most trusted sources of information in today’s world. By sharing facts about how to lower the risk of contracting or spreading the disease, arts and cultural organizations can help keep their communities healthy and instill a sense of calm. .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

Voices are constantly peppering you with how to simplify your donation form, employ stronger calls to action, and use headlines that even a 15-year-old playing a video game wouldn't be able to ignore. Lately, it seems like everyone including your grandma, Bill Gates, and the Dalai Lama are talking about increasing online donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. I had some privacy concerns and also it felt like it would require feeding another channel – why bother when I already had a brand page. I’ve changed my mind. My initial reaction to this was, why would I want to do that?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Harness the collective power of your active social media voices to pressure decision makers. Impact Conversations by Knowing the Headlines in Your CRM. Impact conversations that are relevant to your campaign. It’s critical that organizations understand how, and if, their supporters are talking about their campaigns and issue areas.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I skim through headlines, looking for items that interest me, read the first few paragraphs of an article that catches my eye, and then decide if it's worth my time. Ideally, one person at your organization will take on the role of editor, to help ensure a consistency of voice. " Think about your own reading habits.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

"I would wake up in the middle of the night and still hear their voices. I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. We unite those voices to accelerate change.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

I don’t mind telling you I was nervous. Rip from the headlines The news is urgent, tangible, and real. And by quoting an outside validator, you add an extra voice of authority to support your own message. Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods That’s the headline on today’s New York Times front page.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2021

Most website visitors who come to your donation page will not do so with their wallet in hand and their mind firmly made up. Every assumption leaves a gap in the visitor’s mind. Matching your nonprofit’s brand voice (and visual design). Mirroring your nonprofit’s brand voice? Creating a (gentle!) sense of urgency.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

What is our ideal headline? Hearing from someone who has been directly impacted by immigration law, the criminal legal system, or housing policy can help change hearts and minds more than a list of talking points ever will. Audiences & Outlets What are the overarching goals for this project?

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2021

Most website visitors who come to your donation page will not do so with their wallet in hand and their mind firmly made up. Every assumption leaves a gap in the visitor’s mind. Matching your nonprofit’s brand voice (and visual design). Mirroring your nonprofit’s brand voice? Creating a (gentle!) sense of urgency.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 6, 2023

Building a Blog to Go Further If you want to repurpose your blogs, you should keep that in mind as you’re laying out your overall nonprofit content strategy. One encourages the reader to donate to support dogs like Ruby, the second allows the reader to voice their support for the bill. It ends with two calls to action.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders. And your voice and your unique personality that no one else has. And then what’s your voice? The confused mind always says no. Confused mind always says no. So I want to ask you a question.

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

Since your staff members are the experts on your organization’s mission and the cause(s) that it’s championing, it will be up to all of you to guide its voice. Thought leadership content helps to establish that voice as you create and share things that showcase expertise, creativity, and unique insights.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2018

Here are a few tips to keep in mind while creating your next direct mail piece: Segment and create for the audience you’re trying to engage. Include headlines and plenty of white space to make it easy to read. Experiment with using different tones of voice. Ensure you capture your reader’s attention early.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Our ideas float freely in our minds and the challenge comes when we have to organize those thoughts into ideas that others can comprehend. When there are no rules, our minds are free to wander to thoughts of the future, or perhaps dwell on a particular issue of the past. Write A Headline That People Want To Click.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So always keep that in mind. And the last thing which is super important as how can I include the voices? And WhatsApp is a great way for this because people can send you a voice note, people can send you a picture immediately and then you can have this dialogue with people. They can send you a voice note. ” Right?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So kudos to those 28% of you, and like mind blown on the 2% of you that have already done it. And in case there’s someone wondering in the back of their mind what if I just do a little [clumping 00:40:33] here, and I just say, “If you already gave today, thanks a lot. We may feel like, “That’s not my voice.”

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Colleen Fahey’s article, How Audio Enhances Your Brand Content: Find Your Signature Sound , provides guidance for how your nonprofit can strengthen its voice. As your organization works to distinguish a unique voice, you must focus also on the identity and promise it conveys. We Miss you!

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