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! According to eCardWidget , asking donors for feedback like this shows them that you value their opinions and helps you boost donor retention. Thank-you text: Thank you for your $20 donation to the Puppies for Peace campaign, Ella!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Samantha Wright, Director of Development Operations and Analytics for the food bank, says that being located in a hurricane zone makes them “no strangers to disaster response.” Even as they place a large focus on their immediate response, the food bank is also planning for long-term supporter 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. These platforms help grow your reach, increase volunteer retention, and even help you transform volunteers into donors using inspiring outreach campaigns.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give…Technology will allow donors to do what they want to do anyway…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? Digital Transformation Action Steps.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

These statistics from MobileCause show how texting can boost fundraising results through text-to-give campaigns: The average opt-in retention rate for nonprofit organizations is 76 per cent – people are opting in and staying opted in, allowing you to grow your membership database list with each campaign push.

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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. How many times do we go to online giving sites and give up?

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