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22 Ways to Stay Connected with Your Schools Alumni on Facebook

NetWits

Schools have a unique opportunity to build their Facebook following and stay connected with alumni due to the captive audience and deep relationships that are built with students, families and faculty. Get “Likes” from Students & Families. The best time to build that relationship is while they’re a student at your school.

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A Guide To Building Lasting Bonds With Volunteers

Bloomerang

that accept volunteer hours as course credit for high school and college students. You can glean this information by incorporating a question or two about why someone is volunteering, either in the application process or as a quick poll or survey when onboarding new volunteers for an event. There are also several states in the U.S.

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Sustaining Engagement: Strategies for Long-Term Mobilization

Nonprofits Source

Personalizing your efforts is crucial for writing impactful messages that motivate your supporters to take action. Advocacy fellowships: Incentivize students to get involved by offering an organizing internship or fellowship. Writing each supporter a personal message is time-consuming.

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Nonprofit Donor Engagement Strategies: Breaking Through the Noise

Neon CRM

Ask: Send a personalized request for support that acknowledges the donor’s past gifts and shares the impact their donation will make. Showing impact numbers and, more importantly, stories keep donors informed and engaged. Sharing conversation starters, polls, or even quizzes on social media can inspire lots of engagement.

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How can nonprofit leaders enact effective practices to achieve the promise of social equity?

ASU Lodestar Center

Charitable giving, according to a 2020 Gallup poll , shrunk down to 73% in 2020, from 87% in 2005. Capitulation to this style of philanthropy further neglects millennials donors, who lag behind the financial impact of previous generations. Leaders must therefore diversify their donor bases beyond immediate financial gain.

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How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Tuition for ten students in an after-school program? Be direct and specific, and focus on how the donor’s gift will impact a life. This strategy focuses on a small solvable problem that’s well defined and invites people to make an impact by giving just five dollars. Host polls and contests to engage your audience.

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Fundraising for Education: Your Guide to Doing Virtual Fundraising Right

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Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.