Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

As a program officer at GlobalGiving, I use it for our one-on-one catch ups, our staff meetings, crowdfunding training, and our worldwide Peer Learning Networks. If you are suddenly tasked with turning an event into a webinar, these nonprofit video conferencing tips are for you. Want more tips like this?

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CauseVox

APRIL 12, 2022

While most organizations tend to focus on peak giving months (spring, year-end, GivingTuesday, etc), Carousel Ranch flipped the script by hosting their peer to peer fundraiser in February. The people you serve still need you; their needs don’t go away so you’ve got to learn to roll with the punches. Use Peer To Peer Fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Volunteers pour their heart into your nonprofit’s work. They’re there to help with the heavy lifting of running a nonprofit and delivering programs. In short, volunteers can help you grow your nonprofit faster and more affordably. So why don’t all nonprofits make volunteer appreciation a priority? And that’s a shame.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. Every donor should get something, even if just a brief email with a photo of someone they helped and a quick “ You’re our hero! ” Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun. or “ You did it!

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Fortunately, nonprofits of all sizes can afford to incorporate video into their digital and communications operations. We chatted with digital strategist Yash Mori for insights on creating video for nonprofits, campaigns, and advocacy organizations. I shot an ad the other day where we went through the script over and over again.

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

All you need is a basic script of questions you’ll ask and 6-8 participants. Keep the test focused on one thing you want to learn. Examples: Do our donors respond better to an inter-generational photo or one with only children? From there, you can evaluate opens, clicks and conversions to learn the answer to your question.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Consider an event they’d bring their coworkers to where they could do team building and learn about your mission at the same time. Take plenty of photos and send them a blurb about what they did so they can share it on their company’s intranet and even brag about to their employer. . Think about what is in it for them.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The world of social media is constantly evolving, and understanding social SEO is imperative for your nonprofit to make the most of organic content. What Is Social SEO and Why Is It Important for Your Nonprofit? Practical Implementation Does Social SEO matter for your Nonprofit? Does Social SEO matter for your Nonprofit?

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Flickr Photo by Yung Tsai. Note from Beth: Many nonprofits do not have dedicated teams for social media and social media strategy and implementation is typically only a part of a someone’s job. Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. Share what you’ve learned.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

That means thanking them well, giving them updates, and telling them stories about the work your nonprofit is doing in changing lives. Then, when donors start thinking about which nonprofits they want to give to in a few weeks, yours will rise to the top. You DO want to be their favorite charity right? Look, these donors are treasures!

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

While working for various nonprofits throughout the past twenty years, I always had such high aspirations for having our End Of Year (Annual Campaign) strategized by May, planned by August and ready to deliver by October. . You can build your email templates and draft your call scripts now so that you can thank donors in a timely manner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Photo by Trav Williams. Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. What do you want to learn from working together? Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Let’s walk through the process of making a film for your nonprofit with nothing more than a smartphone, an editing app, and passion for your cause. Try writing a script with a two-column approach. Like all good stories, your final script should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Of course you do! STEP THREE.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Below are 44 tips I’ve learned, organized by topic and ordered from easiest to hardest to implement. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Learn what else would’ve helped, and provide this for future fundraisers. Your photo may inspire others to donate.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. Support for automating Photoshop tasks through scripts written by developers. You can start at Adobe's own Learn Photoshop CS6 tutorials on Adobe TV.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 23, 2008

I've been doing some research on how to present a successful webinar, and thought I'd share what I've learned. NTEN, Idealware, and TechSoup host webinars that will answer many of your burning nonprofit and technology questions! I'd like to see more nonprofits using webinars to engage supporters and potential supporters.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When you think of fundraising ambassadors, you might think of celebrities who use their fame to mobilize support for their favorite nonprofits. Share the ultimate Ask script that has been passed from fundraiser to fundraiser, and then give them the opportunity to learn through role play: “Me” sentence: .

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

Feature photo: Used with grateful permission from radiant Liz Vice performing for Portland Soundcheck. However, many are left on the shelf by nonprofit designers who simply don’t have the bandwidth for investigating new tools. Each tool must be relatively easy set-up and learning curve. Good designers love data.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. Support for automating Photoshop tasks through scripts written by developers. You can start at Adobe's own Learn Photoshop CS6 tutorials on Adobe TV.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Last week for WeAreMedia project, I put a call on Twitter for case studies, best practices, and links about nonprofits using social networking sites, including Ning. Nonprofits, support groups, and nonprofit professionals have found their homes on Ning. Build off your existing brand. s about more than raising money.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Also sometimes referred to as a “Twitter party,” a tweet chat is a live discussion that happens on Twitter; tweets in the discussion thread are identified by the use of a common hashtag (for example, #nptech is a common hashtag used to discuss nonprofit technology topics). Develop a script to guide discussion.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! to Nonprofit Donors 1. TIP: Attach a brief video or a photo showing how their gift will be used.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s at the heart of donor giving and the key element nonprofits need to acquire and retain donors. When existing and potential donors trust you, they are willing to provide what’s necessary for your nonprofit to blossom and grow. or combined with photos of the communities you serve. But how do you establish trust ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Find more photos like this on So You Think You Can Do Social Media. Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. If you’re considering running this game yourself, definitely check out what we learned ! Lots of great ideas.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This is the fourth part in my series about learning how to test the usability of your online donation form and website with real donors. I do this by reading a welcome script like the one below which is a modified version of Steve Krug’s. Please keep going because I’m learning a lot.” Don’t give hints.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

The Community Media Workshop is a media organization in Chicago that trains nonprofits to tell their stories to the media, tips sensitive journalists to the importance of these stories, and tries to create better relationships between the media and the diverse communities in Chicago. What did set out to accomplish? Community Media Workshop???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I'm pleased to present my fourth installment in my interview series with famous video bloggers about video blogging techniques that nonprofits or others might use. I quickly learned that you can create editing hell for yourself if you're not careful. Of course, that means you have learn how to use the editing controls of your camera.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

That’s awesome, really involved in their nonprofit leadership program, which is really cool. And I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, which is a global fundraising consulting firm that works with nonprofit organizations. As nonprofits, we have the missions of our organizations. Really thrilled to be here.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. Include photos of people if you want to stand out. I’ve slept since then, you know.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Research shows the average nonprofit in the U.S. While it’s common knowledge in the for-profit world that it costs much more to secure a new customer than to retain an old one, somehow many nonprofits haven’t yet fully grasped that the same holds true with donors. Certainly a photo! Photo cred: Flickr. Fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Note that this is a research/learning approach that is key to success of Web2.0 Many early adopters in nonprofits got started this way - outside of the firewall. Why not send us your own photos and join the discussion here at The Great Tate Mod Blog? They ask judges to self-define their art knowledge. Another theme of web2.o

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

Based on photo entitled " Gear " from Flattop341's Flickr Industrial Set. For the script, before jumping into the how-to of widgets, the screencast will give some context, of course. Using widgets is not yet a common practice on nonprofit blogs and folks are still experimenting and learning. What is a Widget?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2006

This is a powerpoint that Cheryl Hanback and I used to lead an N-TEN Affnity Group of technology trainers at last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference. I wasn't careful how I placed the photos into my flickr uploader and as a result they didn't appear in the right order in my flickr account and it messed up the slide show order.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

We recently sat down with Zephyr to hear the insights they learned from their Steps for Autism event on CauseVox. Zephyr’s biggest tip for small and medium nonprofits is to empower your fundraisers and donors. If you have other nonprofits sponsoring your event, how does the sponsorship connect with their mission?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

Don't learn difficult technology first, wait until it becomes easier. I wasn't as smooth as I would have liked swtiching between my "scripted" remarks and incorporating people's questions in the chat line. I wish I could learn how to do that more elegantly with the Webinar. I think showing the Web 2.0 Interactive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many nonprofits considering starting a blog should look at a team approach so the onus isn't on one person to blog. " Nonprofits and Web2.0 Alexandra Samuels has a terrific post on Best Practices for Nonprofits Using Web.2.0. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites.

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