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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits. The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

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While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions. As a result, social media strategies are often used to supplement in-person events.

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12 Must-Know Stats About Online Fundraising, Social Media, and Mobile Technology

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First, online fundraising revenue is growing worldwide and it will continue to increase for years to come. Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. of all revenue raised in 2016.

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Free Webinar on February 7! How NGOs Worldwide Use Online Technology and Social Media

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Over the last two decades the global NGO sector has embraced online technology, but economic and political factors and the quality of Internet infrastructure regionally often affects how well NGOs worldwide can use new technology. Attendees will gain insight by learning benchmarks for success based on NGOs active online across six continents.

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10 Signs Your NGO Excels at Social Media

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Social media changes so frequently that unless your NGO has a full-time social media manager who has the time to consistently research and adopt emerging trends, odds are your NGO is using social media in ways that are no longer effective. It was the final presentation of the social media excellence webinar.

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The Importance of Branding Your Nonprofit on Social Networks Through Graphic Design

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Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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6 Tips on How to Use Social Media to Acquire New Donor Prospects

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Social media sites are for relationship building. Surely, we should be looking at social networks as a “cultivation” and “relationship-building” tool in the same sense that we do offline in person. 3) Capture social media followers that visit your website. Far too often, I see groups that end here.