Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

*This is Part II of a series focused on nonprofit volunteering and volunteer programs. Fundraising events are a lifeblood for so many nonprofits. While nonprofits are constantly working to increase monetary donations, donations of time are equally important to moving a mission or a cause forward. Click here to read Part I.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2021

As the world starts to open back up after the COVID-19 pandemic, now is an excellent time to re-imagine the various components of your organization and whether or not an in-person fundraising event makes sense. One area a lot of nonprofits are starting to dissect even more is the world of fundraising events.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

You probably spent your time struggling to keep your eyes open throughout these less-than-engaging experiences. As a nonprofit event coordinator, you know that engaging with your supporters before and during your events is critical to planning a well-attended and exciting event. Let’s get started! Plan hybrid events.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Because of its pivotal role in communicating your vision, mission, and values, your website should be well designed, informative, useful, and fully integrated with your online fundraising and CRM platforms whenever possible. . Is it clear that you’re a nonprofit organization and therefore need donations to fulfill your mission? .

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2022

Let’s explore how conversational marketing can move the needle forward for nonprofits’ missions with eight specific ways that it can support your nonprofit’s web presence and outreach. This could include requests around opening hours and location, conference registration, or donation details. Answer FAQs directly and quickly.

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Forum One

APRIL 14, 2021

Let’s explore how conversational marketing can move the needle forward for nonprofits’ missions with eight specific ways that it can support your nonprofit’s web presence and outreach. This could include requests around opening hours and location, conference registration, or donation details. Answer FAQs directly and quickly.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

You can promote your silent auction on several different platforms (while prioritizing the ones, your audience is most likely to interact with), such as: Your organization’s website. Create social media posts based on your existing platforms. Post polls like “Which auction item are you most excited about?” Social media.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We all know how important year-end giving is for nonprofits. But beyond that, there’s another way to use social media that your nonprofit should consider for making the most out of the giving season. People stay on these social platforms to enjoy the scroll, not to click a link and leave.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Disruptor: DonorsChoose.org. Co-Disruptor: Ink to the People.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In “15 Really Bad Real Ideas from Real Nonprofits” Jeff Brooks lists a few of these gems: Sell slightly-used airplane toiletry kits on eBay. By thanking the donor, praising the idea and offering to look into it, you keep the donor happy and open the door for future communication opportunities. Survey, poll or focus group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

Today, I have the honor of doing a session at The Allstate Foundation ‘s 60th Anniversary Executive Summit (hashtag #60summit ) where I’ll be talking about leading nonprofits with a network mindset. Social media presents incredible opportunities for nonprofits, both large and small. Social Media: Getting Leadership Buy-In.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2017

I sit on a couple of different boards for nonprofits and I’ve learned that sometimes, organizations run into snags. The platform helps teams of all sizes communicate more effectively and it can help your nonprofit too. How will Slack help my nonprofit organization? There’s an app for that. At the office?

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

The Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 is the most comprehensive report on philanthropy in America and the data within sheds light on the state of fundraising and ways nonprofits can overcome shortfalls in funding. International affairs nonprofits reported a 10.9% billion dollars out of the $499.33

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Remember your goal is persuading consumers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Three new actions were announced at the time, including: Read, Watch, Listen to help people better understand what their friends are doing online. Facebook called it the “ Open Graph ” and the pr people called “A revolution to the whole meaning of listening to music together or family T.V.”

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ” Each vote costs $1, with a ten vote minimum and 1,000 vote maximum per group.

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Global Giving

APRIL 4, 2019

Now, he spends his time telling powerful stories of impact and is devoted to helping nonprofits do good better. Q: How can data help nonprofits raise more money? Polls on Facebook and Twitter—this will show you what parts of your work resonate on social media. Q: Why bother gathering data?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

If there are too many unanswered questions about the impact of the technology platform, better to wait until others have been able to deliver tangible value. During the Webinar, I polled the group’s general approach. Wait for maturation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

And, while there are some limitations because of the webinar platform features, good design will consider these options: Individual learning activity: Reading, listening to a podcast or watching video, on the job application, researching, practicing, and journaling. Tailor the Interaction to the Size of the Group. Medium: Up to 50 people.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

So, how can your nonprofit break through the noise and establish strong connections with supporters? Communication is a foundational element of any successful nonprofit strategic plan. To maximize your multichannel strategy, use your platforms in tandem with one another. Social media polls. Use a multichannel strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. The most successful social media presences (nonprofit and otherwise) are in fact the result of a strong nonprofit social media plan!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

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sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2022

For ages, boards have used pens, paper, filing cabinets, and other old-fashioned supplies and processes as part of their nonprofit management strategies. Thankfully, the expanding digital landscape opens up the door to a world of possibilities for organizational boards just like yours. A Virtual Meeting Platform .

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Many nonprofits were compelled to become experts on virtual events and online fundraising overnight, and many found themselves pleasantly surprised when their virtual fundraisers helped them raise more than in-person events. Use that data to set (and achieve) SMART goals for your nonprofit fundraising efforts!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” For nonprofits, crowdsourcing work can be a cost-effective way of taking care of repetitive tasks through sites like Crowdflower, Castingwords, and Clickworker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

As the pandemic continues, most nonprofit workplaces will become a combination of virtual and on-site work. Hybrid meetings are familiar for many nonprofits, particularly larger international nonprofits with many country offices or national networks with affiliate office locations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Quora has been around for a year and provides an independent question platform from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that is similar to Yahoo! It does heavily rely on Twitter and Facebook for promotion, adding it to the increasing amount of social middleware platforms that are being developed.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

Are your email open rates and click rates dropping? Going beyond one-off share asks, some nonprofits (and political campaigns) ask supporters to sign up to receive more-frequent requests to share content socially, perhaps as part of a larger super-advocate program. Breaking up the routine can help. 5 – Give t heir o pinion .

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Editor's note — This blog piece by Micah Sifry touches on the still inadequate state of funding for nonprofit technology. Democracy platform reveals the state of nonprofit technology funding in a critical area in some detail. Nonprofit Technology Funding for Democracy: The Problem. What the Data Reveals.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Its great to see the proliferation of APIs in the for-profit world, but what about nonprofits?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Despite the continued growth of the medium and tens of millions of dollars raised for North American nonprofit organizations, very little research has been performed on consumer attitudes toward mobile giving. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Tis the Season for Growing Your Volunteer Pool Volunteers play an essential role in ensuring nonprofit fundraising events and campaigns achieve their goals across all sectors. Nonprofits depend on volunteers to take the lead on everything from event logistics and promotion to donor relations and day-of execution.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

" Those closing words from Alfredo De Avila, senior program associate at the racial justice think-tank the Applied Research Center , succinctly encapsulated the message of an inspiring morning session today at CompassPoint's 24th Annual Nonprofit Day. " Open-Access Leadership. The difficult part is keeping it going.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2015

It may not be quite as dramatic, but isn't this the path of the nonprofit? Something has gone awry and entered the world, be it illness, war, slavery, disabilities, or natural disasters, and your nonprofit has brazenly stepped forward to face the problem head on, with the hopes of a brighter, healthier, and more peaceful future.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 15, 2024

million nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Today, nearly everything is digital, so it makes sense that your nonprofit’s website is often the first point of contact for potential members and donors. Imagine opening a website that is cluttered or confusing. With over 1.9 How can you accomplish this?

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