Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

is a question every nonprofit asks at some point. Most nonprofits use a combination of in-person events, physical outreach, and some form of digital presence to attract and build relationships with supporters. “How do we get more donors?” And for good reason. But growing and engaging your donor base isn’t an effortless process.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2021

DoSomething Strategic conducted a study that showed 67% of teens and young adults have stopped purchasing, or would consider doing so, if a company stood for something or behaved in a way that didn’t align with their values. As a nonprofit, you already stand for something that others support.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

While nonprofits had a decade plus to prepare for mobile-first changes, chat-first changes will come far faster. Nonprofits that are reliant on organic search traffic need to start optimizing for this new reality now to mitigate the drop in engagement and support as the sea change happens. on Google present day (Q2, 2023).

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

If you’ve never hosted your own peer-to-peer campaign or you just want some general tips on how to make your next one better, this guide is here to answer any questions you have. For example, many faith-based nonprofits will use peer-to-peer fundraising to generate participant support for walkathons or 5Ks. Staff Assignments.

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Media Cause

MAY 30, 2023

Whether you are a nonprofit or an individual that wants to raise awareness, here are some TikTok strategies to gain awareness for your cause. #1 Successful creators also regularly engage their followers by liking and responding to comments, including creating video responses to answer questions. #6

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Nope, not the Justin Bieber lovin' teens, but women between the ages of 35 - 54. So if your nonprofit is trying to reach this group of people, social media is the way to do it. Here are some takeaways: As a small nonprofit, you should be using social media as a communication, engagement, and tracking tool. Letters to congress?

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

While there are many fundraising opportunities nonprofits can leverage throughout the year, GivingTuesday is undoubtedly one of the biggest. The #GivingTuesday hashtag gets billions of impressions each year, which tells us that nonprofits participating in GivingTuesday need a social media strategy to maximize fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

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. Flickr Photo by Yung Tsai. By Sacha Evans. Here are our crib notes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. How does this play out in your work with a nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I’m in learning mode, so this post is a quick summary of insights, questions, and resources. You need to ask and answer the same questions you would for any communications, marketing, or fundraising strategy. Certainly, these and other questions would be a good start for a survey. Planning for Integration First.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

” Nonprofits and SnapChat. I waited to see if other nonprofits would embrace this emerging social media platform. I started to notice a few nonprofits adding their Snapcodes to their social media streams, inviting their audiences to follow them. Be sure to promote your SnapChat on other social channels.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

A volunteer handbook gives volunteers the information they need about the organization and its mission, and answers any common questions they may have. A volunteer handbook is an essential piece of a successful volunteer program at a nonprofit. If YOU were volunteering at your nonprofit, what would you want to know?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Yet many people who write nonprofit fundraising emails do not spend much time on the subject line, nor do they take the time to learn about the types of subject lines that get results. It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” Pose a question.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. When running a nonprofit, there’s so much to do and you’re on the go from morning ’til night. What a waste of time! So, let’s change that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I’m in Boston with Katie Paine as part of our book tour for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” where we jointly delivered a keynote at the e-metrics conference yesterday. At e-metrics, I shared a story about DoSomething.Org’s recent “Text Pregnancy Campaign ” for teens and how they used measurement.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Most nonprofit leaders would prefer this.

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Forum One

JULY 11, 2023

With all of the excitement around the platform, there are plenty of questions too. Additionally, internal leaks from Instagram have shown that the platform is aware that it can be harmful to young teens, especially young women. We wanted to take some time to share our thoughts on the platform so far.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

New startups are launching every day, and it''s a lot of work for the nonprofit community to weed through which platforms are useful, and which aren''t the right fit. The concept of anonymity raises a few questions. What are the consequences of being anonymous, especially for nonprofit constituents?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Have you asked yourself similar questions? If you have asked yourself some of these questions, here are some thoughts about how to build lifelong relationships—starting at a very young age. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization. Could your teen volunteers help run the kids programs?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. Read more online and buy your own copy today.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Not only does she understand social media very well and stays on top of all the changes, but she also has a very deep background in nonprofit work. Julia Campbell : Well, I am a digital marketing and fundraising consultant to nonprofits specifically. She is my favorite go-to, social media expert. I did all of it.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2015

When a question about the color of a dress went viral, several nonprofits joined the conversation to help their messages spread along the viral wave. Did these nonprofits use a sophisticated communications tactic, or did they just jump on a vapid bandwagon? Best Practices of Nonprofit Memejacking, Illustrated by #TheDress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

I believe that, too, and I love working for an organization — Common Sense Media , an independent nonprofit — that’s dedicated to preparing kids to make the most of the incredible opportunities this networked culture provides us, while overcoming its potential pitfalls. Question: We’d love to hear from you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

As Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® began to be replicated across the nation, the need to capture learning in a more sophisticated way grew right along with the growth of replication. As a nonprofit, it’s your most valuable asset. Instead, make sure you are offering personalized outlets to stimulate both feedback and questions.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Get Safe Online has 10 questions that address different aspects of online safety. The Northstar Digital Literacy Project has 33 questions, but only a few touch on safety and security. Common Sense Media , a nonprofit focused on reviewing media for children and families, has a videos and articles targeted at parents.

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Neon CRM

MAY 1, 2023

They were testing the water before they jumped in—their interactions with the nonprofit after that gift influenced their decision to give more later on. During the informational event, a representative of the nonprofit meets Donna. For more information on surveys, see our resource, 7 Donor Survey Questions You Should Be Asking.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

Supporters can register a team and compete against other teams to answer trivia questions. For older age groups, convert the readathon goal to be less about books read, but pages read with donations for every hundred pages for teens. Facebook now offers fundraising tools for nonprofits. 5K/10K Race. P2P fundraising pro tips.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. We’re willing to bet $1 that there’s at least one you haven’t thought of — and if that one is #34, we have some questions for you…. List of nonprofit donation platforms. Way to accept donations or money from the event.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

TechSoup recently held a tweetchat to discuss how nonprofits can best take advantage of text-to-give campaigns, as well as to answer specific questions related to mobile giving. To begin with, the aforementioned high open rate applies to donor bases that might be otherwise hard to reach, such as teens and seniors.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Almost every kind of nonprofit has been able to benefit from a giving day. Recurring gifts provide steady fundraising to many nonprofits. This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. Themed giving days. If you haven’t participated in Giving Tuesday, consider giving it a try!

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2013

It lends to asking why CNN didn't have experts present to discuss important issues such as why weren't these teens educated about boundaries, and respect? Whether you run a big corporation or a nonprofit, you are in the business of engaging with people.

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

Nonprofit in action: This type of event can be incredibly profitable for your youth organization. For older kids and teens that benefit from your youth organization, a video game tournament is a great opportunity for them to show off their skills while raising funds for your organization. Others can still register and watch online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

And despite their youth (its oldest members are only now leaving their teens), kids in Generation Z are regularly rocking social media for social good. Helping Your Teen Give Back. More than any generation before, kids in “Gen Z” use online technology to experience, understand, and change their world.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This is the third in a series of posts about Paul Light's book Sustaining Innovation: Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations that Innovate Naturally. Every time, we have to ask ourselves that question, balancing innovation with our institutional capacity. In the 1990s, we decided we wanted to engage a teen audience.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

So you work at Nonprofit XYZ and increasingly you hear about other organizations' success in utilizing Google Analytics to increase impact. People might find it confusing, they don't want to learn new tools, and since you are at a nonprofit, you are probably already working long hours with a ton on your plate. So, what next?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

Let’s step back a minute and consider why a nonprofit or social benefit group wants to include social networking as part of a social media strategy. Maybe you’ve never heard of those platforms, but for some large demographics they are the hot spots online, not Facebook. Why would your organization want to have a presence on a social network?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. Some notes from the white paper, I'm still digesting it (not being a digital native, I had to print it out).

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