Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

Twitter Polls: Twitter Polls , the ability to do a flash survey, have been integrated with Tweets for some time. Here’s an example of how AskACurator used polls. Twitter polls are limited to four answer options and have a lifespan of a week. Here are the best practices.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 27, 2023

Leverage polling. Leverage polling within your online community to automate this board management process, ensuring that voting is quick and effective. Consider having all board members and leaders go through a brief data security training before joining your association’s online community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

According to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 26% of online donors say that email is the communication tool that most inspires them to give. Being overly cautious about sending email is detrimental to your digital marketing and fundraising strategy. 6) 74% regularly send email fundraising appeals.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

We highlight trends in the sector, drill down into nonprofit data, offer tips for fundraising and grantwriting, and share free resources. We like to transform data or previous content into trivia or an opinion poll. So, consider social media as a way to educate and inform people about your mission. Change the content type.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here! Protecting the environment or cutting taxes for billionaires?

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2023

This can be anything from an impact story about a client or volunteer all the way to discussing important industry trends, events or research findings that benefit those in need. Launch Polls & Surveys Start generating data by asking questions!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the frenzy of exciting discounts and hot new product trends, it can be a challenge for nonprofits with online shops to compete with big brands and e-commerce giants that have significantly larger marketing and advertising budgets. Or, even do a poll or survey to gain first-hand knowledge of their preferences for shopping.

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 28, 2022

At VolunteerHub, we are consistently looking at best practices, trends, and events that impact how nonprofits can better recruit, engage, and manage volunteers. A new trend in volunteer onboarding is the use of Learning Management Software (LMS) to provide volunteers with an interactive, standardized, online training experience.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

3: The Poll Sticker. Your organization can use the Poll sticker to collect data or entertain your followers. When you use the Poll sticker you can insert your question and two answers for followers to choose from. The digital world is ever-expanding and Sarah is always on top of trends, tech, and new ways to reach people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Hardly thorough as a research method, the TwtPolls do however present some basic information about what trends were popular in 2012 and clues as to which #NPTech trends should be prioritized in 2013. So, as I continue to post “TwtPolls of the Month” throughout 2013, your participation in future polls is greatly appreciated.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Polls and Q&As. Polls and Q&As are not new virtual event ideas but they are highly effective for getting the audience to think about the content presented. of virtual event organizers use polls to increase interactions. Polls and Q&A force attendees to pay attention to each session. . Hashtag Trends.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 20, 2023

Going Virtual with Events Even before the pandemic forced a pivot to online activities, the trend towards virtual events was growing. Remember, the key to a successful virtual event is active engagement – consider live chats, Q&A sessions, polls, and breakout rooms to keep your audience involved.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Gamification has been a growing trend in events for some time. Polls: Polls can provide event managers, planners, and organizers with valuable information. Virtual event platforms, like Accelevents , have built-in polling options making this gamification option easy.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

Track donors’ engagement AI tools can help measure supporters’ feelings and opinions about your nonprofit by gathering data from surveys, polls, forms, and marketing engagement metrics like email opens or social media likes. You can use this information to identify trends and patterns in donor sentiment.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Reach out to nonprofit influencers and ask them for a quote on different nonprofit-related topics, such as easy ways to manage multiple events or nonprofit fundraising trends. Polls, for instance, are an excellent way to know the preference of your audience while engaging them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. Launching a formal employee advocacy program for social media is an emerging trend in the nonprofit sector. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Gamification has been a growing trend in events for some time. Polls: Polls can provide event managers, planners, and organizers with valuable information. Virtual event platforms, like Accelevents , have built-in polling options making this gamification option easy.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

A poll on your Instagram stories, e-newsletter, or other active social channel will give you insights into where your supporters are most likely to engage. Conclusion While it’s tempting to feel like you need to hop on every trend that comes up, remember that social media is not a space to be a jack of all trades, master of none.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2023

One intention behind publishing the Sustainable Giving Report was to find data, trends, and solutions to some of the biggest challenges that fundraisers encounter today, including the Great Resignation, the economy impacting philanthropy, and more! Donors are engaging with virtual and hybrid events.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Do Research on Social Media Trends The nonprofit community is a tight-knit group that provides a lot of insight. Ask your community of volunteers for feedback via polls. It is a win-win. Do some research to find out what is working for other nonprofit organizations using social media to recruit volunteers.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Gamification has been a growing trend in events for some time. Polls: Polls can provide event managers, planners, and organizers with valuable information. Virtual event platforms, like Accelevents , have built-in polling options making this gamification option easy.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Association Trends 2020 Research Study. Set up online surveys and polls, and then promote them in posts to the early careerist group. join as a student, new grad, or within the first five years of employment. Continually attracting this group of early careerists and keeping them engaged is vital to your association’s long-term success.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 14, 2022

blogs, videos, photos, etc… Social media platform insights can offer a lot of this information but doing an informal survey or poll can also work to learn more about your audiences. Effective communication involves being agile, responsive, and brave when it comes to trying out new media, trends, and delivery.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

employees report being at least somewhat likely to leave their current employer for another with a reputation for investing in employee learning and development, according to a Harris Polls study and as called out in the new book, Promotions Are So Yesterday: Redefine Career Development. Seventy percent of U.S.

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Care2

MAY 10, 2013

Every time you read the results of a scientifically rigorous opinion poll, you are learning from the crowd. Crowdsourcing IAR Nonprofit Events Online Advocacy Trends nptech' Crowdsourcing is not just a new idea born out of social media. It has deep roots in social science research.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Or, you may notice your donor base is trending toward a certain demographic, such as younger donors. Listen to your supporters’ needs by sending surveys and polls where they can provide feedback. Thank supporters for taking the time to complete your survey, and analyze responses to find trends in feedback.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While these trends look bad, we must also not draw the wrong conclusions from them. Using virtual meeting tools, such as chats, polls, and game wheels to engage families and young children in ways beyond a “zoom call” online. Not surprisingly, many shared how they have seen a decrease in participation as events went online.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

What are the current trends that dictate what today’s online readers are seeking out? Depending on what successful bloggers your poll, the answers to these questions can vary widely. There are lots of questions to ask yourself: what kinds of posts are going to drive the most traffic?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Consider incorporating interactive content into your blog, such as: Quizzes Polls Image galleries or slideshows Interactive maps Interactive videos Your nonprofit’s content management system (CMS) may offer built-in tools or add-ons that make it easier to create interactive content.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Event gamification is a growing trend in the events industry. Gamification can include things like trivia, scavenger hunts, polls, virtual escape rooms (or physical ones, depending), and quizzes. . Use Gamification. Event hosts love it because it can increase audience engagement and encourage teamwork and networking. .

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

This article goes through some of the larger trends and audience research around cryptocurrency owners. 13% of population) meaning this is still early in the larger adoption cycle ( A Harris Poll from August 2021 ). One of the rising trends in crypto projects are DAOs, or Decentralized Autonomous Organizations.

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Care2

JUNE 25, 2014

We at Rad Campaign along with Lincoln Park Strategies and Craig Newmark of craigconnects recently conducted a national online poll about the rise of online harassment. Online Advocacy Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' If you work in social media or online advocacy you are no stranger to trolls and online harassment.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

GrantStation polls organizations on the status of their grantseeking in order to provide the nonprofit sector with a vivid, up-to-date snapshot of grantseeking today, and you can help the grantseeking community stay on top of trends through your participation.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Or, you may notice your donor base is trending toward a certain demographic, such as younger donors or those who live in a specific area. Listen to your supporters’ needs by sending surveys and polls where they can provide feedback. Actively build a community by connecting with supporters through their preferred communication channels.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) The polls close at midnight on Halloween.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

Many online commenters thought the award should have gone to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks and winner of Time's 2010 Reader's Choice poll. For a variety of reasons nonprofits, activists, and others may have good reason to object to this trend. Time chose Mark Zuckerberg, founder Facebook, as their Person of the Year.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

For months, Third Sector Labs has been polling webinar attendees at the opening of each event, asking how many different fundraising systems attendees use to execute fundraising appeals and campaigns. At www.SoftwareAdvice.com , you can find a good discussion of available nonprofit software, including information on current market trends.

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