Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Our dinner conversations still inevitably turn to social media in some way or another. We probably sound boring to other people but we’re both genuinely interested in the nuances of Facebook and how it applies to marketing. Create a content calendar and plan for Monday to be videos, Tuesday featured fans, etc.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it? Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. Creating your social media editorial calendar doesn’t have to be a complicated or overwhelming task.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

He’s spent the last three years specializing in WordPress and conversion optimization, and is an active proponent of coding guidelines. WordPress plugins are the engines that drive the features or functionality on your website: add-on features like events calendars, comment forms, and timeline graphics. Avoid getting scammed.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 17, 2014

You don’t want your stories to sound like obvious marketing pitches. Tweet out industry articles and include your own insights (and use appropriate hashtags so that your tweet will be findable for those doing Twitter searches). Just be leery of how you tell your stories—keep the focus on the people involved, not just your organization.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They can give directly from their seats without disrupting conversation with one another. Trello also has workflow automation features which include: Rule-based triggers Custom buttons Calendar commands Due date commands Why This Fundraising App Made Our List Trello works both from your desktop and from your mobile device with the Trello app.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Then two hours later, you’re sitting there looking through past writing projects and online templates hoping to find inspiration without a single word written… Sound familiar? In fact, I am planning to post a how-to article to teach you how I go about writing a typical appeal with Fundwriter. It feels like magic when I use Fundwriter.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

There’s also a great article on building a paperless office with the. system and integrates it through: Project management (organize calendars and assign tasks). Communication (tie relevant conversations to their projects). integrates your email with calendars and contact information. The Huddle Donation Program.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

During this phase: Check audio to make sure speakers sound loud and clear. If you’re looking for where to begin, check out the resource How to Start and Manage Your Nonprofit’s Email Marketing Calendar. Hashtags serve as a great way to encourage continued conversation online. “ Don’t forget a hashtag.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 29, 2015

Gretchen has published numerous articles related to charitable giving and is a passionate advocate for public schools. When your fundraisers have conversations with the right people, that’s when you can land not just more donations, but bigger donations, and you’ll feel the true power of using a CRM to manage your events.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In fact, we won a 2021 BIG Innovation Award for upgrades to our donation forms, which include customizable recurring upgrade prompts, a multistep layout that increases conversions, and a mobile-first design. Donately Overview: Donately’s online giving tool offers online donation forms optimized to drive conversions.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

You can make notes about your conversations and what people express interest in. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current. We like Google Calendar since you can see it on your computer or phone, and once you start building your team, you can share calendars.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Make your letter as personal and conversational in tone as you can. Make it sound like you sat down and wrote it to a friend. Set up a calendar of mailings and plan ahead. Here are two reference articles you may enjoy: “How Brochures Kill Direct Mail Fundraising”. Emphasize your one-on-one connection with the reader.

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CauseVox

MARCH 2, 2021

While it sounds uncomfortable at first, if you kindly offer up that something can be resolved via email due to busy schedules, the receiving end will most likely gratefully agree. If you feel the meeting getting off track, don’t be afraid to take back control by putting a stop to a conversation that is off topic.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Let me know if any of these sound familiar. So how familiar do these ones sound? So these are all limiting beliefs, even though they may not sound like it. And I don’t know about you, but I’d be hard-pressed to carve out a whole hour, it sounds fabulous, just to put my feet up and read.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Let me know if any of these sound familiar. So how familiar do these ones sound? So these are all limiting beliefs, even though they may not sound like it. And I don’t know about you, but I’d be hard-pressed to carve out a whole hour, it sounds fabulous, just to put my feet up and read.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Resist the urge to focus on impressive-sounding statistics over individual stories. Create a content calendar that helps you plan and schedule posts. You can use some of these popular content calendar apps to help you! Sound interesting? Goal-Oriented Posting: Why, exactly, are you posting on social media?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. So the question here is, you know, when you look at your workflow, how much of your time is spent actually having these face-to-face conversations with your donors? . Are you interacting with donors daily, weekly, monthly, never?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

The most important one for our conversation—95% of donors consider content created by nonprofits to be trustworthy! We’ll discuss more about Google Ad Grants later in the article. Pro tip: don’t ignore your website conversion rate. At BDI, we also see total website conversion rates of 8 to 10%. Paid Google Ads.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And then I also threw in an article of mine that I wrote a little while back on how to keep your database clean and up to date. And so I’m working on developing a telemarketing program for monthly donor conversions for a group in Australia. That sounds bloody awful, doesn’t it? So why, why do we need. Hey, grants.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So diving in here, “Forbes” published an article pretty recently that revealed some interesting trends that we’re seeing and shifts in these giving tendencies. And I appreciate the chance to even have this conversation and be included in it. So mark your calendars for that. So what’s that shift?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So diving in here, “Forbes” published an article pretty recently that revealed some interesting trends that we’re seeing and shifts in these giving tendencies. And kind of along those same lines, the same “Forbes” article projects that there’s a greater share of the giving that’s going to come from appreciated assets rather than cash.

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