Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Note from Beth: One of the most common questions I get at workshops or webinars is, “Should our organization be on XYZ social or mobile platform?” ” My answer is: ”Don’t ask me, ask your audience.” ” That to say that you need to know your audience and how they get their information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Gen Z are often referred to as ‘philanthro-kids’ and for good reason! December is an important month for nonprofit fundraisers.

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AccelEvents

JULY 7, 2021

With increased exposure to marketing in our daily lives, reaching your intended audience can seem like an impossible task. An intuitive CRM platform and virtual event software will be critical to your success. . Consider a mixture of event marketing that taps into your direct target audience but a range of user intents.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 15, 2021

This term may seem like an enigma, but it refers to a simple concept. A hybrid event means that at the same time, you can host two types of event styles tailored to each audience (an online audience and an in-person audience) for a great attendee experience. . Secure your ticketing management platform.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2022

When I refer to “digital ads” in this article, I’m referring to the three kinds of digital advertising that are easiest and most affordable: Social media advertising: e.g. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. There are two types of digital advertising audiences: people who already know about your nonprofit, and people who don’t.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. Understand your audience As the old saying goes, you can’t be all things to all people. The content you post should be crafted with your platform and audience in mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. They attract an ideal audience—donors and businesses with high-capacity networks often interested in supporting community events with exposure to an affluent and influential demographic.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

They are great networking opportunities and can suit many kinds of events, audiences, and causes. Understand your audience When planning your marketing strategy, it’s helpful to start with the end in mind—who are you trying to reach? Demographics. Create social media posts based on your existing platforms.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

For nonprofits, this means millennials are a key demographic to craft fundraising campaigns around. . Tech-savvy audiences like millennials are also familiar with automated emails and tell the difference between a generic email sent to a thousand people and one written personally for them. . Guides like. Segmentation.

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

Brands are finding innovative ways to reach their target audiences. Event marketing is where brands use a conference, webinar, trade show, or exhibition to connect with their audience. . Instead, it is an inspired marketing strategy where brands use events to speak directly with an audience. . What is Event Marketing?

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Classy

MAY 12, 2021

Social media drove 51% of donation traffic to the Classy platform in 2020. . New social media platforms like TikTok and Clubhouse became conversation starters overnight in 2020. A wide variety of social platform options is great to reach more people. It also makes it more challenging than ever to target specific audiences.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Programmatic advertising helps nonprofits target specific audiences across the internet. Programmatic ads use analytics and machine learning to find the people who fit into your target audience as they browse a variety of content online (e.g., Demographic targeting: Targeting by age, gender, or household income.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

We know you are probably impatient so let’s just right to the fun stuff, enter the name and general mission of your nonprofit, followed by the general audience that you’d like a profile for in this AI tool. × They help nonprofits understand their target audience better and create effective fundraising campaigns.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 4, 2021

Because of this, for your event to truly succeed, you will need to do more than create content that the audience passively consumes while sitting in front of a computer monitor. Why are you hosting this event and who is your target audience? Immersive technologies are a way to get your audience involved in the event experience.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, audiences are likely to open and engage with direct mail. Direct mail reaches different audiences. Some of your supporters may not engage with digital platforms like social media or email regularly. To identify a target audience for your campaign, you’ll need to dig deeper with your research.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a powerful practice requiring knowledge of your target audience’s search intent and your website content’s ability to convert visitors into donors. Here are the top digital platforms & channels for new donor acquisition.

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Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

Set Your Paid Advertising Budgets When it comes to running a successful campaign, ensuring you have the right budget in place can help you get a strong return on your investment, reach your audience the right way, and achieve your goals. and back into how much you will need to spend to reach your specific goal.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 6, 2021

A multi-channel fundraising strategy, or one that targets donors through a variety of mediums, is most likely to reach the widest audience and result in maximum funds raised. Rely on the data in your donor management platform to determine where your donors are most active. Direct mail can target older audiences .

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Forum One

MARCH 22, 2022

Most organizations are using them to increase the effectiveness of their marketing workflow and provide better overall experiences for their audiences. Does this tool integrate with my other platforms? Some integrations to consider include your CRM, CMS, and social media management platform. Picking the right tool.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 22, 2024

Segmented appeals Targeting specific segments of your audience with personalized invitations can significantly boost engagement and improve your fundraising outcomes. By tailoring your invitations to different demographics—such as age groups, interests, or previous involvement levels—you can make your appeal more relevant and compelling.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 8, 2023

Understanding Attendee Profiles Collect demographic information like age, gender, and occupation, along with data on how attendees learned about the event (e.g., These insights aid in refining your marketing strategies and tailoring events to specific target audiences. social media, word of mouth, email marketing).

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

These plans, which summarize research about your target audience and center around your top objectives, can serve as an excellent source of truth throughout the campaigns. Deep understanding of your audience. Take the time to research your audience before launching your campaigns. Why does your nonprofit need a marketing plan?

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For any live event with a physical audience during this COVID-19 pandemic, each event organizer needs to ensure that COVID-19 protocols are in place. For example, if you are hosting a hybrid meeting and you will have a live audience on-site, be sure to inform your virtual audience that this is happening.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 4, 2021

Because of this, for your event to truly succeed, you will need to do more than create content that the audience passively consumes while sitting in front of a computer monitor. Why are you hosting this event and who is your target audience? Immersive technologies are a way to get your audience involved in the event experience.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

References (1<5). Talk to at least 2 references they list. What technologies (platforms like WordPress or Drupal and development environments like Ruby or PHP) do they have experience with? Are they talking about the mobile audience, and how their design will accommodate users on smaller screens? Experience.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Enable Demographics and Interest Reporting, set goals and turn on Enhanced Ecommerce Tracking. Enable Demographics and Interest Reporting to better know your online visitors. From age and gender to general interests, Demographics and Interest Reporting is your go-to report for details on your online visitors. Rai Masuda.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

According to Huiquan Zhou and Shihua Ye, “The rapid development of information technology has boosted nonprofit organizations’ ability to reach out to a larger and more diverse audience… in a fast and affordable way.” In digital communication, an individual can reach a much broader audience. Natural-language processing.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

However, here are some potential use cases to help you visualize the role a data warehouse could play in your organization’s operations: Identify specific audience segments for marketing purposes. For a holistic view of your programs’ performance, you might pull together information about program outcomes and participant demographics.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For any live event with a physical audience during this COVID-19 pandemic, each event organizer needs to ensure that COVID-19 protocols are in place. For example, if you are hosting a hybrid meeting and you will have a live audience on-site, be sure to inform your virtual audience that this is happening.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Digital channels have made it affordable for brands to communicate their message to a broad audience. You may have written something of value, but none of that matters if you can’t get it in front of your audience. Second, social media isn’t enough on its own to expose your organization to a new audience.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

This allows you to see which social media platforms are driving the most users to your website. Depending on the email marketing platform you use, your team may have access to a variety of analytics. Segmentation can be key here, as it’s important that you only send engagement opportunities to relevant segments of your audience.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Expand Your Social Media Platforms. It is also one of the many social media platforms that already supports photos and video in many formats. However, with the challenge of engaging online audiences, Instagram is a great way to relay a quick message in the short amount of time that you have their attention.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Constituent relationship management (CRM) refers to the various processes that nonprofits use to steward and build relationships with donors, volunteers, advocates, members, and other constituents to secure ongoing support. This includes maintaining donor profiles (demographic information, contact information, preferences, etc.)

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Not only that, but if you miss out on tapping into a sponsor’s audience of potential givers, you’re even less likely to find fundraising success. Dear Company Name, At [Nonprofit Name], we’ve served [demographic] in the [Community Name] area for over [number] years. Organization. City, State ZIP. Another tip? Organization.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

Forum One works hand-in-hand with major civic and social organizations to ensure that their online content is effective and reaches target audiences. By strategically incorporating keywords, websites align with user queries, attracting the right audience and improving overall online presence.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

The organization wants to capture the demographic details, as well as make sure that data is synchronized with the data they might already have on that web user, so they can track their constituents over time. One sets up a page (often donation or event page) on the CRM vendors web platform and link your page to their pages.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 27, 2023

Social media platforms offer a large audience and a way to connect with current and potential supporters online. Developing a nonprofit social media strategy helps ensure your posts are well received by your intended audience. Define Your Target Audience Ideally, you want everyone to donate to your cause.

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