Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. From Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram to LinkedIn, social networks are becoming environments where video content not only thrives, but is expected. Save the Best for First.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Here are a few ideas about how to make virtual/hybrid versions of your favorite in-person events. Activities such as performances, live entertainment, and sit-down dinners regularly attract a large audience and generate significant money for charity. Why not take some of these ideas and apply them to a fundraising format?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Also, on October 8 in partnership with Nonprofit Tech for Good, Julia will be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

They bring energy, fresh ideas, and an eagerness to make a difference. Try these ideas to inspire young donor participation , make a meaningful impact, and foster lasting connections. These initiatives also have the added benefit of reaching wider audiences. Students are bursting with potential.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Having a strategic social media communications plan in place is a must for nonprofits. billion social media users in 2021 – an increase of five percent from a year ago – it’s a valuable communication channel that should be part of your mix. Your social channels should reflect your mission and values.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. Organizations collect numbers through opt-ins or promote text keywords on social media and at events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2020

To flip the gala table sponsorship on its head and think about social media channels as new revenue streams? When you’re live, there’s a true authenticity created that helps build trust and likeability with an audience. Your average audience retention rate and engagement is substantially higher.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

Instagram can be a powerful tool for nonprofits wanting to connect to a broader audience. The social media platform has more than 1 billion users — beating Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok — and is especially popular among people aged 18-29. They also appeal to different audience segments. Work With Influencers.

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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. Contrary to popular belief, successful social media accounts are not run off-the-cuff!

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

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. How Does Social Media Benefit Nonprofits on GivingTuesday? Social media is important for nonprofits year-round.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 26, 2021

Since we all spend a lot of effort creating emails, posting on social media, blogging, and producing printed content, don’t we want to make sure our communications are highly functioning and credible? Create an emotional connection with your target audience to bring them closer to your cause. And often we overexplain!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This analysis can help guide you towards what best engages your target audiences. If you are incorporating new ideas into this year’s fundraising efforts, use this data to make some predictions about how you can best motivate your audiences into action. You might think they’re redundant—but your audience won’t.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 9, 2021

College friends, grandparents, colleagues, even the kids you used to babysit can all be found using social media in our current day and age. According to Pew Research Center, 72% of the American public uses some type of social media. METTWINNING. Playing dress up isn’t just for kids anymore. Art Fund “See Everything”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Nonprofits with online shops can tap into these trends on social media to reach mindful shoppers and raise revenue in support of their mission. Here are some techniques to promote it on social media. You know your audience best. Bring your storefront to Instagram and Facebook.

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Media Cause

JUNE 27, 2023

Not all social media channels are created equally when it comes to engaging with your audience—meaning your planning and execution needs to be nimble and flexible based on your goals and the audiences you want to engage with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Plain language is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. Promote your landing page each quarter on social media for one month.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This framework provides a holistic approach, encompassing various dimensions of a digital strategy, including audience engagement, content creation, and impact measurement. For instance, if audience engagement is a priority, prompts related to chatbot interactions and personalized messaging are key. Output as a table.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You also need to talk to everyone, not a specific audience. Yes – this is the opposite of every marketing rule that says to be specific & target your audience, but it can’t be a PSA if it’s only addressing half the population. If you produce a video, you can use it for PSAs, social media and direct people to it via email.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With tens of thousands of nonprofits participating in Giving Tuesday, it’s understandable that you might feel like your emails and social media posts will just get lost in the shuffle. One way you can make sure your message gets in front of the right people on Giving Tuesday is to segment your campaigns for specific audiences.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

However, finding the right peer-to-peer fundraising ideas to suit your nonprofit’s needs and your audience’s interests can be challenging. These peer-to-peer fundraising ideas are popular because they inspire friendly competition among participants. Explore our favorite a-thon style fundraisers.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Understanding audience needs is the core of good design. For mission-driven organizations in particular, forging deep connections with audiences is paramount. The questions we hear often are about how organizations can identify and adapt designs to meet the evolving needs of their audiences and ensure that the mission resonates deeply.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This guide offers a comprehensive look at fundraising for nonprofit organizations and covers everything from choosing the best title for your fundraiser to increasing donor retention to other fundraising ideas for nonprofit organizations. 7) Use social media to promote your fundraiser. 4) Write a captivating fundraiser story.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

Creating a consistent supply of social media content for a nonprofit is hard. At the Nonprofit Marketing Summit earlier this month, I shared how we do this—from how we rethought why we are on social media and our process for repurposing content (without getting too repetitive). Here are some of the highlights: 1.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns. Similarly, working with businesses for your end-of-year giving campaign can open doors to new audiences and resources.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Wednesday at the 2024 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), we’re pleased to be leading a session all about artificial intelligence (AI) for mission-driven social media. We’d love to hear what questions you have about integrating AI into your social media practice, whether you raise your hand at NTC or send us a message later.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 27, 2023

billion people worldwide use social media in 2023. A nonprofit social media strategy helps make sure your efforts are effective in putting your organization’s mission out there and reaching the people you want to reach. Why Should Nonprofits Invest in Social Media? Social media is, in fact, an investment.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

Creating a social media strategy can feel overwhelming. There is so much expert advice out there about how much you should post, what types of content are the best, and how to reach new audiences. The problem is, this advice is often aimed at organizations with dedicated social media folks, or even teams of them.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2024

To stand out in the fundraising world, you need to find engaging gala entertainment ideas to captivate your audience and motivate them to continue their relationship with your nonprofit. From classic themes to innovative experiences, check out these gala fundraiser ideas: Why are fundraising galas popular? Donor engagement.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Audiences wanted to get informed on current events. Folks flocked social media where they discussed, debated and cried out in protest. Is it so unrealistic to think that maybe the creators and contributors had at least a glimmer of an idea of these outcomes when making the picture? To keep up. Now that’s an impact.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Audiences wanted to get informed on current events. Folks flocked social media where they discussed, debated and cried out in protest. Is it so unrealistic to think that maybe the creators and contributors had at least a glimmer of an idea of these outcomes when making the picture? To keep up. Now that’s an impact.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

Using social media for fundraising isn’t a new strategy. But social media is only a tool. You need to create a social media plan and strategy that uses the right platforms in the right way to make the right Asks to the right audiences. Which Social Media Platforms Should You Be On?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Spend two hours googling “creative fundraising ideas” to get inspired. Be Informed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

On social media and the news. They answer questions, make requested lists, and, if you ask, will write a letter, blog post, or social media captions. Using them, you can build email campaigns, create social media posts, repurpose content, summarize text, and even generate images. At the dog park.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

For use in Program Services and better enabling nonprofits to reach their target audience in order to perform their charitable purpose. Encouraging actions such as signing petitions or driving social media engagement. The program is available to any nonprofit that can benefit from having more exposure and a bigger audience.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again. He defined it as “those people who possess a distinctively original idea, a unique point of view, or an unprecedented insight into their industry.” This advice is especially relevant for anyone looking to attract a younger audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. Related Resources: Social Media best Practices for Nonprofits.

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