Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

One of the most important exercises I do is a “Fishbowl” where participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar. It’s Not Too Late To Set Your Communications Agenda with LightBox Collaborative’s 2013 Editorial Calendar – Guest Post by Holly Minch, Lightbox Collaborative.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

The money you raise should come from a variety of sources including individual donors, foundations, and events. Follow my 1-10-100 Rule to ensure a healthy mix of revenue streams: 1 special event: That’s right. Make it a signature event and pour all your effort into it so it’s as successful as possible. Not 10, not five.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2021

Create and Map Out Your Marketing Plan Early My grandmother used to tell me that a job well planned is half done. Follow this marketing roadmap for your product fundraiser: Map out your communication and marketing plan early. Create a calendar and stick to it. Make your product fundraiser a fun experience to participate in!

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

While you may feel inclined to write a fun blog post on a random topic, if it doesn’t tie into your goals, it probably shouldn’t go on your site (maybe that means it’s time to start a personal blog!). It can be fun and light-hearted, but it should all support your mission. This is where a content calendar (and project plan!)

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The solution is to have a recipe or rather, a plan, that maps out all your fundraising for the year. You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. Instead, hold ONE big fundraising event each year.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? You should, because it's awesome fun. Check out one of our events! Upcoming Events. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2020

In the day job, peer-to-peer fundraising at Blackbaud, we have seen the proliferation of the term ‘Virtual event’. It’s no surprise that nearly every nonprofit is working to move physical events online and searching for ways to diversify more traditional fundraising channels. The term ‘virtual event’ has become somewhat amorphous.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

We thought it might be fun to share with you some TechSoup staff recommendations for apps beyond the usual suspects : Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, Pandora, iTunes, and Google Play. Here are a few fun facts from Mobi Thinking about apps, which make smartphones and tablets… uh, smart. on our smartphones.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

To help you build your content plan, Neon One has created a 2024 Nonprofit Calendar that you can download as a PDF or add to your existing personal calendar. To download the calendar or learn more about nonprofit content planning, here’s a quick overview of this article: What’s in Neon One’s 2024 Nonprofit Calendar?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I'm going to blow your mind by sharing some stats and our May events. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. Check out our map of events to find your closest group. Number of events held: 38. What Is NetSquared Local?

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2012

Step 3: Map Out Your Agenda. With over 140 sessions, workshops, and social events, the NTC agenda can get a bit crowded. myNTC allows you to personalize your conference calendar so that you can stay focused on where you want to be. Most importantly, myNTC is place to play around, have fun, and figure out what your NTC plan is.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

Our organizers hold monthly offline events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. Ushahidi is a NetSquared project alumnus who has gone on to create an amazing interactive mapping platform. May Events. Find your closest NetSquared Local group on our map ! Want in on the fun?

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

iOS/Android: This app truly takes history outside the walls of the museum by mapping several hundred historic photos across St. Choose a photo from the map or gallery to learn about the architecture, the context behind the image, and related anecdotes from St. ArtClix - Google Play. Historic St. Louis apps by Missouri History Museum.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

That’s what keeps things fun and engaging! But before, during, and after the fun, your message and the voice of your organization need to come through. Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. Schedule in any organization events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. GlobalTweets is a website which plots recent tweets from all over the world on a map by using their geographical information. Flipboard :: flipboard.com. A must-download for nonprofit Twitterers!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Donors find the idea of winning a coveted prize to be exciting, fun and new, and nonprofits have an opportunity to expand their reach beyond an existing donor base to a broad audience that cares about the cause. In this scenario, you can get very targeted with your prize, and have fun catering to your members’ preferences!

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Classy

APRIL 7, 2021

A virtual event for fundraising is your opportunity to introduce your cause directly to a worldwide audience of donors, as long as you have a solid plan to attract them. Even as in-person activities return, the success of a virtual event speaks for itself. When you’re ready to start planning, our virtual event toolkit is here to help.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

With a strong focus on supporting small nonprofits, Spur Local acknowledged the unique needs of smaller teams, especially those who work solo on events like GivingTuesday. Despite their simplicity, these pages included an events calendar and interactive map.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

But we’re going to start with something just a little fun. Actually, the whole thing is going to be fun. We need to have a little bit of fun. But let’s just start with something fun. They’re always looked so, so fun. Because it’s 2022, things are crazy. So I’m going to walk you.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

But we’re going to start with something just a little fun. Actually, the whole thing is going to be fun. We need to have a little bit of fun. But let’s just start with something fun. They’re always looked so, so fun. And the thing I want to say is that this strategy, this whole strategy is called funder mapping.

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Allegiance Group

AUGUST 19, 2024

The calendar year-end is complex, but it’s a puzzle you must solve. This guide offers practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. We’ve also created a communications calendar to help you map out your messaging for maximum impact. Let’s dig in!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

I have championed the recent Oakland Food Policy Assessment introduced by some amazing grad students at Cal, which lays out a very clear, thorough, and utterly achievable road map for food security in Oakland. It was a lot of fun, and I earned a lot of money.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

Map out the basic arc of your story. Before you get lost in the details of your nonprofit’s story, map out its basic arc. So for example, let’s say you’re mapping the arc for a story featuring a volunteer. In your arc, you mapped out the general flow of your nonprofit’s story. Introduce a compelling character.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Do you have to change your existing plan because I know a lot of people are going through a strategic planning process right now, especially those who have a fiscal year that just started or perhaps you’re looking at the end of the calendar year and aligning those priorities with organization and client needs? Well, prospect research.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By thinking through your fundraising strategy before October 1, you can collect your stories and integrate your efforts, keeping your messaging and images consistent through mail, email, social media, events, and any other channels you may use. Just for fun, here’s an extra strategy! But sometimes that story is out of reach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. GlobalTweets is a website which plots recent tweets from all over the world on a map by using their geographical information. Global Tweets :: globaltweets.com. Google Chrome :: google.com/chrome.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

You can use the answers to these questions to map out this year’s giving season campaign. Create a content calendar that helps you plan and schedule posts. You can use some of these popular content calendar apps to help you! What were your best months or best days for giving? What messages best resonated with your supporters?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. GlobalTweets is a website which plots recent tweets from all over the world on a map by using their geographical information. Global Tweets :: globaltweets.com. Google Chrome :: google.com/chrome.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Event registration is also another culprit where people just have a bunch. Maybe you always had a walk, and because of the great disruption, which is a wonderful term that I just read the other day, the great disruption of COVID-19, maybe you can’t do those physical events anymore. . This is really fun to have you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Mozilla Week of Service Begins September 14th: Mark your calendars and sign up to offer your geek skills to your local community for a service project this week. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! The Hierachy of Distractions : Just for fun! So, here's a few samplings from my digital buffet. Take your pick!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. You can also schedule Twitter chats directly inside of Twubs and use the tool to tweet and monitor hashtags during live events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. A must-bookmark list of special days that acknowledge social good events and cause campaigns. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. You can even create custom forms to process donations on your website or blog or to manage event registrations. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

And like I said, she’s all over the place doing webinars, doing podcasts, speaking at events, and has co-founded nonprofits. So we actually draw our strategic plans, our impact strategies, as mind maps. They are not documents, there is no fancy graphic design, they are mind maps. This was fun. . Steven: Nice job.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. You can even create custom forms to process donations on your website or blog or to manage event registrations. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location. Mapme is a web-based platform for creating, sharing, and embedding online maps.

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