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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Or the two most famous Habitat Heroes: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter , who even into their 90s still volunteered at Habitat? Habitat for Humanity stands alone in having the world’s oldest living president and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Jimmy Carter as a longtime volunteer of over 30 years. It was right after the 2016 election. Hyperlocal.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. But if you want to engage volunteers with young children, consider offering family-friendly prizes (amusement park tickets, popular toys, etc.) At your committee’s first meeting, collaboratively brainstorm an item wishlist.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Personally, I’m a big fan of asking those serving on the board of directors to not only donate first (which is a given) but to also volunteer with fundraising efforts.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Find space in your email calendar, swap social media accounts for a day, and line up media interviews. Last year, Spur Local partnered with the community to host several creative events around GivingTuesday that were mutually beneficial for both local business and their organization. Let your partner share their story.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. State/Local.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

If so, you may be interested in starting a volunteer program. Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. Test Drive It. That’s right, I really said that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

The first step is to decide which days to build a campaign upon and add them to your editorial calendar. 3: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal16. 5: International Volunteer Day — #VolunteerDay. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. 16: World Dolphin Day — #DolphinDay.

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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. Ideal for staff and volunteer appreciation. Their website templates are mobile-compatible, built on WordPress, and include recurring giving, event and volunteer management, email newsletter sign-up, and blogging.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Approximately 80% of volunteers state that they would like to be recognized or thanked by their organizations by hearing about how their work has made a difference. Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Let’s dive in to learn more!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. But volunteers don’t just appear out of thin air.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In addition there are also popular awareness days that are national and local (search“awareness days”). Then when planning your content strategy, add the awareness day campaign(s) to your editorial calendar. Many of the international days are sanctioned by the United Nations. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. Points can later be redeemed for deals and free items at local merchants. Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2018. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Giving Tuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. The second annual GivingTuesday is on December 3rd and you’re invited to join the celebration with NTEN! Want to participate?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

For nonprofits that are short on staff resources, could empowering your volunteers to regularly guest blog (weekly or bi-weekly) be a solution? Setting Up a Volunteer Led Blog. We have created an editorial calendar for the content as well as who best to ask to submit the post. “We are about 2 months into a blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. Points can later be redeemed for deals and free items at local merchants. Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By now, GivingTuesday has become a fixture on nonprofit calendars, inspiring generosity worldwide. Touch base with your team and volunteers to gather their perspectives. Maybe a volunteer noticed that donors seemed most engaged with a particular theme, or your social media manager saw more traction from one platform over another.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Beyond personal enthusiasm and professional recognition, volunteer leaders don’t have many concrete incentives to excel. A calendar of events. Feature new directors prominently throughout your social media platforms and send press releases to their local publications and news outlets. Financial statements.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Sparked.com is an online portal of volunteers that have signed up to offer small amounts of time to complete Web-based projects requested by nonprofits. Known as micro-volunteers, these individuals offer one or two hours a week to complete “Challenges” in the areas of technology, design, research, etc. Present.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. Formstack :: formstack.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

Ideal for staff and volunteer appreciation. Calendly enables users select time slots via email to easily schedule meetings through Google, Outlook, Office 365, or iCloud calendar. For small regional nonprofits, the service could be used for local events and regular meetups. Squared :: squared.one. Canva :: canva.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Through an impact-producing grant from the Polk Bros Foundation, we’re helping these local organizations raise awareness of their work and mature their online networks. Thanksgiving would be an opportune focal point to build on, when people’s calendars and media in general encourage feeling thankful and grateful.

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OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

It’s time to start planning your fall fundraising calendar. Decorate a house, get a few volunteers, and sell tickets to the public. If you’re unsure of where to start with decorations, try having volunteers dress up as zombies and scare visitors. Be sure to coordinate your route with the local authorities first.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Nonprofits are using Slack to increase collaboration and drive engagement among staff, volunteers, and other key stakeholders. People’s Action Institute is a national network of state and local grassroots power-building organizations united in fighting for justice. In the 2020 U.S.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Waiting to add volunteers or other help until those systems and work habits are in place will ensure that you’ve set the correct precedent for how things will be done in your nonprofit. Many people will check you out online before they give or volunteer, so make sure your online presence represents you well. Cool, right? You may ask.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Time-block your week with an online calendar. Using an online calendar like Google Calendar can be great for planning out your time because you can see your day, week, or month at a glance, and access it from either your desktop or mobile device. The real benefit of using a calendar is block scheduling.

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Twenty Hats

JULY 13, 2021

I think volunteer directors, managers and coordinators see things that are necessary and incredibly impactful for our programs. Often without budget authority or even budget knowledge, we are told NO… even when the budget decision-makers have no idea of the costs, details and long-term impacts on programs and volunteers. “No”

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

You see, lots of fundraisers wear people out: you, your volunteers, and your donors. If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

The OneCause guide to awareness campaigns recommends researching local businesses in your area that have similar values and missions, as they are more likely to understand the issue your organization is working to solve and how it’s affecting the community. Assign a team member to lead this marketing strategy so you can foster accountability.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

But maybe you're skeptical and you're wondering: "How can a free event organized by a volunteer be any good?" In partnership with NTEN, we brought together 50 volunteers to attend the 17NTC conference for dedicated workshops that will prepare them to be nonprofit technology champions. Friday, April 28, 2017.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

That way, you can keep current donors and volunteers excited about the mission, inspire new people to support your work, and invest more into other areas of your organization. Line Up Partnerships with Local Businesses. Line Up Partnerships with Local Businesses. Here’s what we’ll cover: Design and Sell Custom T-Shirts.

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