Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. ” We kicked off the half-day training with a fun icebreaker.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. CharityRadio :: charityradioshow.com.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wishes nonprofits would stop doing online. Another thing I recommend: look at your calendar for the year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. CharityRadio :: charityradioshow.com.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Youll already have these individuals’ email addresses or phone numbers, so you can speak to them more personally to target their unique interests and motivations. How to Boost Fundraising-Qualified Leads Fundraising-qualified leads are nearly ready to donatethey may just need one last nudge to get them to take out their wallets.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Like any other marketing tool or social media platform, TikTok’s value is in its storytelling ability. If you’re unsure if you have the time to manage a TikTok account for your nonprofit, create a draft content calendar. Posting a video around three times per day on TikTok is considered best practice.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? Video Marketing In todays digital world, nonprofits should consider investing in video and visual storytelling as a key fundraising tool. Download your free nonprofit fundraising and calendar plan here.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Storytelling That Illustrates Your Mission and What Donations Will Fund You’ll use storytelling in your annual appeal letter, and it will reinforce the rest of the activities in the overall campaign. Most emails are read on phones! The fewer tools you’ll need, the better.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment. Facebook allows you to upload phone and email lists as a target audience. Storytelling Through Ads Storytelling through Facebook Ads for nonprofits helps make your promoted content more engaging for your audience.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Mark your calendar for tomorrow’s podcast featuring Walter and Silicon Valley–based attorney and TechCrunch+ columnist Sophie. Suave storytelling skills are good, but they’re not enough: once you’re in the room where it happens, it’s critical to make the best use of everyone’s time. Beginning at 9 a.m. PST/ 12 p.m.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It’s fun with calendars and countdowns. We’ve all heard it before: storytelling is at the heart of nonprofit fundraising. As you build out the content for your campaign and start to plan your marketing, storytelling should be at the heart of everything you do. The more specific, the better. You want to sweat the small stuff.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2022

With this button, you can provide your followers with an email address, phone number, and address so they can get in contact with your organization to ask questions or provide feedback. Create a content calendar. The lifeblood of any social media strategy is the content calendar. Focus on visual storytelling.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A board calendar with all board meetings, trainings, conferences, fundraising events , and program volunteer opportunities. Board members want to be strong advocates and storytellers, but they often don’t have the tools they need to do this well. This is easily accomplished using cell phone video. . The goal of this is twofold.

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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. Clearly, there’s work to be done.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 12, 2024

I’m a former news anchor turned nonprofit marketing and communications professional who is passionate about helping organizations tell their stories using public relations and storytelling techniques. To keep it organized, the media contact is responsible for funneling the requests, coordinating calendars, and providing talking points.

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2017

Consider separating out specific donors (like major donors or corporate contacts) who you think would benefit from individual methods of contact like a phone call or in-person meeting – and get those meetings on the calendar. events, emails, phone calls, social media updates, etc.) Get tech in place. Gather beneficiary stories.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

of internet users access the internet using their mobile phones. You may find creating a content calendar useful for keeping different marketing campaigns organized. Use the power of storytelling. Storytelling inspires your audience. You can enhance your storytelling efforts by including eye-catching visuals.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If you’d like to add a peer to peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. Your supporters can do them on their own schedule, with minimal oversight from you.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2022

Use a few impactful images as well to enhance your storytelling. Some social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook are primarily geared towards visual storytelling, so make sure you have impactful, attention-grabbing photos and videos to share with. Email marketing. The key to success with email marketing is segmentation.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Put together a master marketing calendar. To make your multi-channel marketing efforts successful, it’s important to implement a campaign calendar. Your communications across every channel you use should be included on the calendar. Next, here’s how to maximize the potential for some of the most popular marketing channels.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Amongst the older generation, they are pretty neutral on most communication platforms apart from phone and text messages. Pro Tip: Plan your social media content using a social media calendar and/or templates and schedule out posts to save time. These numbers underscore the importance of vibrant, engaging content that resonates.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

And yet I can’t help feeling as if the internet has imprisoned us with shackles that look like computers, tablets, and phone screens. Better storytelling/more humanity When it comes to fundraising, our hearts nearly always overrule our heads. Carve out roughly 30 minutes for this free storytelling training.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Storytelling is one of the best ways to connect with your donors. However, for donors who might prefer a more secure giving option, include a link to your online donation form in the text of your giving letter, or even print a QR code that directly links to your donation form that your supporters can scan with their phones.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

Event calendar/registration. Your fundraising goals encompass both in-person and virtual campaigns and projects alike, and so should your nonprofit’s public calendar of events and opportunities. This way, your About Us page, events calendar, and fundraising pages are easily accessible to all! In 2019, 52.2%

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. Your supporters can do them on their own schedule, with minimal oversight from you.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With everyone spending hours a day glued to their phones and computers, digital channels will be the best way to reach them. Use countdowns and teasers to pique interest and ensure potential attendees mark their calendars. Harness the power of storytelling: Share compelling narratives about your cause and the impact of the fundraiser.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. Your supporters can do them on their own schedule, with minimal oversight from you.

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2021

I think the biggest stuff is the idea of being a YouTuber, and being a creator, has fundamentally shaped so much of entertainment, of being a storyteller — of the world ecosystem, in a lot of cases. A lot of people had these gaps in their schedules, gaps in social calendars, and gaming was able to kind of fill those holes.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

Outdated or invalid addresses, deceased supporters, missing phone numbers, and more can cost your organization time and money by sending out appeals for donations to people who can't receive them. Obey the Simple Truths of Digital Storytelling. Prioritize accessibility testing ( WAVE ) on your storytelling channels.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Create a communications calendar. Creating a communications calendar ensures your emails are being sent in a timely and consistent manner without overwhelming your supporters with too much information. Templates for social media sharing, emails, text messages, phone call script, etc.] Best Practices for Peer-to-Peer Emails.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2016

We have officially crossed the mid-way point of the calendar year! 3 storytelling techniques to effectively communicate donor impact: Share impact through pictures. Pull out your smart phone and film just 1 minute. This might include direct mail letters, email appeals, Giving Tuesday , telemarketing and more.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Store their contact info like email addresses and phone numbers and easily track donor interactions when they make a donation or volunteer for your organization. Keep supporters updated with email blasts about fundraisers they can participate and set up a social media calendar to easily post across social media platforms.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. The thank you team means that when a gift comes through the door, I am going to send you an email, that email is going to have who was the donor, here’s their cell phone number or contact number, and here is how much they donated.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

Events are an important part of your organization’s yearly calendar. Many of your readers will access their emails from their phones, and click through to your registration page on their mobile devices. They’re engaging, informative, and fun! However, long before the event even happens, your team has to be on the move.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization. And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. We’ll craft talking points and you know, do you have an event calendar or prospect list?

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