NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Blue” orgs get a small fraction of environment funding. We’re a nonprofit, data-driven social media PR agency with one client, the ocean, and one goal: more people talking about the ocean. It’s our mission to make the ocean more famous online. Competition is real in the marine conservation space.

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Org Share Causes Data 59

Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2025

Whole Whale created the Funnel of Engagement to help orgs like you better map the typical journey a supporter takes from being Aware of your organization to becoming Committed to your cause. Make smarter decisions : Build campaigns and content that meet peoples needs at each stage and interaction with your org.

Digital 52

Digital Strategy Marketing Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. On Facebook, we’ve had some great success with Facebook Causes generating donations and our Facebook Fan Page driving traffic to our stories on nature.org. They’ve been very supportive of our strategy and engaging staff across the org. Please summarize your ROI.

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Social Media Conservancy Media Interview 218

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Designing for the Community: Customizable – let the community own your message and cause by personalizing their involvement or output. org (slide 28) – [link]. But the message for the crowd comes at the end when you encourage them to share broadly to their networks a short message about your organization or the campaign.

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Community Difference Case Study Slides 276

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

InitLive — Top Fundraising App for Volunteer Management Volunteers make the nonprofit world go ‘round, but without an effective volunteer management strategy, your efforts to empower your volunteers to make a difference for your cause can quickly be derailed. That’s where an app like InitLive comes in. What’s better than a one-time donation?

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Org Fundraising Tools Help 105

Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. I like to give you those tools to let you work more efficiently because I have this belief that raising funds for causes you care about shouldn’t mean working 60 hours per week forever. They’re deeply invested in these causes.

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Causes Donor Support Chad 124

Whole Whale

APRIL 1, 2025

Committed: They stick arounddonating again, joining monthly, fundraising for you, and advocating for your cause. How and where did they first learn about your org? If new to your org, how are you offering value and nurturing with different stories and varied ways to engage? Engaged: They give. Or volunteer. Or show up.

Strategy 52

Strategy Fundraising Guide Nonprofit 52

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. But, despite these numbers, for most organizations and causes raising money via social media is still a hard thing to do. org campaign. "A

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Web Bookmarking Org San Francisco 114

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2024

Nonprofits increasingly use mobile messaging to share impactful stories that connect supporters emotionally to the cause. One of the strongest features of RCS is verified sender, as it helps build trust between your org and your audience. Your message will appear as sent from your nonprofit, rather than an unknown phone number.

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Mobile Trend Social Media Donation 321

NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

More orgs will hire CTOs. Technology will finally enter the c-suite of not-for-profit orgs. Other orgs will finally learn what I've known for 5 years: bring it in-house and don't silo your tech people, make one of them a c-suite leader. The hottest org in 2020? And, at an event, it is a means of taking action immediately.

Technology 98

Technology Org Profit Nonprofit 98

NetWits

MARCH 26, 2013

It’s an accounting of the ecosystem in which your organization presents itself, involving all of the properties, amenities, and public spaces that collectively shape public perception of your cause. My org rocks at multi-channel campaigning! These too are a part of your neighborhood. And, of course, you may be right.

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Map Marketing Online Strategy 146

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

This means that sewage spills into rivers and streams, contaminating drinking water and causing disease. org and others. org – share with others to get them thinking, too – at: [link]. More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. billion people lack access to toilets. 350 action in Oman Dive Center.

Action 147

Action Maldives Oman Conservancy 147

Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

If an org has 5,000 employees, Chatter is a fantastic way for folks from one side of the building to keep up with what's happening on the other side. These new offerings bring Chatter outside an org without additional cost. For folks who live in their Salesforce orgs, it's probably fine. There's a big Chatter component to it.

Org 133

Org Feeds Profile San Francisco 133

M+R

APRIL 8, 2022

Which means… a great pool of data that allows everyone to do that much better in reaching and inspiring people to give to good causes. Use the “clicked for other orgs but not you” file for reactivation. Launch a monthly default or monthly acquisition effort to subscribers who give monthly to other orgs. It’s right here.)

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Data Org Files Donor 98

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Some of the examples and recommendations from this month’s chat included: UN Food&Ag Org (FAO) has done a great job with their Share Fairs – sharing the discussions and training on and offline. At the end of every presentation, they put up a slide where students can either 1) join their cause on Facebook or 2) text them to sign up.

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Offline Community Org Ethiopia 117

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

As Lucy would tweet later, “Pink is a color not an org.” As Allison points out in her reflection post , after she created the Causes campaign and witnessed the response, she knew there was enough interest and people to do something bigger. How do you evaluate and recognize “critical mass” of a free agent community?

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Reflection Doc Lesson Campaign 150

NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Giving equipment or services, rather than a monetary donation to support your cause, is an easier case for management to make right now. Ask for in-kind donations. Many companies like to donate their products, services, or expertise to your organization.

Org 70

Org North Carolina Technology Fund 70

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 28, 2012

Can Pinterest Help Nonprofits Promote Their Causes , Christine Sculati's Blog • In her roundup of Pinterest resources, Lori Halley linked to a piece about how to organize an event with Pinterest. Pinterest - What's It Good For? .

Nonprofit 108

Nonprofit Info Israel Org 108

NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2011

I'm sure your org has used some form of social media to engage with your community. Our recent webinar, " Using Events and Social Sharing for a Cause " dove into the strategy and psychology behind social media and its role in maximizing your Return on Fundraising Event (ROFE).

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Causes Share Social Social Media 50

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

annanten : social media is here to help you empower your followers with a story to create powerful activists for your cause. annanten : @engagejoe online campaigning = (relationship building + storytelling) * shared cause ^ common goal. making it about the cause, not the org(s) that’s coordinating it.

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Campaign Social Media Org Measure 108

NTEN

JUNE 17, 2009

Many of you maintain both individual and organizational profiles, leaving the "cause talk" to your org profiles. We were impressed (but not surprised) to see these Green orgs on the list: Defenders of Wildlife : @Defenders. National Wildlife Federation : @NWF (Danielle Brigida's org). Nice work, y'all!

Org 40

Org NTEN Green Conservancy 40

Double the Donation

AUGUST 8, 2024

Corporate volunteerism refers to the practice of businesses encouraging employees to volunteer their time and skills to charitable causes. This can take a number of forms, including company-wide volunteer days, paid time off for volunteer activities, skills-based volunteering, and volunteer grant programs.

Org 52

Org Marketing Guide Volunteer 52

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.” Though many orgs flaunt their “lessons learned” they are not all written down, distributed, or accessible depending on the enterprise architecture. the action of changing something.

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Change Case Study Org Social Media 102

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 20, 2014

Maybe that''s because I usually donate to a cause because 1. I like the org because I''m connected with them in some way either through a friend, work, or volunteering. Each year, Lauren picks three causes that are a priority for her, and gives money and time to them. someone I know asked me to give, 2. a crisis happens (e.g.

Giving 110

Giving Change Podcast Arts 110

Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2017

With all the noise out there, how can you be sure that your efforts are even moving the needle for your cause? The 2017 M&R Nonprofit Benchmark Study found that for every 1000 email subscribers, organizations can expect to have 39 Instagram followers, and that orgs experienced on average a 101% Instagram follower growth in 2016.

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Org Nonprofit Influence Social Media 43

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

A monitor for listening to chatter about your cause? A way to connect your org to your community? When an org sends an email, the open rate can be low - but when a person sends an email to friends, the open rate is 90%! A channel for promoting your mission? Raising money on Twitter is happening all the time.

Chad 87

Chad Twitter Fundraising Org 87

NTEN

JULY 26, 2012

A first impression is critical for winning over those who are interested in learning more about your cause. Clear, intuitive navigation that is organized according to the brain of the people who come to your website and NOT your org chart. Would you invite someone over to your home without taking some time to tidy up?

Nonprofit 94

Nonprofit Tutorial Social Media Org 94

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

org before? Cause-First. org and 1Sky to lead by merging. Before exploring the questions around limitations and needs, I want to share a couple examples of things happening right now to remind us that even though it will take a lot of work, and honestly a good bit of time, that we are already moving. Have people heard of 350.org

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Community Build Technology Action 220

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

Is you’re organization looking to support free agent fundraisers and the changemakers who are passionate about your cause, want to support your work, but do it their way? My value is the collection of followers for a common cause. In all total we have raised over $11,000 by simply tweeting and getting followers.

Case Study 152

Case Study Studies Fundraising Cancer 152

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 10, 2009

." Click For a Cause | Conduit – Conduit's Gives 2010 project offers $3.6 We are now putting that experience to work with Click for a Cause to help struggling non-profits to engage and energize their communities in order to increase participation and ignite fundraising efforts during this difficult economic time."

Web 108

Web Bookmarking Wiki Social Media 108

Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Essentially, digital disruption occurs when new technologies cause business- and industry-shaking changes at a pace and magnitude that upset the established way of doing things such interacting with each other, altering time-tested business models and, in general, just aggravating the way we think (and have always thought).

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Digital Org Industry Causes 100

NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an expert of an article in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ]

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Video Org Online YouTube 65

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

also has a list of post topics in their post 10 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofit Organizations which includes, " interview experts, volunteers, donors and board members." • Sandra Sims of Cause Blogger says to have a juicy blog you need to have an attitude of gratitude. . • Nonprofit 2.0 Include a photo in the post if at all possible.

Create 90

Create Nonprofit Org Blogger 90

NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2012

More than ever before, orgs are using video as their primary vehicle for communicating their issues and telling the stories of their cause while the tech becomes easier for laymen to use. But orgs rarely have the budgets to hire pros (like my team) to create every piece of video content.

Video 66

Video Org Sound Communication 66

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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Green Social Media Mashup Org 102

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

People unsubscribe because they read your message and decide your cause isn't interesting to them; people donate because they read your message and decide that it is. For every 1000 e-mail subscribers, orgs had 110 Facebook fans, 19 followers on Twitter, and 19 mobile users. The key here: people are reading your message.

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Benchmark Studies Report NTEN 88

Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

If you know you have a supporter base that are planning to give up drinks, treats, or Starbucks, challenge them to donate what they would spend on those weekly cocktails or daily croissants to your cause. Local libraries may also be open hosting egg-hunters for a good cause. Cereal-for-Dinner Dinner Party (March 7).

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Ideas Fundraising Nonprofit Fun 98