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5 Social Media Stats That’ll Help Your Nonprofit Understand Audiences

TechImpact

While it is still important to market directly through Twitter, it might also be a good idea to run contests, or campaigns more focused around awareness than fundraising. Twitter for many is simply a way to stay involved in greater conversations that are happening online, engage those users with photo caption, trivia, or retweet contest.

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission. Send a video or audio “thank you” through social media or email. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. Offer surprise drawings and contests during the year. Get creative.

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Seminar: Online Video for Policy Impact on Oct. 29

Forum One

It's titled "Online Video for Policy Impact." Su Patel of WITNESS, will tell you more about the WITNESS Hub a new advocacy platform for sharing and watching videos about human rights. Ames will offer advice on meeting the challenges of using a video sharing site within a government agency in support of public communication.

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New on SSIR: Tap the crowd with iStart

Amy Sample Ward

. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone.

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[Webinar Notes] Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Webinar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Add call-to-action overlays to your YouTube videos that link to e-newsletter subscribe page. Include video icons and shortened links to relevant videos. Maximize your YouTube SEO using video tags and video titles. Conduct video interviews with speakers and attendees and host the videos on YouTube or Instagram.

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. " Direct Energy | Direct Energy Contest | Reduce Your Use for GoodReduce Your Use – "Nonprofits, you know it: small changes can make a big difference.

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