Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face. Virtual work can easily zap our energy and drain our emotions bringing on a type of malaise called “Virtual or Zoom Fatigue.” . This can make the experience lonely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

By Kevin Santiago , Marketing Director at Paybee – an all-in-one charity fundraising platform that specializes in virtual, hybrid, and in-person fundraising events. Nonprofit fundraising changed drastically in 2020 with a shift toward virtual galas and a need to raise money online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

What would you do differently? Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Here’s what they told us: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2022

With COVID restrictions putting the brakes on many of the past two years’ large gatherings, nonprofits are anxious to resume in-person events – and supporters are looking forward to attending. with the virtual. selected artworks in person. . hybrid in-person events ?as Embracing Different Types of Events .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

For fundraising initiatives that require a little more love – like charity auctions and virtual events – below is a list of ten powerful fundraising ideas to help you pave your new-and-improved path. Personal training sessions. Engage with supporters through virtual events. They truly want their effort to make a difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

By Jessica Fox , Content Manager at Eventgroove – a one-stop platform for virtual, hybrid, and in-person events that offers event management, online fundraising, ticketing, and online storefronts for print and digital merchandise. Then, think of the different types of fundraisers you might create.

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The MatrixFiles

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Alas, because of COVID, there are no docents available in person. . All three docents say they are looking forward to being back in person, but I’m wondering if some virtual docents should stick around. Virtual docents are just one thing borne of this pandemic that could/should stick around.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

1) Virtual Events Are Here to Stay. Arguably the biggest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nonprofit industry was the cancelation of in-person fundraising events. In response, we saw an explosion in the number of events that made the pivot from in-person to virtual. There’s never been a larger demand.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

For some, it might feel like a continuation of the past three years – learning how to adapt, shift priorities, and engage with members in different ways. With this new virtual-only audience segment, they launched a new online course that resulted in nearly $300,000 of additional revenue.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 16, 2021

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. By every measure, an in-person ask provides the most bang for the buck. 1: Not asking through a personal meeting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2024

Virtual Introductory AI Bootcamp for Nonprofits Nonprofit professionals eager to delve deeper into these concepts can join the upcoming event, “Virtual Introductory AI Bootcamp for Nonprofits” hosted by Varsity Technologies. Data Bias: Prejudice or skewed results in AI systems due to biased training data.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Ease of organization, larger participant pools and technological advances have helped the virtual nonprofit focus group overtake its traditional format. Here are 7 reasons to try a virtual nonprofit focus group. Securing a space for your in-person focus group can be a hassle. You have more flexibility.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

The pandemic unexpectedly transformed how organizations hosted their events and meetings, forcing event planners to quickly pivot and move their meetings to virtual platforms. Now, as the world is opening back up, your association may be planning to go back to in-person meetings or use a hybrid approach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2023

A social entrepreneur, therefore, is a person who explores business opportunities that have a positive impact on their community, in society or the world.” Next, you’ll want to understand the key differences between a 501(c)(3) and a sponsored organization. Research the reasons why many people start nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter, or submitting a grant application. These virtual events may require not just prior state charitable registration but also gaming licenses. However, each state’s disclosure requirements differ. 4) Online Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter, or submitting a grant application. These virtual events may require not just prior state charitable solicitation registration, but also gaming licenses. However, each state’s disclosure requirements differ. 4) Online Auctions. How to be Compliant

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Kristal Frazier will provide strategies that will empower you to become confident in your next virtual ask. We are here to talk about “The 3 V’s of Virtual Communication.” And you can also send us a tweet, I’ll keep an eye on Twitter, in case you are a tweeting-type person, which we appreciate.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 5, 2023

25+ speaking sessions at in-person and virtual conferences for ASAE, CSAE,orgCommunity, Association Forum, NiUG, US Transactions Corp and many more. 4 Steps to Leveraging Your Association’s Virtual Event Data Guide – steps you can take to better leverage your virtual event data and help inform your event strategies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Rather than creating something completely different, use your brand values, personality, and key messages as a guide first, allowing donors to better understand and recognize you amid the crowded end-of-year fundraising space. Online giving is here to stay, particularly in the virtual world we continue to live in due to the pandemic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

That’s why we sought to uncover trends among successful nonprofits on the platform and what they do differently early on. Reviewing their activity wall of donations to personally thank donors. Virtual success is here to stay and offers you more opportunities to build campaigns you may not have had the resources for previously.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

Beyond choosing a fundraising idea, your nonprofit also has to decide whether you want to host your event in person or online. . Over the years, virtual fundraising has grown in popularity, especially during the pandemic when meeting in person wasn’t possible. What are the pros of hosting virtual nonprofit events? .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Personal thank you letter from the founder, ED, chair, leadership powerhouses. Personal phone call from the founder, chair, ED. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit. Hand-written note from a person served by the organization. Mentions at different times and places during any festivals you host.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Save time and grab this exact template from our Giving Tuesday Fundraising Template Kit and personalize it for your organization. CoSchedule analyzed over 14 different studies from various email marketing tools to determine the best time to send emails. Supporters give to your organization to make a difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. Winter 2022. Related Resources: Social Media best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2020

On the other hand, it’s sped up our virtual lives like a runaway train. She’s that one person who is the “gatekeeper,” that reliable one who connects everyone, remembers the email chain where you discussed that fundraising idea last year, and knows that Joe is organizing student volunteers for the next event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But you’re already hustling as hard as possible to build support, raise money, and make a difference. That’s information you can use to do things like create personalized donor experiences , build membership, and identify advocates. Maybe it’s time to conduct some personal outreach! Don’t run away!

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The cost of an in-person event can increase steadily as the number of attendees goes up. Hosting a virtual event can help keep food, space, and materials costs from getting out of control and allows for a lower registration fee. Virtual events have things to set up, too. Will food be served? Will there be entertainment?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

One person (me) handles the bulk of our copy and content projects. Since this is an article on using AI to write, we asked Google’s Bard, “What is the difference between ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Bing Chat?” ” In other words, though different, all three chatbots perform similar tasks. For free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

After all, there is nothing more disappointing than contributing hard-earned money to what looks like a good cause, and then having absolutely no idea whether it made any difference. It sounds simple, but nonprofits shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the personal touch. About the Author.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. Pin, post, and retweet this announcement multiple times throughout the day for those in different time zones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 20, 2022

Whether virtual, in person, or hybrid, raffles are an effective way to raise money for your nonprofit (case in point—the $9,420,506 raffle organizers on Eventgroove have earned for their causes since November 2019). We know you’re asking yourself, “Why on Earth would a person pay anything when they don’t have to?!” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

There are number of reasons we feel exhausted from zoom meetings as Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab points out. It isn’t just the huge uptick in back-to-back virtual meetings we are hosting or attending, many times without breaks in between. It has surfaced a new technology affliction: Zoom Overload. .

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Automatically match them to their legislator or the decision-maker you’re targeting —if supporters don’t need to navigate away from your page in order to look up who their representatives are or locate contact information for the person they want to share their opinion with, they stand a better chance of completing and sending their message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2020

?. This morning I facilitated a virtual mini-workshop for the Resource Alliance as part of its Plan C Online Discussions. The workshop, Work/Life Balance: Tips Fundraisers During A Pandemic included fundraisers from many different countries. Certainly that is another way to create a boundary between work and personal life.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Due to safety restrictions associated with the pandemic, support groups were suddenly not allowed to meet in person. Yet, in the spirit of “adapt and overcome,” peer support group leaders pivoted quickly, and, within the first 10 weeks of the pandemic, more than 200 support groups had been held virtually.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Influencer and Celebrity Endorsements: Leveraged well-known personalities to promote the campaign, increasing reach and credibility. Urgency: The campaign is a one-day, high-impact event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

When we look at the giving landscape in North America, the preferences and motivations for giving vary across different generations. Silent Generation donors value personal connections and traditional forms of communication. This generation is more likely to participate in virtual events, such as online charity streams and challenges.

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