Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month, we did a Networked Nonprofit session at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. He offered to write a guest post. Opportunity Design.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 1, 2025

At Whole Whale, we see too many nonprofits apply urgent appeals and one-time campaigns that activate new donors without the infrastructure to nurture long-term donor relationships. We use the Funnel of Engagement to map how someone goes from hearing about your work to becoming a loyal, long-term donor. Or volunteer.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Have you had trouble coming up with the perfect thanksgiving messages to donors this Thanksgiving? During this season of gratitude, don’t put Thanksgiving messages to donors on the backburner. Why Thanksgiving Messages To Donors Matter Regularly expressing gratitude and thanking your donors is more than just good manners.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

Yet this short-term campaign mentality flies in the face of the media’s strength: Building relationships with constituents — donors, volunteers, employees, and advocates — that stand the test of time. It was a revealing exercise talking to the five orgs. A Few Best Practices. They simply responded accordingly.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

I think the new Chatter Now and Chatter Custom Groups will be welcome additions to a nonprofit’s Salesforce org. So that means in-Salesforce collaboration with Board members, or key volunteers, or your organization’s largest donors. How are they connected to other key donors? Lots of possibilities.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

By Judi Sohn, Outgoing VP of Operations, Fight Colorectal Cancer Fight Colorectal Cancer: > 6 year-old Org > 6 Full-time Staff > $1.1 You know your co-workers and volunteers. or has to be duplicated (are you entering the same donor data in 3 different places?). Don’t worry about what you don’t know.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 8, 2013

But did you know that you can use Conga to generate a fully formatted Word file of your monthly donors, let’s say for your newsletter or annual report? We’re all volunteer and have no budget. Every month in our Shofar newsletter, we publish a list of our donors, separated by the Fund they donated to. That’s it.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. We’ve got a good old-fashioned donor acquisition webinar for you today. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond these webinars or if you’re a first-timer, Bloomerang is also a provider of donor management software.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

By Laura Quinn, Idealware Since most organizations don’t track just one type of constituent, the idea of a single database for all of them—donors, volunteers, clients, email subscribers, advocates and everyone else—is something of a holy grail. For most organizations, this will probably be either donors or clients. (If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Myth 5: #GivingTuesday is such a crowded time for fundraising so my org shouldn’t participate. Myth 7: If my org doesn’t have a big online following, #GivingTuesday won’t be successful for us. Myth 9: I’ve heard GT can only involve donors, not my staff or volunteers.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

As we approach the end of the calendar year, many of your donors will be thinking about end-of-year donations to your organization. In order to make that possible, your systems – especially your Salesforce org – have to “be ready” for the big push. Convert Your Volunteers. Cleanse Your Data + Get Insights.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Don’t feel obligated to overemphasize it – donors understand that even though you’re talking about one thing (i.e. Somewhere in your reply device that invites the donor to select their gift amount, add the phrase to your call to action “and other places,” “and other projects,” or “and other work.” Be donor-centric.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Who remembers the days of charities arguing with local United Ways over the donor data? “We own the workplace giving data,” was the typical United Way response to charities wanting to know more about the donors supporting them, “because they are United Way donors – our donors.” The result?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Pay attention to the donor/attendee experience, then weigh out the potential cost and get ready to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! You don’t want to spend more than you raise, and poor planning can turn an event into a budget buster that wastes your most precious resource – time and volunteers. Draws volunteers easily. BUT the flip side?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 19, 2021

TPF4Y needed a single source of truth for their data that would give them a 360-degree view of their constituents, allow them to track donors and volunteers, and make data-based decisions on programs. These factors are why they chose to apply for a Salesforce trial org. A More Efficient Way of Tracking Donations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 15, 2021

For nonprofits and education institutions, data represents donors, grants, volunteers, students, faculty, staff, and the impact they are driving. Our nonprofit and education customers are in need of highly compliant environments to deal with constituent, donor, volunteer, student, or staff information.

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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.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Fundraising and Donor Analytics. The ultimate goal is to uncover trends, understand performance, and discover useful next actions to help nonprofits achieve their fundraising and donor stewardship goals. The answer to this question can provide insight into how you appeal to prospective donors and market your nonprofit.

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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.

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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. To help, this article will cover some easy and budget-friendly ways to convey your message, inspire supporters, and acquire new donors.

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Achieve

MARCH 29, 2023

According to The Fundraising Authority , fundraising generally follows the 80/20 rule, which states that 80% percent of your revenue comes from only 20% of your donors. Invite major donors to get involved in other ways. Thank your donors. To secure more major gifts, you need more major donors!

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Here’s How Your Org Can Adapt – and Flourish Educate and Engage Your Donors Communicate openly with your donors about any changes and what they might mean. A well-informed donor might be more inclined to cover additional fees or adjust their donation habits. in a calendar quarter. of every $100 you raise.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

org, causes.org, and change.com. There are three channels that work well for converting advocates to donors: email, direct mail, and telemarketing. And all three channels have a place in the integrated marketing paradigm to convert advocates to donors. Convert to Donor. So you ask, Dennis, where do I find advocates?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2013

from web traffic, email newsletters, donors, volunteers, and other. Does your organization collect data. Is it collected in a variety of places, like Excel. spreadsheets, Googe Docs, email services, online channels, and more? How can you bring all of that data together in one place to serve your. organization's needs?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

As Lucy would tweet later, “Pink is a color not an org.” Clearly, there is a void in the digital space for being a resource to those who want to learn, contribute, volunteer, receive services but don’t know of all of the options or how to vet. Our capacity is stretched, though, we all participated in this effort as volunteers.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A well-crafted branding strategy can help you stand out from the crowd, attract donors and volunteers, and make a lasting impact on your community. Attract donors, volunteers, and other supporters. In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s more important than ever for nonprofits to have a strong brand.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we are also a provider of donor-management software. That’s what Bloomerang is, it’s a donor database. Their donor database, it’s fantastic. You want to have a connection with the donor, with the volunteer. So check that out.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

It can attract a lot of support, with donors and volunteers lining up to help. There’s no room for others to help out and often, Board members and key volunteers get frustrated and leave, feeling unneeded. Leaders who value volunteers and engage them in meaningful ways will always have help. Facilitator.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Recruit volunteers to stuff and stamp hundreds of envelopes? The best time to send a nonprofit appeal is when you have an urgent need that you know your donors will want to fund. Keep in mind that if you ask donors to give for something specific, you’re obligated to use the money on that specific thing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Every time we have explored this area, we’ve found that nonprofits that score better on this Digital Maturity Index are significantly more likely to exceed their mission, fundraising, volunteering, and other goals. They are renewing relationships with donors, volunteers, and hard-to-replace employees.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When planning to post about these topics, make sure you are building scheduled posts into your social media editorial calendar to “tease” the event in the days or weeks leading up to it and getting your donors ready to give! Volunteer Appreciation, Open Houses, etc., Donate, join, volunteer, help. JUST for fun! Call to Action.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

And, because your org is discussed on infinite communications channels, it's more important than ever to brand your organization, programs, and campaigns. This must be real, or it will undermine everything your org is trying to do. To secure a piece of fewer contributions, volunteers, board members, clients, customers.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2014

Nancy helps nonprofits build strong and lasting relationships with the people whom they need to act—to give, volunteer, participate and more. Donor retention is an absolute priority (again) for 2014. Here’s my #1 donor retention guidance for you—R-E-S-P-E-C-T your way to strong and long-lasting donor relationships.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Potential corporate or major donor gift sponsors/matches. Here’s why having a fundraising thermometer , countdown, and impact goals are specifically important for GivingTuesday: Demonstrates the need to your donors Drives urgency for donors to participate in reaching the goal. But goals don’t have to be just dollars.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Have them recruit a team of volunteers and super supporters from your network. New volunteers will be evaluating new nonprofits based on rating sites. Focus on new donor cultivation. . Announce new donors and interact with social media interactions via YouTube or Facebook Live. Create a PUBLIC calendar invite.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Is it worth it to spend the money?

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Double the Donation

MARCH 17, 2021

The new integration allows nonprofits to identify match eligible donors, automate outreach to those donors, and see matches to completion. . ” The new integration makes it easy for donors to discover their match eligibility and go straight to their matching gift request form with the click of a button. .

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