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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit has a large following on LinkedIn and a signature program that is well-known to the public, then a Showcase Page could be worth time and effort. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Currently, the limit is 100 invitations per month. For example: 1.

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Building Personal Relationships with Thousands at a Time

NetWits

Let’s say your organization has 3 primary service programs: animals, homeless and youth. Using either a Constituent Attribute (to collect information during New User Registration or on a Profile Form) or a Poll on the Return User Landing Page (ensuring the user is signed in when taking), let’s ask: Which activity do you most enjoy?

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Make the mission or program the hero – Focus messaging on your nonprofit’s values, impact, and service. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Having monthly giving programs with regular donation reminders. Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt.

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Get the Tools to Train and Educate

Tech Soup

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans reentering the workforce, or even homeless populations. Whether your organization is training its staff and volunteers to use Windows 8 or FileMaker, or teaching others technical programs like Excel, the new Atomic Training Donation Program at TechSoup can help you get started.

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Fundraising for Education: Your Guide to Doing Virtual Fundraising Right

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Finally, you want to make sure you add interactive elements to your livestream, whether that’s by adding chat people can use to ask questions, or y breaking up your livestream with polls, quizzes, raffles, etc. John Center for Homeless Men recently added some engagement to their Raisin’ the Rent event with virtual house parties !

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Why Your Nonprofit Should Be A Big Listener

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Listening beyond a brand, a program or a campaign. Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. Are people more compassionate to animals, more generous towards the homeless? Why Your Nonprofit Should Be A Big Listener guest post by Rachel Weidinger. Why Your Nonprofit Should Be a Big Listener.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. Also think about the time of year and how that impacts your program work. What are they interested in? Saving bears?