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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Admins can invite up to 1,250 of their connections to attend the event and engage attendees with live chat and polls. For example: 1.

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Why Your Nonprofit Should Be A Big Listener

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They curate the best from the abundant sea of online ocean content and rapidly experiment with creating, amplifying and circulating stories that spark vibrant conversations. Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. Are people more compassionate to animals, more generous towards the homeless?

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

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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. Our friends at Epic Outreach do a GREAT job of telling their story on Facebook using photos and video. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. Saving bears?

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity? Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt.

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[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

Bloomerang

We’ve got some polls for you. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. Most of you have answered, so we’re going to just end the poll. But you still want to be sharing the same basic overall story.

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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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Staying Connected to Emerging Community Needs

The NonProfit Times

By monitoring discussions, participating in community groups, and running targeted surveys or polls, you can gather valuable data that informs your programs and initiatives. Perhaps there’s an increase in food insecurity, a rise in homelessness, or a new health crisis emerging. The next step is to analyze it critically.