NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Staff said that Facebook helped build enthusiasm for events when people reposted the info and shared it with friends. Only about 40% reported success converting Facebook fans into donors or volunteers. Interestingly, over 70% of nonprofit staff respondents saw the most success attracting new event attendees.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

The past year has been a challenging one for volunteer coordinators. Social distancing takes many typical volunteer opportunities out of the equation, which leaves you wondering how you keep your volunteers engaged. Volunteer peer-to-peer fundraising. Why Volunteers Make Great Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers. Our answer?

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Volunteer Fundraising Mentoring Campaign 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

If any of your past staff, interns, or volunteers have a personal profile on LinkedIn and they have added their position at your nonprofit to their work “Experience,&# then your nonprofit does indeed have a LinkedIn Company Page. It must be an email address connected to your nonprofit’s name, such as info@amnesty.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

Instagram doesn’t let you add links to post captions — meaning that users who click through will always go through the contact info on your page or a link in your bio. With this content, they can encourage their followers to donate or volunteer. Build a Content Strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

70% want to know about volunteer opportunities. How often do Millennials volunteer? The primary obstacle to volunteering being a lack of time. 61% said they want to volunteer with friends and family, 56% said they want an organized group. 44% said they wanted to volunteer on their own. People want transparency.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 31, 2014

For some nonprofits, volunteers are the lifeblood of their organization. Volunteers can be even more valuable than donors. Every nonprofit can benefit from the help of volunteers, but recruiting and retaining new volunteers is easier said than done. Scheduling, Preparation and Communication.

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Volunteer Experiment Nonprofit Contact 78

NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

Make sure to include all your contact info (email, phone, etc). News / Important info for students/families. Donate, subscribe, register, volunteer buttons. Here are a few tips to ensure your Facebook about section is filled out in a way that makes it useful to those who check it out…. Add your mission statement. Add milestones.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

For example, a volunteer-run dental clinic learned through many years of providing dental services that quality dental care impacted a persons overall health, including heart health. Include your logo and basic info. Is there a problem that can be immediately addressed while making a huge impact? Use 1-inch margins.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 31, 2014

For some nonprofits, volunteers are the lifeblood of their organization. Volunteers can be even more valuable than donors. Every nonprofit can benefit from the help of volunteers, but recruiting and retaining new volunteers is easier said than done. Scheduling, Preparation and Communication.

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Volunteer Experiment Nonprofit Contact 70

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2020

StreamYard is a great service for easily adding overlay banners with custom text-to-donate info to your livestream video. Simply remind viewers of your keyword and shortcode throughout the broadcast and include it as an overlay on videos and images. Event Page. A virtual event can have a lot of moving pieces to manage.

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Virtual Fundraising Tech Broadcast 328

NetWits

DECEMBER 10, 2010

They type of page I’m referring to is any an page where you’re driving web traffic with the goal of getting each visitor to give you a gift – money, volunteer time, gift in kind, etc. A study by Jakob Nielsen showed that web users spend 80% of their time focused on info above the page fold. What’s an online giving page?

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Action Online Giving Gift 214

Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I was reminded of Ali’s video last week when I led a class for volunteer managers on creating virtual volunteer roles. One of the participants had to take an onsite museum role, where volunteers staff educational carts and engage with visitors, and transform it info a remote position. The challenge here is the cost.

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Roles Volunteer Virtual Demonstration 70

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2019

While donors are essential for funding your cause, volunteers are essential for supporting its ongoing functions, from day-to-day operations to fundraising event management. However, even if your nonprofit has the most ardent of supporters, it can still be incredibly difficult to actually motivate volunteers to give their time.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 17, 2011

I’ll lead this session and present with a few NTEN member volunteers to ensure if you’re new to the NTC you have all the information you need to make it a valuable experience! Session info. Related Links : Conference registration.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Spring into Action: Best Practices for Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Spring is the season of growth and renewal—a perfect time to rejuvenate your organization’s volunteer force! Discover how to blossom your volunteer roster with our guide on the best practices for recruitment and retention.

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Retention Volunteer Action Practice 59

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Do not assume that if a potential donor or volunteer wants to learn about your work, impact, and financial situation that they will download (if you even post the file) a massive annual report and read that in their free time. But does it just list the info@ email? Allow for feedback. I’m sure you have a Contact Us page.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

It seems that you have to have an organizational presence on facebook in order for the project page on Jumo to work/look right – I put in my facebook ID, thinking it was verifying my association as the admin on the organizational account, but instead it put my photo and info as the organization’s!

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Reflection Facebook Profile Donation 279

Bloomerang

JULY 12, 2022

At a minimum, it states they will attend meetings, volunteer at events and programs, make a financial gift, support the fundraising efforts of the organization, take part in strategic planning sessions , and be an ambassador of the cause around town. committee member, advisory board, honorary board, or program volunteer).

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Tips Policy Roles Volunteer 139

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

A mom of 2 and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, she is the author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits , a call-to-action for nonprofits to use stories to accomplish their missions.

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Donation Money Raise Ideas 279

Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2025

Engaged : They take meaningful action with your orgdonating, volunteering, attending events, or joining a campaign. Interested : They actively choose to learn morevisiting your site, following you on social media, or signing up for your email list. Committed : They stick around. You’re not just educatingyoure mobilizing.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Recently, TechSoup hosted a webinar discussing how to use social media to acquire and support volunteers. Part of the webinar included this survey of the listeners below, which in of itself is useful for tracking how nonprofits and libraries recruit and support their volunteers.

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Social Media Volunteer Media Social 44

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

posted by Kathy Renfro Graduate Student ASU Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership program Nonprofit assignments can place volunteers in precarious positions of potential, personal liability. Prior to the 1940s, the Charitable Immunity Doctrine shielded nonprofits from tort liability, but did not protect volunteers.

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Volunteer Question Law Student 51

3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Add to that volunteer management and event management. Finally, social media, mobile fundraising, and a whole array of fundraising and volunteer management apps. We move, changes jobs, get married, have families, develop new interests, add and drop contact info like phone numbers and email addresses, and a whole lot more.

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Software Fundraising Data Database 161

BoardAssist

MAY 19, 2016

For many, the decision has been made to give back, but they aren’t sure if they want to do so by joining a board, or just volunteering, or simply being a generous donor. Volunteering vs. Serving on a Nonprofit Board vs. Donating – What Nonprofit Role is Best for You? Volunteer with a nonprofit. Donate to a nonprofit.

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Roles Volunteer Donation Nonprofit 53

Get Fully Funded

JULY 25, 2010

To make your donors read your newsletter from start to finish, it must include info that donors find interesting. Share a brief testimonial from a client, a donor, a volunteer, or a local celebrity about your organization. Don’t go overboard here – one or two good facts with a tidbit of supporting info is all you need.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 4, 2010

The International Board of Directors (IBOD) are volunteers from around the world who share a deep concern for the problems of poverty housing. To apply, Kindly forward the following info: to our Human Resource Department at the email listed below for further instructions.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

HOW TO: Turn Slacktivists into Activists with Social Media – "Throughout the non-profit world, organizations struggle with social media’s impact on the volunteer and donor cycle. There are some important social media strategies for transforming those one-click “slacktivists&# into fully engaged activists.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Waiting to add volunteers or other help until those systems and work habits are in place will ensure that you’ve set the correct precedent for how things will be done in your nonprofit. Many people will check you out online before they give or volunteer, so make sure your online presence represents you well. Cool, right? You may ask.

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Team Nonprofit Volunteer Calendar 122

CauseVox

MAY 12, 2021

She is the author of two books, a mom of two kids, and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. Interested in registering or looking for more info? Her passion is to get organizations and change makers to stop spinning their wheels and start getting real results using digital tools. Take this course by registering to the left or bottom.

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Social Media Calendar Media Social 128

sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

She said: New email subscribers Event attendees Volunteers Advocacy action-takers Google Grant search ad-clickers Random local connections Are You Forgetting Something? Why do we think of one type of social donor as already lost even when we have their contact info? Our conversation continued.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

On April 14, TechSoup presented a webinar on using social media tools to support, involve, and recruit volunteers. Posting your volunteer job on LinkedIn is good for the organization AND for yourself. University of Oregon's campus group AHA was mentioned in #techsoup 's webinar on social media for volunteer managing.

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Social Media Volunteer Media Social 36

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

board, staff, volunteers and donors) for names from their networks. clients, volunteers, members, vendors, family members of affiliates and even social media followers). Ask for personal referrals Consider a “Let Your Friends Be Our Friends” campaign. Begin by asking those closest to you (e.g.,

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Donor Demonstration Charity Social Media 134

The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2020

is a new service created by volunteers with work experience at several prominent companies, including Google, Intel, Dropbox, and Nike, that aims to help registered voters sign up for a mail-in ballot. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. A new website tries to streamline the process of signing up to vote by mail. VoteByMail.io

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Nonprofit assignments can place volunteers in precarious positions of potential, personal liability. Prior to the 1940s, the Charitable Immunity Doctrine shielded nonprofits from tort liability, but did not protect volunteers. In this example, a volunteer is assigned to provide tutoring to grade school students on campus.

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Volunteer Question Law Student 40

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

I think only a nonprofit could roll in with that role on a national level with field people with laptops and cell or satellite phone Internet connections going out and getting people connected with a national database and volunteers manning phone lines or bringing phone to those without. Information management on a large scale.

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Hurricane Disaster National Roles 100

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

You are managing your organization, coordinating volunteers, handling all the marketing and fundraising tasks, making sure programs are running, and maybe even sweeping the floors. I KNOW you usually come last, after your nonprofit work, your family, your volunteers/staff, your friends, and your neighbors. Coordinating volunteers.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Volunteer Causes 119

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 27, 2021

To learn how nonprofits of all sizes are approaching this end-of-year giving season, we asked leaders at, (RED) , Conservation Volunteers Australia , 92nd Street Y , and 412 Food Rescue to share their tips and tools for engaging constituents.

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Marketing Tips Nonprofit Australia 111