Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2014

What’s the best way to recruit and train volunteers on a Giving Day? Volunteers: Organizers have used volunteers for a variety of tasks during Giving Days. In Kansas, for example, the Wichita Community Foundation reached out to a local tech alliance to help with social media updates.

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Campaign Tips Giving Case Study 96

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

He’d sorted out how to scale their services into Nashville, TN, Wichita, KS, Huntsville, AL, Chicago, IL, Chattanooga, TN, and Tampa Bay, FL. Despite these successes, ShowerUp’s BIG problem was organizing their 1,449 volunteers. Paul also knew that today’s volunteers are tomorrow’s donors; he needed to nurture his greatest advocates.

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Problem Volunteer Wichita Donor 59

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2011

That means if you are a horse organization in Wichita and “horses, Wichita” doesn’t bring you up wicked fast, kiss those web visitors goodbye. Ergo, your organization needs to be online, especially on LinkedIn ; not just for recruiting mind-blowing talent but for connecting with talented volunteers, donors, etc.

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Wichita Report Social Media Convio 48

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2009

As a collegiate baseball player in Wichita, KS, I volunteered at a local event and became hooked. After those games, I began my professional career with Special Olympics, Texas working with some of the most wonderful volunteers and families I have ever met. I get “goose bumps” to this day as I remember that scene.

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Wichita Kansas Volunteer Texas 30