Did you know that for small nonprofits, one out of every five dollars is raised online? And that about half of individual donor revenue comes from donors giving less than $1,000? In addition, small nonprofits retain about 60% of their donors from year to year – that’s astounding! For nonprofits with budgets under $2 million, the guide to more strategic and …
Guest Post by Nepoleon Nayak If you are a nonprofit event coordinator, your favorite social superheroes are probably not the cape-wearing, shield-wielding kind. You know that the success of your event depends to a very large extent on the way you use social media networks like as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Social media channels are a fantastic tool for marketing and reaching your …
If you missed my free webinar – 5 Steps To Successfully Fundraise on Social Media: A Guide For Nonprofits – with CauseVox, you can view the slides below or on SlideShare. 5 Steps To Successfully Fundraise on Social Media: A Guide For Nonprofits from CauseVox To get the full webinar recording sent to you, visit the webinar registration page here. Key …
The rise in popularity of social media channels over the past decade has fundamentally changed how we connect with one another, how we discover news, and how we consume and share information that matters. Now, it’s easier than ever before to maintain relationships, to watch your loved ones celebrate milestones, and to advocate and rally around the causes about which …
File under #AboutTime! Facebook recently announced a new tool designed to give individual users the power to fundraise on Facebook for their favorite verified US-based 501(c)3 nonprofits, directly within the platform! According to Facebook officials, this has always been their intended vision. They want to give their users more control in setting up and promoting individual fundraising pages for the causes …
Social Media Day is almost here, and you should be just as I excited as I am! Why? Here are just 5 reasons: 1) Social media has completely revolutionized communications. It’s not a fad, or a trend, or even a marketing tactic – social media and all that comes with it, the good, the bad, and the ugly, have utterly changed …
Starting out on social media can be a scary proposition for many nonprofits. Horror stories abound – staff members going “rogue” and posting inappropriate Facebook photos, volunteers tweeting too much information, negative comments being left in LinkedIn Groups. (I’m sure we all heard the story about the American Red Cross and the #gettngslizzerd slip up!) With all the fear mongering and bad news …
One week ago, I was sitting at the bar with my best friend Bonnie, and she said, “Hey, are you on Snapchat?” I sheepishly shook my head no. I am almost 39, and while I love social media, I already felt like there were more than enough ways to get in touch with me – text, Facebook, Twitter, email, Instagram, …
I am pleased to have been featured on my friend Jeannine O’Neil’s super social media podcast, Social Eyes! In this episode, we discuss: Social media is about being your authentic self and building your community. **The goal for getting on social media (from a marketing standpoint) is to create a dynamic, engaged community of people. **Telling a story is absolutely key …