The numbers for 2015’s #GivingTuesday are in, and they are astounding! **$116.7 million dollars raised through over 1 million gifts **The mean gift size was over $100! **Social media mentions of the hashtag #GivingTuesday were at least 1.3 million. **71 countries across the globe participated. And the numbers and data keep coming in! To get your nonprofit counted, please fill out …
How Digital and Social Media Tools Have Transformed Nonprofits [Infographic]
Social media is not a fad, nor is it a trend – it is a way of life. Digital and social media tools have completely revolutionized the ways in which people communicate with each other, as well as the ways that we consume and share information. Love them or hate them, they are here to stay – and their influence …
No PhotoShop Needed: Creating Fantastically Shareable Nonprofit Graphics
Click here to get all the slides from today’s Boston Online Fundraising Summit. What a great day – I collected so many ideas and I received a lot of inspiration from the nonprofits and other professionals that attended! No PhotoShop® Needed: Creating Fantastically Shareable Nonprofit Graphics
A Road Map for Nonprofit Storytelling
I came across this great infographic from Classy, providing details and a road map for nonprofits who have great stories to tell but do not know how to tell them. A compelling story starts out with a person – someone that the reader can relate to or empathize with. Little details make the person more relatable, so provide as much information …
Nonprofit giving is about more than just money
As a busy nonprofit professional, I am sure you often get hung up on the million-dollar question – How can we quickly raise more money for our organization? Nonprofits are obsessed with online giving campaigns and social media fundraising, but how can we quantify all the other ways people support our cause? This infographic from everydayhero describes this type of …
Facebook in 2015 – What Nonprofits Need to Know
Love it or hate it, Facebook continues to be an important tool in a nonprofit’s marketing and fundraising kit. On their Q3 earnings call, Facebook released the following mind-blowing statistics: 1.35 billion people log into Facebook each month 864 million daily active users 64% of monthly active users log on every day 1 billion video views each day in September …
Meet the 4 Types of People Who Make Up Your Online Community [Infographic]
Nonprofits tend to lump all of their constituents into just a few boxes – staff, volunteers, donors and clients. Within that box, these groups of constituents often get lumped further into just one category. “Our donors aren’t online!” “Our clients don’t want to receive text messages.” “Our staff is not tech-savvy.” Does that sound familiar? Get rid of all the stereotypes …
An Example Of How To Fundraise With Nonprofit Infographics
Infographics are taking the world by storm! Nonprofit infographics are growing in popularity as marketing and fundraising tools, and there are many reasons for this: **In just the last two years, Google searches for infographics have increased by over 800%. **Blogs that use infographics grow in traffic an average of 12% more than those that do not. **Social news site Digg …
Nonprofit Technology: Changing The World
Technology has changed the nonprofit world permanently. The rise of social networks and mobile devices has completely revolutionized the way that people communiciate, network and discover information. Is your organization taking advantage of all that nonprofit technology has to offer? Check out these stats, from an infographic created by CompterScienceZone.org: 47% of Americans learn about social causes via social media …