What is social fundraising? What makes it so powerful? And how can small nonprofits start their own programs to recruit and mobilize social fundraisers for their cause? Join me and Josh Hirsch, the Nonprofit Social Media Nerds, for a special session with Sue Citro, Chief Experience Officer at Best Friends Animal Society, and a featured speaker at the Nonprofit Social Media Summit in …
How to Use LinkedIn to Level Up Your Nonprofit
Should your nonprofit be on LinkedIn? What are the advantages and strengths of a dynamic LinkedIn presence for your org? Is it really worth it for nonprofits? Join the Nonprofit Social Media Nerds for a special session with digital marketing expert Angela Pitter, CEO of LiveWire Collaborative and a featured speaker at the Nonprofit Social Media Summit in Boston! Angela is a …
Crowdfunding on Social Media: 4 Design Tips to Drive Donors
Guest Post by Lomesh Shah, CEO of NonProfitEasy Crowdfunding is one of the most influential campaigning techniques to come onto the fundraising scene. A technique that harnesses the power of social media, sharing, and personal networks, crowdfunding allows anyone to create their own fundraising campaign. This means anyone can raise money for causes close to their hearts through peer donations. …
10 Reasons to Attend the Nonprofit Social Media Summit
If you are like most nonprofit social media managers, you came to this work sideways, if not completely by accident. You were working hard, maybe as a volunteer, program officer, Board member, development director, marketing intern – and then BAM! “Let’s get on social media!” became the rallying cry at your organization. “We should be on Pinterest! What about Instagram? …
How to Get People to Share Your Nonprofit Video on Social Media
5 Social Media Survival Strategies for the Small Shop Fundraiser
Are you spending your days creating content for every social media imaginable — and getting very little in return? I was invited to give a presentation on Pamela Grow’s Motivate Monday webinar this week, and the topic was Social Media Survival Strategies for the Small Shop Fundraiser. Get the slides here. When thinking about survival strategies, I know this …
3 Quick Tips on Creating Social Media Video that Stands Out
Social media video continues its dominance over all other social media content, solidifying its role as a critical and crucial element in any nonprofit digital marketing plan. In case you (or your supervisor or Board members) are not convinced: One-third of online activity is spent watching video. Social video generates 12 times more shares than text and images combined. Google …
How to Launch a Grassroots Micro-Influencer Campaign for Your Nonprofit
You already have micro-influencers in your online community just waiting to get more involved with your nonprofit!
The Essential Guide to Donor Retention in the Digital Age
Nonprofits, we are failing our donors. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2018 Fourth Quarter Report found that charitable giving did in fact increase by a meager 1.6% in 2018. Cause for celebration? Hardly. The overall number of people giving is declining: The total number of donors dropped by 4.5%. Getting new donors is an uphill battle: New donors to an organization …