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On a cold, rainy March day in Boston I set off to meet other nonprofit technology professionals at the 17th annual NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. When people ask me “How was the conference?” I am just going to show a screenshot of my most frequently used emojis over the past few days. #17NTC #sumsitup A post shared …
There is little doubt that Trump’s presidency has been unwelcome news for most of the nonprofit sector. With promises to abolish the Johnson Amendment (a horrible, terrible idea), along with angry rhetoric that demeans many of the populations nonprofits serve and protect, the man and his ideals are disastrous – not just for the country, but for the third sector as a …
In this presentation, called Make Blogging a Part of Your Social Media Strategy, I show how smaller nonprofits can get on board with blogging and create a dynamic outlet that grows their supporters and helps them accomplish their goals. Despite the popularity of bite-size content on social media channels like Facebook and Instagram, maintaining a blog attached to your website is …
Love it or hate it, Facebook reigns supreme over the social media landscape. Pew Internet reported that nearly eight-in-ten online Americans (79%) now use Facebook. The key to getting your message out on Facebook is having a fully engaged audience of fans that are willing to like, comment, share, and click on your posts. As we all know (and frequently lament), …
In the nonprofit sector, professionals often feel that they need to take on everything by themselves. We silo our departments, isolate our fundraising and program staff, and put our heads down to put out the fires that crop up every day as we do our important work. This is why nonprofit staff experience such high levels of burn out, stress, …
Guest blog by Adam Weinger Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns have become more than just an innovative approach to online fundraising: they’re now the standard. If you’re not familiar with how peer-to-peer campaigns work, let’s back up to recap the basics: Peer-to-peer campaigns turn donors into fundraisers by equipping them with personalized online fundraising pages that they can share via social media (and …
This past year was certainly an explosive one for digital marketing and online fundraising. Many nonprofits upped their efforts on digital channels, and reaped the benefits. I worked with nonprofits on a diverse array of online campaigns designed to drive awareness, engagement, fundraising, and more. What I found was that while the majority of nonprofits are able to do inspiring …
Guest blog by John Killoran As the process for making mobile donations becomes more and more convenient, your nonprofit may see an uptick in the number of donors craving more interactions via their mobile phones. Modern supporters are looking to connect with and engage with your nonprofit on the go, which means that your nonprofit needs to come up with …
Guest blog by Candace Cody You know that social media is an important component of social fundraising (or peer-to-peer fundraising), but sometimes it can be tricky to know where to start, or exactly what to do. This gets even more intimidating during the year-end fundraising season, when everything feels more rushed and more critical. There’s a lot to learn about …