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Nonprofits large and small are looking into social media’s newest shiny object – the free nonprofit fundraising on Facebook features. However, many questions remain: How do we set up and use these tools? Should we use them? What about donor information? How do we get payments? Is it really worth all the fuss? Some organizations get great results from Facebook …
Welcome to Facebook Fridays! Fridays at noon I take 15 minutes to help you navigate the crazy wilderness of Facebook for your nonprofit. Today I answered your question: How do nonprofits receive donations made on Facebook? There are three ways to receive donations made to your nonprofit on Facebook: 1. Nonprofits that are Registered with Facebook Payments When a charitable organization …
There is no doubt that getting results from Facebook in 2018 is harder than ever. While Facebook continues to roll out News Feed changes at an alarming pace, one vital feature not only seems to be insulated from declining reach, but also increasing in popularity – Facebook fundraising. I’ve written and spoken quite a bit about Facebook’s free fundraising tools …
Frustrated with all the changes coming to the Facebook News Feed? It may be time to consider getting on Instagram! Instagram (despite being owned by Facebook) continues to grow in popularity, and is an increasingly effective way to share more of your impact and your work with an engaged audience. Recent Instagram statistics that nonprofits should consider: Instagram has over …
The results are in – this year was the biggest Giving Tuesday yet! According to the Giving Tuesday Facebook Page, Giving Tuesday 2017: **$274 million raised online **2.4 million gifts **$110.98 mean gift size **Over 1 million social mentions and 21.7 billion impressions **Participants in over 150 countries around the world **100+ community coalitions Here are the numbers in nifty, …
Has your nonprofit considered launching a crowdfunding campaign, but you don’t know if this type of fundraising is for you – or even where to begin? I’ve got you covered! Nonprofits small and large are using the power of “crowdfunding” (online fundraising campaigns that use the collective effort of individuals to raise money for specific projects) to generate millions of …
Giving Tuesday is fast-approaching! Love it or hate it, the truth is that this wildly popular international day of giving and giving back will most certainly generate record amounts of press coverage, website clicks, and donations to charities small and large. Not sure if you should carry out a campaign this year? Before you launch a #GivingTuesday campaign, be sure to …
#GivingTuesday is less than one month away! On November 28th, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are matching up to $2 million in funds raised on Facebook for U.S-based nonprofits. Also on #GivingTuesday, Facebook is waiving all fees for donations made on Facebook. (Before and after #GivingTuesday, charitable organizations that have signed up to use Facebook’s fundraising tools will pay …
Hard to believe but #GivingTuesday is only a little over one month away! Is this powerhouse giving day right for your nonprofit? Participation numbers and dollars raised skyrocketed last year, and are sure to increase even more in 2017. Time is running out, but the good news is, if you plan well and if you plan strategically, it’s not too …