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Nonprofits – it’s about time that I provide some tough love and real talk about a controversial, divisive issue facing our nation: Facebook Fundraisers. Let me know if any of this sounds familiar. Here are the top 5 most common laments that I hear on a daily basis from nonprofit fundraisers, marketers, and social media managers: It’s so hard to …
A recent report released Facebook showcases the impact of their nonprofit fundraising tools last year on Giving Tuesday, and the results are encouraging. If you have never heard of Giving Tuesday, it’s an international day of giving – on the calendar the Tuesday after we have a day of thanks (Thanksgiving) – and then two days of rampant consumerism and …
Giving Tuesday is arguably the biggest international social media fundraising event for nonprofits and charities. Occurring after the Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday shopping blitzes each year, Giving Tuesday was created as a day to give back. Here are just a few statistics from Giving Tuesday 2017: **$300 million raised online **2.5 million gifts **Participants in over 150 countries …
Charlotte and Dave Willner started a Facebook fundraiser on June 16, titled “Reunite an immigrant parent with their child,” after they saw a viral photo of a 2-year-old Honduran girl looking up and crying as her mother was searched by a Border Patrol agent in southern Texas. They aimed to raise $1,500. As of June 24, more than 400,000 donors have …
Didn’t have time to watch the first day of Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference? I’ve got you covered. In this video, I cover the most important announcements and news that nonprofits need to know after the first day of the F8 conference. What’s new from Facebook, why is it important, and what are the implications for nonprofits? Facebook Is Taking Things …
The efficacy of Facebook fundraising tools for nonprofit crowdfunding remains a controversial topic in nonprofit circles. Can the world’s biggest social network really be leveraged to raise significant amounts of money for causes, especially smaller organizations? All evidence points to a resounding yes. (Yes, with some caveats. Read on.) Facebook has created a suite of useful tools for nonprofits to …
Despite (or perhaps because of) the increased use of social media and online community building tools, in-person, live nonprofit events have kept their popularity. Galas, auctions, marathons, serve-a-thons, breakfasts, you name it – nonprofit events can be a fantastic opportunity to: Bring new people into the fold, Deepen relationships with current supporters, Showcase impact first hand through donor-centered storytelling …
Updated: Elon Musk deleted the Facebook Pages for Tesla and SpaceX; Sonos pulled their Facebook Ads. Will Ferrell and other public figures have cancelled their accounts. It is time for nonprofits and individuals to break up with and delete Facebook? Let’s evaluate the situation. TechCrunch calling for Mark Zuckerberg’s resignation. (They claim they didn’t – but look at that headline!) People deleting …
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 brought on special guest Noah Barnett from peer-to-peer online fundraising platform CauseVox to answer your question: What are the biggest pros and cons of setting up and using Facebook fundraising tools for nonprofits? Grab the Nonprofit …