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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 …
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: Should I create more than one Facebook page for my nonprofit, if we have many different programs and services? First of all, I have to say that the way nonprofits approach Facebook, …
The brilliant minds at Facebook have been busy so far in 2018! With an apparent desire to get back to their roots of connecting the world and building community, Mark Zuckerberg and co have rolled out three major changes so far this year. Each of these announcements has implications for nonprofits, brands, and businesses who post content on Facebook Pages. …
Facebook just announced another sweeping change to the News Feed. As many nonprofits know, organic (unpaid) reach and post engagement from Pages has gone down in recent months, with fewer and fewer people seeing Page posts. I’ve written a lot about this topic, and ways to fight the Facebook algorithm and get in front of more of your supporters on …
#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 …
If you missed this live mini-training about using Facebook Live, you can catch the replay on my Facebook Page! Here are the slides, where I dive into 5 specific ways that your nonprofit can use Facebook Live in your next fundraising campaign. Don’t forget to grab this week’s freebie download – The Essential Facebook Live Checklist for Nonprofits! Happy viewing! …
In last week’s post, 3 Facebook Features Designed to Help You Fundraise, I highlighted just three of the Facebook features that are making social media fundraising a little bit easier for your nonprofit. These features are: 1) Donations option in personal status updates, 2) Fundraisers on Facebook, 3) The Donate button for your nonprofit Facebook Page. To read more, be sure …