Listen to a clip above, and tune in to the entire episode at www.NonprofitNationPodcast.com! GivingTuesday 2021 is right around the corner. Is your nonprofit prepared to promote your organization’s mission to potential donors and volunteers? When executed effectively a strong GivingTuesday campaign can help your nonprofit ramp up fundraising and donor engagement going into the New Year. 34.8 million people participated in …
[Webinar] How to Build Community and Actually Drive Donations Using Social Media
Social Media for Social Good Academy is open! Will you be one of my students? Click here to find out more. 94% of NGOs worldwide agree that social media is effective for creating online brand awareness. 30% of nonprofit website traffic currently comes from social media. And the best part? 36% of social media users say that they have used …
[Webinar] 10 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote Your Giving Tuesday Campaign
Social Media for Social Good Academy is open! Will you be one of my students? Click here to find out more. I encourage all nonprofits, social change agents, activists, and anyone who wants to change the world through generosity and kindness to celebrate this year’s global day of unity on November 30 – Giving Tuesday! According to to Charity Navigator, …
#GivingTuesday 2020 Wrap Up – How to Follow Up With Donors After Your Campaign
The final numbers are still being calculated, but GivingTuesday 2020 is shaping up to be a huge success! GivingTuesday reports total giving increased from $1.97 billion to $2.47 billion in the United States alone, representing a 25% increase compared to GivingTuesday 2019. Read more here. And that’s on TOP of the surge of generosity represented by #GivingTuesdayNow launched by GivingTuesday earlier …
How to Plan for a Great #GivingTuesday Campaign
Do you want to raise more money and connect with more supporters this #GivingTuesday? You’re in luck! Today on Facebook Live I talked with special guest all about what goes into planning and executing a successful Giving Tuesday campaign at your nonprofit. Josh Hirsch is the Director of Mission and Communication for Susan G. Komen South Florida, and he is …
Nonprofit giving is about more than just money
As a busy nonprofit professional, I am sure you often get hung up on the million-dollar question – How can we quickly raise more money for our organization? Nonprofits are obsessed with online giving campaigns and social media fundraising, but how can we quantify all the other ways people support our cause? This infographic from everydayhero describes this type of …
How Nonprofits Continue To Get Facebook Marketing All Wrong
In my conversations with nonprofits using social media, I always ask them one question first – What do they want to get out of using Facebook? I always single out Facebook first because it is alternately so loved and so hated, and the mere mention of it always elicits spirited discussion. Facebook is also very different than other platforms …
How Your Nonprofit Can Plan Ahead for #GivingTuesday
I know, I know – it’s too early to talk about December. On the East Coast, we just got comfortable ordering Pumpkin Spice Lattes and pulling out our fall boots. We don’t want to discuss Christmas and certainly not year-end giving right now! Think again! Don’t let your nonprofit be left behind – start planning for #GivingTuesday and year-end giving …
The 4 Questions You Need To Answer When Raising Money Online
Raising money online seems to confound many nonprofits, especially smaller ones. The three main challenges that nonprofits face with raising money online are 1) how to find new donors willing to give online, 2) convincing “traditional” donors to give online and 3) using social media to raise money. As with any kind of fundraising campaign or appeal, you are putting …