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Watch the recording: Nonprofit Social Media in the Time of Coronavirus Get the slides here. How can your nonprofit continue to post on social media during the coronavirus pandemic? What’s too much, too little, insensitive? How to stay focused on mission-related content while still addressing COVID-19? Join the #NonprofitNerds for a live webinar and Q&A session. Josh Hirsch, Director of Mission and …
This is a small excerpt from my book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit in 90 Days, out now! People that are skeptical of social media may be concerned that opening up this can of worms at your nonprofit will create conflicts of interest, policy breaches, and more messy legal situations. Work to create …
Watch the recording of my most recent live webinar: How Nonprofits Should Adapt Their Social Media Strategy in 2020. Slides are here. In this free online training, you will learn: ⚡️ The key changes in the current social media landscape that affect nonprofits; ⚡️ The three seismic shifts affecting donor behavior and preferences; ⚡️ How to make sense of the recent …
Nonprofits use social media platforms every single day to connect with constituents, raise awareness for causes, and collect donations. With engaged followers on one or more of the major social networks, organizations can effectively spread the word about fundraising campaigns, new initiatives, and advocacy work. However, simply having 1,000 Facebook fans or 200 Twitter followers is not the best indication of social …
If you are like most nonprofit social media managers, you came to this work sideways, if not completely by accident. You were working hard, maybe as a volunteer, program officer, Board member, development director, marketing intern – and then BAM! “Let’s get on social media!” became the rallying cry at your organization. “We should be on Pinterest! What about Instagram? …
Are you spending your days creating content for every social media imaginable — and getting very little in return? I was invited to give a presentation on Pamela Grow’s Motivate Monday webinar this week, and the topic was Social Media Survival Strategies for the Small Shop Fundraiser. Get the slides here. When thinking about survival strategies, I know this …
Creating a vibrant, effective, and workable social media storytelling strategy can be daunting for many nonprofits, especially small and grassroots organizations with little to no staff capacity or tech savvy. It doesn’t have to be! To begin, take out a piece of paper or your phone and answer this question: “What do our supporters want to hear from us?” This …
What an incredibly volatile year it has been for social media platforms – and February isn’t even over yet. Just in the past few weeks, Facebook has released several platform-altering announcements that have sent brands and organizations scrambling to keep up and alter their strategies. Snapchat revealed it’s new widely reviled face lift; Instagram opened its API to allow for …
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 …