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According to Cision’s 2015 Global Social Journalism Study , 94 percent of journalists are using social media on a daily basis — with 67 percent spending up to two hours a day. Below are five strategies for using social media to your advantage in media relations. MORE
We asked you to put eight social networks in “order of importance to your nonprofit’s communications strategy in 2015.” While Facebook is still in the lead, other social networks are gaining ground. Nonprofit Communications Social Networking Trends MORE
Contributing writer Antionette Kerr is back with another edition, this time on social media storytelling and some bonus tips on Snapchat. Most of the images were previously shared on some other form of social media. . MORE
All of these characteristics add up to the perfect storm on social media! How can you celebrate February 29th and the Leap Year overall on social media? ” on your social networks. Social Media 2020 leap year social media fun MORE
Nonprofits small and large dived into social media last year, and some found huge success – but many did not get the results that they expected. I hear these social media laments all the time from nonprofits: “Social media algorithms have killed our engagement this year.”. “It’s MORE
Creating social networks before anyone knew what they were. Like any network of peers, colleagues, browsers… you tend to get out what you put in. All of this is social, of course, so you can establish a presence on SU via your Twitter, Facebook, Google+… accounts. MORE
Think about social media as a way to open the doors of your organization to new guests and friends. But unlike hosting guests at you home for an hour or two, social media is open to guests 24/7. Because of the constant accessibility of social media, keeping profiles tidy all the time is a must. Always include a short description about your organization and a link back to your website in your social media profiles’ “about” section. MORE
Last Tuesday, I presented a workshop on social media crisis communications for the Virginia Association of Fund Raising Executives and I’m sharing the deck with you here. Crisis Communications in Social Media for Nonprofits from Kivi Leroux Miller. MORE
True, social media is considered by some researchers to be more addictive than sex , so we might be temped to carry our work home with us – or do it in the car when no one is looking. Need help taming those updates and retweets? MORE
You’ve probably been cautioned to avoid using social media as a fundraising tool and to focus instead on donor “engagement” – which will someday lead to fundraising opportunities. What about all of those nonprofits using social media to raise money right now? MORE
Last week, I asked for your thoughts on how your newsletter has changed , including how your organization’s use of social media has affected your newsletter, whether print or online. ” “We use social media to share more frequent updates than in our newsletter. MORE
The draw of the story about the media-streaming service raising its rates by over 60% earlier this week (a raise that will not have an impact on current subscribers until the fall) is how Netflix’s subscribers jumped all over the service via their social networks and Facebook. MORE
I’m speaking at the Essex County Community Foundation’s Institute for Trustees on March 22 , and the topic is “Online Marketing & Social Media: What a Board Member Needs to Know” If you’ve seen me speak, you know I cram in a ton of information into my sessions, and this one is just one hour. Here it is, as a free JPG for you to download: Julia’s Nonprofit Social Media Checklist. Julia’s Nonprofit Social Media Checklist. MORE
One very popular use of the dashboard concept is to monitor social media conversations about your organizations and issues. Christina Johns, online media manager for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews uses Netvibes. MORE
Pairing your nonprofit storytelling with social media is a smart tactic for engaging supporters and inspiring them to take action. Here ''s why it works : It''s d ynamic: Social media makes it easy to combine text, photos, video and interactive elements to tell a richer story than just words alone. It puts stories f ront and center: For many, social media is part of a daily routine. Think outside the box when presenting your stories via social media. MORE
Nonprofit Tech for Good found that “boomers spend 19 hours a week online, and 71% use a social networking site daily with Facebook being the most popular. Your donors ages 74+ are the fastest-growing demographic on social networks. MORE
Think because your organization caters to seniors, you don’t need social media? One of my biggest tasks is increasing awareness of our beautiful community and all it offers, and one of the ways I seek to do this is through using social media. MORE
Market Research Nonprofit Communications Social Networking TrendsWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. MORE
True, social media is considered by some researchers to be more addictive than sex , so we might be temped to carry our work home with us – or do it in the car when no one is looking. Need help taming those updates and retweets? MORE
Nonprofit marketers from small to large organizations are leveraging social media platforms to grab attention, pique interest, and inspire curiosity in their programs and services. How can you get your next social media campaign to catch on and take off like wildfire? MORE
On Friday, I taught a workshop called Social Media: Your On-Ramp to Future Fundraising at the annual conference of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. Social Media: Your On-Ramp to Future Fundraising from Kivi Leroux Miller. While everyone wants to focus on peer-to-peer fundraising in social media, you can actually use social media to support your fundraising in many different ways, including the six ways we focused on. MORE
A: Brad Bumgardner, our interpretive naturalist at Indiana Dunes State Park and one of our most savvy social media users, first noticed something similar with marshmallows on the South Dakota State Parks page. Q: Were you specifically looking for a social media strategy? MORE
Nonprofit Communications Social Networking TrendsWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. MORE
If your nonprofit is still doing an e-newsletter over here and doing social media over there , as if they were two people who only occasionally glance at each other from across the room, you have some matchmaking to do. Clarify the WHY and the WHAT of your e-newsletter and social media. MORE
Nonprofit Communications Social Networking facebook Having a Facebook Page is pretty much a must these days. Whether anyone sees what you post there is a completely different story. MORE
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. 2) Consider What We Know About Social Media. MORE
Here are a few more of my favorites, this time on social media and mobile specifically. Half of Boomers use social media, as do a 1/3 of people over 65. We’ve also shared stats on nonprofit email trends , online fundraising trends and social media trends. MORE
Most nonprofits understand the potential power of social media to connect with both old and new supporters, advocates, and clients. Social media can help you improve your accountability in seven ways. Social media is about the here and now. MORE
The draw of the story about the media-streaming service raising its rates by over 60% earlier this week (a raise that will not have an impact on current subscribers until the fall) is how Netflix’s subscribers jumped all over the service via their social networks and Facebook. MORE
Social Networking podcast social goodWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. MORE
Difficult to say that social networks have already grown to be mature means of communication. Moreover, some platforms shoot wide and far ( vis Facebook for everyone), while others target a specific subset of the social-media community ( vis Epernicus for the scientific community). MORE
Something is always going on with that social platform and it makes the news almost every day. big data Facebook Mobile app Nonprofit organization Oreo social media social networking Tinder Image via Digital Inspiration Let''s talk about Facebook this week. MORE
You know you want to… We are often extolling the virtues of particular social-networking platforms or encouraging specific strategies to reach out to your audience(s) across these platforms. The term used since 2004 is “ social networking fatigue. MORE
If your nonprofit is still doing an e-newsletter over here and doing social media over there , as if they were two totally different projects, you are working way too hard. It’s time to integrate and optimize your e-newsletter and social media strategies. MORE
A definition of irony: using social media to encourage you to find ways to trim your time on social media. Here are some recommendations to rethink how you are using your time and mental energies on social networks. How are you measuring your time? MORE
Nonprofits use social media platforms every single day to connect with constituents , raise awareness for causes, and collect donations. However, simply having 1,000 Facebook fans or 200 Twitter followers is not the best indication of social media success. MORE
Nonprofits often ask me – What is the one piece of advice you can give to help us achieve social media success? Not to mention that “social media success” looks different for every organization. Slow and steady wins the social media race. MORE
A flurry of questions came in at the end of today’s webinar on Writing for Social Media, so I’m going to try to quickly answer a bunch of them here. February 16: Social Media Fear Factor: Getting Over What’s Holding You Back. MORE
Between answering emails, making phone calls to supporters, editing the annual appeal letter and coordinating fundraising events, who has time to maintain more than one social media site? Get a free download of the Nonprofit Social Media Calendar template by clicking here. MORE
The pressure to generate social media miracles. Start by reviewing the Pew Foundation’s recent Social Media report ( great summary here ). Follow with these four steps to get the social media monkey off of your back: Get to know your people. Pressure. MORE
Former Mentoring Program participant and current Help-Us-with-Whatever-Crazy-Thing-We-Need participant, Maggie Siemer is going to share today how she has helped us curate content to publish on social media and how you can do it too. Social NetworkingMaggie Siemer. MORE
Wouldn’t life be easier if you didn’t have to read through pages and pages of blog posts in order to figure what works best on what social networks? It also has a quick reference guide for the Six G’s of Social Media Marketing. Happy Holidays! MORE
You’ve undoubtedly heard that to amplify your nonprofit marketing, you need a strategy to create and share great videos on your website and social media channels. Video is the best performing content type on social. Understand why people share on social media. MORE
If you are planning on leveraging the social media power of that day to ask for donations, you probably know that you can’t do it alone. You need a critical mass of passionate people spreading the word about your campaign and raising money from their networks. MORE
J Campbell Social Marketing
JANUARY 22, 2020
Nonprofits use social media platforms every single day to connect with constituents , raise awareness for causes, and collect donations. However, simply having 1,000 Facebook fans or 200 Twitter followers is not the best indication of social media success.
J Campbell Social Marketing
JANUARY 28, 2020
All of these characteristics add up to the perfect storm on social media! How can you celebrate February 29th and the Leap Year overall on social media? ” on your social networks. Social Media 2020 leap year social media fun
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Non Profit Marketing 360
JULY 13, 2011
The draw of the story about the media-streaming service raising its rates by over 60% earlier this week (a raise that will not have an impact on current subscribers until the fall) is how Netflix’s subscribers jumped all over the service via their social networks and Facebook.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Wouldn’t life be easier if you didn’t have to read through pages and pages of blog posts in order to figure what works best on what social networks? It also has a quick reference guide for the Six G’s of Social Media Marketing. Happy Holidays!
Fundraising 123
JULY 19, 2013
Think about social media as a way to open the doors of your organization to new guests and friends. But unlike hosting guests at you home for an hour or two, social media is open to guests 24/7. Because of the constant accessibility of social media, keeping profiles tidy all the time is a must. Always include a short description about your organization and a link back to your website in your social media profiles’ “about” section.
Getting Attention
JANUARY 27, 2015
The pressure to generate social media miracles. Start by reviewing the Pew Foundation’s recent Social Media report ( great summary here ). Follow with these four steps to get the social media monkey off of your back: Get to know your people. Pressure.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Nonprofit Communications Social Networking TrendsWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We've Moved! Update your Reader Now.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 20, 2011
A flurry of questions came in at the end of today’s webinar on Writing for Social Media, so I’m going to try to quickly answer a bunch of them here. February 16: Social Media Fear Factor: Getting Over What’s Holding You Back.
J Campbell Social Marketing
JULY 18, 2019
You’ve undoubtedly heard that to amplify your nonprofit marketing, you need a strategy to create and share great videos on your website and social media channels. Video is the best performing content type on social. Understand why people share on social media.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
Think because your organization caters to seniors, you don’t need social media? One of my biggest tasks is increasing awareness of our beautiful community and all it offers, and one of the ways I seek to do this is through using social media.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
We asked you to put eight social networks in “order of importance to your nonprofit’s communications strategy in 2015.” While Facebook is still in the lead, other social networks are gaining ground. Nonprofit Communications Social Networking Trends
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 25, 2011
One very popular use of the dashboard concept is to monitor social media conversations about your organizations and issues. Christina Johns, online media manager for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews uses Netvibes.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
AUGUST 13, 2012
You’ve probably been cautioned to avoid using social media as a fundraising tool and to focus instead on donor “engagement” – which will someday lead to fundraising opportunities. What about all of those nonprofits using social media to raise money right now?
Non Profit Marketing 360
JULY 16, 2012
Difficult to say that social networks have already grown to be mature means of communication. Moreover, some platforms shoot wide and far ( vis Facebook for everyone), while others target a specific subset of the social-media community ( vis Epernicus for the scientific community).
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
On Friday, I taught a workshop called Social Media: Your On-Ramp to Future Fundraising at the annual conference of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. Social Media: Your On-Ramp to Future Fundraising from Kivi Leroux Miller. While everyone wants to focus on peer-to-peer fundraising in social media, you can actually use social media to support your fundraising in many different ways, including the six ways we focused on.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Last Tuesday, I presented a workshop on social media crisis communications for the Virginia Association of Fund Raising Executives and I’m sharing the deck with you here. Crisis Communications in Social Media for Nonprofits from Kivi Leroux Miller.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Former Mentoring Program participant and current Help-Us-with-Whatever-Crazy-Thing-We-Need participant, Maggie Siemer is going to share today how she has helped us curate content to publish on social media and how you can do it too. Social NetworkingMaggie Siemer.
J Campbell Social Marketing
MARCH 17, 2015
Nonprofits often ask me – What is the one piece of advice you can give to help us achieve social media success? Not to mention that “social media success” looks different for every organization. Slow and steady wins the social media race.
J Campbell Social Marketing
MAY 1, 2019
Nonprofit marketers from small to large organizations are leveraging social media platforms to grab attention, pique interest, and inspire curiosity in their programs and services. How can you get your next social media campaign to catch on and take off like wildfire?
J Campbell Social Marketing
MAY 9, 2018
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. 2) Consider What We Know About Social Media.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Here are a few more of my favorites, this time on social media and mobile specifically. Half of Boomers use social media, as do a 1/3 of people over 65. We’ve also shared stats on nonprofit email trends , online fundraising trends and social media trends.
Non Profit Marketing 360
JUNE 7, 2012
Creating social networks before anyone knew what they were. Like any network of peers, colleagues, browsers… you tend to get out what you put in. All of this is social, of course, so you can establish a presence on SU via your Twitter, Facebook, Google+… accounts.
Social Media Bird Brain
MARCH 26, 2014
Something is always going on with that social platform and it makes the news almost every day. big data Facebook Mobile app Nonprofit organization Oreo social media social networking Tinder Image via Digital Inspiration Let''s talk about Facebook this week.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Most nonprofits understand the potential power of social media to connect with both old and new supporters, advocates, and clients. Social media can help you improve your accountability in seven ways. Social media is about the here and now.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 13, 2016
If your nonprofit is still doing an e-newsletter over here and doing social media over there , as if they were two people who only occasionally glance at each other from across the room, you have some matchmaking to do. Clarify the WHY and the WHAT of your e-newsletter and social media.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 26, 2013
Market Research Nonprofit Communications Social Networking TrendsWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We've Moved! Update your Reader Now.
Non Profit Marketing 360
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
True, social media is considered by some researchers to be more addictive than sex , so we might be temped to carry our work home with us – or do it in the car when no one is looking. Need help taming those updates and retweets?
Non Profit Marketing 360
MARCH 1, 2013
You know you want to… We are often extolling the virtues of particular social-networking platforms or encouraging specific strategies to reach out to your audience(s) across these platforms. The term used since 2004 is “ social networking fatigue.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
AUGUST 16, 2012
Last week, I asked for your thoughts on how your newsletter has changed , including how your organization’s use of social media has affected your newsletter, whether print or online. ” “We use social media to share more frequent updates than in our newsletter.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 24, 2013
Social Networking podcast social goodWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We've Moved! Update your Reader Now.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Contributing writer Antionette Kerr is back with another edition, this time on social media storytelling and some bonus tips on Snapchat. Most of the images were previously shared on some other form of social media. .
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2014
A: Brad Bumgardner, our interpretive naturalist at Indiana Dunes State Park and one of our most savvy social media users, first noticed something similar with marshmallows on the South Dakota State Parks page. Q: Were you specifically looking for a social media strategy?
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
According to Cision’s 2015 Global Social Journalism Study , 94 percent of journalists are using social media on a daily basis — with 67 percent spending up to two hours a day. Below are five strategies for using social media to your advantage in media relations.
Non Profit Marketing 360
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
True, social media is considered by some researchers to be more addictive than sex , so we might be temped to carry our work home with us – or do it in the car when no one is looking. Need help taming those updates and retweets?
J Campbell Social Marketing
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Between answering emails, making phone calls to supporters, editing the annual appeal letter and coordinating fundraising events, who has time to maintain more than one social media site? Get a free download of the Nonprofit Social Media Calendar template by clicking here.
Non Profit Marketing 360
JULY 13, 2011
The draw of the story about the media-streaming service raising its rates by over 60% earlier this week (a raise that will not have an impact on current subscribers until the fall) is how Netflix’s subscribers jumped all over the service via their social networks and Facebook.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 11, 2017
If your nonprofit is still doing an e-newsletter over here and doing social media over there , as if they were two totally different projects, you are working way too hard. It’s time to integrate and optimize your e-newsletter and social media strategies.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 5, 2015
Nonprofit Communications Social Networking facebook Having a Facebook Page is pretty much a must these days. Whether anyone sees what you post there is a completely different story.
Non Profit Marketing 360
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
A definition of irony: using social media to encourage you to find ways to trim your time on social media. Here are some recommendations to rethink how you are using your time and mental energies on social networks. How are you measuring your time?
J Campbell Social Marketing
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
If you are planning on leveraging the social media power of that day to ask for donations, you probably know that you can’t do it alone. You need a critical mass of passionate people spreading the word about your campaign and raising money from their networks.
J Campbell Social Marketing
JUNE 17, 2014
Nonprofit Tech for Good found that “boomers spend 19 hours a week online, and 71% use a social networking site daily with Facebook being the most popular. Your donors ages 74+ are the fastest-growing demographic on social networks.
Fundraising 123
MAY 6, 2013
Pairing your nonprofit storytelling with social media is a smart tactic for engaging supporters and inspiring them to take action. Here ''s why it works : It''s d ynamic: Social media makes it easy to combine text, photos, video and interactive elements to tell a richer story than just words alone. It puts stories f ront and center: For many, social media is part of a daily routine. Think outside the box when presenting your stories via social media.
J Campbell Social Marketing
MARCH 11, 2014
I’m speaking at the Essex County Community Foundation’s Institute for Trustees on March 22 , and the topic is “Online Marketing & Social Media: What a Board Member Needs to Know” If you’ve seen me speak, you know I cram in a ton of information into my sessions, and this one is just one hour. Here it is, as a free JPG for you to download: Julia’s Nonprofit Social Media Checklist. Julia’s Nonprofit Social Media Checklist.
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