Social Media

In this archived episode of his Nonprofit Coach radio show, Ted Hart speaks with John Murcott, co-founder and CEO of Karma411, about social fundraising.

In their presentation at Fund Raising Day in New York last month, four fundraising professionals provided 28 ideas for digital fundraising success. Here are ideas 11-20.

In their presentation at Fund Raising Day in New York last month, four fundraising professionals provided 28 ideas for digital fundraising success. Here are ideas 1-10.

With social scoring, organizations now can discover which constituents use social media and engage them more effectively, integrate joint e-mail and social-media campaigns more effectively, and identify influencers and have them help "friendraise."

In this archived episode of his Nonprofit Coach radio show, Ted Hart speaks with Scott Stratten, president of UnMarketing, about viral, social and authentic marketing, which Stratten calls un-marketing.

Blackbaud announced the availability of Social Score, a new social media data enrichment service that provides organizations insight into their supporters' social media activities and influence.

Social Score service provides nonprofits analysis and categorization of donors, volunteers, peer fundraisers and other constituents by measuring their level of influence and reach through publicly-available social media activities.

Chirpify, the Twitter commerce platform, announced the launch of its new Twitter Fundraising for Politicians platform, and a commitment for at least 25 U.S. Senate and House candidates to use Chirpify for their 2012 political campaigns. Chirpify’s Twitter Fundraising for Politicians enables politicians to raise money for and donors to contribute to campaigns via Twitter with a simple tweet.

Because social media is by definition social but today is also a necessity in your business toolbox, it blurs the black and white lines of personal and professional.

You should never start Facebook with the goal of fundraising. Your first goal should always be to develop relationships through conversation. Because of those relationships and conversations, you get an opportunity to ask your Facebook community for support.

In a nutshell, your mantra should be, ‘Community first, monetize later.’