5. The Big Picture
• Strategize your campaign and set realistic goals.
• Evaluate your audience (who and where).
• Create the content and messaging.
• Measure your campaign’s KPIs.
• Be committed.
6. “Content is king, but distribution
is queen and she wears the pants.”
- Jonathan Perelman, Buzzfeed
CC Image: https://flic.kr/p/6WsfZx
7. The Social Fundraising Funnel
Prospects
Visitors
Subscribers/Followers
Advocates
Supporters
8. Crowdfunding Engages All Age Groups
Online donors 55-
64 are the most
generous
crowdfunders.
1%
9%
19%
22%
24%
18%
7%
Unknown
18-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/kimbiainc/gla-infographicfinal
9.
10. What Should I Be On?
• Which platforms will help me reach org goals?
• Which platforms are our audiences using?
• Which platforms are our target audiences using?
• Which platforms can we listen and learn?
• Which platforms will allow us to stand out?
11. Donor Consideration Touch-Points
• Email used to be the first point of contact. Now
social media is often the first contact.
• Websites are now secondary, primarily used to
gather information.
19. • Use a CRM tool like Nationbuilder to find who is
following you across different platforms.
• Engage with them directly.
• Set a meeting with them.
Meet Your Super Fans
20. • Allows you access to stakeholders and influencers
• Gives you a reason to ping new networks
• Gives a human voice and face to C-level staff and
those behind the vision
Social Media Changed the Way We
Engage
21. What’s too much?
Find the line between
informative and annoying.
Too many posts decrease
engagement.
28. Experiment with
posts, but don’t
drive yourself crazy.
Guy Kawasaki’s A/B
test mentioning race
got 492 comments.
A/B Testing
29. Identify hashtags used
in your issue area, and
share high-quality
content using those
hashtags to build
credibility.
Converting a Tweet into a Lead
30. Identify influencers in your network and in your issue
area by using tools like Little Bird and Buzzsumo.
Converting a Tweet into a Lead
31. Be diligent about engaging with your influencers over
a period of time, so you stay top of mind.
Here’s 8 ways to get their attention…
Converting a Tweet into a Lead
32. Follow them.
Engage with their tweets by replying, commenting,
retweeting, or favoriting.
Favorite positive tweets from other users by
searching for their handle in native Twitter.
Converting a Tweet into a Lead
33. Converting a Tweet into a Lead
Share their long-form
content:
• Visit their blog,
YouTube, Slideshare, or
find recent news on
them.
• Tweet it out with an
@mention.
34. Converting a Tweet into a Lead
Scroll through their
Twitter feed:
• Are they running a
campaign? Give them a
shout out.
• Are they participating
in or hosting tweet
chats? Join them.
35. Converting a Tweet into a Lead
If they’re live tweeting,
retweet and engage with
their content in real time.
36. Add them to a flattering Twitter list.
Subscribe to their Twitter lists.
Converting a Tweet into a Lead
37. Once you’ve gotten
their attention via a
follow-back, send
them a DM to get
their email address.
Converting a Tweet into a Lead
39. Get It Done with Consultants
A team of two consultants can take on the work of
one full-time social media manager.
40. Get It Done with Existing Staff
Make it easy.
• Get your staff on-board with sharing your org’s
mission and call to action on their social.
• Prefabricate posts.
• Optimize social sharing on the website.
41. Get It Done with Interns
Prevent intern turnover by giving more and more
responsibility.
42. Time Investment
Twitter: 5-30 minutes a day
Facebook: 5-30 minutes a day
LinkedIn: 15-30 minutes a week
Listservs: 15 minutes a week
Other Groups: 30 minutes a week
43. Time Investment
In 5 minutes, you can
• Respond to @mentions
• Respond to DMs
• RT someone
44. Time Investment
With 20 minutes, you can
• Look for shareable content and curate.
• Reach out to new followers.
• Answer a question and amplify it.
45. Time Investment
With 40-60 minutes, you can
• Search for 5 new people in your field
to follow.
• Live-tweet an event.
• Find and use 5 new hashtags.
• Join a tweet chat.
52. Twitter Lists of Over 600 Nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors:
• https://twitter.com/farra/lists/social-eds/members
• https://twitter.com/ChrisTuttle/lists/nped
Slideshares:
• www.slideshare.net/suzboop
• www.slideshare.net/girardinl/dont-panic-how-to-embrace-emerging-
social-media-with-infinite-majesty-and-calm
Recommended Reading:
Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits by Heather
Mansfield
53. 24 Must-Read Fundraising and Social Media Reports for Nonprofits
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/07/03/fundraisingreports/
15 Must-Know Fundraising and Social Media Stats
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/01/25/15-must-know-fundraising-
and-social-media-stats/
Nonprofit Tech for Good’s Social Media Archive
http://www.nptechforgood.com/category/social-media/
Editor's Notes
Think abt campaign as yr social strategy, not a one-off, not a list building exercise, a lot of follow up. Guy Kawasaki talks about the NPR model, build community and then ask for $. Provide great content and THEN ask for $
Adapt yr content so it fits each channel. Don’t share one-size fits all content, make content easily shareable for your networks and friends. A tweet should not be posted to FB, for ex. Create preshareable content all in one bit.ly.
Applying fundraising funnel– to social media fundraising. Prospects- ppl who are aware of you, but haven’t interacted with u.
Giving Tuesday is growing, $45 mil in 2014. Source: http://casefoundation.org/blog/givingtuesday-moves-campaign-tradition/ nearly 700,000 tweets using the #givingtuesday hashtag
New channels will make you stand out– look innovative, for example, WWF did a campaign on snapchat and the NY animal shelter put adoptable dogs on Tinder.
Social media has become the first point of contact. You need to make
In branding section, because you are positioning your brand relative to similar brands.
She has 28 million followers
If they follow you on slideshare, twitter, facebook, linkedin,
And engage with them directly – look at your slideshare downloads!
Make a meeting.
Find your 100 super fans
Is there a tool that can identify who follows you across all platforms?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5153873869/permalink/10153028800478870/?comment_id=10153029533918870&offset=0&total_comments=4¬if_t=group_comment_mention
If they follow you on slideshare, twitter, facebook, linkedin,
And engage with them directly
Make a meeting.
Find your 100 super fans
Is there a tool that can identify who follows you across all platforms?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5153873869/permalink/10153028800478870/?comment_id=10153029533918870&offset=0&total_comments=4¬if_t=group_comment_mention
Ask audience what makes it good
Image shows map of adjacent hashtags to #NPMC. Tool used is hashtagify.