Nonprofits in Wonderland*
                        The Path to Success in Social Media




*Photos: Alice in Wonderland Movie




                        Katya Andresen
   @katyaN4G | networkforgood.org | nonprofitmarketingblog.com
Technology= Red Queen’s Race
Nonprofits in Wonderland
Fundraising, social media, recession…
          OPPORTUNITY!




                                Today I shall
                                mostly be in
                                the fetal
                                position
                                Smileham on
                                Flickr,
                                Creative
                                Commons
Agenda

1. How the
world is
changing

2. What we
must do
How the
World Is
Changing
Old world: In marketers we trust.
Percent of consumers who say
   they believe marketers’ claims*


                   6%
*Forrester, 2009
New: In each other we trust.
New: In each other we trust.
Percent of consumers who say
     they trust recommendations
        from acquaintances*

                 90%
*Nielsen, 2009
What did we just learn?
How the world is changing
Old                  New
Trust in marketing   Trust in each other
Old: Marketers target everyone.
New: MicroMARKETING
Drew Olanoff, Micromarketer
What did we just learn?
How the world is changing
Old                        New
Trust in marketing         Trust in each other
Spray and pray marketing   Micromarketing
Old: Mass communication
New: ‘Masses of communicators’*




*From Greg Verdino, MicroMARKETING
Brian Solis of PR 2.0
What did we just learn?
How the world is changing
Old                        New
Trust in marketing         Trust in each other
Spray and pray marketing   Micromarketing
Mass communication         Masses of communicators
Old: Marketing monologues
New: Conversation
What did we just learn?
How the world is changing
Old                        New
Trust in marketing         Trust in each other
Spray and pray marketing   Micromarketing
Mass communication         Masses of communicators
Marketing monologues       Conversation
Old: Try to command and control
Web 1.0:
Launch and
walk away
PR stands for Public RELATIONS




             Eastender
             09/21/2010 2:29 AM
             Next time I see you in Dublin, Bono, I'll spit in
             your fr...in eye!!!!

             http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/poor_ide
             a_bono_bsUzJMfT2mBJbqyXgp6YoO#ixzz10N
             AoZzE1
New: Engage, participate
What did we just learn?
How the world is changing
Old                        New
Trust in marketing         Trust in each other
Spray and pray marketing   Micromarketing
Mass communication         Masses of communicators
Marketing monologues       Conversation
Try to control             Seek to engage
Old: Hit ‘em up for money




                      Kevin Bondelli,
                         Flickr
New: Have a relationship.
NO                    YES


     people who give often report
     feelings of euphoria, which
     psychologists have referred to as
     the "Helper's High."




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What did we just learn?
How the world is changing
Old                        New
Trust in marketing         Trust in each other
Spray and pray marketing   Micromarketing
Mass communication         Masses of communicators
Marketing monologues       Conversation
Try to control             Seek to engage
Ask for money              Build relationships
What We
 Must
  Do
1. Get online.
• Online giving up
  in 2009
  and 2010
• Network for
  Good = your
  best friend
Set goals for your site & social media
Engagement & Reach                                                           Earned Media
                                                                         •Offline media mentions
•Page Impressions, Visits, Unique Visitors
                                                                         •Online media mentions
•Time Spent, Pages per visitor
•Emails opened, click-throughs
•Videos viewed, audio plays                                                  Search Visibility
                                                                         •Higher search results
                                                                         •Greater search results “share”
Word of Mouth                                                            •3rd party results
•Number of Mentions, Posts, Comments
•Recommendations                                                             Research
•Mentions-per-user
•Send This To A Friend                                                   •Customer/stakeholder feedback
•Inbound links                                                           •Product sampling




       Source: Qui Diaz, Livingston Communications: www.livingstonbuzz.com
Basics first, then social media

• Don’t put the cart
  before the horse
Borrow, don’t build
                      Change.org   SixDegrees
• Social networks
• Widgets
• Blogs
2. Focus on the supporter.*
•   Why me?
•   What for?
•   Why now?
•   Who says?




*The   technology breaks if you skip this step!
The path to online ruin

                           You Are
                         Good at It.
                           So Just
                         Broadcast It.




Credit: Inspired in
part by Jim Collins
Hedgehog your online marketing

                      Important to                  You Are
                       Audience                    Good at It




                                     No One Else
                                      Is Doing




Credit: Inspired in
part by Jim Collins
Yes, you have competition.




                    Wowfundraising.com
Socks!
What is your gold toe?
3. Rethink, restructure donor
        relationships.
Listen to your supporters.
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From a presentation by Charlene Li, author, Groundswell
Six Degrees 1.0
Six Degrees 2.0
Time-Ask Effect & How to Ask*
                           Low emotional intensity   High
   Far




                                       INVITE         REQUIRE
   Close social distance




                                        ASK             TELL




Term from Mozilla Foundation; Table from Dragonfly Effect
4. Get more tangible.
It’s your impact, not your need.




                 Credit: www.forimpact.org
Impact on the right scale
Source: Communications Network, Slovic
This holiday
               • Show where $ is going
               • Show the difference
               • Keep on a personal scale




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5. Switch your messengers
Help friends drive friends to you
The masses are the message.
• This is about
  bonds, trust
  and
  authenticity.
• Not wires.



                  FacesofMillions.com
6. Be generous and lazy.
7. Thank your partners (=donors)
• Study: 2 million donors to 50 nonprofits
  around the world.
• 70% of the nonprofits didn’t send a
  followup email within one month.
• 37% did not send a thank you email.
          eCampaigning Review Study
          http://www.advocacyonline.net/ecr09
4 parts of a good thank-you
1.   Personal
2.   Tangible
3.   Emotional
4.   About the donor, not you!

…and it’s done FAST
Donors Choose:
          The Gold Standard
I received hand-drawn thank you
cards from the kids I bought a
classroom microphone for. About 40
letters, most with drawings -- sweet,
funny, heartfelt, real. They also
pointed me to where on the web I can
hear their recording of "Hot Cross
Buns," made with "my" microphone.


             --Jeff Brooks,TrueSense
8. How are you doing? Learn. Adjust.
Engagement & Reach                                                           Earned Media
                                                                         •Offline media mentions
•Page Impressions, Visits, Unique Visitors
                                                                         •Online media mentions
•Time Spent, Pages per visitor
•Emails opened, click-throughs
•Videos viewed, audio plays                                                  Search Visibility
                                                                         •Higher search results
                                                                         •Greater search results “share”
Word of Mouth                                                            •3rd party results
•Number of Mentions, Posts, Comments
•Recommendations                                                             Research
•Mentions-per-user
•Send This To A Friend                                                   •Customer/stakeholder feedback
•Inbound links                                                           •Product sampling




       Source: Qui Diaz, Livingston Communications: www.livingstonbuzz.com
What we must do
Step                              Why to take it
Get online                        Big opportunity for small orgs
Focus on our supporters           Supporters expect it
Restructure donor relationships   Donors want it
Get more tangible                 It drives credibility, engagement
Shift your messengers             People don’t trust us
Be generous and lazy              It’s easier – and it works
Thank donors better               Era of RELATIONSHIPS
Test, monitor, adjust             Because it’s a learning process
It IS a wonderland. Good luck!
Questions
                       Katya Andresen
    Katya.andresen@networkforgood.org   fundraising123@networkforgood.org
                                                  888.284.7978


Learning Center – www.fundraising123.org
Free Training – www.nonprofit911.org
My take – www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com

Nonprofits In Wonderland

  • 1.
    Nonprofits in Wonderland* The Path to Success in Social Media *Photos: Alice in Wonderland Movie Katya Andresen @katyaN4G | networkforgood.org | nonprofitmarketingblog.com
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    Fundraising, social media,recession… OPPORTUNITY! Today I shall mostly be in the fetal position Smileham on Flickr, Creative Commons
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    Agenda 1. How the worldis changing 2. What we must do
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    Old world: Inmarketers we trust.
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    Percent of consumerswho say they believe marketers’ claims* 6% *Forrester, 2009
  • 10.
    New: In eachother we trust.
  • 11.
    New: In eachother we trust.
  • 12.
    Percent of consumerswho say they trust recommendations from acquaintances* 90% *Nielsen, 2009
  • 13.
    What did wejust learn?
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    How the worldis changing Old New Trust in marketing Trust in each other
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  • 18.
    What did wejust learn?
  • 19.
    How the worldis changing Old New Trust in marketing Trust in each other Spray and pray marketing Micromarketing
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    New: ‘Masses ofcommunicators’* *From Greg Verdino, MicroMARKETING
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    What did wejust learn?
  • 24.
    How the worldis changing Old New Trust in marketing Trust in each other Spray and pray marketing Micromarketing Mass communication Masses of communicators
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    What did wejust learn?
  • 28.
    How the worldis changing Old New Trust in marketing Trust in each other Spray and pray marketing Micromarketing Mass communication Masses of communicators Marketing monologues Conversation
  • 29.
    Old: Try tocommand and control Web 1.0: Launch and walk away
  • 30.
    PR stands forPublic RELATIONS Eastender 09/21/2010 2:29 AM Next time I see you in Dublin, Bono, I'll spit in your fr...in eye!!!! http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/poor_ide a_bono_bsUzJMfT2mBJbqyXgp6YoO#ixzz10N AoZzE1
  • 31.
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    What did wejust learn?
  • 33.
    How the worldis changing Old New Trust in marketing Trust in each other Spray and pray marketing Micromarketing Mass communication Masses of communicators Marketing monologues Conversation Try to control Seek to engage
  • 34.
    Old: Hit ‘emup for money Kevin Bondelli, Flickr
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    New: Have arelationship.
  • 36.
    NO YES people who give often report feelings of euphoria, which psychologists have referred to as the "Helper's High." 36
  • 37.
    What did wejust learn?
  • 38.
    How the worldis changing Old New Trust in marketing Trust in each other Spray and pray marketing Micromarketing Mass communication Masses of communicators Marketing monologues Conversation Try to control Seek to engage Ask for money Build relationships
  • 39.
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    1. Get online. •Online giving up in 2009 and 2010 • Network for Good = your best friend
  • 41.
    Set goals foryour site & social media Engagement & Reach Earned Media •Offline media mentions •Page Impressions, Visits, Unique Visitors •Online media mentions •Time Spent, Pages per visitor •Emails opened, click-throughs •Videos viewed, audio plays Search Visibility •Higher search results •Greater search results “share” Word of Mouth •3rd party results •Number of Mentions, Posts, Comments •Recommendations Research •Mentions-per-user •Send This To A Friend •Customer/stakeholder feedback •Inbound links •Product sampling Source: Qui Diaz, Livingston Communications: www.livingstonbuzz.com
  • 42.
    Basics first, thensocial media • Don’t put the cart before the horse
  • 44.
    Borrow, don’t build Change.org SixDegrees • Social networks • Widgets • Blogs
  • 45.
    2. Focus onthe supporter.* • Why me? • What for? • Why now? • Who says? *The technology breaks if you skip this step!
  • 46.
    The path toonline ruin You Are Good at It. So Just Broadcast It. Credit: Inspired in part by Jim Collins
  • 47.
    Hedgehog your onlinemarketing Important to You Are Audience Good at It No One Else Is Doing Credit: Inspired in part by Jim Collins
  • 48.
    Yes, you havecompetition. Wowfundraising.com
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    What is yourgold toe?
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    3. Rethink, restructuredonor relationships.
  • 52.
    Listen to yoursupporters.
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    From a presentationby Charlene Li, author, Groundswell
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    Time-Ask Effect &How to Ask* Low emotional intensity High Far INVITE REQUIRE Close social distance ASK TELL Term from Mozilla Foundation; Table from Dragonfly Effect
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    4. Get moretangible.
  • 59.
    It’s your impact,not your need. Credit: www.forimpact.org
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    Impact on theright scale
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    This holiday • Show where $ is going • Show the difference • Keep on a personal scale 63
  • 64.
    5. Switch yourmessengers
  • 65.
    Help friends drivefriends to you
  • 66.
    The masses arethe message. • This is about bonds, trust and authenticity. • Not wires. FacesofMillions.com
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    6. Be generousand lazy.
  • 68.
    7. Thank yourpartners (=donors) • Study: 2 million donors to 50 nonprofits around the world. • 70% of the nonprofits didn’t send a followup email within one month. • 37% did not send a thank you email. eCampaigning Review Study http://www.advocacyonline.net/ecr09
  • 69.
    4 parts ofa good thank-you 1. Personal 2. Tangible 3. Emotional 4. About the donor, not you! …and it’s done FAST
  • 70.
    Donors Choose: The Gold Standard I received hand-drawn thank you cards from the kids I bought a classroom microphone for. About 40 letters, most with drawings -- sweet, funny, heartfelt, real. They also pointed me to where on the web I can hear their recording of "Hot Cross Buns," made with "my" microphone. --Jeff Brooks,TrueSense
  • 72.
    8. How areyou doing? Learn. Adjust. Engagement & Reach Earned Media •Offline media mentions •Page Impressions, Visits, Unique Visitors •Online media mentions •Time Spent, Pages per visitor •Emails opened, click-throughs •Videos viewed, audio plays Search Visibility •Higher search results •Greater search results “share” Word of Mouth •3rd party results •Number of Mentions, Posts, Comments •Recommendations Research •Mentions-per-user •Send This To A Friend •Customer/stakeholder feedback •Inbound links •Product sampling Source: Qui Diaz, Livingston Communications: www.livingstonbuzz.com
  • 73.
    What we mustdo Step Why to take it Get online Big opportunity for small orgs Focus on our supporters Supporters expect it Restructure donor relationships Donors want it Get more tangible It drives credibility, engagement Shift your messengers People don’t trust us Be generous and lazy It’s easier – and it works Thank donors better Era of RELATIONSHIPS Test, monitor, adjust Because it’s a learning process
  • 74.
    It IS awonderland. Good luck!
  • 75.
    Questions Katya Andresen Katya.andresen@networkforgood.org fundraising123@networkforgood.org 888.284.7978 Learning Center – www.fundraising123.org Free Training – www.nonprofit911.org My take – www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com