Well folks, I was first runner up for the Social Media Success Summit grand prize. Here’s what Chris G said: “I’m always a sucker for a non-profit, but the winner just edged this one out.” Well, it’s not over yet as the the winner (Charles Bohannan with his impassioned plea ) is giving away his [...]
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Last chance for me to attend the Social Media Success Summit 2009
May 24, 2009 — Crystal Thies
Posted in social media. Tags: blog, Chris Garrett, non-profit, social media, social network, virtual marketing. No Comments »
Your Nonprofit Could WIN a FREE Ticket to the Social Media Success Summit 2009
May 14, 2009 — Crystal ThiesA great opportunity from Chris Garrett just dropped into my inbox this morning that I have to share with my nonprofit followers – a chance to win 2 tickets to the upcoming online Social Media Success Summit 2009. The event is organized by Michael Stelzner and the presenter line-up for the event is amazing and includes the [...]
Posted in General Nonprofit Management, financial management, public relations, resource management, social media, virtual marketing. Tags: blog, Chris Garrett, crystal clear buzz, Michael Stelzner, NGO, non-profit, nonprofit, not-for-profit, public relations, social media, social media success summit, social network, twitter. No Comments »
Nonprofit Social Media – Getting Started with Few Resources
May 12, 2009 — Crystal ThiesI was reading Allison Fine’s blog post the other day about the great report on Nonprofit Social Media and Jeff Patrick (one of the gurus behind the report) commented with an analogy that made me chuckle – “hiring a 23-year old to drive your social networking initiatives at a nonprofit because they use this technology [...]
Posted in General Nonprofit Management, donor relations, financial management, fundraising, public relations, resource management, volunteer management. Tags: Allison Fine, Common Knowledge, donations, fundraising, Jeff Patrick, non-profit, nonprofit, not-for-profit, online community, operations, public relations, referrals, resource management, social media, social network, viral email, virtual marketing, volunteer, volunteer management, website. 2 Comments »
Nonprofit Websites: Highly Satisfied Viewers 49% More Likely To Donate
May 7, 2009 — Crystal ThiesImportant survey results from ForeSee Results were released at the recent Nonprofit Technology Conference regarding the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations’ website. The report entitled Trends in Constituent Satisfaction with Nonprofit Websites: Building Membership, Donations, and Loyalty through the Web Channel can be downloaded for free.
Key Findings include:
Nonprofit websites scored an average 73 out of [...]
Posted in General Nonprofit Management, donor relations, fundraising, public relations, resource management. Tags: donations, ForeSee Results, fundraising, non-profit, nonprofit, not-for-profit, online community, public relations, resource management, social media, social network, virtual marketing, website. 3 Comments »
Crisis, the economy and nonprofits – it could be a “Good Thing”
April 30, 2009 — Crystal ThiesIs anyone else tired of all the doom and gloom? I think that even the happiest person in the world would be depressed after listening to the news for 5 minutes. Yes, the world is in an economic crisis and there is a lot of bad things happening to good people. However, the one thing [...]
Posted in General Nonprofit Management, donor relations, financial management, fundraising, public relations, social media, virtual marketing. Tags: crisis, donations, economic crisis, economy, endowment, foundations, fundraising, grants, non-profit, nonprofit, not-for-profit, online community, operations, programs, public relations, ROI, social media, social network, stewardship, volunteer. 2 Comments »
Quick Update – Social Media and Nonprofits – New Survey Results
April 28, 2009 — Crystal ThiesJust released…Get the Results…Nonprofit Social Network Survey Report
Sponsored by NTEN, Common Knowledge and The Port. Almost 1,000 nonprofits participated in the survey.
Key Findings:
74.1% have a presence on Facebook
80.8% allocate at least one quarter of a fulltime staff person to social networking
More than half intend to increase social network project staffing over the next 12 months
Of those [...]
Posted in Uncategorized. Tags: Facebook, non-profit, nonprofit, not-for-profit, social media, social network, virtual marketing. No Comments »
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