The human brain is inundated with the equivalent amount of 34 gigabytes of information daily - enough to overload a laptop within just a few days. Blogger Mark Schaefer coined the term “content shock” to describe the inevitable reality in our noisy, cluttered digital world: too much content and not enough time to consume all of it.
We know that the attention of our supporters is the most precious resource. So how can we as marketers and communicators get our message to rise to the top?
Key takeaways:
How to navigate changes and trends in the current digital and social media marketing landscape - what nonprofits must know and what is just hype
The 2 content pillars of an effective and engaging nonprofit communications strategy
How to build your nonprofit communications plan for the next 3 months
Several free and low-cost digital tools to enhance your nonprofit marketing
Real-world examples from small nonprofits and libraries who are getting it right
2. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Senegal 2000-2002
Mom of 2
Author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for
Nonprofits – new book coming out this fall
Business owner since 2009
Former one-woman Development Director/Marketing
Director/Kitchen Sink Coordinator
Speaker, trainer, coach, consultant
Tweet: @JuliaCSocial
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4. How to navigate changes and trends in the
current digital and social media marketing
landscape
The 2 content pillars of an effective and
engaging nonprofit communications strategy
How to build your nonprofit communications
plan for the next 3 months
Several free and low-cost digital tools to
enhance your nonprofit marketing
Real-world examples from small nonprofits
and libraries who are getting it right.
Tweet: @JuliaCSocial @SalsaLabs
7. Facebook's Daily Active Users continue to increase
(albeit small percentages).
Story-based sharing is growing 15x faster than news
feed sharing.
There are nearly a billion users across Facebook,
Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp that mostly use
their social media Stories feature.
Tweet: @JuliaCSocial @SalsaLabs
11. 2018
GLOBAL
TRENDS
IN GIVING
SURVEY
29% of donors worldwide say that social media
is the tool that most inspires them to give,
however, email is a close second at 27%.
Of those donors inspired by social
media, 56% say that Facebook inspires them the
most. 20% say Instagram, and 13% say Twitter.
Get the report: https://nptechforgood.com/wp-
content/uploads/2019/02/2018-GivingReport-
English.pdf
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13. Is your audience there?
Can you add value to this channel
or just more noise?
What can you post that will be
interesting and unique?
Why are you using this channel
specifically?
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15. LESS IS
MORE
Quality vs. quantity.
Prioritize vs. automate.
Consistency and intentionality vs.
throwing stuff up occasionally.
Authenticity vs. flashiness.
Humanization vs. bland updates.
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18. Which channels are you currently using?
Website, email, blog, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.
Which channels are getting results?
Which ones do you enjoy using?
Which channels could be improved if they were used more
purposefully and strategically?
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19. Which channels could be scrapped?
4 Signs Your Nonprofit Should Quit a
Social Network:
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/12/2
8/4-signs-your-nonprofit-should-quit-a-
social-network/
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20. 1. Become a go-to resource.
2. Share stories.
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22. BECOME
THE GO-
TO
RESOURC
E
People need a reason to subscribe to your
newsletter, to like you on Facebook, to follow
you on Instagram, etc.
Take out a piece of paper and write down
everything you know about your audience.
What gets them “passionately inspired or pissed
off”?
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23. What do they want to know more
about?
Where are their knowledge gaps?
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28. BECOME
THE GO-
TO
RESOURC
E
Think like a journalist.
Cut through the fluff, the noise, the myths, and
give them the REAL scoop, the inside
information on the cause, the people that you
serve, the mission.
Relate what you do to current events.
Think beyond your organization.
Think about the bigger cause itself.
Example: A Mighty Girl
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40. 1) Post interesting, relevant,
valuable content that is
focused on the needs and
interests of your audience.
2) Post more video – especially
LIVE video.
3) Remain consistent even when
engagement dips.
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46. Write down:
What activities worked?
What activities ALMOST worked?
How could we tweak the ones that didn’t work and improve them for next time?
How can we make slight changes to ensure better results?
What do we just want to abandon?
Write it all down, no idea too small or insignificant.
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47. Examples:
We ran a #GivingTuesday campaign and raised 75% of our goal.
We tried an Instagram hashtag contest and engagement was more than we
anticipated!
We attempted to get people to use Facebook Fundraisers for us but it fell flat.
We have been dying to try posting more videos.
Tweet: @JuliaCSocial @SalsaLabs
48. What would a wildly successful quarter look like?
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49. STEP 2:
DREAM
BIG.
What activities have you been DYING TO TRY?
What did you not get to work on this year that
you wish you could have? Choose one marketing
activity that you have been wanting to try.
You don’t have to know how it’s going to happen,
you simply have to commit to making it happen.
You can even add “learn more about mobile
giving” or “take webinar on video for
nonprofits.”
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50. STEP 2:
DREAM
BIG.
Examples:
We will have tons of engagement on our social
media platforms.
We will be well-known by civic and community
leaders who will open doors for us.
We will be able to fundraise effectively because
people know who we are and understand our
work.
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51. If the GOAL is: We will have tons of engagement on our social media platforms.
What are the STRATEGIES necessary to get there? Here are some examples:
Start a Social Media Ambassador Program.
Create and share more videos.
Explore using Facebook Live.
Run more Facebook Ads.
Participate in Tweet Chats.
Share better photos on Instagram.
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52. Project: Get more engagement on the Facebook Page.
Tasks: Post more video.
Showcase more of our great stories.
Plan and host one Facebook Live per month.
Boost one post per week.
Timeline: When will first post be boosted?
Considerations: What will determine which posts get boosted?
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53. Fill in holidays, events, days off, staff
vacations, non-negotiable time.
Cause Days: Look at cause days that
may make sense to leverage:
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2017/11/1
4/cause-awareness-giving-day-
campaigns-for-nonprofits/
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54. Add in the Projects.
Determine the priorities.
Do not take on too many Projects!
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61. Confidence –in your voice, in taking risks, and in being
yourself
Consistency – showing up regularly and being present
Content – that people like to watch, read, share,
comment on
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62. Twitter: @JuliaCSocial
www.jcsocialmarketing.com
Get the Digital
Storytelling Workbook:
Text the word
WORKBOOK
to 345345
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Editor's Notes
Creating engaging, well-received content is the name of the social media game.
The best way to create your own high-performing social media content strategy is by completing the 3 steps that we will cover today:
Brainstorm Content Categories that are laser-focused on your target audience and to your specific nonprofit;
List out several different Content Types, based on what works on each social media platform, as well as the technical capacity and resources of your org;
Put the Content Categories and the Content Types together into a Content Calendar.