Blog Profile / Frogloop
| URL : | http://www.frogloop.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Industries / NGOs & Nonprofits | |
| Posts on Regator: | 276 | |
| Posts / Week: | 2.7 | |
| Archived Since: | May 26, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
The Art of Petition Delivery
So you got 10,000 people to sign your petition - awesome! Now let the fun begin...
We all know that petitions are effective for list growth and influencing policy when combined with a strategic campaign plan. But really, what to do with...Show More Summary
If You’re Going To Use Social Media, Do It Right
Last week Amy Sample Ward and I held a webinar with Care2 on Social Media: You’re Probably Doing it Wrong. We had a terrific conversation about some of the themes we discuss in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere such as how to manage an online crisis and avoid alienating your community. Show More Summary
Crowdsource This… and That: Getting Creative with Crowdsourcing Strategy (Internet Advocacy Roundtable, April 2013)
Crowdsourcing is all the rage.
From micro-fundraising on Kickstarter.com to mapping craters on the Moon, people are coming up with creative ways to harness large groups of online volunteers. April's Internet Advocacy Roundtable featured...Show More Summary
New Data Shows Why Donors Breakup With Nonprofits
Ever wonder why your nonprofit donors decide to stop supporting your organization? Check out this data by Bloomerang and the Rockefeller Corporation that compares why donors leave compared to why customers leave commercial companies....Show More Summary
Creating a Virtuous Cycle of Engagement For Millennials
While members of the Millennial Generation, now the largest generation in our nation’s history, are widely known for a desire to give back to their communities or be part of large social change movements – the way Millennials defineShow More Summary
Social Media: You're Probably Doing It Wrong
Let's be honest, social media is progressing and changing every single day and most people don't have the time to keep up with the most effective way to do social media. Don't worry though, we can help you change that. Join me, Allyson...Show More Summary
Care2 Impact Prize Awarded to Jamie Biggar of Canadian organization Leadnow
Major congratulations to Jamie Biggar of Leadnow ( www.leadnow.ca ) for winning the 2013 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact on online advocacy and fundraising.
Biggar, who founded and leads Leadnow, garnered the most votes from the NTEN community, from among a formidable pool of finalists. Show More Summary
Are Twitter and Facebook Playing Tug-O-War?
A few days ago, I reported some of the juicy details from the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study that was just released showing data from 2012. There were 55 of the country’s leading nonprofits surveyed for this study, including the American...Show More Summary
Are Email and Fundraising Response Rates in a State of Decline?
The 2012 eNonprofit Behnchmarks Study was just released and it's packed with all sorts of juicy email, advocacy, and fundraising data from 55 nonprofits ranging from environmental organizations to human rights organizations.
Check out...Show More Summary
Reward a Nonprofit Innovator with the Care2 Impact Prize
We who work in the nonprofit sector are blessed to have many outstanding innovators in our midst. They are the ones who try risky stunts to advance great causes. Or else they’re data geeks who connect the dots so insightfully that they recognize before everyone else does that it’s time to try doing things differently. Show More Summary
Infographic: How Facebook Turned Red to Support Same-Sex Marriage
On March 25 th, the Human Rights Campaign posted the red version of its logo on their Facebook page in anticipation of the Supreme Court hearings on Prop 8 and DOMA. The status update read: “Who’s wearing red tomorrow? Show your support...Show More Summary
The Ultimate Grassroots Flow Chart
As nonprofit organizations, it's our job to provide the best constituent experiences, especially when it comes to grassroots organizing. One of the best ways to provide stellar constituent experiences is to understand their interests. Show More Summary
The CNN Lesson: There Is No Hiding on The Real-Time Web
What do news organizations like CNN and health advocacy organizations like the Susan G. Komen Foundation have in common? They are examples of organizations that have been caught in the middle of a firestorm and don’t have the necessary policies in place to manage an online crisis immediately after it erupts. Show More Summary
Webinar: Hidden Heroes - the Buried Treasure in Your Database
Just 3% of your existing donors who are giving average amounts today can boost your annual revenue by 30%. The trick is to find the right people, make the right offer and steward gifts strategically.
Join Fraser Green from Good Works...Show More Summary
Flowchart: Where Should You Post Your Social Media Status?
We love to talk about social media strategy on the Care2 Frogloop blog, particularly around engagement. We also love to challenge you with serious questions like Is Social Media Making Organizations Lazy? Sometimes I meet organizations that think that social media is a silver bullet for email list growth or fundraising. Show More Summary
Twitter Stats You Need To Know and Tips to Get More Clicks
A lot of organizations focus more of their engagement efforts on Facebook than Twitter. I think this is because organizations feel limited by the 145 character tweet length. Plus it can be a noisy space. Twitter can be a great platform...Show More Summary
How to Rock Your Website Content Planning
All organizations want to have a website that connects with their audience. Imagine how much more impact you could have on the activists, donors, volunteers, and policymakers you seek to influence, if your website content rocked. Having...Show More Summary
Six Steps to Plan a Multichannel Fundraising Campaign
Readers of Care2's Frogloop blog love that our blogger in chief, Allyson Kapin always has her fingers on the pulse of the most current news, research, and best practices in nonprofit technology, online advocacy, fundraising, and social media. Show More Summary
10 Ways To Identify If Your Web Content Sucks
All organizations that I talk with confide in me that they wish that their web content was more compelling and useful. They want their content to tell a story and to use data to show that that their activists and donors are making a real impact on the ground.
Developing good content is challenging for all organizations. Show More Summary
Five DC Social Media Week Events to Attend
DC Social Media Week has arrived and there are tons of great panels and parties to attend. If you are looking to squeeze in a few events this week, check out my top 5 must attend events.
Digital Politics, Wednesday, February 20th
The...Show More Summary