1. Social Media for Non-Profits
Presented by:
Stephanie Nelson, Social Media Maven, SBN Marketing
Brian Beavers, Habitat for Humanity - Greater Matthews
2. Disclaimers
Compliance Questions
â—Ź Very non-profit
specific.
â—Ź Very outlet specific.
â—Ź Better answered
one-on-one with a
consultant that
works specifically
with non-profits.
Similar Questions
â—Ź Some questions
asked several times
in different ways.
Combining answers.
Social Outlets
â—Ź Touching on outlets
not traditionally
considered social
media.
â—Ź Website
â—Ź Email
3. Question
Best way to capture multiple
audiences via social media
â—Ź One outlet does not fit all. Each
outlet has its own
demographic.
â—Ź Snapchat and Instagram =
younger audiences.
â—Ź Facebook users = 25 to 54.
â—Ź LinkedIn = professional
networking.
â—Ź Pinterest = women.
â—Ź Email = widest audience,
extends across all generations.
5. Question
Email Best Practices
â—Ź Mobile optimize email - 51%
opened on mobile device
â—Ź Prominent donate button
â—Ź 2013: â…“ of all online donations
came through email
fundraising
â—Ź CAN-SPAM law requirements -
fines of up to $16K per email if
not followed
6. Question
Best way to use LinkedIn
â—Ź Professional networking.
● Not the place to “sell”.
â—Ź Join discussions in groups.
â—Ź Set up business page to
announce news, share event
info, etc.
7. Question
How often to post
â—Ź Facebook: not more than once
per day.
â—Ź Lifespan of a Tweet or
Instagram post is around 3
hours. Lend themselves to
posting more often.
8. Question
Best time to post/
How often to post
â—Ź No singular answer.
â—Ź Depends on your audience.
â—Ź Best to find YOUR answer
through trial-and-error.
● Don’t expect results overnight.
9. Question
What type of content to post
â—Ź Depends a lot on your specific
audience.
â—Ź Best to find YOUR answer
through trial-and-error.
â—Ź Photos & links like by
Facebook algorithm.
â—Ź Stories & images get more
engagement, in general.
â—Ź Not all posts should be about
your organization. Share
others’ posts.
10. Question
Hashtag best practices
â—Ź Typically no more than 3
hashtags per post.
â—Ź Do not hijack hashtags - use
only those that are appropriate
to your post.
11. Question
Posting as Facebook page
vs personal account
â—Ź Facebook Pages app.
â—Ź Upside-down triangle in blue
nav bar > choose page > make
sure profile photo showing is
that of page, not personal
account
12. Question
Friend vs fan
â—Ź Friends = personal account
â—Ź Fans = page account
â—Ź No overlap unless you accept a
friend request and that person
also happens to like the page
13. Question
How to measure impact of
social media
â—Ź Judge post performance
through outlet analytics.
â—Ź Judge website traffic through
Google Analytics.
â—Ź Judge how online posts
translate into offline activity
through some sort of code or
catchphrase people need to
mention.
14. Question
Privacy Controls
â—Ź Privacy controls are up to each
individual user.
â—Ź All you can do is control what
you post and make sure it’s
nothing you wouldn’t mind
having shared.
15. Question
Targeting Members
â—Ź Only trying to reach members?
Try closed Facebook Groups.
â—Ź Trying to reach potential new
members, Facebook ads and
Twitter promoted posts can get
HIGHLY targeted for exposure
to a new audience.
E-mail is the only social media platform that extends across all generations
Prominent Donate Button
Should be large and colorful and easily found on every page of the website
Should lead donors directly to the donate form
Mobile-optimized vs. Mobile -friendly
Mobile friendly webpages can be opened on a mobile device, while mobile optimized adjusts to the screen size
Reasons for mobile optimization (http://www.accrinet.com/blog/2014/03/04/default/5-reasons-your-nonprofit-needs-a-mobile-friendly-website/)
1.2 billion people in the world access the web from a mobile device (and the number is growing)
They load faster - people will only wait 6-10 seconds for their mobile screen to load before giving up
Google favors mobile responsiveness
The average American spends over 2 hours on a day on their mobile device ((https://authoritylabs.com/blog/mobile-marketing-stats-2014/)
57% of people will not recommend a company with a poor mobile site (https://authoritylabs.com/blog/mobile-marketing-stats-2014/)
51% of e-mail is opened on a mobile device
In 2013, e-mail fundraising accounted for a third of all online donations for nonprofits Mansfield, H. (Ed.). (2015, January 25). 15 Must-Know Fundraising and Social Media Stats. Retrieved July 16, 2015, from <http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/01/25/15-must-know-fundraising-and-social-media-stats/>
Maybe this is where Stephanie can do a linkedin groups “demo”
Gaining followers is not an overnight process, it takes time