19 ways non-profits can use social media to connect with donors

Posted: October 19th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Internet Marketing | Tags: , , , , , | 11 Comments »


Even if you’re a one-person fundraising department with little time or budget, you can master social media to connect with donors and volunteers. Tim Bete shares what to do if you (1) Don’t know how to use social media technology, (2) Don’t know what kind of content to create, (3) Don’t have time and (4) Don’t have money. His presentation will arm you with the tools to make huge strides in your use of social media and overcome the obstacles that hold you back. Tim Bete is Communication and Fundraising Director for St. Mary Development Corporation, a low-income housing non-profit in Dayton, Ohio (www.StMaryDevelpment.org). He’s also a freelance marketing consultant for both for-profit and non-profit organizations (http

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11 Comments on “19 ways non-profits can use social media to connect with donors”

  1. 1 ThankfulHome said at 6:12 am on October 19th, 2011:

    Vivian, I use interns from local colleges and they usually work out great. Try contacting a college’s internship office.

  2. 2 JustTelldotOrg said at 6:42 am on October 19th, 2011:

    Tim thank you so much! This was wonderfully helpful! I came away with really simple, practical ideas for JustTell. One question, any other suggestions for where to find social media interns? We posted it to Idealist (great resource I’m sure you know!) but no luck so far. Thank you. Vivian

  3. 3 TheFundrazor said at 7:35 am on October 19th, 2011:

    What a terrific resource for the non-profit sector. Thanks Tim.

  4. 4 jodisegal said at 8:18 am on October 19th, 2011:

    @ThankfulHome
    1. you should talk with a lawyer or consultant to get the full requirements.
    2. yes
    3. no, the donor determines the value of in-kind gifts

  5. 5 ThankfulHome said at 8:58 am on October 19th, 2011:

    “The Agitator” says this video “demolishes four key reasons smaller nonprofits might not use social media.” Cool.

  6. 6 ThankfulHome said at 9:21 am on October 19th, 2011:

    1:What are the requirements for registering a non-profit in the US?
    There’s an IRS application and guidelines the organization must meet (e.g., having a board)

    2:do you have to keep tracks of all your donations,for the IRS ?
    Yes.

    3:lets say that 2 is true,what do you do when someone donates an object?you have to determine it’s value?
    We provide a receipt stating that we received the item but leave the value determination to the donor.

  7. 7 enpaprobertvagyok said at 10:15 am on October 19th, 2011:

    @ThankfulHome This vas a very good video!
    I have some questions for you:
    1:What are the requirements for registering a non-profit in the US?
    2:do you have to keep tracks of all your donations,for the IRS ?
    3:lets say that 2 is true,what do you do when someone donates an object?you have to determine it’s value?
    That;s all for now,thank you very much for your time!Please make more videos,they are very usefull

  8. 8 ThankfulHome said at 10:33 am on October 19th, 2011:

    Thanks to everyone for the incredible feedback on my presentation! If you have any questions about it, let me know.

  9. 9 RobinBrandesDesign said at 10:40 am on October 19th, 2011:

    Thanks for sharing. I am passing on to my clients :-)

  10. 10 ThankfulHome said at 11:05 am on October 19th, 2011:

    @richardjkaiser Thanks Richard! It was a fun program to teach.

  11. 11 richardjkaiser said at 12:00 pm on October 19th, 2011:

    Great video Tim!

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