Social Fundraising Seminar, presented at Silicon Valley SCORE 9/23/13

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Nonprofit leaders gathered to learn how to engage supporters through social media and crowdfunding. All the answers are in here...

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Social Fundraising

Silicon Valley SCORESuzanne OehlerSeptember 23, 2013

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s22HX18wDY

Why Is It Important to You?

• Stay connected with followers/supporters

• Build brand following• Create a movement

• Grow funding

YouTube Freebies for Nonprofits• Google Adwords• Donate button • Call to Action overlays• Community forum• Live Stream• Video Annotations

Who are you?• Your mission• Why do you matter? • What do you stand for?• Who benefits? • Why get involved?

Reflection & Exercise:Who are you (dawg)?

Your Face on Facebook

Avatar

Cover photo

About Allow fans to • Comment• Post photos• Post videos • Tag photos

email

Website Direct

Social media

Facebook

Twitter

Website

Google+

YouTube

…and Keep a Direct Link

Know Your “Tribe”

Modern Family Season 20 11:25

Followers

Partners

Beneficiaries

StaffBoard members

Reflection & ExerciseWho are they?

Cause

Be a Conversation Starter

• Cause sector photos/videos• Questions/challenges• Stats and studies• “Share” other Facebook

posts• Your photos, videos,

stories, milestones, events

A Case for the Arts in School

“Garage Video”: Everett for the Arts

• 2,100 people voted• 36% Facebook follower increase• $25,000 grant• 50,000 students

http://youtu.be/REYDvs3Vcag

Rokia’s Story

Statistics Story of Girl Story & Statistics$0.00

$0.50

$1.00

$1.50

$2.00

$2.50

Giving Level

Source: Harvard Business School & Stanford School of Business

6 Questions to Find Your Best Stories• Volunteer ”What’s the best day you’ve had this year?”

• Board member “What one moment did you know you made a difference through this organization?”

• Teacher/mentor “When did a child teach you something?”

• Founder “What was the moment you decided to start on this mission?”

• Major donor “Why do you give?”

• Social donor “What made you share our message with your friends?”

In the Most Unlikely Places

• 5,233 Facebook fans• $148,412 to date for Second Harvest• 296,824 meals

http://youtu.be/kFWsVakc0AE

Now…Share Your Story

• A person, animal or community who benefited from your organization

• The reason you became part of the cause

CrowdfundingDonation Action

Social Fundraising

Elements of a Crowdfunding Campaign

• Central, sticky theme around ownership• Recruit and empower a “tribe”• Engage and expand your network• “Share-able” marketing messages• Reinforce and appreciation effort

Case Study

Sticky Theme

Empower Your Tribe

Engage and Expand Network

Marketing

Appreciate

Make the Time• Designate admins• Brainstorm sessions• Content calendar• Tools

Reflection & Exercise

How can you build your fundraising campaigns into

your social media plan?

• Post 1x/day• Comment/share

1-5x/day• x new followers/month• # of likes, comments,

shares• Test new ideas• Fundraising revenue

Capture Goals

Using Facebook Insights

Measure Your Facebook Campaign

+ Live: Staff and volunteer interviews

Website: Google analytics

Email: Analytics

Facebook.com/YapperGirllinkedin.com/in/suzanneoehler@YapperGirlSaysSuzanne Oehler

Suzanne OehlerSpeaker, Consultant

& Author of the Yapper Girl blog

408.409.0734suzanne@yappergirl.comwww.SuzanneOehler.com