Turning likes into donations using Facebook and GiveMN

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Facebook was the #2 source of web traffic during Give to the Max Day in 2011, surpassing email and email newsletters. For nonprofits, as in many other sectors, Facebook has become the dominant social network for engaging supporters. Join GiveMN Digital Strategist Jeff Achen for this 45 minute webinar (30 min. presentation; 15 min. Q&A) focused on relationship building and fundraising through Facebook. Learn about managing your organization page; Facebook tips, tricks and tools; Facebook Groups; and the GiveMN Facebook app for processing donations right on your Facebook page. Yeah, we’re pretty sure you’ll “like” this webinar. Install the GiveMN Facebook app at http://givemn.razoo.com/p/facebook-widget

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Turning into donations using Facebook and GiveMN

@JeffAchen Digital Strategist, GiveMNjeff@givemn.org

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GiveMN is a collaborative venture to grow charitable giving in Minnesota and move

more of it online.

GiveMN is an independent 501c3 support organization of the Minnesota Community

Foundation, which is an affiliate of Minnesota Philanthropy Partners.

How should I use Facebook?• Tell stories that touch

the heart• Show the results

of your work• Invite, encourage and

praise others to share• Share news articles, blog posts and other content

from around the web• Illustrate your history – use “milestones”• And, very occasionally for fundraising

Manage your page actively• Post regularly – minimum 3x per week• Mention others by using the @ symbol in your post• Learn to “use Facebook as your organization”• Respond to those who comment and thank them

Manage your page actively• Write posts that inform• Write posts that educate• Write posts that celebrate

Manage your page actively

• Pin or highlight important posts

Manage your page actively• Post “the ask” to donate only when absolutely

necessary• And, when you do, keep it the context of the

conversation that you’re facilitating on your page

Manage your page actively

Manage your page actively

• Monitor conversations• Respond within 24 hours• Be transparent

Manage your page actively

Facebook Insights

• Overview• Likes• Reach• Talking About This

Facebook Insights

• Overview• Likes• Reach• Talking About This

Facebook Insights

• Overview• Likes• Reach• Talking About This

Facebook Insights

• Overview• Likes• Reach• Talking About This

Facebook Ads

• Ads• Sponsored Stories (Promoted Posts)

Facebook Ads

• Ads• Sponsored Stories (Promoted Posts)

Facebook Ads

Facebook Ads

Facebook Ads

Why Facebook Ads?

Facebook is mobile

• Facebook has over 488 million mobile users• Plays nicely with GiveMN Mobile

GiveMN Facebook Donation App

• Donors can give right from your Facebook page• Free to use and easy to install• Same low 2.9% transaction rate

GiveMN Facebook Donation App

Once you “install” the GiveMN Facebook donation app, you’ll have the option to add a custom

“button” to your facebook page

GiveMN Facebook Donation App

You can upload a JPG, GIF, or PNG file. The image should be 111x74 pixels.

Facebook Groups

Groups are different than Pages on Facebook and are especially useful in creating a community. No one can post as an

organization and members share ownership of the page.If your goal is to generate an active group of people for

conversation and action, perhaps a group is the way to go.

Questions, comments, likes?

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