Blurred Lines: Engaging Supporters to Be Donors, Volunteers, and Whatever Else You Need

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This is a presentation given at the 2014 Social Media for Nonprofits Conference in Silicon Valley, by Shari Ilsen, Director of Engagement at VolunteerMatch. It focuses on how nonprofits can use multi-channel content marketing to empower and inspire potential community members. HOWEVER, the tools and strategies contained in the presentation can be applied to ANY brand, business or organization to create brand super-champions. Want to get in touch with Shari? Contact her via Twitter: @silsen.

Transcript of Blurred Lines: Engaging Supporters to Be Donors, Volunteers, and Whatever Else You Need

MISTAKE!

MISTAKE!

“Donor” “Volunteer”

“Follower”

“Pinner”

“Fan”

“Liker”

“Sharer” “Tweeter”

Volunteers donate

10X more

70% of volunteers

donate

Don’t settle. You’re worth

it.

You gotta hook ‘em

Time to get mushy

Test to see what works best for YOU

Visual storytelling on Facebook

Feeding America and Morgan Stanley

Show what others are

already doing

National Tree Day

Be witty and fun. People will like you

more.

PGH Brewer’s Ball

PGH Brewer’s Ball

Embed your call to action in the story

everydayhero

Make it easy to give

whatever they have.

ClothingDonations.org

Get people thinking…

and clicking

Feeding America

Welcome them to your

special community

Wounded Warrior Project

Use email to strengthen

the connection

Showcase impact to keep them engaged

Treat them like real

people, and they’ll act

like it!