Posts Tagged ‘DonorsChoose’

March

28th

2012

Qualifying Online Ambassadors

March 28th, 2012 by geofflivingston
Photography by Geoff Livingston

Last week we talked about the strategy of using online ambassadors to attract new donors with social media. Of course the question for nonprofits is how to vet or select these ambassadors. Where to begin? The first mistake is to assume that online voices and bloggers with the biggest accounts will yield the most results…

November

3rd

2011

Online Celebrity Fundraisers Only Succeed with Authentic Interest

November 3rd, 2011 by geofflivingston
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The Effectiveness of Celebrity Spokespeople in Social Fundraisers, the last paper I coauthored as a Zoetican with Henry T. Dunbar, was released this morning. The conclusion: Online celebrity fundraising efforts are hit and miss, and often get outpaced by lesser known web-based personalities or weblebrities who have deep ties to their communities. The research, conducted…