You are probably aware of the Pittsburgh Day of Giving through Pittsburgh Gives, and you have heard that there are online tools out there that can help you raise money; but how can you optimize your Pittsburgh Gives opportunity and where do you find those online tools? Online funding platforms are becoming increasingly popular and mobile networks are also entering this realm. Join our panel of experts and learn about the various ways you can use funding platforms and mobile networks to increase giving.

1. Technology & Social Media Can They Really Be Used to Raise Money for a Nonprofit Like Ours? 10:00am – 11:15am Facilitator: Perla Ni, GreatNonprofits Speaker: Taylor Abbett, Tailored Marketing / Harris Ferris, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre / Kelly Uranker, The Pittsburgh Foundation

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3. Social Media and Nonprofits Perla Ni, CEO GreatNonprofits perlani@greatnonprofits.org

4. Overview Recent Trends Nonprofit Perspective Success In the Past GreatNonprofits and Social Media Why Do We Need It?

5. Then and Now In 2005… 8% of all adults online had a profile on a social network, compared to 35% of all adults today In 2010… 75 million user accounts 640 million users worldwide Source: Pew Internet & American Life Report, January 2009, ComScore Inc., December 2008, Compete, December 2008

6. Nonprofits and Social Media Sites Source: NTEN 2010 Nonprofit Benchmark Report, April 2010

7. Nonprofits and Social Media Sites Source: NTEN 2010 Nonprofit Benchmark Report, April 2010

8. Nonprofits and Social Media Sites Source: NTEN 2010 Nonprofit Benchmark Report, April 2010

10. 86% said they have a presence on Facebook, a 16% increase from 2009

11. 60% on Twitter, a 17% increase from 2009

12. Nonprofits with 2+ full time social media staff are the most successfulIn 2009… Nnprofits had an average of 286 followers on Twitter In 2010… Nnprofits had an average of 1800 followers on Twitter

13. Nonprofits on Facebook and Twitter

14. Eric De La Cruz – Twitter Success 27 year-old was denied access to hospital tests for his severe heart disease

15. Eric De La Cruz – Twitter Success Retweeted by “The Expert”, a comedian with more than 20,000 followers.

16. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails Raised over $650,000 for Eric

17. InvisiblePeople TV -“People that were once homeless slept inside last week because of Invisible People TV.”- Mark Horvath, founder -Tells the story of homeless individuals in America using YouTube videos, blogs, Twitter and Facebook -Won the SXSW Pepsi Fresh Challenge and $50,000 using Twitter

18. GreatNonprofits and Social Media Since February…. Facebook: 21,619 total clicks Twitter: 21,126 total Tweets Email: 1288 total tags

19. Breath of Hope Online Reviews: Support group for parents of babies born with the congenital diaphragmatic hernia birth defect Recruited 10-20% of their current volunteer staff as a result of GNP reviews Positive feedback in reviews has boosted staff morale and encouraged board members to become more active

20. Society of Singers Provides financial support to professional singers whose careers are in jeopardy due to illness or other emergencies Raised $45,000 as a result of GreatNonprofits reviews

21. Practices to Avoid No Well-Defined Audience Not Listening to Your Supporters Unclear Goals or Themes Isolation from the Larger Non-Profit Community Lack of Persistence and Follow-Up

22. Why Do We Need Social Media? Increasing Awareness Spread the word about your mission Gather supporters Connecting with Broader Nonprofit Community See what others are doing How do your goals relate to the goals of other nonprofits? Understanding Your Audience Communicate effectively with your constituents Provide a forum for discussions

23. Presented by:Taylor Abbett, President Tailored Marketing Inc. Nonprofits: Taking Advantage of the Mobile Revolution

24. Topics to Cover Why Mobile? The growing ways nonprofits are using texting and mobile applications Examples Texting Mobile Web QR Codes Mobile Coupons as a fundraiser Case Studies How to start

25. Why Should You Care About Mobile By Christmas 2011, one out of every two Americans will have a smartphone It took six quarters for the U.S. smartphone market share to double, moving to 21% of handsets sold from just 10% in early 2008 In Europe and Asia mobile is huge. USA lags but catching up

27. On August 25, 2010, Sen. Alan Simpson began talks referring to social security as a “milk cow”. That same day, AARP launched text message campaign to its 44,000 subscribers alerting them to the news and giving them the option to leave a voice message. Within 24 hours, they had 870 heart felt messages supporting social security and finished with 975. A 2.2% response rate. (Typical email advocacy benchmarks 3.3%) Calls were sorted and sent to appropriate Congressional district Texting: Advocacy – AARP AARP Breaking News: Fiscal Comm member Simpson attacks Social Security recipients. Reply CALL or dial 877-814-7890 to hear more.

28. Red Cross raised over $5 million for Haiti through a text message campaign Red Cross immediately set up the simplest donation method possible, with its social media presence and outreach, when combined with the State Department’s involvement, it turned into a viral funding initiative, topping Twitter trends and inspiring action Texting: Fund Raising – Red Cross

29. Text/Mobile Web: Outreach Donations – Fund for Gulf Coast Restoration Text the word "COAST" to 50555 to donate $10 to help our restoration efforts in the Gulf Special Offers for Supporters To get receive 15% off your next stay at all Kimpton Hotels, text “GREEN” to 88398 Involvement – Ways to Make a Difference Find out our top ways of getting involved, text “CHANGE” to 88398

30. Text/Mobile Web: Outreach Created mobile website to maximize the reach and ease of collecting donations with the simultaneous objective of targeting a younger demographic Ongoing texting campaign Donate $5 to the Special Olympics by texting SONC to 20222

31. Mobile Tools: QR Codes Easy to incorporate into marketing Since the viewer is using their phone to scan the code, it should be linked to mobile phone friendly pages or sites Link to pages for calls to action like “Donate Now” and “Text-to-Give Now” Link to the mobile versions of your social networking communities

32. Mobile Tools: Fundraising Partners Mobile Coupon Apps: The Next Generation of the Coupon Book Fundraising potential Connect businesses directly with your members Additional market exposure for you and your corporate sponsors Increased traffic to the corporate sponsor

33. Where to Start? Plan: Think about how mobile might work for your organization Develop: Incorporate into your marketing outreach Begin by asking for cell phone numbers to build a database Test: A simple text campaign can be done inexpensively. If it works grow in to the other platforms Future…..

34. Contact Taylor Abbett, PresidentTailored Marketing Inc Email: taylor@tailoredmarketing.com Phone: 412-281-1442 Web: www.tailoredmarketing.com

35. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Leveraging Social Media In a Landscape of Change Harris N. Ferris – Executive Director May 12, 2011

36. The Organization

37. Step Change with Tessitura

39. Special offer sent to all

40. 144 responded for additional performance in season

42. Thank you from the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership!

43. Workshop Evaluation Text “Tech” to 57682 with your answers to the following questions: Please rate the overall value of this workshop E – Excellent G – Good P – Poor F – Fair Did you learn anything that you will apply at your own organization? Y – Yes N - No Please text other comments and feedback. Submit by hitting “send!” You will receive an auto-reply from the GPNP. Sample text: “Tech E Y It was helpful to see what other colleagues are doing around this.”