This document discusses trends in social media and mobile fundraising. It notes that 84% of social media use is for customer service and engaging customers on social media can increase sales by 15-30%. Facebook is a major player in fundraising, with 14% of traffic to donation pages coming directly from Facebook. It also discusses the growth of mobile use of social networks and that mobile traffic to charity pages is driven by the rise of smartphones/tablets and email. Responsive design and a "mobile first" approach are important. Social advertising on platforms like Facebook is discussed as an effective fundraising tool.
5. “Facebook is far and away the king”
"In the last 12 months, how have you
supported a charity or cause?"
6. Facebook is a player
14% of traffic to fundraising & donation
pages comes directly from Facebook.
7. “Facebook is far and away the king”
"In the last 12 months, how have you
supported a charity or cause?"
• 14% browsed Facebook on a tablet
• 41% browsed Facebook on a smartphone
15. Charity posts call to action
on social media
Charity asks supporters to
share call to actions on
social media
VS.
Supporter response
to organization
Supporter response to
friends or family
members
26. Pinterest beat YouTube, Reddit, Google+,
LinkedIn & Myspace combined for
referral traffic.
2 million use its Facebook App daily.
Fastest-growing social
network in the last 12
months
35. Twitter engagement techniques
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Search by hashtag
Set up alerts for event “keywords”
Make a Twitter list of influences in the event
Make sure Twitter content is included in
offline collateral.
46. Let’s talk MOBILE ….
18-22% of traffic is from
mobile devices…
350% increase in
under 2 years...
47. Where fundraising trends are headed ...
24% decrease in
text-to-donate
programs
27% increase in
mobile websites
48. Two things drive mobile traffic
to charity pages
Rapid adoption of
smartphones & tablets!
What we’re doing on smartphones
& tablets...
(40% of our internet time!)
49. Email drives mobile traffic
1 in 4 hits to a website comes from
a mobile device!
70. Facebook ads & testimonials
“Our research shows people are 68% more
likely to purchase something when they
see the name of someone they know
associated with it.”
Rosa Birch, Facebook policy team
71. Sponsored Ads & Stories
Cost per Click CPC
vs
Cost per thousand impression CPM
Bidding on the same audience