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GiveMN.org has a range of tools available to help Minnesota nonprofits raise the support they need. One set of tools involves the creation of projects for teams, and then individual fundraiser pages which support the project goal. Spend an hour with the GiveMN.org staff, Steve Boland of Next in Nonprofits, and Peter Rachleff from East Side Freedom Library to talk about how these tools have been used in a start-up nonprofit, and how the Library provided support for its volunteers to help bring in new resources.

This breakout session from 1:45 to 3:00 PM is part of the full day Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Fundraising Conference. 

Join GiveMN for real life lessons for turning your best donors into your best (online) fundraisers. GiveMN fundraiser technology allows your donors to share your mission and their passion while activating their communities on your behalf. What’s holding them back? What’s holding you back? If the answer is “I don’t know,” you need to be in this session! We’ll hear stories from nonprofits who do this well and explore how to activate your donors, identify lucrative communities of participation, optimize GiveMN technology to bring your story alive and recognize your best donors and fundraisers.
Dan Moore, director of development, operations, and product, GiveMN
Steve Boland, managing partner, Next in Nonprofits

Social media is a great tool to get the word out about your programs, but that’s only the beginning. Build strong communities through social media by creating meaningful conversations online and providing relevant, consistent information. This session will give you the tools to create your own social media plan, including tools for measuring success and templates for managing it all.

This break-out session is part of the Nonprofits Essentials conference presented by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the University of Saint Thomas. The full conference runs from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. 

Give to the Max Day isn’t until November, why plan now? A lot of community resources will be devoted to promoting giving that day, and smaller arts groups have the opportunity to leverage that publicity and plans if they act early. Join us for a session that includes tips on:
1. Mobilizing an in-person event to get more publicity on Give to the Max
2. Ready teams with specific tactics and messaging, like targeting a Golden Ticket campaign.
3. Including Give to the Max, #GivingTuesday and year-end giving in a single, 4th quarter strategy to avoid “donor fatigue” while reaching new audiences to support your work.
4. Leveraging art as a donor tool to increase engagement (and fun) for supporters.

Attendees will be encouraged to complete a calendar plan before leaving the session, and include measurements to see what methods work best for your audience, and then hone those tools for the future.

You’ve got a lot of friends in the Hamline University network you haven’t met yet! LinkedIn can connect you to them (and lots of others) to help you uncover opportunities, advance your work goals, and much more. There are, however, rules to the road for using LinkedIn to enhance your network. Steve Boland MNM ’11, managing partner of Next in Nonprofits, will lead a short presentation on this tool, followed by questions and open discussion. The agenda for the morning includes:

• Using all the profile features of LinkedIn to help others understand your goals.
• Connecting to known alumni first, and learning about their connections.
• How to ask a fellow alum for support BEFORE asking for a connection.
• Using recommendations and endorsements to increase visibility.
• Publishing updates to LinkedIn to meet your professional goals.

This session is part of the Minnesota Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference. Attendees must be registered for the full conference. See the links above.

Podcasts are exploding as a way to reach new audiences with deeper engagement than other content marketing channels like blogs or social posts. As nearly all adults now have smartphones in their pockets, the question turns to just what will they listen to while on the go? Capturing audience early and establishing a reliable channel to reach people can earn new supporters, use new content to introduce nonprofit missions to audiences and leverage market growth (according to Pew Research, podcast downloads have gone from 1.6 billion in 2012 to 2.6 billion in 2014) to grow mission impact. This session will cover the basics of the market, how podcasts fit within a range of content strategies to attract support, demonstrate equipment and tools, and talk about effective strategies such as publishing frequency, target markets, hosting and editing. To learn more, listen to the podcast about nonprofit podcasting at http://nextinnonprofits.com/mnnptech.

Steve Boland, managing partner, Next in Nonprofits and host, Next in Nonprofits podcast and Levi Weinhagen, communications and media specialist, Minnesota Council on Foundations and host/producer, The Pratfalls Podcast and network co-runner, Noise Picnic Podcast Network

Social media is a great tool to get the word out about your programs, but that’s only the beginning. Build strong communities through social media by creating meaningful conversations online and providing relevant, consistent information. This session will give you the tools to create your own social media plan, including tools for measuring success and templates for managing it all.

This breakout session is part of the full day conference. Registration for the full day is required.