triangle gives back 101 webinar - 2011

Triangle Gives Back 101

Connecting your nonprofit with volunteers, donors, & advocates

Triangle Community Foundation Webinar

Robyn FehrmanCommunity Program OfficerTriangle Community Foundation(919) 474-8370 x. 128robyn@trianglecf.orgTwitter.com/TriComFdnFacebook.com/TriangleCF

About Me

Webinar Objectives

• Increased knowledge of TGB history & goals

• Increased understanding of how TriangleGivesBack.org can help nonprofit organizations reach new potential donors, advocates, & volunteers

• Increased comfort in creating and maintaining organizational profiles order to maximize use of TriangleGivesBack.org

Agenda

• Introduction to TCF• TGB Overview• Website Tour• Managing Profiles

– Organization Profile– Individual Profile

• Best Practices• Questions?

Introduction to TCF

• 27 year old community foundation

• Largest general funder in the Triangle

• Assets: ~$140 million

• Grantmaking: ~$15million– Donor-Advised Funds– Competitive Programs

• Staff: 17 + interns

What is Triangle Gives Back?

• TCF regional community leadership initiative

• Raise awareness about the current status of giving in the Triangle

• Make giving fun, easy, and strategic

• Increase participation in giving – in all of its forms

Giving in the Triangle

• We lag behind

• People who have less give more

• Shallow pool of business giving

• We all have time, talent, & treasure to give

• Change is in our hands

TriangleGivesBack.org

•Learn about giving in the Triangle

•Join local community of online givers

•Connect with causes you care about

•Find ways to give time, talent, treasure

www.TriangleGivesBack.org

Website Goals

• Build an online community built for our physical community

• Become “The Place” for information regarding Triangle nonprofits

• Create opportunity for meaningful connections between nonprofits & individuals

Who’s Using TGB?

• 900 + individuals looking to engage in the Triangle

• 500 + nonprofits looking for new donors, advocates, & volunteers

• TCF staff looking for information to share with fundholders

• 2,000 + visits per month

• Growing every day!

Value for Your Organization?

• Free Advertising• TGB Homepage• Nonprofit Spotlights• Give Back Giveaways• Champions of Giving Back

•Interested Supporters• Search via Subject Area, Location• Local volunteers

• Connections Made Simple

Getting Started

• Sign-Up

• Login

• Create a Profile

• Manage your Profile

• Stay in Touch

Log-In

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How to Get Started?

• Sign-Up

• Login

• Create a Profile

• Manage your Profile

• Stay in Touch

How to Get Started?

• Sign-Up

• Login

• Create a Profile

• Manage your Profile

• Stay in Touch

Best Practices

•Create social media team

• Update often

• Integrate with other social media

• Encourage board, staff, volunteers to create individual profiles & follow you

• Reach out to followers

• Nominate volunteers for Champion of Giving Back

• Follow TCF & TGB on Facebook & Twitter

• Ask TCF for help

Questions?

tgb@trianglecf.org