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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If you had to guess how much charitable giving grew in 2012, what …

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JANUARY 17, 2013

It’s 2013.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Did you know that nonprofits can get $10,000 per month worth of search advertising from Google Grants? Here's what you need to know to get started.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

As more people continue to check email on mobile devices, research has found mobile click-throughs are lacking. This may not be good news for nonprofits.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

It’s December 27th.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

End of year fundraising is in full swing, but with 2013 right around …

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

If we compare year-end giving campaigns to the gastronomical equivalent of a seven …

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

I've spent a good part of the past month reviewing year-end email drafts and have seen several common pitfalls. Here are 10 things to avoid.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Year-end is fast approaching, but the challenges of turning your strategy into a reality may have only just begun. Additional emails will need to be written, designed, produced – and that’s not even half of it! Safe to say, there’s still plenty left to do.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The placement of the email sign-up box is always a consideration when designing …

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

There is a lot of confusion around goal tracking and funnels in Google …

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Our interactive analytics team wanted to know just how much procrastination has impacted overall email performance.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

How do your supporters want you to show your thanks?

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

This year, one of the strongest fundraising trends we’ve seen is for nonprofits to cultivate “third …

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

What can we learn from political calls to action this election season? Here are three common elements the majority of them are using that can be easily used in your own calls to action for online fundraising.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Guest post by John Haydon, Founder of Inbound Zombie – a nonprofit social media …

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

In 2008, Barack Obama used one of the most successful online marketing and …

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

President Barack Obama raised nearly $410 million dollars through individual contributions in 2008.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

A few years ago, Cause Marketing was all the rage.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Online donor solicitations are powerful.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

Your website has a lot to say.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

By now many of you have been working on your end of year …

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AUGUST 21, 2012

Your website has a lot to say. If a person from each department of your organization stood in front of you and shouted information, chances are you wouldn’t decipher anything through the noise. At the very least, you would be confused. If you don’t prioritize your content to convert the noise into clear messages, your users will experience the same confusion.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

A few years ago, Cause Marketing was all the rage. Nonprofits – small and large – were scurrying to create “meaningful” corporate partnerships NOT sponsorships. Some did it well ( Pink Ribbon anyone?? ) while others struggled. No one disagrees that proving a company’s Social Responsiblity is very important to consumers. In fact, in a 2011 report, consumers spoke very loudly that they expect companies to drive social and environmental change and that they will reward these efforts.

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JULY 27, 2012

Social media is talked about so much that you probably think every other form of communication is dead (Ok, maybe your thinking isn’t that extreme). But that’s not the case. In fact, email is still the number-one way to connect with your supporters. Earning the right to deliver content directly to the inbox of your biggest fans is critical to your long terms success.

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JULY 16, 2012

In my last session as part of the Schools out for Summer Series I took a deep dive into how Schools can get the most out of Facebook. It was a lot of fun presenting (and talking to) this extremely engaged group of people. You can find out about upcoming sessions here. Here’s are the 6 Steps we covered in the session. — We already know that Facebook is crushing it and that schools have an incredible opportunity to use the platform to deepen relationships with families, students and

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JULY 13, 2012

It is submission-mania in the nptech world right now. From taglines to SXSW, there’s a plethora of opportunities to strut your savvy stuff. Have a look at some of the great opportunities below… 2012 Nonprofit Tagline Awards. Enter your organization’s tagline into this year’s award contest. As a bonus, every entrant will be invited to join Nancy for a free webinar in late summer: “Aha!

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JULY 11, 2012

I recently gave a talk to a super engaged group of people who work in the education space as part of our Schools out for Summer Series - You can find out about upcoming sessions here. Our focus was Facebook. With over 900 Million users Facebook is the top social media site on the planet. It’s the place to be for most nonprofits. Especially those in the education sector.

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JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines.

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JUNE 29, 2012

Download the Nonprofit Social Media Influencer Whitepaper for recommendations on how to best connect with, empower, and involve your social media supporters. The question today is not whether you should use social media (the 901 million Facebook users answered that for us), but how you should use social media to engage with your supporters, advance your mission and make your fundraising efforts more successful.

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JUNE 27, 2012

Google’s over 1 million computer servers in data centers around the world handle over 1 billion searches per day. That amounts to 7.2 billion daily page views, 620 million daily visitors and 87.8 billion monthly searches. Making Google the largest traffic driver on the web. Oh, and they own 85% of search traffic on the web. Having a good understanding of search engine optimization at your nonprofit is key to achieving online success.

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JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Nonprofits are taking advantage of this technology; according to the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey by NTEN, Common Knowledge & Blackbaud, the average nonprofit’s fan or follower base grew by 30 percent on Facebook and

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JUNE 5, 2012

Are you asking the right questions in your P2P post event surveys? . This Thursday Jennifer Ashbaugh from Big Brothers Big Sisters will help answer this very important question “ are you asking the right questions in your post event survey ?”. In Thursday’s web seminar we’ll be discussing post event survey’s and how to ask questions that will help you develop strategies to increase revenue.

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MAY 30, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. Download Now! In today’s connected world — where seemingly everyone is using their smart phones to update social networks, check email, and pump out hundreds of text messaging a week — direct mail can look a bit outdated to some nonprofits looking to raise money in support of their mission.

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MAY 17, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . Online Fundraising has become a popular and successful method for nonprofits trying to increase revenue and acquire new donors.

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MAY 16, 2012

Today’s guest post is from Tonia Zampieri. Tonia’s the Mobile Strategist for Atlantic Business Technologies. She has nearly 10 years of digital fundraising and marketing experience and launched one of the very first nonprofit iPhone apps, Tap-n-Give on iTunes in 2009. Say Hi on Twitter @iheartcharity. — I used to suspect with a career in mobile technology I was not normal.

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MAY 10, 2012

Part two of our four part series on Effective Nonprofit Websites. Make sure to read part one if you missed it: Create a More Effective Nonprofit Website Using These 2 Simple Suggestions. — “The Web is a world of first impressions, and quick ones at that. Users form an opinion of a website within the first few seconds of loading it.” Jason Gross, “The Role of Design in The Kingdom of Content, www.smashingmagazine.com.

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