Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Main | Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team » Wednesday Jan 14 2009 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:40AM | by Allyson Kapin Let’s face it: People have a love hate relationship with their email. The top area of any e-newsletter is prime real estate.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Below are the 2009 Have Fun Do Good posts you read, commented on, tweeted, facebooked and engaged with the most. PostRank is a fun tool that can show a blogger which of their posts their readers engaged with the most. Thanks so much for reading and sharing!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. What are your goals for 2009? Then, try to think in even broader terms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. 80% of my ROI (Return on Investment = webinar registrations, new clients, speaking engagements) comes from my e-Newsletter, and thanks to blogging my e-Newsletter list has jumped from 3,000 subscribers (which took 4 years to build) to almost 8,000 in 10 months!

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Content Ideas Organization New York 234

NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

Our newsletter is only the tip of the iceberg: it's the Member benefits you're not seeing yet that will sink your ship. Anyway, if all you're getting out of NTEN is this newsletter, you're clearly missing out. And, of course, NTEN Members save $200 off registration for the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference. (We note: Ouch.].

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Technology Newsletter NTEN NTC 36

NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

We just released the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study with our fantastic friends at M+R Strategic Services. Tags: Advocacy benchmarks email Fundraising m+r marketing metrics newsletters NPTech NTEN. The report is chock full of amazing and interesting information you can use to make better decisions about your online campaigns.

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Benchmark Studies Advocacy Case Study 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

During 2009 I created and promoted 34 TwtPolls to help better understand the needs of nonprofits. 5% Yes… they donate on our website after reading something in our e-newsletter. 6) What is the size of your organization’s e-mail newsletter list? [ [link] ]. 2% Our organization does not publish an e-mail newsletter.

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Results Communication Strategy Myspace 193

NetWits

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. This communication can be done via email, newsletter, direct mail or social media. Download the report now! .

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Online Giving Haiti Fundraising 144

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Meanwhile, unsubscribe rates held steady from 2009 to 2010. Advocacy actions and items of personal interest tend to result in more click-throughs from newsletters. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Highlights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Much of the functionality of these new Apps is based on adding buttons that link to your Twitter profile ( the mobile version ), Facebook Page ( the mobile version ), your blog (using RSS) and links such as your website, donate now page, and e-newsletter and text alert subscribe pages. As of July 2009, 56.9 The web is going mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

If you want to be able to add “Donate Now&# buttons, e-Newsletter and text alert sign-up boxes, and/or call-to-action images to your social media profiles, you need to know HTML. I launched this blog in September 2009. And my e-Newsletter list has grown faster in the last 8 months than it has in the previous four years combined.

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Social Media ROI Media Myspace 220

NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> You can’t sign up for their newsletter, register for an event, learn more about their programs, or anything else that might otherwise distract you from completing the transaction. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

A 2009 study study by HubSpot found that not having uploaded an avatar decreases your followers by up to 80% and my guess is that the data from that study still speaks true today. Using all CAPS is bad online etiquitte on Twitter – and on Facebook, your website, your e-newsletter, everywhere. 5) Using all CAPS.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. Finally, remember that blog posts make great content for e-newsletters. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter. These posts can also be very effective in e-newsletters.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 117

NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

> A special all-member contributed e-Newsletter. > Stay tuned to our blog and your email -- and don't forget to sign up for our e-newsletter , if you're not getting it already. > The November webinar line-up is stacked with special "Member Appreciation" programming that is exclusively for members, and totally free.

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NTEN Newsletter Registration Nptech 40

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. What is public? June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

They have released two studies, one on the “wired wealthy&# and another which is a “nonprofit benchmark index&# study – basically providing some benchmarks for organizations to measure themselves against, traffic, email newsletter click through rates, etc. It’s actually a pretty interesting resource, and worth a read.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2009

Judging by how many of you opened and read our February newsletter on IT staffing , all things related to jobs -- from hiring to seeking to firing -- are top of mind for you all right now. James and Cassie are bringing their long-time experience in the nptech hiring world to the NTC for two sessions.

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NTC Nptech Newsletter Chapter 36

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like.

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Movie Newsletter Contest NTEN 47

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

If you are going to design your own mobile Website, make sure you check out the article Mobile Web Design Trends For 2009. 3) Nonprofits as Real-time Reporters via Social Media and Mobile Devices: This is a dramatic shift in Web communications.

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Social Media Mobile Media Myspace 196

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Other interesting findings include: For email newsletters, open rates and click-through rates fell slightly (1-2%) in 2008, though the changes were not strictly statistically significant. May 14, 2009 | Eric Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008. com , Inc.

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Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Neff, Director of Web, Film and Interactive Strategy at the American Cancer Society High Plains Division, sat down with me for our Connection Newsletter this month and shared his top 5 recommendations for online tools for nonprofits in 2009. What tools do you think will be the best and easiest for nonprofits to use in 2009?

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Jordan Tools Online Cancer 83

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

A lot of nonprofits will now have to update their website, e-mail newsletters, and most costly, their print materials. 2) From my e-mail newsletter. The anti-Obama Page has been around since 2009, so Facebook can’t claim that it has the right to be a Community Page. Now instead of supporters “Becoming a Fan!&#

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ROI Integration Question Facebook 244

Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

To help with this, Convio has released their Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study , which shares 2009 data from over 500 of their clients. Here are some interesting takeaways: Online Giving: In spite of the economic downturn, most organizations still saw a 14 percent increase in online giving in 2009.

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Metrics Measure Web Convio 52

NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Many privacy experts argue that the recent decline in reported data breaches ( 498 in 2009 versus 657 in 2008 (PDF)) is not due to an improvement in data security practices, but rather that fewer organizations are publicly reporting such breaches. According to an October 2009 Gallup poll , 66% of all U.S.

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Data Question Poll PDF 93

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? All rights reserved.

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Social Media Difference Advocacy Case Study 28

NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

As donor acquisition declined from 2005-2009, peer-to-peer fundraising was one way to find new donors. Here are a few ideas: On the donation form, ask donors if they would like to opt in to your organization’s newsletter. All of these incentives helped increase event revenue from $100,000 in 2008 to $180,000 in 2009.

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Fundraising Raise Gift Registration 170

NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2009

You can also read her article on the topic , published in our January newsletter.). Last week, I had the chance to talk to her about her session, Career NPTechies: How to graduate from the accidental techie academy and become a tech leader. Take a listen: . I first met Johanna in 2002. Or maybe 2003. I can't remember.

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NTC Nptech Newsletter NTEN 36

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

Sure, I’d love to see more nonprofits move from sending their newsletters out by email, to getting them into an RSS feed, which I can choose to look at, or not. I think that a lot of Web 2.0, particularly RSS and folksonomies, are aspects of Web 2.0 Some of Web 2.0, though is more hype than useful. I’m glad you are enjoying it!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2010

In December 2009, Facebook announced that Boxes would be removed, Tabs would shrink in size to 520 pixels, and Status Updates showing up in the News Feed(s) would no longer be guaranteed (the more Comments and Thumbs Up your Status Updates receive, the more News Feed exposure you get). The new design has been in the works for over a year.

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Facebook ROI Feeds News 272

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As such, nonprofit organizations must be proactive in creating effective accountability strategies to recruit new donors and further engage current donors (LeRoux, 2009). Below are the top five strategies that nonprofits need to create and sustain a robust and loyal donor base: Performance Evaluations. Donor Communication. Giving Statistics.”

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Support Donor Strategy Arizona 40

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Other interesting findings include: For email newsletters, open rates and click-through rates fell slightly (1-2%) in 2008, though the changes were not strictly statistically significant. Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008.

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Benchmark Studies Case Study Rate 28

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Blackbaud studied 1,274 nonprofits to compare their online fundraising results for the first six months of 2008 to the same period of 2009. The 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , authored by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN , surveyed 32 nonprofit organizations and found an average gift size of $71.

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Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

You want to go to the "Top Content" report: As you can see, in June, 2009, NTEN.org had an overall bounce rate of 61.29% -- from 5,280 viewed pages. Tags: Data how-to Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites Communications. As luck would have it, there's an easy way you can use Google Analytics to simplify that job. Let's dive in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Your organization can create a page on your Web site announcing the new App and promote it in your e-newsletter and on social networking sites. Through December 31, 2009, Sweb Apps will defer all set-up fees for nonprofits organizations and all you are required to pay is $25 a month to host the App.

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Avatar Houston Adopt Nonprofit 204

NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Ellie LaCasse wrote a great article for the MissionResearch GiftWorks newsletter about considerations and best practices for using technology to "Boost Volunteer Involvement and Satisfaction." " Convio released a report ranking the highest online-donating cities in 2008 and 2009 year-to-date. 500|5000 list.

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