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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

It seems that QR codes have gone mainstream, or at least hit that tipping point where it’s pretty safe to include them in campaigns. 14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010. They are everywhere – and people are scanning them!

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Marketing and Engagement: Making the most of your Emails

Amy Sample Ward

Below are my slides and a round-up of tips for getting started with a more engaged membership responding to your emails! From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average.

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Building Stronger Online Communities Without Losing Your Sanity

Amy Sample Ward

Next week I’ll be in Atlanta for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference ( connect with me there! ). Tips for encouraging interaction in your online community. Here are our slides if you want a sneak peak at the presentation: Building Stronger Online Communities Without Losing Your Sanity. Takeaways: 1. We need you!

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Death By PowerPoint? Three Ways to Revive Your Presentations!

Tech Soup

Here's something we all dread: Slide after slide loaded with text that is being "read" by the presenter. Reduce the number of slides and increase the number of interactions. Second: Edit each slide so it is easy on the eye and on the brain.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: First in 2010!

NTEN

Beth reflects on the lessons learned from this year's online success in a thorough blog post , including slides and tips you can use for your own organization or advocacy efforts. " to the NTEN community for showing how people-to-people fundraising online works. Thank you, Beth, and Happy Birthday!

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The Big 3: SEO, Email and Social

NetWits

At Blackbaud we saw our non-profit customers send over 1 Billion emails in 2010. 11 Quick Tips to Enhance Your Facebook Fan Page. 4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success. Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts? Email Communication. Email is Alive and Well! million emails sent every second. Staggering.

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Book Giveaway: Mazarine Treyz, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising

Amy Sample Ward

I had all kinds of preconceived notions about what I would find in Jakarta, but nothing prepared me for the massive skin diseases, people with all of their skin flaking off, people who had leprosy so badly that most of their fingers and toes were gone, and their skin was so mottled it looked like it was sliding off their bodies.

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