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AUGUST 9, 2013

This article was originally posted in AFP’s weekly eWire newsletter. They send relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions. While nonprofits often personalize direct mail campaigns—based on giving history, interests and past actions—that approach isn’t always carried over to their email campaigns.

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. Give it a look.

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JANUARY 1, 2014

This is the 2013 edition of my annual review of year-end email subject lines that started in 2011 and continued in 2012. I analyzed 320 email messages sent to me from 55 nonprofit organizations between December 1st and 31st, 2013. Nonprofits sent a median of 5 emails during the month of December 2013. Email Frequency.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Action needed by 12/31. Your year-end gift helps others find life after cancer. Plan Canada e-newsletter – December. Moving Beyond the Rhetoric in the New Year – December 2015 InterAction Newsletter. Take Action: Fight the Extinction Crisis.

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