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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

Qgiv

In their research project “Exploring the Love Language of Fundraising,” Jen and Adrian are uncovering how often the nonprofit sector focuses on money within their messaging – “Your gift can” or “Thank you for your donation” – which establishes a transactional relationship with them. They also uncovered how “It’s not about how we talk to them.

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#NTCFail: When Things Don't Go as Planned (or Your Plan Stinks)

NTEN

If we can provide more support, we can expect better - and more accessible - sessions. NTCFail 2: Name Badges. This is the second year in a row that we were missing a bunch of name badges. It's kind of hard to know if you're missing 100 name badges out of 2,000, so we clearly need a new system. NTCFail 3: Day of Service.

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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

Their team of digital volunteers, already trained in public affairs and talking to the media, used specific language to represent themselves as Red Cross voices online. The organization also worked with Twitter to create a special badge that marked volunteers' Twitter accounts as valid and official sources of information.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. It can be helpful to lead a planning process within your own organization that examines your organizational assets and access so you can translate them into benefits. A digital member badge that can be shared on social media. Get creative.

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How to build a culture of inclusivity at your organization with Nimble AMS and Salesforce

Nimble AMS

You might consider hiring an outside reader or editor to scour your website, member communications, and agreements to ensure you’ve successfully used inclusive language across all important documents. Accessibility in your member portal. Ensure your organization’s member portal has accessible options.

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

NTEN

According to the Twibbon profile for TMWL, 667 users added the badge to their pictures. They did not have a preference in mind for the redesign when it came to the programming language, just a clear understanding of what they wanted supporters to be able to do. That directed the build.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Send save-the-date reminders and early access to your donation form beforehand, and on the day of, send your main donation appeal. Here’s what their donation page looked like: Notice how the language on the donation page encourages donors to take advantage of the opportunity to increase their impact! Thank your guests for attending.