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Pairing Advocacy and Fundraising: The Peas and Carrots of Digital Engagement

Media Cause

501c3’s can’t do advocacy, it’s not allowed. ” In other words, not all advocacy is lobbying — and not all lobbying is prohibited. In fact, depending on a 501c3’s annual expenses, a nonprofit could spend 5% – 20% of it’s annual resources on direct advocacy or lobbying. Advocates aren’t donors. Donors aren’t advocates.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

If your nonprofit does advocacy, you know that with this work, there are almost always consistent patterns of crisis management leading to later periods of denouement and down time. Advocacy is a long-term calling.  Check out our last installment here! Here’s what they said. Learn more at MESG.marketing !

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What Do Successful Associations Have in Common? What We’re Learning from the Associations Thrive Podcast

The MatrixFiles

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. It’s called Associations Thrive ! You see, at least once a year, we do a webinar where we showcase some of the amazing projects of our clients.

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Organic Social Media to Increase Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. This community can provide a steady stream of support, not just in terms of donations but also through advocacy, volunteering, and spreading the word.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Though increasingly rare to find an auto-generated, unclaimed page, they do exist. Setting a monthly goal of recommending two current or previous co-workers, partners, and funders will result in your staff receiving more recommendations in return. Be generous with endorsing the skills of others as endorsements are often reciprocated.

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Come and get it! The 2023 M+R Benchmarks Study is served!

M+R

This year we are serving up data from 215 amazing nonprofit partners, with a refreshing mix of fundraising, advocacy, engagement, and marketing. But the results for nonprofits in the Disaster/International Aid space looked very different. Email generated 14% of all online revenue. Also: we say goodbye to open rates!

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Advocacy Campaigns: 5 Essential Tools to Support Your Cause

DipJar

Advocacy campaigns are an innovative way for nonprofits to engage their current supporters, attract new audiences, and fulfill their mission at the same time. However, before you can reap the many benefits of a successful advocacy campaign, your nonprofit will need to invest in the right advocacy software. Canvassing Software.