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What Should You Say to Get People to Donate

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Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate. If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. If you bore people or confuse them, you won’t. How do you motivate people to take action so you’ll get the results you’re looking for? The right words are critical, especially when your goal is to get people to donate!

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What’s in My Inbox | Shorter attention spans means you need to deliver with your enews

Pamela Grow

Does it feel like your attention span is getting shorter? Attention spans have been falling over the years and are now at an all-time low. A Microsoft Corp study recently revealed that people now generally start to lose concentration after only eight seconds. Consider how you’re bringing your reader into the picture.

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Attention Nonprofits! The New LinkedIn News Feed Design Has Arrived

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So, now that the automated tweets are gone and the LinkedIn News Feed has a new design with larger pictures, it would be a very good time for nonprofit staff to start posting authentically to the LinkedIn News Feed again. Also, you might want to start publishing status updates from your nonprofit’s company page.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. Create a casual atmosphere that makes it easy for people to feel comfortable discussing what they don’t know and asking about what they don’t understand. Keep it Simple Many people don’t feel comfortable with numbers and statistics. Is that even possible?

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Top 10 Reasons to Have a Strategic Marketing Plan

Byte Technology

This is something you wouldn’t have paid much attention to without an analysis shining a light on it. When you have a clear picture of what worked last year it makes it easier to take a little risk this coming year by introducing a new marketing or advertising avenue. A Strategic Marketing Plan brings goals into the picture.

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The State of Nonprofit Fundraising Today — 9 Top Fundraising Methods

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For a clearer picture of the sector, let’s look at some of the best nonprofit fundraising methods out there — encompassing a range of old and new methods. More than ever, people want to get out there and have real social experiences with other people. 9 Modern Nonprofit Fundraising Methods. 2) Virtual fundraisers.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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Although understanding strengths and weaknesses is important, it’s not the whole picture. The second category , external self-awareness, means understanding how other people view us, in terms of those same factors listed above. I can’t over-emphasize the benefits of learning from people with a variety of perspectives and experiences.

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