Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Quick Tip: When you’re building your donation modal, bring your brand to life. Mirror the look and feel of your website by selecting from your brand’s color palate and language. Different payment options also broaden your reach to audiences across younger generations. Empower Donors to Use the Device of Their Choice.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

These platforms have become essential to people from marginalized communities as they build political power, deliver mutual aid, and have helped many make a living. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success. Center language justice in your content strategies.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 16, 2023

Use vivid language and sensory details to create a narrative that evokes strong emotions in your audience. Use data, testimonials, and other evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of your programs and services. Use a variety of formats to tell your story and reach a broader audience. Make it Easy to Donate.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Unlock the fundraising potential of your nonprofit by understanding your target audience. This will help you understand the types of supporters that are most likely to be interested in your cause and guide your efforts in targeting the right audience.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Building long-lasting fruitful relationships with your donors requires diligence, hard work, and careful planning. But if you follow the principles of the donor engagement cycle, you can use them as a framework around which to build the rest of your donor stewardship plan. Engaging donors is no simple task.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2017

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. Be audience-centric.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Many donors won’t understand your insider language and will stop reading. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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Media Cause

JULY 19, 2022

When it comes to marketing and brand presence in digital spaces, it is imperative that content and messaging are available and accessible to all audiences—including those who rely on inclusive technology like screen readers, text-to-speech programs, and/or captioning to engage with digital content. The World Health Organization estimates 2.2

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

That means you need to educate and inspire your audience on topics that may be sensitive or potentially overwhelming. This not only promotes teamwork, but it also builds a sense of community. When in doubt, look for opportunities to use donor-centric language. Your nonprofit exists to fight an urgent need. Don’t virtue signal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 29, 2016

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his new book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. Be audience-centric.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

It takes thorough, effective planning to create a holiday fundraiser, find the volunteers to make it happen, and get your message in front of the right audience. Ensure it aligns with how your audience views the holiday. It’s not thanks to the holiday alone. Recruit loyal supporters to fundraise for your cause.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Make them stand out on the page and use language that inspires action, such as “Give Today” or “Support Our Mission.” A mobile-friendly design When building a nonprofit website, it’s easy to get caught up in the aesthetics and design of the web pages.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To avoid this issue from happening, you need a strong web design that immediately demonstrates that your organization is credible and deserving of donor support. Whether you’re hoping to build a new website from scratch or revamp your existing digital presence, you’ll need the right strategies and tools to streamline the process.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This will help donors establish a sense of connection to the mission itself and create a tangible, demonstrable impact that will lead them to support you beyond GivingTuesday. Using generative language artificial intelligence tools, we performed an emotional sentiment analysis of 1,177 subject lines sent out on GivingTuesday.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

Example RFP for a larger website build (PDF). Example RFP for a smaller website build (PDF). In your initial conversations about the aesthetic you’re after, does the agency staff communicate in language that you can understand? Ask for a demonstration on another site they’ve worked on forf how to make those changes.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

This quick adoption of digital event technology by event marketers allowed many events to carry on and helped brands and event marketers reach their target audiences even with stay-at-home orders in place. This type of live event will meet your audience where they are, on their terms, and thus creating a deeper impact.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They recruited some of their strongest supporters to act as “AuSM Champions” and run peer-to-peer fundraising pages, then invite all their friends to a livestream event full of cooking demonstrations, personal stories, and drawings. AuSM had some additional elements that let them take those audience members from “interested” to “donor”.

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

Public kickoff: includes launching your campaign to a wider audience, announcing your goal, and fundraising the remainder with smaller donations. Now that online campaigns are common and easy to use, you have access to a wider audience when you launch the public phase of your campaign. . Online Campaigns Increase Reach and Tracking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

One is about nonprofit performance assessment and written for an audience of nonprofits, especially those that manage social service programs. The other is about using data to make decisions, but for the start up audience. They have some ideas in common – including finding the “One Metric that Matters.”

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Beyond English - Remove the Language Barrier to Relieve Poverty and Save Lives. Editors Note: Great topic about truly understanding your target audiences and how to communicate with them on their level, not upper management. Access to information and knowledge in your language is a fundamental human right. Session Takeaways.

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EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

While I don’t claim to be an expert on interviewing (I’ve had a few terrible ones in my time), my work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes has taught me how to understand a new audience. Be sure to speak the “language”. Measuring impact has more to do with building awareness in issue areas and the larger public conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

This is where you identify the learning goals, audience needs, existing knowledge, and other background by doing audience research. Ideally, audience research should be done before you design your workshop or course. I feel strongly that to keep audiences engaged, they have to be moving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I also contributed a chapter on the topic to NTEN's Managing Your Technology To Meet Your Mission due out by Wiley I covered the building blocks of a classic ROI process, but translated to a nonprofit context. If you can demonstrate this (like Dell’s million dollar sales in Twitter) tout this loudly to management. Do you agree?

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

Forum One works hand-in-hand with major civic and social organizations to ensure that their online content is effective and reaches target audiences. By strategically incorporating keywords, websites align with user queries, attracting the right audience and improving overall online presence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

To help address this challenge, I am thrilled to partner with public speaking coach Eileen Smith of Spokesmith , to give you these six incredible tips that can elevate you to rock star status in your circles, and keep your audience fully focused and enthusiastically spreading your key points through their networks. Walk in their shoes!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Build your campaign contact lists. Plus, you’ll get free publicity for your campaign and tap into a whole new group of supporters—the news station’s audience. You need to plan ahead to make sure your message matches the needs of the chosen platform, and by default, your audience on that platform. Keep it simple.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And as fundraisers, this is really important because it grounds us in the value of building relationships with people. And this is really important because it means that meaningful volunteer opportunities can build engagement that then leads to greater giving. Having a diverse board allows us to reach a broader audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

How do you build capacity. When I co-train with other trainers and we speak the same language it is easy to trade of roles. For example, one person may be talking while the other is demonstrating on the computer. I had to turn it into a little bit of comedy act and the audience laughed. But what happens when you leave?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. .

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

All sorts of different platforms and channels are available to us – allowing us to reach new audiences and connect much more deeply with donors. Many nonprofits can’t reach these mega donors, can’t talk their language, and find relationships with them to be challenging. Demonstrating clear results for the people or causes they serve.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This month we invite you to explore some of the programs and events we’ve been so honored to be part of building, shaping, and growing to expand access to Black history. To make these files as searchable as possible, NMAAHC worked with Forum One and Quotient to build the Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

If you write too formally, write in 3 rd person, or write about how great your nonprofit is using ego-centric language, it doesn’t feel connecting at all. So, let’s get your nonprofit email newsletter right so it makes your donors feel good and helps you build the loyal donor base you need to fully fund your mission. Volunteers?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

To help address this challenge, here are six incredible tips from public speaking coach, Eileen Smith of Spokesmith , that can elevate you to rock star status in your circles, and keep your audience fully focused and enthusiastically spreading your key points through their networks. Use a “design thinking” technique called audience empathy….

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

POWERFUL demonstration of gift’s impact. If offline donors get a personal note, welcome package, and maybe a token gift, make sure your online donors get the same relationship-building touches. Most organizations simply put cursory thank you language there, and may even use canned language from their email service or CRM provider.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Here’s an example of hyperlinking (click on each to see why I used): Larry Ferlazzo says Scribd is a great tool for English Language Learners (he’s voted it fourth best tool for 2007 for ELL ). This is very important for building your blog’s community; it demonstrates that you value your readers and their input.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

Whether you think this is a brilliant move or a corporate swindle, it demonstrates that even a large company with a highly branded, consistent image sees the benefit of individualizing offerings to different markets. These institutions have three additional reasons for homogeneity: The audience cycles frequently as families "age out."

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . So, getting your story in the news is still a worthwhile strategy, particularly if your nonprofit is young and needs a bigger audience. But how do you land a news story? More about that later.

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