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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits. Today, nonprofits worldwide have access to online fundraising tools that could not have been imagined at the turn of the millennium, and current best practices are shaped by 20+ years of innovation and experimentation. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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How Multi-Chapter Nonprofits Can Create a Consistent Brand on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Step 2: Create avatars and banners for your chapters. On your nonprofit’s website, the head office should offer a downloadable version of your nonprofits primary avatar (250 x 250 pixels). Step 3: Create a best practices document.

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HOW TO: Tap into the Power of Cause Awareness Days

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Many of the international days are sanctioned by the United Nations. In addition there are also popular awareness days that are national and local (search“awareness days”). Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Unfortunately, many nonprofits upload horizontal logos to serve as their avatars, resulting in the obvious cropping of the images.

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11 Nonprofits That Excel at Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Large nonprofits usually have the expertise and resources necessary to launch and maintain successful online communications and fundraising campaigns. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Media Matters :: mediamatters.org.

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Why You Need to Game Your Supporters

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As gamification evolves beyond badges and avatars, nonprofits can institute game play to tell their story in a moving and convincing way. The United Nations Foundation made the massive health issue of malaria in Africa accessible with its easy-to-use Nothing But Nets game. As Al Gore put it, “cooperation beats out competition.”.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Great for farmers’ market vendors, silent auctions, and fundraisers on the go! Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests.

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