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Direct Mail Donor Acquisition Strategies

Allegiance Group

This article provides insight and perspectives on donor acquisition strategies for direct mail. It should be noted that direct mail is just one channel to acquire new donors. The acquisition cost can improve over time as you test creative, offers, and audiences to hone in on the best-performing combination.

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Your Guide to Year-End Fundraising Best Practices

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Traditional methods, like direct mail, are still important for reaching older or less tech-oriented supporters. A/B testing can help determine the most effective sending days and times for an organization’s unique supporter base. However, this is not a universal rule. What do you want to get out of your year-end campaign?

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iOS 15 Email Marketing: Adapting to Increased Privacy

Whole Whale

The tl;dr: after the iOS15 and macOS Monterey update, users who opt into privacy masking through Apple Mail will appear as “opened” regardless of what the user does and some users will be able to mask their email addresses. Benchmark Data Now. Email Opens + User IPs. Email Opens + User IPs. Use your UTMs.

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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering an Analytical Approach to Strategy and Planning

Bloomerang

Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . Do more testing. Track your own data.

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What Apple’s privacy changes mean for email open rates

M+R

From Apple’s official announcement : “In the Mail app, Mail Privacy Protection stops senders from using invisible pixels to collect information about the user. From screenshots that’ve been shared, it looks like the “Protect Mail activity” option loads ALL content. What’s happening?

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6 Signs Your Nonprofit Needs a New Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to M+R Benchmarks , half of nonprofit website traffic comes from mobile and tablet users. View your nonprofit’s website on a computer, tablet and phone and test these important actions: Complete an online form. Growing your mailing list. 2) It doesn’t display well on phones or tablets. Give it a try!

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Who Knew There was so Much to Email?

NetWits

A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. They test offers, messaging and more. Apply what’s working in the corporate world to your email programs, including: Testing variables like subject lines and calls to action , for starters.

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