Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

This blog was co-written by Associate Director, Ida Perrson, and SVP of Brand + Strategy, Amy Small. This recent article from AIGA, “ Small Budgets, Tight Deadlines, Important Work: Lessons all designers can learn from working with nonprofits ,” was one of those instances. Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.).

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

How many times have you browsed a website with content you really liked and, wishing to stay abreast of new developments or additions, you searched in vain for a contact page only to find there wasn’t one? To make your contact form page more personable add, well, personable content.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

Before we write product requirements, design interfaces, or build software, we go to our users to understand how they do their work, what their goals are, and what obstacles are standing in their way. With the information we’ve gathered from users, we can begin to design and build new Candid tools. appeared first on Candid Blog.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s Time to Kick It Up a Notch The good news is that you only need three things to successfully identify, engage, and convert those elusive brand-new donors, and I’ll bet you already have them on hand: data, content, and technology. You have high-performing content that many potential donors haven’t seen. You have heaps of data.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Two of our most used service design activities are ecosystem mapping and service blueprinting. These tools employ collaborative methods that engage both end-users and the organizations serving them. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) was struggling with their content development workflows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

” How Human-Centered Design Methods Can Help You Design A Better Dashboard. Dashboard design is more than simply clarifying outcomes and key metrics. Dashboard design should also inspire buy-in and continuous improvement by using “ human centered design ” methods.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. The tools and methods here are designed to be flexible and adaptable so that you can make them work for your organization and needs. Content Map. A note about DIY.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. A content curator cherry picks the best content that is important and relevant to share with their community.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As a nonprofit, you likely use a variety of methods to promote your services and gain more support—two of the most common being email and website marketing. That way, both methods can inform each other, taking your marketing efforts to the next level. Your branding and voice are what make your content recognizable.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Why is Online Presence Management Better Than Web Design? Here’s our top five reasons for why OPM is better than web design. How is Online Presence Management different to web design? The most important benefit that online presence management offers when compared to web design is the thoroughness of its coverage.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Flyers are a tried-and-true advertising method to get the community engaged with your event and organization. If you see them as an outdated outreach method, we have great news for you. Use a minimalist design. Create unique designs. You should never go in blind when making content for your organization or event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

Check out my pinterest board “ Nonprofit Infographics.” Before you hire a designer, work with your in-house design or do it yourself, it is a good idea to identify the goal, audience, data, and key message that you to communicate. Your graphic designer will certainly help you refine this initial idea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Design for Participants To Apply. It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. Recently, Jennifer Ahern Lammer who is the program director for the Alliance of Nonprofit Management , shared several good design points developed by Peter York from TCG and how she applies it.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

One simple method to ensure you avoid common DEI mistakes at your association is to create a volunteer group for DEI initiatives. Keep your volunteer training interesting by making orientation content engaging. Providing immersive content will also encourage your volunteers to connect and engage outside of volunteer hours. .

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Media Cause

MARCH 20, 2024

This blog post is the second of a series on MarTech. If you are unfamiliar with the term and what it includes or would like a refresher, check out the first blog of the series here. 5 Cost-Effectiveness Digital marketing tools can be more cost-effective than traditional marketing methods, providing a better return on investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. The first 90-minute webinar to introduced the content. For this exercise, it would have been helpful to have people in each group with some prior real life experience designing an ROI study. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

They’ve been able to hire some of the most well-trained and experienced staff, consultants, and designers that work in the nonprofit sector. and then studying and duplicating their methods. Custom-designed Twitter and YouTube Channel backgrounds. Consistent publication of fresh content to a blog or website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore why online giving options are important and show you how to accept donations on your website with 7 easy steps. These generations are more likely to donate online than through traditional methods, and they place a high value on transparency and communication from the organizations they support.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 31, 2023

Plus, it’s easy to make one, even if you don’t have design experience, by: Choosing a user-friendly online design platform. Gathering appropriate and relevant content. Embedding links to your social media content lightens your workload of finding content to add to the book. Including member testimonials.

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Byte Technology

MAY 30, 2017

And of course WordPress themes come with tons of options to customize and create exactly the look you want for your blog, e-commerce store, company website etc. Sure, most themes come with choices of fonts, colors, sidebar and widget designs and more, but to make more monumental and noticeable alterations many users find themselves lost.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

Our latest research uncovered that 48% of donors cite email as their preferred method of communication from nonprofit organizations. What Not to Do Growing your nonprofit email list is an important step toward increasing support for your cause, but some growth methods come with negative consequences.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

According to a Community Brands study from 2020, 79% of members say they want targeted, valuable content such as relevant suggestions on continuing education resources, information on industry news, upcoming events and recognition of accomplishments. Of course, this kind of tool must be trustworthy and backed by a reputable company.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. The tools and methods here are designed to be flexible and adaptable so that you can make them work for your organization and needs. Content Map. A note about DIY. Extra Credit.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 31, 2023

Web design is still a relatively new field that’s changing all the time, but the resources available to your nonprofit make it easier than ever to transform your site into a conversion machine. Save the longer stories for your “About Us” tab or your blog and try using calls to action on your homepage instead.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon.

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Byte Technology

JULY 21, 2016

It’s great to have a stellar and attractive website, one that was professionally designed to utilize the most current design trends with state-of-the-art plugins and all the accompanying bells and whistles. What is a sitemap? All search engines—Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask.com etc.—use

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

Online giving is one of the fastest-growing donation methods. You should also look at content like past newsletters, social media and blog posts, and your website to see what types of images your organization typically uses. Explain a few of the benefits of donating online like the convenience and added security of this method.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Web design is still a relatively new field that’s changing all the time, but the resources available to your nonprofit make it easier than ever to transform your site into a conversion machine. So, save the longer stories for your “About Us” tab or your blog and try using call-to-actions on your homepage instead. or “Contact Us.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Bloomerang is designed to give nonprofit professionals more time back in the day by making data insights easy to interpret and act on. You can create a free fundraising page to promote your campaign and add blog-style updates to the page to keep supporters informed. Manage your campaigns using a convenient mobile app.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2020

Take a look and see if you can adopt some of these methods to improve your email marketing strategy. It’s important to segment your list of subscribers because it helps you send content to certain people that’s more relevant and customized to them. Your customers will value your content more if they can connect with it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” Just A Little Content To Get Started . There are different ways to design a participatory workshop. There are different ways to design a participatory workshop.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s a terrific book that captured my attention back in January when I wrote this on my blog: “It’s only January and the new book, When Everyone Leads , could likely be my pick for the best new leadership book of 2023. The design – by Stauber Design Studio – is intended to draw you in and pull you along quickly. It’s that good.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Use social media for quick updates and fun content. New blog posts. Use social media for quick updates and fun content. Tweets and Instagram stories are best for short-form content, but you can post quick updates anywhere that suits your nonprofit’s audience. online fundraising method that engages donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

Photo from Librarianismchronicles Blog. John Kenyon and I wrote guest posts on the NTEN blog that will give you a flavor of what the session is about. I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. By Vicki Halsey.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Note: This is the sixth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. When they’re based on solid user research, personas can be great tools for helping your design team and internal stakeholders truly understand your audiences. Whatever method you use, be sure that folks get excited about them. Content Strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thus, over the next three weeks I am going to blog a series of fundraising and social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs with the hope that I can use my experience and my social networks to be of service. To effectively raise money online, NGOs need a website that makes a good first impression.

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