Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s frustrating to spend precious time and effort drafting a request for support only to hear crickets. Think about it: If you receive three or four emails in a row from a nonprofit you support, a blogger you follow, or your favorite store and the content is boring or useless to you, how long before you stop opening them?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Use relevant headings to make it easier for readers to find what they are most interested in so that if someone only has time to skim, they can quickly find the information they need. Draft your blog in advance of your due date so you have time to edit. Long-form writing performs better with SEO. There is a lot to learn about SEO.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

That said, promote your “Start A Fundraising Page&# link [ View Example ] on your website, in your email newsletter, on your MySpace profile, your Facebook Page, and your blog. Create an E-mail Petition. E-mail petitions are by far the fastest an easiest way to build your Change.org community. Grab Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

This very long post has been a long-time coming for so many reasons. At a training last week with a lot of long-time Facebook Admins in the room, I saw much head-nodding and eyes rolling. I think the time has come for nonprofits to examine Facebook a little deeper. It’s time for them to give back. on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Finally, remember that blog posts make great content for e-newsletters. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter. Allow Guest Bloggers to Post Commentary and Share Their Expertise. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today. It’s no surprise: thought leaders in the nonprofit sector, many with decades of experience, still take the time to give back to others. Don’t think of donors as ATMs that dispense money from time to time. THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

My brain was completely fried and those around me were getting pretty fed up with the fact that I was never present, only connected… online, all the time. If you are managing numerous social networking profiles Monday-Friday, then you need some down time on Saturday and Sunday. Pick a time to quit in the evening and stick to it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

Maria Rainier , Freelance Writer & Blogger. Add a link to your newsletter or other mailings, let your donors know about the page at events, and include share buttons on all your electronic communications, your blog, and other networking sites. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, playing piano, and working with origami.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

As a follow up, we published the following article as part of their newsletter. Set an agenda that uses your meeting time for discussion, not reporting. Limit the meeting time to no more than 90 minutes. Start on time (whether or not everyone is there) and end a few minutes early. I’m sharing it on my blog!

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 29, 2016

Regardless, as a nonprofiteer, you’ve probably heard many times that a nonprofit communication strategy is vital to your organization’s success. Whether you use email or direct mail, Green also emphasizes using the communication channels that your audiences use most often. Nonprofit Communications as a Key to Success.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 1, 2009

One of the things I have to do for my job at C3 on a regular basis is produce our monthly e-newsletter. Contrary to what the bloggers want you to believe, email is not dead. I’ve been using Campaign Monitor to test new templates, but there’s a small per-test cost and it’s time consuming. By a very wide margin.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

It will be a powerful grassroots greening machine; with bloggers, writers, and volunteers all contributing to local greening efforts; and held together by the added sticky-ness of good dynamic content, great search engine optimization, and of course that Web 2.0 60) Search « Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. As fundraisers, how many times have we been asked to raise more net revenue than before and with a smaller budget nonetheless? They had to pull this off in record time with new staff and with a consultant who had just been engaged! Reduced direct mail quantities by 24.5% Did the list fatigue?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. So, should we send them more e-mails? More newsletters? It is the relationships people form with each other that resonate and provide feelings of connection — much more than that weekly e-newsletter. More YouTube videos?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

In short, online you can easily look at what the entire audience reached (" complete ") actually does (" direct ") in real time (" immediate "). Whether it's your next newsletter, the color and design of your donate button, or the copy you use to describe your efforts in the search engines.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Author: Guest Blogger. You market your cause, organization and events using an array of tools, including email, social media, direct mail, even cold calls. And doing so when you’re asking for high-level commitments in terms of time, money and endurance makes the challenge twice as hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Lucy Bernholz summarizes what NY Times Columnist, David Pogue has shared about his experience in Second Life and suggests his comments are revealing regarding the development of an independent sector in the virtual world. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Rick is a seasoned professional in the field of nonprofit direct marketing and fundraising, including more than 20 years of experience in direct mail prior to his success in the online world. Give them options for how to process their gift (pay pal, online form, print form and mail). Implement the ladder of engagement in real time.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

Earned media is media you dont “buy” but earn the old-fashioned way - by taking the time to properly engage reporters, bloggers, and influentials about your issue. What is Earned Media? Word of mouth, etc. As you begin to build your relationships, it’s also important that you be strategic in your communications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I have been mulling this post over for months, and with some recent changes made by Facebook, the time has come. At a training last week with a lot of long-time Facebook Admins in the room, I saw much head-nodding and eyes rolling. I think the time has come for nonprofits to examine Facebook a little deeper. Reconsider.

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Care2

APRIL 14, 2009

Keep your ear to the ground at all times. Look at other platforms to create appropriate engagement such as YouTube with a Video Response, on Facebook with a Note about the situation in an organization’s Fan Page or contact bloggers to attend a press conference and hear the facts from you. Make the time. How to start?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz, the Communications Director and voice behind the @wellstoneaction profile, took some time out of her hectic schedule to answer a few questions. Deanna Zandt (DZ): How long have you been on Twitter? What inspired you to join? Elana Wolowitz (EW): Im pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers.

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

The interesting thing about this effort is that it’s not campaign-based, or a spurt of activity for a defined period of time, but actually an ongoing relationship that can continue to build over the long term, again defined by what is valuable to their supporters.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

According to Nathan Hand—a professional fundraiser and nonprofit blogger—and the research team at ExactTarget, there are distinct ways non-profit groups can single out those communication channels that result in the most donations from different ages, and it lies in examining how the different groups shop and spend. •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

The growth of the web and mailing lists was explosive and I was very interested in remaining well informed. And then, in April 1997, I became a blogger. I guess I thought it was time, but people looked at me strangely, so I stopped asking. I think we all deal with that from time to time. What keeps you motivated?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2014

By Lisa Sargent : Fundraising copywriter … donor communications specialist… publisher of Loyalty Letter e-news … die-hard defender of direct mail. Chapter 6 : Five Steps to Newsletters that Keep Your Donors Close. By Nancy Schwartz : Nonprofit marketeer and communications pro — consultant, blogger and speaker.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 7, 2016

She is a blogger, marketer and communications coordinator for Qgiv , an online fundraising service provider. If you’ve been in the nonprofit world for any time at all, you know the importance of a multichannel approach to fundraising. Having a section on your direct mail letters that lets donors specify their preferences.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 10, 2016

She is a blogger, marketer, and communications coordinator for Qgiv , an online fundraising service provider. If you’ve been in the nonprofit world for any time at all, you know the importance of a multichannel approach to fundraising. Having a section on your direct mail letters that lets donors specify their preferences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

e-Newsletter [see right column]. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource of the Week” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A website that provides world statistics updated in real-time in categories ranging from world population to stats about energy and water consumption. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers.

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