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5 Tricks for Writing Better Fundraising Emails

Get Fully Funded

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? Want more samples? Especially newsletters. That’s what I thought.

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Seven Ways to Make Sure Your Blog Gets Noticed

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the last six years since our founding, MomsRising has worked with hundreds of bloggers and has learned how to strategically use social media to ensure that key audiences don’t miss compelling posts. We started by proactively reaching out to bloggers of color to participate in the blog carnival.

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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

Beth Kanter, Amy Sample Ward, Katrin Verclas and John Haydon are among the familiar names in the nonprofit tech sector who are part of the effort. Amy Sample Ward, a strategist who supports and educates clients in the nonprofit and social change sectors. Socialbrite.org is launching with a rich set of resources: A directory of Web 2.0

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So, You’re Thinking About Blogging? How To: Create a Blog for your Organization

Amy Sample Ward

It’s important to have a place that you can link to for more information and for follow-up, instead of sharing news or updates only in a tweet or facebook message, and especially if it is just in an email newsletter. Some of the leading platforms you may want to consider include (in alphabetical order): Blogger. MoveableType.

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How to Thank Your Donors: Stop Focusing on the Money!

BoardAssist

That’s the advice we got this week from guest blogger Amy Eisenstein, a top fundraising consultant who has generously shared her terrific advice with our readers this week. Will they be listed in your next newsletter or annual report? A Sample Stewardship Plan. Think about what they do for your organization. Thanks Amy!

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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

If you haven't, John Haydon will tell you how: "From what I’ve seen, most nonprofits have no idea that you can add to your list — that precious database of your supporters, donors or newsletter subscribers — by strategically using a customized Facebook Welcome Page or custom tab. " Google+ vs. .

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[Survey] Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for 2015

Connection Cafe

A Few Sample Content Marketing Research Questions. Does your organization use content marketing in any form (blogs, articles, podcasts, video, webinars, newsletters, print publications, etc.) – Frank Barry is the Director of Digital Marketing at Blackbaud and blogger at npNGAGE. to engage with constituents?

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