Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In this blog, we share tips on how to take your marketing to the next level with the help of analytics. How are you tracking success? There are many marketing technology tools that can help you measure success. Having this data will help you make business decisions based on trends or actual performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

One of the fun exercises I facilitated is a “Fishbowl” where a small group of participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar based on their key goals and audience definition. Become Your Own Publishing Powerhouse with LightBox Collaborative’s 2014 Editorial Calendar guest post by Holly Minch.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules. This meant manually trying to keep track of and make changes one at a time hoping to keep up. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No It wasn’t great. What is better?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

Smaller and medium-sized nonprofits lack the staff larger organizations have, which means fewer resources for keeping track of and engaging with past donors. Here’s where a robust donor relationship management (DRM) solution can help to support relationship building with new and one-time donors. It’s not easy to keep track of manually.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

He likely didn’t have grassroots campaigns in mind when he uttered those words, but Twain’s advice is spot-on for grassroots advocacy practitioners as they make a plan to engage the new Congress. Meeting these three milestones before the end of the month will get your grassroots team back on track just in time to launch your 2023 campaigns.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

This allows you to tailor your content calendar to your audience’s or guest’s preferences. Plus, inviting thought leaders, influencers , and other guest speakers that your audience cares about helps secure your place as a trustworthy nonprofit. This answer can help you establish your approach to podcast content.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Attracts new supporters and partners with information about how they can help change the world. Investing in marketing helps you build a foundation for growth, community engagement, and impactful change. And each approach has different strategies to help you maximize your marketing efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. End-of-Year Fundraising Dashboard.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

That’s why you have to develop a fundraising strategy for your nonprofit that consists of a variety of different approaches, reflects elements like campaign strategies and budget planning , and helps your organization meet its goals. Create a fundraising calendar for your nonprofit’s development plan.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2024

High-Level Takeaways from the FEP Report FEP tracks three key metrics: donors, dollars, and retention. In addition, fundraisers continue to be more mindful about reaching out to diverse audiences. It’s important, though, to be mindful about how the election will impact your communication calendar.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

.” But, there’s a way out: “Small tweaks to your processes, simple automations, and some basic tools can help you shrink the number of small things taking up the biggest bites out of your day.” Luckily, there is a growing suite of free tools that help ease this pain. It’s like ergonomics for the mind.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. But through shared documents and calendars via cloud-based platforms, the Executive Director of the horse rescue has the extra help they need to get everything done. Nor should you.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

A volunteer management system, or volunteer management software, is a platform with features designed to help organizations administer volunteer programs, events, and initiatives. With that in mind, here are 17 top solutions to consider when searching for the right software for your volunteer program.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When you work in MarTech, you have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across many departments and specialties and help the entire organization achieve its goals, as well as with many different clients to help their missions and campaigns prosper. What Is MarTech, and What Isn’t? How does Media Cause define that line?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind? If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Flipcause: Your Solution to Social Media Fundraising Changes Designed with small nonprofits in mind, Flipcause offers cost-effective tools that facilitate easy integration with your existing social media tools, providing a seamless fundraising experience. in a calendar quarter. ” – That’s where Flipcause steps in!

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

Great content will help inform your audience and provide critical resources to both supporters and the people you serve. We’ll help guide you along the process in this blog post. This can help set the tone, style, and best practices for writing (capitalization of certain words, the oxford comma, etc.). Start writing.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. They allow you to collaborate with others so you won’t waste time sending Word docs and Excel spreadsheets back and forth while tracking versions. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen. Is it user-friendly?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

And beyond that, you can expand your reach to find even more like-minded people who would resonate with your mission and be interested in supporting your organization. Here are a few steps to help you get started on your social media journey! How to Create a Nonprofit Social Media Strategy. Set SMART goals. Develop your brand.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

Changing marketing tactics to keep up with shifting trends and attitudes can be a full-time job, which is where crash courses like this article can help. explain how your CRM can be used to track and populate your letters with details that give each letter a personal touch. . ? . This guide will explore the. benefits of direct mail.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

That’s why we’ve pulled together a coalition communication checklist to help you navigate the months ahead. An editorial calendar— so you can keep track of and plan for big moments in advance, like oral argument and amicus brief deadlines. A few other ideas to keep in mind as you’re planning and executing media moments: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2017

Sanebox – Email causes a lot of stress for everyone with a never ending dump of 24/7 messages. Sanebox can help you clean up your email and make it manageable so it isn’t a time suck. My colleague, Meico Whitlock (aka “ Mindful Techie “) has more suggestions as does this recent post.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But keep in mind that there is a right and wrong way to do marketing. . This will help you create personalized communications, which supporters prefer over generic messages. . An experienced team of videographers can help bring value to your marketing strategy and support your other content so that it stands out from the competition.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

These serve as our virtual water cooler and help everyone feel connected beyond the daily grind. We put BOCs on the calendar about once a month and talk about anything new in our lives like things going on with our families, our workout routines, new music we love, an awesome movie we saw, etc. Develop a routine. Work in Sprints.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget.

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Achieve

APRIL 2, 2020

With the end of the calendar year comes a new tax season. That’s why we’ve comprised some tips to help your nonprofit glide smoothly through tax season. These tips include: Make sure you have the right tax season elements in mind. . Don’t be afraid to ask for help. . You’re not alone! Consider the following: .

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Communication is the most important tool a project manager and their team has to help clients achieve their goals, especially in the ever-changing landscape of the current workplace. To ensure effective project communication, keep in mind these best practices for groups communicating in these virtual channels.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Those are the two main questions that an annual fundraising plan must answer to help you become more successful. This blog post explores how to create an annual fundraising plan and even provides a helpful annual fundraising plan template to help putting together your fundraising plan easier. Ready to download the template?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Need more help running your current programs? Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Set goals for your volunteer program.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment. While organic traffic helps, targeted ads reach more people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Bullet Journal (BuJo) started as “an analog system to track the past, organize the present and plan for the future.” Basically, you take a notebook and a pen, and make it your calendar, journal and planner. Establish and track daily habits. BuJo was designed by Ryder Carroll, a digital product designer.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

Though annual reports can come at any time, a key component of finishing the calendar year off strong is to ensure that you are reporting on what you’ve achieved and identifying where there is room to grow. What have you been tracking, and where do you stand on those goals? Goal setting matters a lot here.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

A large community of supporters helps you mitigate that risk. With that in mind, let’s take a look at seven different steps you can take to retain your GivingTuesday donors. Use it to thank them for their support, update them on how much they helped raise, and include some information about how that money will make a difference.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

If you operate on a calendar year, your fourth quarter will be your most lucrative by far. A midyear fundraising evaluation can help you pick the right strategies – the ones that will give you the biggest bang for your buck, while making sure your fundraising plan is saturated with gratitude, stewardship, and donor love.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With this in mind, let’s begin by discussing the value of thoughtful nonprofit impact metrics. . Set goals and track progress over time. . Getting input from a variety of perspectives will help you choose metrics that are relevant and useful for everyone involved. How Do You Use Impact Metrics? Why Are Impact Metrics Important?

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

Why Use ChatGPT for Email Communication Here are some reasons we think ChatGPT can be a huge help for nonprofits as they create an implement an effective email strategy: Saves Time : ChatGPT can draft an email with specific parameters (such as word count, tone, structure, intended recipient, etc.) Not all prompts are created equal though.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If this is your nonprofit’s first #GivingTuesday, use this workbook provided by #GivingTuesday to help your team get started planning. Use this Complete Toolkit for Nonprofits for a sample timeline to get on track with your communications. Make sure to schedule periodic check-ins to make sure things stay on track.

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