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Guest Post by Chad Norman: Power to Your Peeps! Why Real-time Fundraising with Twitter Works

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things.and I bet you do too I dig speaking at nonprofit conferences and events, and one of my favorite topics to cover is the real-time use of social media. Beth Kanter stood on stage at Gnomedex and used Twitter to help raise $2,657 in 90 minutes.

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The Top 4 Most Effective Fundraising Appeal Envelopes

NonProfit Hub

If your donors don’t open your fundraising appeal letter it doesn’t even matter what’s inside it. If they don’t open the envelope, they’ll never read all of your hard work. So, how do you get donors to open your fundraising appeal envelopes? Find what works for your organization.

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How can nonprofits strategically implement digital tools to achieve impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

In the “five p’s” of strategic nonprofit storytelling , it is said that people need connection with people, and people are drawn to help when they learn of needs, places of hopeful change, and when there is an urgency to get involved. This makes storytelling a necessity and a digital discipline.

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10 Reasons Your Email Appeal is Being Ignored

NetWits

Conventional wisdom says that between 8 am and 9 am have the lowest open rates, as does Monday. As for time, open rates tend to be higher sent around lunch time (noon or 1 pm) EST. So the best time for the best results boil down to midweek, midday.” – Michael Gastaldo. “ There are two schools of ‘best time to send emails.’

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September Communications RoundTable : A Social Media Sharing Fest

NTEN

The events don't always have a set topic, but are open discussions for questions, sharing, and learning from your peers. Here are some highlights from this month's particularly tool-loaded Communications RoundTable with Chad Norman of Blackbaud. Chad is an absolute rock star when it comes to social media and marketing.

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Doing Museum Work: Your Thoughts

Museum 2.0

We all need help to do this better. Walter (@micahwalter) November 11, 2019 Others, like Suse Anderson , also talked about swapping as a way to help you see the big picture from another point of view. walking meetings to open up our lungs and our thinking). And there are many sources out there. 1x1 time is critical.

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Shameless Ask, Looking for SXSW 2012 Nonprofit Votes!

NetWits

Final program is selected through a combination open voting and secret SXSW staff magic. But how do you make sure that members of your community aren’t slactivists who “like” your organization but don’t do anything to help you reach your mission? How do you convert those social “do-gooders” into helping you create change?