Care2

MARCH 17, 2014

And, if you were surveyed on your donor engagement, would your org fall under the good, the bad, or the ugly? For 6 months in 2013, after making an online contribution, they tracked all interactions with these organizations through direct mail, online, and by phone. If they did, which channels did they use to reach out about it?

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

They also held a student art contest to design a special Art in Action necklace that could be purchased on the day, with an even higher percentage of proceeds going to the org. Take a page from the playbook of online services like Postable.com and help remove some of the friction from buying and mailing a Mother’s Day card to your loved ones.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

A tool to influence elected officials’ opinions has been the petition, initially door to door, then in direct mail packages, and now online. org, causes.org, and change.com. Quick questions: Do you know what issue they responded to, and do you know when they responded and in what channel? Convert to Donor.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

The first was driving donor acquisition and fundraising with minimal direct mail and email marketing, the second is that their only previous mobile campaign happened during a large museum exhibition, and had poor results. They decided to pilot their mobile campaign using a multi-channel approach.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Ask them to compose a quick, hand-written note or an email or see if they can make time for a phone call or even a lunch with top donors. Here’s a few ways to get your major donors on board with your year-end campaign: Send them mail.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? But email advertising continues to surge and is now the number one online ad category. junk mail,” Ball said.

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Mail Social Media Advocacy Online 34

Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2011

We all know that multi-channel marketing isn’t new, but data on what exactly organizations are doing with it isn’t necessarily well documented. We wanted to look closely at the best practices organizations are taking within the world of multi-channel marketing. Author: Sara Spivey. Size doesn’t really matter.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Comodo also has its own TV channel with video how-tos and security topics and news. Red Earth provides a suite of enterprise-level email filtering software called Policy Patrol Mail Security through the TechSoup donation program. Lock Down My Email. Fortify My Org. Put the S in HTTPS.

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Organization Spam United States Library 36

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

[However, the Giving Tuesday appeal also stands on its own with a unique message tied to 24 hours of giving] That appeal is followed by 5-6 emails over the month of December, but these messages are segmented and do not go to the entire housefile. Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused? Danielle .

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

It’s in our org charts. If we were to look at the engagement channels and the transactional channels, we are likely to see a symbiotic relationship between online and offline. Do not confuse the channel of engagement with the channel of the transaction. This online versus offline wall is mostly in our own heads.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

After years as a donor, she started getting every mailing with her husband’s name spelled wrong. He wrote a sob-story email to the volunteer coordinator. (I Months of planning went into a fundraising concert, only to have the afternoon arrive to the tune of tornado warnings on every channel. They deferred the event.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2010

I have enjoyed pouring over “The Next Generation of American Giving” research to learn more about how the different generations respond to the multiple channels available to engage with charity and how they can all work together to make fundraisers more successful. We’d love to hear how it did or does turn out.

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Neon CRM

JULY 28, 2023

While the present day is more evenly split between digital giving (online, email, text) and more traditional methods (direct mail, in-person), the trend lines are clear. It offers a variety of features, including customizable donation forms, email marketing, and text-to-give tools. Join a Neon CRM Group Demo 2.

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Platform Online Fundraising Paypal 52

Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? 60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? » Sunday May 31 2009 Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 02:22PM | by Mal Warwick My, my.

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Mail Social Media Online Advocacy 47

Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

For example, if the Causes channels "Political Campaign" section were the real primaries, then the results would be: Barack Obama Duncan Hunter Hillary Clinton Stephen Colbert Colberts Cause has raised more money than Hunters. 60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It?

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

JULY 24, 2007

For example, if the Causes channels "Political Campaign" section were the real primaries, then the results would be: Barack Obama Duncan Hunter Hillary Clinton Stephen Colbert Colberts Cause has raised more money than Hunters. 60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It?

Causes 48

Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

You may find, “Wow, we’ve got three tools that could send email.” Maybe we want to, you know, tighten it down and just use one email tool. Everybody needs an email tool. And my mail tool has to be set up in a way where it can share data and use data from my fundraising system. Everybody needs a database.

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Technology Video Nonprofit System 103

NTEN

JULY 7, 2011

First off, you need to approach social media with the same diligence and attention to detail you use with your direct mail, email, and telemarketing programs. You wouldn't invest in mailing a new acquisition package without detailed test panels and list selection criteria, right? Decide on concrete goals for the campaign.

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Social Media Integration Media Social 75

Connection Cafe

JUNE 29, 2011

Their effective constituent engagement strategies from mobilizing their supporters and the coordination of staff, field teams to their use of their web properties, social media sites, mobile, Google, video, and much more – is a perfect example of how multi-channel campaigns should work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So check your email for that. And also you have a copy of the slides, so check your email for that as well, a link. I receive emails all the time for the organizations I volunteered for, that they’re restarting their programs, they’re looking for this type of volunteerism, this year in 2021, going into 2022.

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Virtual Communication Video Newsletter 115

Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Just to be on the lookout for an email from me with all those goodies. We’ll get all that good stuff to you by email later today and you’ll be able to share it with a friend or a colleague too if you want. One of my go-tos is I always love seeing those emails come in because there’s always great advice from Chad.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2011

Non-profits are reaching supporters in a variety of channels, just as Donna discussed in her recent post on integrated fundraising. As the number of touch points grows, it will become more and more important for organizations to determine which channels are prompting the gifts they receive. Do you do a lot of mailings?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Here’s the comment: “Is it channel conflict or cognitive dissonance? There is way too much philosophical debate on which channel should get the credit for the gift. They receive messages across multiple channels and they give across multiple channels. If that means a direct mail piece and a check, then great!

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Offline Channel Org Chart 62

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

The first 2 weeks of a campaign is typically when you’ll recruit the most fundraisers You’ll want to use multiple channels to recruit fundraisers (ie: phone calls, sms, emails, social media, and more) Consider doing a webinar training to help fundraisers get setup for success. CauseVox makes it simple for you to create.

Fundraising 76

Fundraising Illinois Campaign Raise 76

CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

The first 2 weeks of a campaign is typically when you’ll recruit the most fundraisers You’ll want to use multiple channels to recruit fundraisers (ie: phone calls, sms, emails, social media, and more) Consider doing a webinar training to help fundraisers get setup for success. CauseVox makes it simple for you to create.

Fundraising 69

Fundraising Illinois Campaign Raise 69

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2015

It’s worth noting that the while majority of us specialize in digital fundraising, thus naturally skew towards believing in end of year fundraising because of the huge spike in online transactions in December, our conversation went beyond just the online channel. Do some orgs get carried away? You have not because you ask not.(see:

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Just be on the lookout for an email from me before the end of the day. . So the reason we do the seminar and I wrote this book on questions is because my strong belief is, this is a methodology of approaching all kinds of fundraising, whether it’s major donors, direct mail, face to face, on the street, your digital work. .

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Money Question Raise Video 107

Care2

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Heidi and Greg presented case studies and discussed effective online engagement of potential donors at that very critical moment – right after they have signed up for a nonprofit’s email list. This goes beyond mail merge: reference past actions (i.e., and consider signing emails with a picture alongside a name.

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Donor Advocacy California Facebook 45

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

The ones that have gone dark and stopped responding to or opening your emails? And in this post by Joanne-Fritz, How to Close the Loop with Donors by Email , she shares how nonprofits can provide “closure” after fundraising campaigns. A Creative Re-Engagement Email Campaign by DJ Waldow on the Brand Driven digital blog.

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Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54

Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2011

In their #SocialCongress report , the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) shared some really great research about how quickly our elected officials have adopted Social Media as a channel for communicating with and listening to their constituents. In particular, Facebook does not lend itself to identical form comment campaigns.

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Advocacy Channel Social Network Convio 26

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

Laura Quinn kicked off the panel with some of the most well-known yet under-utilized (or at least not utilized to their fullest potential) online tools: Websites and Email. Email: Email is a critical channel, not talked about enough! Email allows you to reach out to your constituents to let them know what you are doing 3.

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Care2

APRIL 20, 2009

Timely And Channels The Public’s Anger "The truth is, shifting away from dirty energy is great for working families—and its essential to rebuilding our tanking economy. Another aspect I liked about Moms Rising online series is they utilized social networking to spread their message in their thank you email. “P.S.

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