Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

That said, in addition to being a great tool to build your e-Newsletter list , if your nonprofit is regularly updating Facebook and Twitter accounts, then your organization needs to be able to produce, contribute, and distribute fresh, quality content. Blogging only about your organization and its work is a mistake.

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

As we all know, the nonprofit tech community is loaded with smart and thoughtful organizers who give their time and efforts to help the rest of us do the good work we do. We recognize NTEN’s 501 Tech Clubs (local in-person groups) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) (online affinity groups) organizers are one clever and innovative bunch!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Any nonprofit organization dreams of having successful fundraising campaigns. Whether the fundraising campaign has a $5,000 or a $5 million goal, or if it’s a seasonal campaign, what really matters is managing the whole process from start to finish, getting yourself organized and really strategically poised to execute the campaign.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Define your mission and goals Begin by clearly outlining your organization’s mission and the specific goals you aim to achieve. Aim for 3-5 personas that capture the diversity of your supporters while remaining manageable for your organization. This may include email , direct mail, social media , phone calls, or in-person events.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

1) A multi-channel approach to engagement. Multi-Channel Engagement. Each generation requires a different type of engagement to move from the casual to committed relationship with an organization. Due to the everyday demands on staff and volunteers, organizations must effectively use “one to many” engagement vehicles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Getting Started: Organization and Planning. Subscribe to, like, and follow large organizations with a mission that is similar to yours. Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Purchase.org domain name for website and e-mail addresses. 2) Twitter. 1) Website.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mail stats. Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. Giving to all nine major categories of recipient organizations grew, making 2016 just the sixth time in the past 40 years that this has occurred.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Everyone running a membership organization wants to recruit some shiny new members. A membership engagement strategy outlines the planned approaches, tactics, and initiatives that a member-based organization will take to foster meaningful interactions and promote sustained participation among its members.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2021

Having the lifetime value of a donor at your fingertips helps you confidently justify spending money to acquire new ones, especially if you can crack donor value by channel. . Are we thanking and reporting back to current donors using a well-organized stewardship plan? Look at similar organizations . of gifts per year x Avg.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

These events bring in big time donations, and can have a huge impact on furthering the organization’s cause. If not, the organization risks not only losing the investment in the event, but potential donations. What marketing channels should we use? But they can also consume resources.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Is your site well organized and easy to navigate? . First, pretend you know nothing about your organization. if your organization ceased to exist, would people care ?)? . Does the organization look trustworthy? If so, how?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

Let’s break down the elements of a great fundraising event invitation and show it in practice with some top examples: Use A Multi Channel Approach. The most effective way to increase the number of touches you have is to share your invitation in a wide variety of channels , both online and offline.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s crucial to understand just how important year-end fundraising is for your organization. Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. They will see your organization as more credible and trustworthy as a result. However, many organizations find greater success when they segment their donors.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2021

When speaking with Millennials, Gen X, and Gen Z people about direct mail, you often hear, “I just throw that out.” Although they’ll often go to their computer and do it—which is a discussion for another day about the power of multi-channel marketing.) Let’s go back to direct mail fundraising, for example. .

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

And so, too often, the magic of mid-level giving is lost, especially in digital channels. Different nonprofits define the levels differently, so what qualifies as “mid-level” in one organization may qualify as “major” at another. Finding your audience part 2: matching to digital marketing channels. And it’s a big loss!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

tweeting powerful stats is guaranteed to get your organization ReTweeted! IconsPedia : A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. 4096 Color Wheel : A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Twitter has a mobile website ( m.twitter.com ) and its own official Twitter App for iPhone, iPhone Touch and iPad. Twitter Apps for Android and Blackberry are also available. TwitPic.com allows you to easily share photos on Twitter in real-time. 12Seconds.tv. 12Seconds.tv is like TwitPic, except for video.

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

You’ll quickly learn that you likely have more than one audience and must address their specific needs with targeted marketing that adjusts for both content and channel. Organizations can use their grant money to bid on different keywords and promote specific pages on their website through text-based ads.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. They found that: “Personal solicitations to pre-existing networks of donors and friends through multiple channels were rated as the most effective methods for fundraising. Two donors were former colleagues who also have Twitter accounts. Definitely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

It’s important that you understand that if anyone donates to your nonprofit on any of these sites, the funds are mailed to the contact information your nonprofit has in GuideStar. International Development Exchange touts that a $100 donation initiates a rural women’s organic farming collective inSouth Africa.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3 So make sure to take advantage of all the profile space you have by adding a picture, putting up information about your organization, providing links back to your website and so on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2016

Advisers contribute their skills and expertise to provide training and mentoring to help amplify the work of anti-trafficking organizations in Cambodia. In 2007, I was the first person to use Twitter to fundraise so I could attend and help sponsor the first Cambodia Bloggers Conference.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2012

Our 2011 Online Fundraising Report shows that nonprofit organizations receive over 20 percent of their total online funding in December, and nearly 45 percent in the last four months of the year. Make use of every channel you’ve got available. Staggering, but not news. Key takeaway. But should it be? Create Your Revenue Spike.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Organization Size: +1 million members, +3800 staff. Twitter: twitter.com/nature_org. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. Direct mail and e-newsletters are still the leaders.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Just take a look at twitter for a small example of what people are thinking and saying. As a consumer, I was relying on Netflix to fulfill what I saw as their mission - to provide me with programming, regardless of the channel I consumed it on. I do this in various channels as well. Your donors, activists, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

They move with you to The Next Big Thing i.e., from MySpace to Facebook to Twitter to Foursquare. I first got on MySpace in February 2006 when I created a portal to Nonprofit Organizations on MySpace. It’s a good thing I did or this blog and my communities on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and now Foursquare would likely not exist.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " How do your social media channels fit in your organization's emergency communications plan? ." Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org

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EveryAction

JULY 21, 2016

I find that organizations tend to rely most heavily on the same three things: Websites, Email, and Online Fundraising. Direct mail is never going away completely in my lifetime, and good old telephone solicitation continues to be effective for some nonprofits. Social media, texting, apps and blogs have all been added to the mix.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your fundraising strategy will build on your past successes and opportunities to help your organization grow year after year. Ultimately, a well-rounded fundraising strategy will help your organization raise more and gain access to long-term support. Offers accountability. But what does a fundraising strategy look like in practice?

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

By Laura Quinn, Idealware Odds are good that your organization is using multiple communications channels to reach people, from social media to direct mail and email to websites and blogs. Creating Are you creating new, original, informational content for each channel you’re using? You may not have to.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. Also, with organic reach at an all-time low, your nonprofit should invest in social media advertising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

It is illegal to buy, sell, or trade mobile phone numbers, unlike e-mail and snail mail addresses. and your “Thank You” landing pages and e-mails. Get creative in integrating your text-to-subscribe keyword and short code pitch into photos, slide shows, or even your YouTube Channel banner.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

On one hand, there is skepticism about the effectiveness of #GivingTuesday, especially for small nonprofit organizations. Whether you’re a large organization with a sizeable budget, or a small nonprofit with limited time and resources, there are ways to reach out on #GivingTuesday and benefit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. It must be downloaded and is available only to nonprofit organizations. This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. Based in the U.K.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

With merely a click of a mouse or tap on a phone, individuals can quickly learn about and donate to nonprofit organizations. Digital fundraising, specifically on social media channels, provides a way for nonprofits to connect to younger generations who do not have the time nor desire to receive lengthy appeal letters or printed newsletters.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

In this guide to donor stewardship, we’ll review what your organization needs to know and do to build authentic, long-lasting relationships with donors. This sets your organization up for long-term success. This sets your organization up for long-term success. We’ll explore: How does donor stewardship impact donor retention?

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