Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re acknowledging eight nonprofits leading the charge with dedicated fundraising campaigns as communities unite to support a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable planet. Earth Day is a great time to support these initiatives, in addition to the year-round work that nonprofit organizations commit their mission to achieve for us all.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

A study by Edgerank Checker found that Facebook posts from nonprofit Pages only reached an average of 7.7% According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%. of their total audience. It depends.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Keep these in mind as you review the different peer-to-peer fundraising platforms for your nonprofit: A platform fee is the price you will pay to use the peer-to-peer platform or fundraising tool. There are plenty of free and affordable software options for your nonprofit to consider too. Facebook integration. GoFundMe Charity.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

You’ve heard how important storytelling is for communicating your mission and message but let’s face it – you haven’t written a story since high-school English class. and Indianapolis-based nonprofit that fosters community programs in Indiana for the terminally ill, seniors, families and the home-bound.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. Maybe your nonprofit hasn’t yet developed an online fundraising plan. Either way, it’s time to brush up on your peer-to-peer fundraising chops and check out some online fundraising ideas that you can use to attract donors to your nonprofit.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

In my book, Simple Development Systems: Successful Fundraising for the One-Person Shop , and in all of our Basics & More classes, I outline the necessary elements for a strong fundraising program powered by donor communications. Here’s why: Donor retention continues to be the biggest problem in nonprofit fundraising. You need both!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Building an organization from the ground up is a challenge, but with the right nonprofit tools, the heavy lifting gets easier. There are SO MANY nonprofit tools out there, all promising to make your work easier as you grow your new nonprofit. Joining TechSoup should be the first technology task for your new nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Before starting a nonprofit organization, you should understand that the 501(c)(3) designation is just that: a tax designation. Here are the tactical steps you must take to starting a nonprofit. . Here are the tactical steps you must take to starting a nonprofit. . It’s not a business model. . Why is that important?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. To access everyone across all demographics, your nonprofit must utilize many different tools. Your Facebook Fanbase begins to grow faster. Or blogging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. To access everyone across all demographics, your nonprofit must utilize many different tools. Your Facebook Fanbase begins to grow faster. Or blogging.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion. 67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I stepped into my first marketing class excited to learn and meet some new people in my still-smells-like-new home base in New Jersey. I discovered there were rich lessons in the "white space" of class. It's a class about marketing, right? By Lindsay Bealko, Principal, Toolkit Consulting.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

What are the basics of a good nonprofit e-newsletter? One of the smartest and easiest ways to acquire new names is by offering something of value to them — a guide, a resource, even a *free* class consisting of more than one email (ideal as it will condition your subscriber to receive emails from you). Your Goals. Consistency.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

The goals suggested below are fairly easy to achieve, yet transformative to a nonprofit’s new media strategy. Most do not require a financial investment, but preliminary results on the 2014 fundraising season are strong and if your nonprofit did well in 2014, investing in staff development in 2015 is a wise decision.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. Most nonprofit Thank You’s are still long, text-intensive messages which more often than not these days feel cumbersome and overwhelming to supporters.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Alums often visited her classes to talk about their careers and ways to connect. No, if her alma mater had ended there, Martha’s giving would have dried up, and she wouldn’t have gone on to be a regular attendee at reunions, a guest speaker in classes, or an advocate for her university. Does engagement end with a donation?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s nothing more exciting than making the decision to start a nonprofit! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Seriously, about half of all new nonprofits don’t make it through the first year or so. Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

Thousands of nonprofits haven’t logged into their MySpace profiles in months, or even a year or more. The majority have moved on to Facebook and Twitter. They just don’t tend to be the same folks that regularly visit Facebook and Twitter. I created the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace in 2006.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2017 professional journal: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Back in February, I saw a great post from Mashable on how to build a landing page for Facebook and instantly thought of it as a great way to promote an upcoming fundraising event. While setting up the app in Facebook has several steps, the biggest piece of this project is to create the HTML that you want displayed.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Clear calls to action: When site visitors visit your business’s website, you likely want them to complete one of the following actions: buy a product or service, register for an event or class, or donate to your latest fundraising campaign. To help drive conversions, create bold call-to-action buttons throughout your website.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. Google+ and Facebook in Early Days. You could then share messages, notes, talk about class, etc.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

During the pandemic, countless small nonprofits replaced their signature event with a virtual fundraiser and got amazing results. That success has many nonprofit leaders wondering … should a virtual fundraiser become a regular line item on our fundraising plan? Or recruit a professional to host a virtual class.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

If you feel like you have too much to do and aren’t getting enough done, you need to increase your nonprofit productivity. With the right tools and processes, you will accomplish more in less time, feel less burned out, and have time and energy to strengthen your nonprofit by planning for the future. How many to-do lists? That’s right.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

Our focus was Facebook. With more than 900 million users, Facebook is the top social media site on the planet. It's the place to be for most nonprofits. That said, simply creating a Facebook page isn't enough. Class photos. Especially those in the education sector. How do you do that? Virtual campus tour.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. It's trusted by some of the largest nonprofits. The company is a leader in the nonprofit technology space.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By Scot Chisholm , CEO and Co-founder of Classy ––a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. 3) Nonprofit and For-Profit Connections Will Continue to Get Stronger. 1) Virtual Events Are Here to Stay.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

The global pandemic has likely cut down on the amount of foot traffic your nonprofit’s office or on-site premise has been receiving. One way you can recognize your donors on social media is to consider making room for a “donor of the week” and/or a “volunteer of the week” post on Facebook or Instagram.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Let’s face it, Facebook is here to stay - at least until the next greatest thing comes along. And until then, here are a few resources that will make your Facebook page dazzle with engagement and keep your fans coming back for more. 5 Ways to Increase Facebook Engagement Every 5 Hours. What's our Vector, Victor?

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Kindful

MARCH 8, 2021

As a nonprofit professional, you don’t have a lot of spare time on your hands. So, while marketing automation can help speed up the recurring tasks, it does not replace the human component of nonprofit work. The first thing you’re going to want to do is find the email marketing software that works best for your nonprofit.

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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. This is when the MySpace vs. Facebook debate began to rage in the blogoshphere. I was very reluctant to move over to Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

While there are a good number of tech-savvy hipsters out there that understand terms like “ Static Web ”, “ Dynamic Content ”, “ User-Generated ”, “ Cloud Computing ”, and “ Semantic Web ”, the majority of nonprofits don’t talk or understand such tech speak. Some supporters and donors still prefer to be engaged by your nonprofit Web 1.0

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

While there are many fundraising opportunities nonprofits can leverage throughout the year, GivingTuesday is undoubtedly one of the biggest. The #GivingTuesday hashtag gets billions of impressions each year, which tells us that nonprofits participating in GivingTuesday need a social media strategy to maximize fundraising.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

For example, you could create a short promotional reel for Instagram and a well-designed graphic and caption for an informative Facebook post. For instance, if you’re featuring a cooking class, you might show off images of the completed dishes while promoting the instructor’s culinary expertise and accomplishments. Sponsor connections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2009

You're looking at my first grade class, circa 1964. (Can I hadn't thought about my first grade teacher, Mrs. Segal, in over 40 years until this weekend when she friended me on Facebook! Social networking site, like Facebook, are making it easier to accumulate and maintain our social capital.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

They created a peer-to-peer fundraising team for each class and even grouped the classes by school. Erika’s Lighthouse, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of adolescent depression, uses Qgiv’s peer-to-peer store platform to sell items all year round. Personal Facebook fundraisers. The best part?

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