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Has Your Nonprofit Considered Race and Class in Your Social Media Strategy?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd (@ zephoria ) says though experts once thought the internet would help destroy racial barriers, “all of the divisions that exist in every day life, including those by race and class, actually re-emerge online” Excerpt from Social Media for Social Good : .

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Lame spam of the day: USPS Delivery Confirmation

Robert Weiner

Like the American Airlines spam , this one didn't bother to include any graphics to make it look official. Service Type: First-Class Certified Mail. Further, it shows plainly that the link goes to www.usps.com.ww062.com com (note that the domain is ww062.com). Some scammers are just lazy. Sender: auto-notify@usps.com.

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The Importance of Data Analytics for Fundraising Events

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Spam Rate The spam rate is the percentage of email recipients that mark your emails as spam. The average allowable spam rate is 0.1%. When not working on the platform, you can usually find Evan on a basketball court or volunteering at his daughters’ gym classes. Anything above 0.3%

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Lame spams of the day: more fake ADP notices

Robert Weiner

I got a new batch of lame ADP spams this morning (see the old batch here ). We strive to provide WORLD CLASS SERVICE and determine our success by your satisfaction with ADP's services. We strive to provide WORLD CLASS SERVICE and determine our success by your satisfaction with ADP's services. Incident number 380306978.

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Lame spams of the day: Fake UPS and FedEx delivery notices

Robert Weiner

First-Class logistics [no_reply.JAU@shreveport.com]. First-Class logistics [support.264@lasvegas.com]. First-Class Mail Postal Service [769.JT@sanfrancisco.com]. The senders have included: U.P.S.Service [no.reply@fortwayne.com]. logistics UPS [no_reply@arlington.com]. UPS Mail [NOreply-RC@tulsa.com]. UPS Office [NoReply.RX@denver.com].

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The State of Nonprofit Fundraising Today — 9 Top Fundraising Methods

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Anything a charity does to engage its supporters and facilitate donations can be classed as a fundraising event, so they can take various forms, especially given the modern tools available for nonprofits today. Many nonprofits worry about “spamming” their supporters with constant requests for donations. 1) In-person fundraisers.

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The Secret Metric Killing Nonprofit Fundraising (And What To Do About It)

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It’s affected by a lot of factors, with spam filters generally being the primary cause. In 2017, the average spam rate for nonprofit fundraising emails was 24.16%, meaning that only three quarters of sent emails even reached supporters' inboxes. in 2017, simply because spam prevented their supporters from receiving their messages.

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