Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Did you know that most donors check out your web site before they make a gift? – whether they are giving on line or through the mail. Do you post info on your website that proves your nonprofit status? Is there also a way to download a form that a donor can mail in or fax to you if they don’t want to contribute on line?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Catch these info-packed 2022 fundraising articles now if you missed them, or re-read them to see if there’s more you can glean. Did that annual appeal you send through the mail perform well? Comment below and let us know! Someone called me the “Queen of Bullets” recently and I took that as a compliment!).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

It is a great tool for small to medium-sized organizations who are looking for a CRM to track members and donations, register people for events, and do mass mailings. If you have detailed info, please feel free to share in the comments. CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.)

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. Deeper conversations about practice take place in blog comments, webinars, online chats and on Facebook. commenting on any item. If you open up comments to all users, you are going to get spammers.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

When PID is kept in different buckets, it’s harder to manage and create customized communication -- like when mailing addresses and emails are kept in separate systems, due to legacy databases or department requests. . Grab my mailing address and you can send more locally-focused messaging (or junk mail).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

She and I have have linked to each other’s blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. You can’t get that kind of loyalty or enthusiasm by buying a mailing list. I knew people needed information about what child trafficking is, so last year I put together an info sheet. 4. Widgets work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

I'm looking for widgets that can easily add any of the following features: Integrating calendar or events info on your blog. mail on your blog. Commenting. Publishing tag clouds, links from socialbookmarking, etc on your blog. Publishing other folks content via RSS feeds on your blog. Live chat on your blog. Giving money.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Info Security Magazine quotes them: "the effectiveness of anti-malware solutions on out-of-support operating systems is limited." Windows Live Mail is a reasonable choice. Please log in to comment. For security reasons, you should therefore plan to switch to another system.” Bottom Line. Image: Joost van Velzen.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2008

The webinar, hosted by Care2s own Eric Rardin, features two highly successful online fundraisers, Madeline Stanionis , CEO and founder of the Watershed Company and online fundraising guru, and Elise Fullerton, direct mail manager and online fundraising maestro for Alley Cat Allies. Click here to watch the replay.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

When working with organizations that rely heavily on direct mail programs, I often get asked what engagement means. Extend a volunteer invitation: How can a prospect could turn their interest in your organization info a meaningful experience? Comment on this blog or email me at laura.worcester@blackbaud.com. Congratulations!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

Leave your answers in the comments below. When visitors to your website share credit card info or other sensitive information, they can feel more secure knowing that they're actually sharing it with your organization and no one else. It's been a really busy year, with nine new vendors in the TechSoup catalog.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Kitchener, Ontario: Mail Management. Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon's Digital Big Bang — An AltCity Info Session. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. The link need to be like so: Africa. Monday, July 17, 2017.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 21, 2022

Keep your donors in mind and only send them info that they would truly care about reading. Shoot for offering them the chance to respond every single time you share info with them. Or a group that you only have snail mail addresses for. In other words, if people give through the mail, connect with them through the mail.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2009

Contact them for more info. Receive monthly updates 2 Comments | by Share Article Reader Comments (2) Also keep in mind the new credit card laws that Obama passed in May. Plastic Jungle is also starting to expand their nonprofit outreach efforts to raise money for additional organizations. Sound interesting?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2013

If you absolutely have to collect certain info, it is best practice to break the form in multiple pages. Having access to donors’ contact information doesn’t mean you have to send them daily emails and weekly newsletters plus a few comments on social media. 3. End blind mailing . 2. Stop spamming.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

by running an online quiz that requires players to give you their contact info in exchange for the opportunity to play, to share the results, or be eligible for other benefits). Exchange mailing lists Could you trade names with other charities sharing similar constituent bases?

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Gather demographic info if you don’t already have it. Receive monthly updates 3 Comments | by Share Article in E-newsletters , Email Marketing Reader Comments (3) One thing Ive found that works extraordinarily well for large, national NGOs is mailing on local issues.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

In response , more than 50,000 people commented on the proposed changes in the management style of the National Park Service, including a petition from Care2 and The Wilderness Society that was signed by over 11,000 people. 1 Comment | by Share Article in Care2 Case Studies Reader Comments (1) Nice reading! Thanks for the info!

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Care2

MARCH 30, 2007

Big thanks to Erin and Jill for sending us the info! Post a Comment | by Share Article in Care2 News Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below. 60) Search « New Trend Emerging in Deceptive List Growth? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

It seems that a room helps with the noise levels because people have to consciously add info to a given room. As she says, it combines social bookmarking, feed reading, and the casual interactions of Twitter into something that works somewhat like mailing list, but doesn't add to your email overload. So it's more selective.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Here's some more info from Google about how Priority Inbox works. If they don't respond to your attempts to re-engage them, send them a "We're going to stop sending you e-mails if you don't respond" message. Please share your war stories about list segmentation and re-engaging inactives in the comments!

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

And when a registered YouTube user clicked on it, the email address (and other info) of the user was transfered to the nonprofit. Like with comments, the system could tell a non-registered user that they needed to register.) Imagine if next to the Donate button we had a “Join This Cause&# button. What do you think Holly?

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

And when a registered YouTube user clicked on it, the email address (and other info) of the user was transfered to the nonprofit. Like with comments, the system could tell a non-registered user that they needed to register.) Imagine if next to the Donate button we had a “Join This Cause&# button. What do you think Holly?

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

Receive monthly updates 3 Comments | by Share Article in SEO Reader Comments (3) Thanks! Thanks tons for sharing this info. This article was co-written by Jared Seltzer, Founding Partner of the web development and online communications firm Rad Campaign. The links to site map generators were really helpful too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

" came from a comment left by Gavin and summarized in this post. Now, how is this different from, say, using your OutLooks address book and sending off mail merge email? Of course, the more efficient approach would be to get people to add the info themselves directly into a wiki. This lead to a bunch more leads.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2012

It's hard to get companies to stop sending junk mail and catalogs, but it is a colossal waste of paper. Getting rid of junk mail is worthwhile not only for sanity. Getting rid of junk mail is worthwhile not only for sanity. each year, which is roughly one-third of all the mail delivered in the. Do Not Mail Registries?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 31, 2017

If donors have to make an account, and fill out their name, address, credit card info, and a security question just to make a donation, they’re far more likely to abandon the process and never end up donating. They’re tweeting, posting, and commenting on a regular basis. Mistake #8: Ignoring Social Media. Volunteer opportunities.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

GALA CAMPAIGN TEMPLATE Flipcause Campaign Tips: Use a single landing page listing the event info and all the ways your community can get involved: buy tickets , donate , volunteer , sponsor —you can even add peer-to-peer —but try to stick to no more than 3 calls-to-action! If so, leave a comment below–we’d love to hear it!

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Use a single landing page listing the event info and all the ways your community can get involved: buy tickets , donate , volunteer , sponsor —you can even add peer-to-peer —but try to stick to no more than 3 calls-to-action! You might even direct-mail pretty recipe cards to add a special physical touch! GALA CAMPAIGN TEMPLATE.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 09:00AM | by Karen Taggart [originally published DMAW AdVents , June 2007] It is no secret in direct mail (DM) that recency is key to successful fundraising. Perhaps the optimum combination is an online welcome, followed by a mail solicitation coupled with a phone call.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Use a tool like Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, or something similar to send out your email newsletter. Full contact info. Comment on your blog post. Also pay attention to feedback from your readers, whether they email you, comment on social media, or mention something to you in person. Your regular email (e.g.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

So check out MobileActive.org for more info and start warming up those thumbs. 1 Comment | by Share Article in Mobile Reader Comments (1) Thanks so much for this nice write-up, great summary. 60) Search « Survey Says: Nonprofits Fail to Track Marketing Impact | Main | Care2 and Free Range become One Planet for Earth Day!

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

Receive monthly updates 12 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. Reader Comments (12) Great list, Allyson. I thought I would leave my first comment. For anyone who is just starting out, there is some good info here on how to get a domain and get a site started [link] April 8, 2009 | Mary Allyson: Thanks for posting this list.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 09:00AM | by Karen Taggart [originally published DMAW AdVents , June 2007] It is no secret in direct mail (DM) that recency is key to successful fundraising. Perhaps the optimum combination is an online welcome, followed by a mail solicitation coupled with a phone call.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

She advises making a plan now, assigning roles and responsibilities, integrating messages across modes – online, direct mail, etc. 3 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. Online Fundraising Reader Comments (3) Im glad someone put this all together. Other selected wisdom Consultant Lisa Grob focuses on getting organized.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Thats why we typically provide a registration module and track this info for our clients. Post a Comment | by Share Article in Online Advocacy , Technology , Video Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below. The future is live. All rights reserved.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 10, 2010

If not, drop me a note in the comments. No matter where a person is coming from – email, web search, direct mail piece – the conversion, or getting them to take the action you desire, is key. A study by Jakob Nielsen showed that web users spend 80% of their time focused on info above the page fold. Hopefully you agree.

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