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How To Integrate Social Media Into Your Nonprofit’s Online Contests

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The design and branding is modern and mobile-optimized , visuals and call-to-action graphics are prioritized over text, and social media is integrated throughout the entire process of entering the sweepstakes. Contest Announcement via Email. 2. . - “Donate Now” and charity rating buttons in the email footer.

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How to Build Your Nonprofit’s Email List

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Asking for a mailing address will significantly decrease your e-newsletter opt-in rate, but if your nonprofit has a mobile alert campaign, you should add an optional mobile alert opt-in field. Not all email lists are the same.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: Successfully Going Mobile

Amy Sample Ward

This session focuses on how to successfully get started with mobile technology, with Tonia Zampieri from Smart Online presenting. 1st generation raised on mobiles. 95% own mobile devices. 83% sleep with mobile at bedside. Why mobile? 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones.

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8 Best Practices for Nonprofit Event Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If you really want to get creative and maximize support opportunities for your event, expand the ticket types that you sell by offering discounted rates to early bird registrants, or discounts for last-minute registrants to help bring in more attendees. 5) Allow supporters to purchase tickets on the go.

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10 Simple Nonprofit Twitter Tips

TechImpact

Twitter’s information turnover rate is extremely high and its users only want to follow accounts that are active. One way to keep your followers engaged is to hold a weekly or bi weekly contest that entices users to interact with your page and other users following your page. Entice your followers to interact.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: Successfully Going Mobile

NTEN

This session focuses on how to successfully get started with mobile technology, with Tonia Zampieri from Smart Online presenting. Why mobile? 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. How do you use mobile to start engaging and communicating? million smartphones and 92.1 millions PCs in Q4 2010.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Big Cat Rescue

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e, a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.? The site currently has 1.6