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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

Get Fully Funded

It provides the donor with the relevant information and touches the donor’s heart. There is actually never a good time to use Dear friend that I can think of, but definitely don’t do it here! For example, “ Your gift is the difference between life and death for the children of Haiti.”

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play.

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10 Nonprofit Text Alert Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Not to be confused with Text-to-Give campaigns (Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross), text alert campaigns are when individuals opt-in to be alerted of breaking news or calls to action via text message. DO Something is utilizing text alerts to inform individuals about volunteer opportunities in their area.

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Spring Ahead, Fundraising Look Back

Care2

While I'm definitely looking ahead to longer days, azaleas, and tulips, from a fundraising perspective, I'm still trying to wrap my head around what happened last fall. Haiti-related giving had a big impact on online giving trends. Also, enlarge your definition of the term - disaster. I can't believe it's almost March.

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A Few of Your Favorite Things (Best of "Things We Like" 2010)

NTEN

You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. We are definitely pro-that. And you definitely need a custom landing tab.

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A Few of Your Favorite Things (Best of "Things We Like" 2010)

NTEN

You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. We are definitely pro-that. And you definitely need a custom landing tab.

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New Book: How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. Click to see larger version.