Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

Its tools let you generate dynamic reports, emails, and direct mail communications. Manage Your Emails. You can use templates and refer to helpful hints on how to get the most out of your message and capture your donors' attention. Manage Your Mailings. How Does It Work? Case Studies.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

If you think your supporters will be interested in this type of event, work with a local golf course on pricing and dates (hint: most are very comfortable working with charities to run tournaments). Louis (hint: this is a great place to use CauseVox’s peer-to-peer fundraising capabilities). If so, plan a guest speaker event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2010

Ironically, she isn't on Facebook or Twitter, nor does she have an email address. So, will have print it out and send via US postal mail. And, if anyone in my house is reading this blog, this would make a terrific mother's day gift - hint - hint.).

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2022

Adding a shoutout to your fundraiser in their next email or newsletter is low effort and can have a massive impact on your fundraising capacity. We’ve hinted at this above, but it’s important to state the importance of multi-channel communication outright. Brand recognition and publicity. Make donating easy and rewarding.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2012

Yep, without even seeing it, I can tell you that there are very likely some things you need to change with your print or email newsletter. Leave time for getting it printed and mailed, too. I’ll give you a hint: they don’t care about the boring letter from your Executive Director or Board Chair. You know why?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2012

Yep, without even seeing it, I can tell you that there are very likely some things you need to change with your print or email newsletter. Leave time for getting it printed and mailed, too. I’ll give you a hint: they don’t care about the boring letter from your Executive Director or Board Chair. You know why?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I have been in trainings where if I even hint that perhaps Facebook is a little over-rated, then eyes glare, people shift in their seats, and I have recollections of a few people even walking out. Nonprofits throughout the world have sent millions upon millions of e-mails, Tweets, bulletins, updates, etc. 2) From my e-mail newsletter.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

phone calls, emails, mailed notes, texts and social media) with donors to build relationships and set the stage for asking again as we emerge from the crisis. This will give you hints as to what your supporters value that may overlap with the values you enact.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Not everyone responds in the same way to direct mail, and some people detest social media. If you’ve been mailing out materials and sending emails since August, a phone call can be a refreshing way to talk to a prospect who has been thinking of donating to your organization. Direct Mail. Communicate in Different Ways.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We explored everything from must-have nonprofit reporting tools , tips for upping your email game , direct mail strategies , and most recently using data to improve your major gifts program. Can you give us a little hint on how these relate to why donors give?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Plus, if you use your domain name in your email (which you should!), It gives a person the essence and hints about the work the organization does. And be sure to include a mailing address. For example, if your nonprofit is the Equine Rescue and Rehab Farm of South East Tennessee, don’t get errfset.org. People still send checks!

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Achieve

JULY 28, 2021

started an affiliate program, or even tried direct mail appeals. Hint: Re: charity’s guide to getting started with online waiver software. You’ve likely learned how to adapt and improve some of your nonprofit’s everyday processes. You might have. embraced hybrid events. maintaining healthy relationships with your donors. .

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Emails : Short, personalized email newsletters can be a great way to catch your supporters’ attention and give them opportunities to donate. Printed materials: Though they’re physical materials, posters, direct mail, pamphlets, etc. Hint: Need more help? This is where the rubber meets the road! Include the donor’s name.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2013

Are there fields we can do without in the short term, with a plan to capture additional pieces later (via follow-up email, for example)? Some hints from Mark Montenero, Lead Client Success Manager at Blackbaud. . Take ‘donate by mail or phone’ options out of the body of the donation page. Is it WORN? Write Once, Read Never.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

My inbox was flooded with emails about Valentine’s Day. As someone with an affection for Peer to Peer fundraising and email marketing, I’m head over heels in love with relevancy. What’s better than sending your participants a relevant email? Send an email through your Tour Center – we’ve written it for you!

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Each month, I look at dozens of nonprofit websites and hundreds of nonprofit emails. The foundational elements of effective online communications are your website and email communications. and Trackable (of 60 people who opened the email, 25 clicked to the donate page and 12 donated). Maybe that includes yours? I know I would.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

What does this mean for nonprofit email marketers? The title is "Take the hint from unresponsive subscribers" and it is definitely worth a read. Even though the study is from for-profit emailers, we can learn from the results. If other email providers roll out something similar, do the same with them. (In

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

All of these are transforming the way we do fundraising today: new (and fun) social media tools, innovations in email marketing, the use of poignant images and video – I’m even seeing video embedded inside paper capital campaign case statements. Sticking to the basics: solid direct mail, great website, and major gifts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Hint: Donor behavior is consumer behavior.). To stay relevant into the future, all our digital communication—from our websites to our emails to all other digital engagement channels—must be optimized for mobile devices. Department of Commerce estimates that e-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2018 accounted for 9.8%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

I remember being shocked when I got slides of artwork in the mail to scan. For example, I hold many meetings in-world with Second Life volunteers from all over the world and Second Life provides a great platform that is free to access and much more immersive than plain chat or email. I learned a lot from San Jose Art Museum.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Read on to learn this experts view on the current state of nonprofits and online video, tips and hints on how to maximize your videos impact, and how much all of this really costs. They can also can be interactive with the online audience submitting questions via chat or email through a moderator.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Hint: Don’t make them scroll through their inboxes—more on that below!) Board members with communications expertise can be particularly helpful during this time to help develop messaging for email, direct mail, and your campaign website. Incorporate a “Mission Moment.” Make it a standing agenda item at every board meeting.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

Here’s a hint…you have something to fall back on.]. Getting to 1,000 may sound intimidating, but there are tons of strategies to find new donors , like: Mail appeals. Email asks. Invite people to give online and via email. Don’t rely on a single source funding, because you never know when it might vanish. Social media.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2014

That’s why it’s important to treat your appeal like it’s any other piece of direct mail, which needs to be especially enticing to get a response. A first impression can make or break your email. Make sure your one-sentence takeaway is clearly written and stated at the beginning of your email.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

You know the moment: You’re going through your mail when you catch the hint of a red envelope. Email marketing, design, and testing tool Litmus played to its strengths with its year-end email in 2016. Big Cartel’s 2015 Year-in-Review Email Focus on their accomplishments, not yours Don’t be like Taylor Swift.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

It’ll come in an email from me later on today. But here’s a hint I always find really helpful. So they may be perfectly happy giving by direct mail, giving online. . So just be on the lookout for that. . But most importantly, please feel free to send in any questions or comments along the way.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

It’ll come in an email from me later on today. But here’s a hint I always find really helpful. So they may be perfectly happy giving by direct mail, giving online. . So just be on the lookout for that. . But most importantly, please feel free to send in any questions or comments along the way.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 1, 2007

Since then, Ellen and tens of thousands of other treasure-seekers have engaged with A Treasure's Trove and its sequel, gallivanting all over the states looking for various tokens and symbols hinted at in the book. Many museums are working on using technology to personalize and connect various parts of the museum experience.

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