Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2014

Allowing Facebook users to post photos and videos to your page increases your exposure to their friends. For example, the friends of the Facebook users who’ve posted these photos of rabbits will see a story in their News Feed, exposing them to the mission of the National Wildlife Federation. Turn On Tagging.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Do you have photos? Hint: If your event has yet to happen, remember to take photos or appoint a volunteer with the job!) How about posting an album on Flickr, or even turning your still photos into a video slideshow. Check out VideoSpin , for example. There are many ways you can thank your supporters.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2014

Here are some examples of common data issues: Duplicate records. photo courtesy of Flickr: Creative Commons. Most anything is possible if the data supports what you are asking for. Label Everything. In step 2 you created a list of issues. Now, it is time to address them. Invalid addresses such as bad state codes or zip codes.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Here are some examples of thanking policies: 1. photo cred: Sparklehausen, Flickr Creative Commons. Another way to make this process less overwhelming is to decide different levels attention for different levels of donations. Do you have a donations policy? Why not create a thanking policy? Go here to check it out!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Have the highest increase in engagement through photo streaming sites: 41% on Instagram and 22% on Flickr. One in four donors identified photo streams as future methods for engaging with nonprofits. There are numerous of charities with examples in these types of networks. Gen X: Second most active social network users.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2014

Ask for your colleagues’ help, then show the WIIFM of donor feedback via tangible examples. Strengthen your ask by showing colleagues—especially the folks you don’t usually work with and who may be less clear on your approach to strengthening relationships with supporters—why this listening approach helps with specific examples.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Using a simplistic example, a builder doesn’t want to buy a drill bit, they want to buy a hole in the board. photo credit: Flickr. Using this data you can begin to increase your donor acquisition efforts and build relationships that last for years to come. Software will continue to be the tool that drives results.

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