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JUNE 27, 2017

How Facebook live helped keep their audience engaged (and raise $100K). 9 tips to help your nonprofit be successful with Facebook Live video streaming. See How the Story Unfolded by Watching the Facebook Live Streams Below: Example of a bad signal when we were trying to break the news (Happens to the best of us!) [link].

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MARCH 8, 2010

A straight-forward communication will help your supporters understand your organization’s position to the crisis and how they can support your efforts. A few of the top takeaways from the guide include: Respond Quickly - When communicating during times of crisis, simplicity and effectiveness are far more important than design or prose.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Listen in to hear about Joanne’s how Joanne is helping athletes and examples of athlete stories that Joanne is particularly proud of. Topics Discussed in This Episode: How Joanne helps athletes engage with the causes they care about. Examples of athletes’ philanthropic actions that Joanne is really proud of.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

For example, create a group of supporters with Klout over 40 or people with more than 500 followers. So, consider the ways social media can help you get the attention of elected officials. Segment Your Email List by Social Influence. Then ask them to tweet your action in the email subject line. Tweet Your Petition to Congress.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This is important to any fundraising campaign but will also help you more effectively message out to potential donors. Think about what groups might require different messaging – for example, mid-level vs. grassroots donors, lapsed donors, or donors who have given on GivingTuesday in past years. Start segmenting your audience.

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MAY 23, 2013

For example, while the organization does communicate with the participants via email, in the future Janet hopes to create a more consistent communication plan that would provide ongoing support as well as fundraising tips and tricks for her trip participants.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

An important focus of our research was the desire to demystify the expectations of this group and develop distinct behavioral characteristics to help identify those who are most likely to engage and donate. Example strategy: The donate page on the Special Olympics’ website is a solid example for Generous George’s segment.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

If you are working with a fairly new staff or you are implementing a high-touch fundraising program for the first time, you may want to involve outside help who can consult on best practices and identify the structure that would work best with your team and your software. For example, Major Gift 2020/21 or Gala 2020/21.

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APRIL 10, 2020

GivingTuesday has created a #GivingTuesdayNow tool kit that includes logos, graphics, banners and other images to help develop your campaign. They also supply documents that can help you build your social media and communication plan, guaranteeing that your donors know you’re participating. Day 1: Toolkit, Theme & Goal.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

How “yet” can help social change leaders think differently. Examples of moving past scarcity thinking. How the way leaders are thinking contributes to the broken system. The steps to adopt an abundance mindset. How leaders can get others to join them on the journey to an abundance mindset.

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MARCH 25, 2020

Here are a few tips to help you move your in-person activities online or enhance your existing online presence. Pull out the pictures from past years of your organization – your founder, your original board, examples of the impact you’ve had. Examples could include: Teach how to make a new recipe from items found at your food bank.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

For example, how does a hospital, health system or community health program demonstrate its impact within and on the community without violating patient rights? For example, perhaps your hospital is funding a clinic for low-income individuals and you want to track results from the activities performed at the clinic: Continuum of Change.

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MARCH 15, 2021

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance guide to nonprofit courses provides guidance for choosing courses that are best suited for nonprofit staff learning, including open source vs. paid learning opportunities, subject matter analysis, and some example courses. You can use real-life examples from situations that have occurred in the field.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

You can include this goal in your communication to supporters and explain to them the integral role they play in helping to achieve this goal. Here are examples of themes we saw last year and the corresponding subject lines of those emails: Subject Line Theme. Help 10 Colorado families have a warm night’s sleep.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The past 36 hours have been crucial for disaster relief organizations across the world as they reach out to supporters requesting donations, volunteers and general support for the efforts to help Haitians in need. Use language like “Donations to this fund go to emergency relief work.”

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MAY 30, 2017

It can not only help us execute our current work more efficiently and effectively but actually create entirely new opportunities to do good. For example, you must decide which of three interventions should be given to a student at risk of not graduating from high school. Digital technology is revolutionizing our lives.

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MARCH 25, 2020

In a recent Forbes article , legendary venture capitalist John Doerr is credited with “…(using the OKR goal-setting system) to help a 30-person tech team transform into the 80,000-person gorilla known as Google”. What’s an example of an OKR? You won’t have to search long to find examples of OKRs. What are OKRs?

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APRIL 14, 2020

If you are searching beyond page five of Google to find inspiration for your virtual challenge concept, then I hope the following insights are helpful. British Heart Foundation is a great example of implementing this approach successfully with the MyMarathon concept (now in it’s 4 th year).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

A donor profile will help find new donors with proven data, which will save money, time, and make sure you are approaching the right people with that beautiful/expensive mailing you spent so much time on. For example: use of quotes, dates, etc. A Donor Profile Example. As in – just ask your donors.

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JULY 20, 2017

Here are examples of new P2P fundraising events taking place across the globe: Portfolio P2P Fundraising. This method helps guide fundraisers to the activity that best fits their needs. This example is of PKD Foundation ’s P2P Portfolio landing page. This next example is Panda Nation from our friends at World Wildlife Fund.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Building persona models can help bring your existing supporters into focus, using the information you already have to cultivate even stronger relationships. In the newest Blackbaud Institute eBook, 10 of the brightest minds from across the nonprofit sector share their unique perspectives to help you create a culture of philanthropy.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Have you found yourself asking how to better use analytics to help drive your direct marketing strategy and measure results? Examples of ideas that worked well for the National Park Foundation. That’s what today’s guest is here to talk about. Topics Discussed in This Episode: What is direct marketing? How to decide which ideas to test.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

At DNL OmniMedia, we help organizations take their tech to the next level, so we understand how each moving piece can strengthen the overall operations. The overarching purpose of any strategic technology plan is to help your organization maintain focus when it comes to your toolkit. Why would a nonprofit create one? Why Create One?

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MARCH 26, 2021

Direct mail can help give your fundraising campaigns a sense of progression. For example, here’s an outline of how your campaign could pair its online campaign with a direct mail communication channel: A letter is sent to announce your campaign’s launch. Unfortunately, these messages tend to be impersonal and easily forgotten.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Nonprofit organizations and philanthropic giving organizations both have mission statements that help to guide the work they do. For example, consider that you are part of a philanthropic giving organization and your mission is to encourage socioeconomic advancement for the working poor. Town halls. Fireside chats. Learning reports.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

When a board lacks digital savvy, it can’t get a handle on important elements of strategy and oversight and thus can’t play its critical role of helping guide the company to a successful future. ”. What’s more, companies have more to lose from lagging behind the digital revolution than from taking on new risks.

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MARCH 13, 2020

Fortunately, we live in a time where technology can help bring people together in new and creative ways to fundraise without the requirement of being face-to-face with one another. It also can help reinforce the vital role your organization plays in the community. Be unashamed of the “fundraising” components of your event.

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JULY 6, 2017

For example, let’s take a look at a hospital CEO (or any executive leadership position). How he or she approaches a project, from a simple donor outreach program to a massive capital campaign, is key. Let staff members do what they are good at, but always check in to see how leadership can help and elevate particular strategies.

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APRIL 23, 2020

Listen in to hear what Melissa has to say about the value of continued engagement, what organizations should be focusing on right now, and how personas can help their messaging. Examples of personas and how they work. The importance of continued engagement. The importance of continued engagement. The importance of data health.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . A little show and tell can go a long way in helping people find connections with each other. As veteran organizational strategist and author Nanette R. Have breakout rooms.

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MAY 29, 2020

In addition, there’s anxiety among foundation staff regarding uncertainty about their roles; for example, if they work in event management, what happens to their position if the foundation can no longer host events? For example, Roberts has gone on a virtual walk with a major donor. And how can they pivot to virtual events?

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MARCH 17, 2020

While we might not be able to do much, we can always let these folks, who sometimes become like family, know that we will be there for them if they need help. Especially for millenials, but across the board, showing what their gift has helped to achieve is so important for retention. Plan your travel for the summer and fall.

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MAY 27, 2020

I want to share just a few low-budget examples of how the team at Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation has pivoted to continue providing donor relations and stewardship to our donors during this current crisis. And many responses of thanks and how great it was to see how they are helping so many people. Zero unsubscribes.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

A few great examples include: . To provide financial support for students impacted, institutions rallied donors and alumni to raise funds for travel, food , and other expenses to help keep them safe in the dorm if their home or living situation d id not support them going home. . Higher Education R esiliency .

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AUGUST 3, 2020

It helps to tell the story of their experience with your brand for any kind of interaction – from first donation, to an upgrade to a larger gift, to a conversion from activist to supporter, etc. For example, a fall in renewal rates or average gift size. Walk in Your Constituent’s Shoes. First Step: Do your research.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Here at Cornershop Creative , we specialize in helping nonprofit organizations make the most of their web presences and maximize their fundraising opportunities. Whenever updating or adding to your website, take a moment to pinpoint exactly what your organization is working towards and the specific goals that will help you get there.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

This kit has helpful information on boosting your campaign, including: a checklist, email templates, social media posts, strategies on how to motivate donors, and more. Reviewing each will help you develop a strategy on engaging your donors, specifically for your cause. This will help motivation and create that added boost, if needed.

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