TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

If the numbers do not support a sustainable growth for a program, or campaign, it may be time to make a change to your strategy. These ten statistics about nonprofit technology, fundraising, and social media offers us insights into the effectiveness of our strategies, and can help us redesign strategies in the future. Source ) 6.4%

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

If you’re unhappy with your donation page’s performance, check out the infographic below to help your nonprofit kick the dust off its stale donation page and get up to date! General Industry News Tech database donation donations donors fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters technology website'

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Putting together an ROI report can be time consuming, but can also lead to great data and help you find ways to trim costs without shirking quality. If a few members of your staff of falling short on donor contact, this is a good way to show them how their contributions can help or hinder your nonprofit’s initiatives.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 28, 2014

Even if your organization can’t shell out for a lot of bells and whistles, something as simple as uniform t-shirts can help volunteers feel like part of a team. When people feel like part of a team, they are more likely to work together, which helps your volunteer coordinators keep them organized and on-task. Survey volunteers.

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TechImpact

MAY 27, 2014

The social networking site is also one of the best places for nonprofits to digitally spread their name and recruit help to completing their mission. Even if they do not become an ardent supporter, your name has been introduced to someone who otherwise may have never known your organization existed in the first place.

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TechImpact

MAY 5, 2014

Here are a few tips to help your nonprofit’s email marketing team perform better, drive more interaction, and complete your mission faster. This helps your emails load faster, while still offering your recipient the ability to enjoy your images. You don’t have a lot of time. The average person looks at a given email for 15-20 seconds.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 1, 2014

Here are just a few strategies we think might help you begin measuring the ROI on your social media strategy. General Mobile Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media storytelling supporters technology' Image courtesy of MediaBistro.

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TechImpact

APRIL 1, 2014

Or did you know that the highly trafficked social media outlet has recently launched a new platform, called the Volunteer Marketplace that helps match nonprofits with talented volunteers? Encourage your current supporters to add a “volunteers and causes” to their profile. Build awareness.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Here are a few tips from iATS Payments to help your nonprofit get more attention and clicks online. Industry News Tech CRM fundraising SEO supporters website' Have other tips you’d like to share? Let us and other readers know in the comment section below. Keywords are important.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2013

A lot of nonprofits use online survey’s to gauge the feelings of their constituents and supporters, but some are not sure how to go about implementing the strategy. According to a recent post from Socialbrite, there are many online tools to help your organization get started with the use of online surveys.

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TechImpact

APRIL 15, 2014

The CEO’s absence at events like this can drive your employees to feel like ‘the help’ and that the leadership team is too important, or simply doesn’t care for the mission enough to attend. Fundraising Leadership Social leadership nonprofit supporters volunteers' Sending emails.

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TechImpact

JULY 7, 2014

Fundraising technology helps you fundraise faster. A CRM helps you track constituent relationships , and communicate with those constituents more effectively. Whether it is to help you accomplish your mission sooner, or save a little bit of money, an investment’s purpose needs to understood, before success can be achieved.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

This ultimately helps you attract more potential donors, volunteers, and constituents to your nonprofit. Understanding what pages on your website are most trafficked is key to increasing conversion rates, and knowing what posts on your blogs are getting the most page views helps your nonprofit further focus its content.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 27, 2014

Image courtesy of Fundraiser Help. Once you’ve started your blog and cultivated a relationship, started your social media accounts and started to interact, and given your donation page a facelift; it is then time to request support. Nothing reaffirms a donation like a genuine “thanks!”.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 26, 2015

Nonprofits of all kinds are using it to disseminate information about their cause and help marginalized groups that need more awareness get the attention of the masses. General Industry News Social content marketing nonprofit technology npTech social media storytelling supporters technology'

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TechImpact

MARCH 2, 2015

Twitter lists are a great way to organize your non-profit’s Twitter experience by helping you find, monitor and engage with your target audience. General Industry News Mobile Social Tech nonprofit sm4np sm4sg social change Social Good social media socialgood storytelling supporters' Monitor the competition […].

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TechImpact

JANUARY 8, 2015

We’ve discussed what they are, how they can help your nonprofit, and how to effectively implement your new software to get it up and running faster and more efficiently. General Tech CRM nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters technology'

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TechImpact

JANUARY 7, 2014

For example, a CRM can immediately help you gather and store more information about your constituents, but will likely not not increase the efficiency of your. Poor support. Technology is always changing, and if you and your team is not ready to support your tech, problems will manifest themselves in your process.

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TechImpact

JULY 22, 2014

Your direct marketing and other offline marketing campaigns can help support your online campaigns, too. Try using a unique address that will help you track those conversions. Ask for non-financial support. Try starting a petition, pledge, or call-to-action that helps a greater good connected with your nonprofit.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2013

ITWorks is run by Tech Impact, a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits leverage technology to make a greater impact. Pisapia urged them to remember their new network of supporters. Industry News Leadership Social graduation ITWorks npTech storytelling supporters technology' Keynote speak R.J. Juliano speaks to graduates.

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TechImpact

MAY 8, 2014

Each one of these very different social media channels has the potential to help your nonprofit achieve its mission. Some nonprofits struggle with multiple profiles being made by staff members or volunteers who are eager to help. Let us and other readers know in the comment section below. Too many social media channels.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Here are 6 strategies to help your nonprofit cater to this sweeping landscape, according to Mike Snusz of npENGAGE. General Mobile Technology nonprofit technology npTech supporters technology' And with every twist and turn, your nonprofit must contort to meet new challenges contemporary society throws at you. Decrease Email Width.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Their donated time runs countless events, fundraisers, and help nonprofits get one step closer to completing their mission every day. Industry News Tech VolunteerConnect donors nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters technology volunteers website' Image courtesy of Pexels. This isn’t new information.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Oliver Gearing’s Priority Matrix will help your nonprofit put that “important but non-urgent work” into perspective. Fundraising Leadership constituent relationship management system Contributor CRM donation donors end of year appeal fall fundraising fundraising supporter' Show all of your donors you care about them.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

But sometimes, nonprofits use Twitter to convey an important message or ask for the support of their communities. For a nonprofit this means more people supporting their cause. Using data from a 2013 study conducted by Dan Zarella , we explore the 4 factors that will help your tweets get retweeted more, and more often.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Luckily for you, Tech Impact is here to clear up any misconceptions you might have about social media marketing, and help your nonprofit better harness the power of content and social media marketing. Social Tech content marketing Mobile Technology nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters technology'

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TechImpact

MARCH 20, 2014

Here are a few tips that can help smaller nonprofits create more content, better utilize social media, and get more interactions. Posting images a few times per week from your last function, fundraiser, meeting, or just pictures from around the office will help communicate to the third party viewers what your nonprofit is all about.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Learning more about your nonprofit’s audience through analytics and data is shaping the way nonprofits connect to their supporters. Analytics can help nonprofits discover what content is attracting an audience on their site, and how their audience is finding and connecting with the site or email. Virtual Information.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 20, 2014

Because Microsoft will stop supporting the operating system, PCs still running the outdated platform will be leaving themselves at much greater risk to malware, spyware, and virus attacks of all sorts. There are plenty of free tools to help you prepare for the aptly named “Xpocalypse” coming to a PC near you in April of this year.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? Social media is great for enticing potential supporters and piquing their interest, through eye-catching visuals and emotional stories. Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year!

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TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

Their combined capacity to connect donors to nonprofits worthy of help is shaping an all new way fundraising. 77% of the population believes everyone can make a difference by supporting a charitable cause. Individuals support 4.45 Custom-branded donate pages nested inside a nonprofit’s website raise 6X more money. source ).

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

A for-profit business with hundreds of paid employees will run differently than a nonprofit business being supported by hundreds of volunteers. Here are a few tips from The Fast Track to help you the next time you’re having trouble getting your volunteers motivated. Be specific when asking for help. Never simply state “Hey!

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Even if your organization can’t shell out for a lot of bells and whistles, something as simple as uniform t-shirts can help volunteers feel like part of a team. When people feel like part of a team, they are more likely to work together, which helps your volunteer coordinators keep them organized and on-task. Survey volunteers.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Here are a few strategies to help you deal with them according to Paul Cooper of ITProPortal. Help mitigate some of the backlash with ample pre-planning. Provide training, support, and appoint a few employees as consultants to help make the transition as seamless as possible. Let us know in the comment section below.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2014

This combined with the fact that over $100M has been invested in content marketing in 2014 so far, which has helped companies and marketers realize the potential of story telling and content marketing. Social Tech content marketing nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech storytelling supporters' This happens. Social sharing.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Daniel Melbye’s blog says it best, “Millennials support causes, not organisations.” ” Here are 10 stats to help you appeal to the next generation of givers. Image courtesy of Griffins. 49% of Generation Y said they would be more likely to donate if they can see the impact of their donation.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

This is where corporate sponsorships come in to help. For health-based non-profits, securing sponsorship from a pharmaceutical company can be a great asset, because of the money and other support that comes with the partnership. Securing such a sponsorship […].

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