Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

I have donated to nonprofits that I have seen on Facebook (on their website). I get little to no website or blog traffic from Facebook (most comes from Twitter and LinkedIn). Very few new e-mail newsletter subscribers. I do see their status updates. I do occasionally give thumbs up, and sometimes I’ll even comment.

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ROI Facebook Story Stats 213

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The election is getting close and a whopping 40 million Americans have already voted early in person or by a mail. First, it’s always okay to share information about the election process: how to register or apply for a mail ballot, when polling places are open, which races will appear on the ballot.

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Organization Poll Social Mail 36

Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

You can even add a QR code to direct mail that leads to your organization’s account. Make sure to mention the contest in your regular emails and newsletters so your entire mailing list will know about it. This will drive more traffic to your website and make donors feel more involved. to start polls or Q&As.

Social Media 52

Social Media Relationship Donor Media 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

Website Traffic. Make sure you are tracking your “unique visitors&# to your organization’s website from month-to-month. Many small-to-medium sized nonprofits do not realize how little traffic their website is actually getting. In fact, social media has increased the consumption of e-mail. Blog Traffic.

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Social Media Metrics Track Myspace 243

Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

When you prioritize donor retention when planning and executing your overall fundraising efforts, you gain opportunities to reactivate lapsed donors and build lasting relationships with new donors through direct mail and digital campaigns. Optimize your website Messaging across your digital platforms needs to explain why giving matters.

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Retention Donor Rate Mail 52

sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Your website. Your website is the online hub that supporters use to learn more about your mission and get involved through donating or volunteering. Create a page on your website that explains what Giving Tuesday is and encourages your website visitors to watch for announcements about your upcoming Giving Tuesday campaign.

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Demographics Retention Donor Research 72

Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Set up a chatroom on your website or through a “messenger” feature on your most active social networks for your community to be able to connect with each other. If you plan on mailing the package, check with your post office to find out the shipping details. Raise the temperature with an online donation thermometer.

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Virtual Ideas Fundraising Fun 103

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 4) Activate. Saying Thanks.

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Raise Relationship Tips Fundraising 208

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

You can send them free merchandise through the mail or connect them with virtual networking opportunities to help them feel more connected to your organization. A silent auction allows guests to bid on valuable items using pieces of paper, or more recently, online auction websites. Create a wider-reaching marketing strategy.

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Strategy Nonprofit Audience Hosting 52

NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

We also asked the audience what tools they would recommend through Poll Everywhere. To learn more about the 2014 MFOM Conference visit the conference website , and check out the conference hashtag on Twitter: #MFOM14. Here''s what they said. Special thanks to the mighty team at the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training!

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Communication email Marketing Reflection 94

3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

Over the past 10 years, the industry has been introduced to a lot of new technologies – dynamic website content management, CRMs, email marketing, multi-channel marketing, event management, social, etc. Note Q2 in the poll. Sending out mail or email to bad addresses? And how about Q3? Response rates falling?

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Data Technology Fundraising Database 148

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

“ Here’s a few answers: To disseminate short stories that are unique to the fan page, as well as to link to articles on our websites. I have been wanting to test a poll app to see if having close-ended questions or running a poll might encourage engagement. So, sometimes, the simple approaches work better.

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Social Media Fun Experiment Media 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

A blog carnival is a series of blog posts related to one theme, in this case, the promotion of USDA-proposed nutritional standards for snacks in schools, which coincided with a Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project poll showing that most Americans support the guidelines. Lesson #5: Craft those thank you notes!

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Blogger Lesson Childhood Poll 111

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. Facebook fundraising tools provide opportunities for bringing in donations from people who are interested enough in your work to follow you on Facebook, but not yet donating through your website.

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Facebook Game Fundraising Campaign 124

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Polling capabilities enable quick decision-making between and leading up to meetings. With templates for presentations, posters, social media posts, direct mail letters, and more, your organization can easily brand marketing collateral to help spread the word about your campaign. Your website! Set this up on your computer.

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Org Raise Tools Help 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Text Poll App from MobileCause. Here’s a summary of the highlights of the conversation: Before I dive into the content, I had the pleasure of experimenting with a text polling app to find out the composition of the audience and their experience with the panel topic. I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today.

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Integration Mobile Conference Strategy 97

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

Don't use your Facebook page to simply reprint information that's already available on your website. Some options include videos, podcasts, interviews, polls, insightful status updates, and more. While there may be some overlap, you should aim to create content that's unique and specific to your Facebook page. Help foster that.

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Facebook Organization Social Media Blogger 84

Care2

JUNE 8, 2010

They ask you questions about how you are doing too (think online surveying and polling). So much of successful nonprofit marketing depends on the creation of great content, including articles for your newsletter, website, blog, press releases, etc., as well as images and video.

Communication 52

Communication Relationship Build Newsletter 52

Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In Philadelphia, many polling places are difficult to find, hidden deep in the recesses of schools, churches, and community centers. The required paper signage identifying polling places must only be posted by the entrance of each location, which means they are often located on side streets out-of-view for anyone on the sidewalks.

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Arts Public Philadelphia Artist 20

NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

The days of "reaching out" via a static website and hoping people come to you are over. Finding out could be as simple as conducting a survey through your newsletter or website (try free tools at SurveyMonkey.com ). Polling widgets are a fun and simple way to interact with visitors on your site. Diversify Your Content.

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Place Tools Social Media Online 78

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2023

HubSpot ] 28% use email subscribe popups on their website. Nonprofit Tech for Good Report ] Email Fundraising 26% of donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (25% social media, website 17%, print 13%). [Classy.org] 63% of nonprofits use personalization in their email marketing.

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Statistics email Marketing Benchmark 217

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The vast majority of donor acquisition spend today is on direct mail. Our Next Generation of American Giving report also reinforced that – Mature donors first reported that they learned about the charities they support through direct mail (35% of them). I’ll get hate mail from PR purists for that one.).

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News Press Austin Mail 42

Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2016

While I’m touting statistics, here’s one more: A Gallup poll found that more than eight in 10 Americans gave money to charity in the last year (or at least said they did). A website does not equal a digital presence. So we look for shortcuts. A Facebook page does not equal an engaged community. Actively listening.

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Retention Donor Statistics Press 20

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The National Wildlife Federation’s website is responsively designed for smartphone browsing. In the 1990s, websites were utilitarian in appearance and structure. Slow dial-up Internet access required that websites be as simple as possible for faster loading. It’s ironic how Web design has come full circle.

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Mobile Websites Design Practice 227

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

important with higher-engagement leveled UGC campaigns PROCESS - marketing Email Website Social networks Web badges Blogger outreach OUTCOMES Both tangible & intangible Increase list members (we don???t to quantify exposure Time spent on page & Vote count from poll program ??? Knock Out Animal Fighting YouTube Contest???

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Case Study ROI Social Media Contest 50

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. registration and online community website for associations, clubs and communities. E-mail marketing. Take a tour!

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Knowledge Effective PDF Evaluation 60

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

The HSUS winner (we picked) was featured on our website and social networking sites. We also did an interview with her and posted it on our website. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Increased traffic? Great campaigning!

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YouTube Social Media Generation Video 41

Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

The HSUS winner (we picked) was featured on our website and social networking sites. We also did an interview with her and posted it on our website. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Increased traffic? Great campaigning!

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YouTube Generation Video Social Media 41

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Visit our website. I have a poll question for you. I’m going to end the poll, if that’s all right. And I learned a lot about fundraising before the internet, when you just dialed for dollars and sent mailings and had a lot of house parties. . So emails, social media, your website. Here we go.

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Video Fundraising Louisiana Minnesota 91

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

The most popular and relevant resolutions were grouped into four areas-- empowering supporters, using social media networks, focusing on the needs of supporters and making websites user-friendly. Convio lays out simple steps to creating a website that is easier to navigate and more useful to your target audiences.

Social Media 28

Social Media Difference Advocacy Case Study 28

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

I see a lot of associations and not-for-profits struggling with their websites. Content management systems are software applications for creating, editing, and controlling the information on your website. As in so many other areas of life, first make sure you are using the right tool for the job.

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Content Management Structure Template 40

Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

You can go on our website, learn all about us, watch videos, pretty easy to find. You can read her awesome advice in many leading industry publications and blogs, as well as her own website. I’m going to be kicking things off in a couple minutes with some awesome polls to get to know you better. So humor me.

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Video Fundraising Guide Test 77

Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Email List Growth Honorable Mention: HSUS - Humane Society of the United States Winner: National Relief Charities Changed from brochure to interactive website, multi-facteed file building strategy and acquired over 1000 new names per month and have converted about 1% to donors in 6 weeks.

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Convio Social Media Award Advocacy 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Nonprofits throughout the world have sent millions upon millions of e-mails, Tweets, bulletins, updates, etc. They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. A lot of nonprofits will now have to update their website, e-mail newsletters, and most costly, their print materials.

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Facebook ROI Nonprofit Mail 242

Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

And if you are interested or just kind of want to see what we got going on, there’s all kinds of videos and stuff you can watch on our website. So let me start right away with a poll here. So I’m just going to launch our first poll here. I have a couple of polls today. That’s what Boomerang is.

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Donor Video Practice Gift 84

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

She goes on to cite a poll by Harris Interactive which found "only one in 10 Americans strongly believes charities are honest and ethical in their use of donated funds." I'm reminded of a great quote by Aristotle we have on the Lodestar Center website. Thats a pretty disturbing statistic! Central Ave.

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Philanthropy Arizona Research Feeds 40

Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

60) Search « A Procrastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising | Main | Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur » Thursday Nov 08 2007 MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Does their profile have an e-mail capture box on it? Where should I put my e-mail capture box? Is the blog used and updated?

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Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28