NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Start a regular (weekly, monthly) newsletter where you deliver content that your supporters need, want, find useful. Build landing pages (for the calls to action you have in your newsletters) that have been optimized for those coming from your newsletter. Email address only is generally the best practice.

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NetWits

JANUARY 31, 2011

That’s right – better than your fancy newsletter and much better than your unsolicited eBlast (though people tend to make some very simple and correctable mistakes in those types of emails also). Show them how their support has made your organization better, and explain to them why you are so grateful. Don’t just say “Like us!”

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NetWits

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Lately, however, I’ve been thinking about how organizations can retain their best and most active volunteers and supporters. For many organizations, volunteers are the life blood of the cause because of budget cuts, small staffs, etc. But as a volunteer I was left wondering what I would do now to help this organization.

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NetWits

MARCH 10, 2012

According to Altimeter’s latest report by Industry Analyst Rebecca Lieb , using content, also known as “Content Marketing”, is the up and coming form way to grab people’s attention online – something that every nonprofit and for-profit organization is trying to do. 9 out of 10 organizations market with content marketing.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter to receive monthly content and resources specifically for event fundraising professionals. It’s a pretty common goal for most organizations who run fundraising events. Join Today. In the process, you might even inspire repeat participants to fundraise a little more. Leave a comment.

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NetWits

JANUARY 6, 2011

Ideally, your visitors want to “Make a Donation&# , “Subscribe to the Blog&# , “Sign-up for the Newsletter&# , “Volunteer&# , or simply “Visit Our Website.&# So keep experimenting and find something that works for your organization. Is your organization using calls to action in your videos?

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines. Turning periods of low online income into more profitable times is a skill that will keep your organization afloat during both foreseen and unforeseen dips. Turn One-Time Donors Into Regulars.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Also consider a bi-weekly or monthly newsletter that includes quick tips, examples from other fundraisers, and links to available resources. 3) Involve.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Register for our Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Newsletter. Supporters raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. Below are 44 tips I’ve learned, organized by topic and ordered from easiest to hardest to implement. Looking for additional resources like this? Yep, that's a real person.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

One of the ways nonprofit organizations are meeting this demand is by placing some of their focus on building successful online fundraising programs. It’s a tough position to be in—being required to do more with less. Supporters are more likely to make a donation, and more likely to continue donating, if you make the process easy.

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NetWits

JANUARY 29, 2009

As everyone is acknowledging these days, online donors are going to be a key growth segment for nonprofit organizations this year. But while many organizations have taken their first steps, there is still a long way to go. But while many organizations have taken their first steps, there is still a long way to go.

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NetWits

MAY 12, 2011

The easiest way is to add the ShareThis button to your participant’s personal fundraising page, that way they can share their passion for your organization with anyone, anywhere they have an account. When you register, you’ll immediately get access to the white paper, Making Event Participants More Successful with Social Media Tools.

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

54% of the organizations experienced results at or above this growth rate. 87% of organizations had at least one online gift of $1,000+. This increases giving throughout the year and decreases the Humane Societies reliance on people supporting their organization in October, November and December.

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NetWits

MAY 24, 2011

Organize them. Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to 5 whitepapers covering topics from using social media to empower participants to increasing team captain effectiveness. It is ideal to get the sum of committee member’s personal commitment to exceed the entire committee’s goal by 25%.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

Many people and organizations define a “major gift” based on some minimum gift amount. For example, does your organization take any $1,000+ gift that comes in the door and code it a “major gift”? Or is this the giving of major gifts online? I hear $1,000 used most frequently. Online Support is Needed.

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NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

They also have varying levels of commitment to your event and organization. Returning participants are like gold to any event fundraising organization so make sure you acknowledge they’re the reason for the success of past events. Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to the 5 whitepapers.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Every organization (and by that I mean the dedicated staff) that runs some version of a peer-to-peer fundraising event wants to help their participants be better fundraisers. Here are five extremely effective ways that we’ve found to work for countless organizations. Sounds familiar, right? And for good reason. Now it’s your turn ….

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

So in 2010 event organizers reformed the notion, starting with a program to allow family and friends to nominate a Survivor to win an award (Hope, Strength, Faith, Courage, Love, Believe). Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to 5 whitepapers. Communicate, communicate, communicate. Looking for more?

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

With the turn of the 21st century, software as a service (“SaaS”) took its place in the dictionary of technology terms that are redefining the way many organizations plan for the future. There are key strategic benefits for organizations that make the move to this new generation of SaaS or OnDemand technologies.

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

With thousands of jobs posted on the Internet, many organizations are asking how they can attract highly qualified candidates. NetWits Newsletters Social Networking Internet Marketing. Check out any online job board and you’ll see that it’s saturated with thousands of job postings — looking for everything from hourly workers to CEOs.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

When I have the pleasure of talking with leaders in nonprofit organizations, two things come up again and again as critical to building a sustainable future: the need to achieve a broader and better view of their constituents; and the need to reach them in new and more meaningful ways. Anticipate.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue. Find out how they raised their money and what additional help your organization could have provided. Here are a few ideas: On the donation form, ask donors if they would like to opt in to your organization’s newsletter.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

That type of conversion coupled with the fact that Facebook continues to push the limits, innovate and grow at a staggering rate (they’re over 550 million now) should convince you to at least explore creating a custom Facebook landing tab for your non-profit organization. This way Ford can serve up the content they want you to see.

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NetWits

MAY 26, 2011

Peaks will help you determine what is on your website that draws traffic – is it your e-newsletters or events? I suggest increasing this to the past 3 months, the most possible. Use this comparison to survey peaks and valleys of traffic. You can then use those pages to pull traffic to other areas on the site.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s competitive fundraising environments, it is all the more important to treat each donor as if they are the most important person to your organization (because they are). Non-targeted “blast” messages assume that each person has the same interests and relationship with your organization. Basic Rules of Segmentation.

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2012

In a recent review of 50 upcoming fundraising events, we found the same sponsorship message in every single organization. When you put together the standard corporate sponsorship proposal, you begin by listing your website, newsletter – just like our example. Newsletters. # Then why is it so hard to attract corporate dollars?

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NetWits

MARCH 29, 2011

Make sure to subscribe to the newsletter to get future issues. The consistent spread of mobile devices and rapid growth in mobile internet use should have you thinking long and hard about how your organization will adjust. or “Do my volunteers need the ability to interact with our organization via their mobile phone?”.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The following ideas are collected from events put on by top peer-to-peer fundraising organizations like the American Heart Association, Autism Speaks, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Susan G. Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to 5 peer-to-peer fundraising whitepapers. It’s as simple as that.

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