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Missing the Mark: Why Legitimate Emails Head Right for the Spam Folder

Byte Technology

Upon further examination the recipient discovers it got automatically dropped into their spam folder. Another type of automatic email sifting is called Bayesian Filtering, which utilizes statistical analysis to “learn” what spam looks like. To begin, follow some simple steps. To begin, follow some simple steps.

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Today, statistics show that one in five consumers has more than 1,000 unread emails in their personal inbox. Spamming is illegal, and often goes straight to a junk mail folder. In contrast, text message spam is almost always viewed, making it more annoying to donors. So how can you legally and easily build your list?

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“Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations” LinkedIn Group Reaches 40,000 Members

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group reached 40,000 members today – a benchmark that took three years, 323 days, and countless clicks of “Flag as Promotion” and “Block & Delete” to keep the group as spam free as possible and on its trajectory of growth.

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[DATA] 11 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Email for Digital Marketing and Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. Increasingly, emails are being filtered to the Promotions Tab in Gmail or to spam folders in Outlook.

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4 Ideas for Activating Your Donors Over Email

Network for Good

And when it comes to structure, you might think that things like questions, statements, ellipses, “you’ll never believe…” or some surprising statistic might not work because they sound like spam. But the reason spam bots use structures like this is because they do work and people do open them!

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5 Nonprofit Email Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

NonProfit Hub

Nonprofits lose about $15,000 per year of donations due to wrong targeting and missing out spam filters, which blocks the emails from prospects.”. One of the main downsides could be a poor response rate or spamming of your emails. . Avoid using any spam buzzwords in the subject line. . Buy only from a reputed vendor. .

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Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money

Robert Weiner

Transaction Volume Statistics for Settlement Batch dated 14-Aug-2012. Subject: Successful Credit Card Settlement Report. Text: Dear Customer, The following is your Credit Card settlement report for Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Batch ID: 320541579. Business Day: 14-Aug-2012. Net Batch Total: 8172.92 (USD). Number of Charge Transactions: 1.

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