NTEN

JANUARY 17, 2012

Mobile phones can negatively affecting how your supporters engage with your email marketing. What if you found out that one-quarter of your subscribers were reading your emails on their mobile phones? As of November 2011, 89.6 million Americans are using their mobile phones to access their work or personal email.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. This communication can be done via email, newsletter, direct mail or social media. 2011 Online Giving Report.

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! Now you can bid on nearly 100 items in our first silent auction, getting something great for yourself, and supporting our campaign at the same time. The system will send you a confirmation email you must respond to before you can log in for the first time. What's that?

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

Maybe you’ve hosted a couple of events already or have launched a fundraising campaign, but have found that your messaging hasn’t resulted in many donations. or fantastic marketing materials, but a great event or campaign message must also include a compelling ask. This might be because of how you’ve framed your ask. .

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of a case study in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. But when it comes to running a big fundraising campaign, good planning doesn’t just improve your quality of life – it improves the bottom line. First, we used earlier campaigns to build momentum. We all know we should do it.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

For most organizations, the heart and soul of communications is the email list. Email is the 800 pound gorilla, the elephant in the room, the big kahuna. Email goes direct to the inbox, our online strategy metrics are led by terms like open rate and clickthroughs, and online fundraising campaigns depend on email marketing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

I’m really happy to be part of the 11NTC Scholarship fundraising campaign this year. You can bid on nearly 100 items in the first silent auction , getting something great for yourself, and supporting the campaign at the same time. You can also support the 2011 NTC Scholarship Campaign by donating an item to the auction.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2012

Will 2012 be pretty much like 2011? It replied: Based on that, plus 27 years in the field, I foresee that 2012 will be pretty much like 2011. It replied: Based on that, plus 27 years in the field, I foresee that 2012 will be pretty much like 2011. Ditto for a social media campaign. Weiner Consulting. it’s not cloud-based.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2011

2011 - it's a new year and a new Congress! Online advocacy doesn't work in a vacuum - it works best when it's part of a thoughtful integrated campaign that combines offline and online actions. Otherwise it looks like your campaign is simply there to build your list. Happy 2011. Author: Sally Heaven. Okay, that's that.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. “Declining response rates illustrate a saturated channel with undifferentiated messaging and campaigns, said the report. About 2% of web visitors provided their email address.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

So how did you do in 2011? Make sure you’re capturing email addresses whenever and wherever you can. does paid acquisition campaigns for hundreds of nonprofits. does paid acquisition campaigns for hundreds of nonprofits. What campaigns have they taken action on or donated money to? Build Your List.

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. According to the study, it’s challenging to retain donors online, particularly if you don’t have a direct mail program in place. and includes transactions for over 15 million donors and $1 billion in revenue.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Forward this to all the girls online” By 2011 the meme evolved a couple of times. On January 8, 2011 the meme ranked number 11 on Google Trends search queries and the Susan G Komen Foundation said that their Facebook page grew by over 100K “likes” in 24 hours. In 2011 he was diagnosed with ALS.

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Achieve

MAY 19, 2022

Maybe you’ve batched similar tasks to focus on one thing at a time, automated email outreach, or duplicated a past annual report PDF template to avoid fully reinventing the wheel. For example, you could automate email campaigns to avoid hitting send on each and every email. Invest in the right auction technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Who maintains your social media campaigns? With specific social media campaigns, it is easier to have specific goals and measure whether or not you met them with the time allotted. We did do a mobile text campaign after the Gulf oil disaster that raised us more than $150,000. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2012

Did you know that in 2011, 16% of new donors gave via online gifts up from 9% in 2007? Email appends. They have also been timing campaigns around issues or around offline efforts. For your nonprofit that could be acquisition mailing and telemarketing campaigns or whatever other offline promotions and marketing you are doing.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

From hosting special member events to fulfilling membership cards to all related marketing, mailings, and collateral, everything adds up fast! Traditional membership programs issue paper/plastic cards and use a combination of direct mail and email marketing to reach their constituents. Competition for Loyalty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. What is the key to a viral campaign which combines these outreach tools. In this case, we were talking about how to integrate the use of mobile technology into multi-channel campaigns with an emphasis on social. Text Poll App from MobileCause. The focus is on Mobile Giving.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

posted by David Clain Founder Camelot Campaigns More and more nonprofits are shifting their fundraising focus online—and for good reason. Online fundraising platforms are making it easier than ever for donors to contribute when and how they want to, and they eliminate some of the costs of direct mail solicitations and in-person events.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

The 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study is a joint project of M+R Strategic Services and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). The 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study (available at www.e-benchmarksstudy.com But do organizations that send out more fundraising email get slapped on the wrist with lower response rates? Our theory?

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

We re-visted this topic this summer for the 2011 Nonprofit Data Ecosystems survey, and are happy to release the report today (free for NTEN members). > Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

How leading nonprofits use benchmarks to optimize their campaigns. Elizabeth Nielsen — Director of Interactive Marketing, Feeding America Liz Nielsen co-leads Feeding America''s national direct marketing program — including digital media, email/web fundraising, direct mail and telemarketing.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Congratulations to United Way of Lake County (UWLC) for receiving the 2011 Innovator Award in the Peer-to-Peer Fundraising category! Check out what Valerie Petersen, Marketing Communications Associate at UWLC, has to say about their Page It Forward personal fundraising campaign and how they exceeded their goal by more than 50 percent.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

As a fundraiser, you pour your heart and soul into preparing the year-end campaign, but by the time the champagne has popped, the new year is off to the races before you have time to catch your breath. In fact, the 2013 Online Benchmark Report reported monthly giving revenue increased 27 percent in 2012 over 2011. We’ve all been there.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

We re-visted this topic this summer for the 2011 Nonprofit Data Ecosystems survey, and are happy to release the report today (free for NTEN members). > Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 10, 2014

Now, I’m not advocating for a huge advertising campaign with a budget that’s unreasonable for 99% of nonprofits; I simply want to encourage you to use the resources you have online to effectively raise more money. Online is relatively cheap : Email and websites are much cheaper than direct mail and billboards. Why online?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. The top channels included "read about the campaign in a newspaper or magazine" (23 percent); "an appeal from a friend through social media" (23 percent); "at a live event (i.e., 28 percent were open to "regular email updates from the charity".

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Volunteer recruitment, fundraising, campaigns, all are overwhelming nonprofits in this period. in 2012 compared to 2011”. Don’t make the name and email fields required, maybe you will have donors who wish to remain anonymous. Ergo, they can be used to send them newsletters, emails and keep them involved in your cause.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

As a result, online revenue originating from direct mail integration increased from 12% to 28% from 2009 to 2010! Strategic Plan : Charity Dynamics worked with Volunteers of America to create an online strategic plan inclusive of engagement and fundraising campaigns, benchmarks and online fundraising goals for twelve months.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that multichannel fundraising, i.e. enabling your donors to give via postal mail, your website, telemarketing, social media, etc. is the answer to all of your fundraising woes. This report analyzes data from some of the biggest national nonprofits in the U.S.

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Achieve

JULY 14, 2022

Email is a tried-and-true marketing tool in the mission-driven sector. The best part: Email marketing is inexpensive and likely to result in a high return on investment (ROI). . email is not dead! email is not dead! the number of worldwide email users reached 4.2. Welcome Email Series. Email Newsletters.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 62% said email communications from the organization and 56% said peer endorsement from family/friends. Communication preference is email. Multichannel approach: direct mail still works, with a life of about 4-6 weeks. Communicating.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

I even boldly predicted the demise of direct mail – although I was wrong about that! In 2011, an estimated $17 billion was raised online. I believed that you could create a for-profit enterprise whilst realizing social good. Thirteen years on, I am proud of the business we built, but even more proud of the change we helped drive.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

By Matt Burghdoff, Email Marketing & Online Fundraising Specialist, Grizzard Communications. Many nonprofits treat their email program as simply a digital version of their postal mail efforts. When your constituents sign up to receive emails, they are giving you an invitation to come to their inbox once, maybe twice.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

The new service allows users to make blog entries and comments, send and receive emails via their MySpace page, upload photos from their cellphones, and view or search for friends (videos will be supported sometime in 2007). But even e-mail is changing. That’s going to change rapidly as third party vendors enter the market.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I'm live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 62% said email communications from the organization and 56% said peer endorsement from family/friends. Communication preference is email. Communicating Multichannel approach: direct mail still works, with a life of about 4-6 weeks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. A well-executed social media campaign requires a time investment and skilled social media manager. Updates no longer exist.

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