Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. During the webinar, I shared several ways to personalize email content. For example, if you know I’m interested in lung cancer issues, send me a lung cancer project or research to fund. How to Test.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

According to the 2011 Millennial Donors survey, 65% of people surveyed want to find guides on charity websites on how their support could make a difference and 52% want to learn about volunteer opportunities. Twitter was just a channel to mobilise people to give up their time to create real offline fundraising events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. Allyson Kapin shared some stats about the use of email on mobile devices. Danny Bu, American Cancer Society Took Some Notes and Let Me Photograph Them. Text Poll App from MobileCause. The focus is on Mobile Giving.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Share these. We’re having a 5K/bike ride/walk this weekend … it’s for a good cause” is not as newsworthy as “couple to marry while running in a 5K for breast cancer research, this is why…”. Well played, the second angle can garner news crews with video cameras to cover your event. Find the newsworthy stories within your event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

“Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. Whether it’s sharing a #CecilTheLion cartoon, or sharing a #PlannedParenthood petition, all of these actions are expressions of our passion for causes we love.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? More YouTube videos? We tune into causes through our relationships with others, whether its a kid from our neighborhood in a youth group, our sister doing a breast cancer run, or our friend organizing a reading night at a homeless shelter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

We’ve had multiple celebrations of the web in recent years: the 20 th anniversary of the first public web page in 2011 , another 20 th anniversary webpage anniversary in 2013 , and this month, the 25 th anniversary of the idea of the web. DoGooder Video Award Winners. Have a look at the four winning videos on YouTube.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. In 2015, I’m going to start sharing more of what appears in my mailbox and inbox to highlight the good, bad, and ugly. Last day to give – FWD: Nothing can prepare you for cancer. Happy New Year from Wills Eye Hospital – 2014 Year in Review Video.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

This is the 2013 edition of my annual review of year-end email subject lines that started in 2011 and continued in 2012. Share a world of discovery. Help cancer survivors like me. A very special video for you from the animals at the __. GBBC eNews: The 2014 Poster, Tricky Finches, and New Video. Two more days.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Back in 2011, I started collecting all the emails that nonprofits sent me during the month of December and reviewed what was in my inbox. Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Your year-end gift helps others find life after cancer. A Few Days Left to Share. Video: Dogs Cut Open and Left to Die.

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