Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

One —Acknowledge Your Environment + Lead with Your Mission Yes, the presidential election is important and will be commanding the attention of the media and masses alike. There are, and always will be, other headlines, but your supporters are your supporters because they care about your work. impact messaging in an election year?

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

Good creative is essential because it’s how we seize attention in incredibly busy spaces. It’s how we communicate compassion and outrage and hope, how we turn abstract and complex issues into concrete and immediate action. In many cases, we are asking people to take action on a topic that affects them directly.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Have a clear message Kick off your giving page with an attention-grabbing headline that captures your mission and what you’re asking for. Our campaign tools let you conjure up visually appealing pages in a flash, and we’ve got your back with interface and report handling for all kinds of donations and fundraisers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2021

According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. So, how do you stand out? How do you communicate effectively?

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Seek to round out your campaign’s messaging by giving your audience a clear call to action to get involved or learn more. Similarly, for display advertisements on websites, distill your messaging into compelling headlines and striking visuals to grab your audience’s attention. Explain the next steps.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

When you book a headliner act or keynote speaker, feature them in a sneak preview of your lineup. Allow event headliners or speakers to do an Instagram takeover. Give one of your event headliners or emcees the reins of your Instagram story for the day. Media attention. Conduct a lineup countdown. Final event statistics.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You want to inspire them to take action and feel a certain way after they make their donation. . In order to inspire the donor to take action, you need to create a sense of urgency around the ask. . Their attention spans are short. There’s nothing else to break up the text or draw attention to important points.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2020

According to a Microsoft study a few years ago, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. So, how do you stand out? How do you communicate effectively?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

While nonprofits often deliver highly relevant content in direct mail appeals – based on giving history, interests and past actions – that approach isn’t always carried over to their email appeals. Relevant content may be what catches their attention, establishes a connection and keeps them reading. Including last year’s gift amount.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

It’s time to shift gears and give email the attention it truly deserves. Craft a minimum of three different headlines and use a tool like Advanced Marketing Institute’s Headline Analyzer to gauge the most effective subject line. Call to Action: What are you requesting of the reader? The numbers don’t lie!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2020

According to a Microsoft study a few years ago, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. So, how do you stand out? How do you communicate effectively?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. So, how do you stand out? How do you communicate effectively?

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TechImpact

JULY 21, 2014

It is your first chance to draw in a reader’s attention and get them interested in your your email;s content. Maybe it is your call-to-action, or maybe it’s a teaser to what’s inside. Unnecessary links and calls-to-action. Reducing the number of links, calls-to- action, and piece of information is imperative.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Convey the mission as urgently needed and highly solvable to inspire hope and action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

You can also learn a lot from analyzing the email questions from your organization’s web site general email address. And, of course, don’t forget to pay attention to questions and comments that bubble up on your social media channels as well. Craft good headlines. Avoid giving it all away in the headlines.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

Sending multiple emails gives your constituents several chances to take action. But so many more starving children need help” – The attention quickly shifted back to the urgent need. This approach is a great way to grab attention, draw readers in and make another ask. Not sure about you, but it usually gets my attention.

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

A strong conversion rate for your nonprofit donation page depends on a number of factors, including a clear call to action, mobile-responsive software , customized visuals, and a streamlined checkout process. Be Clear With Your Call to Action. Short attention spans mean speed is more crucial than ever.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Ask successful couples what their secret is and you’ll often year that effective communication and attention play an important role. Here are some great ways to communicate with and shower attention on donors for a long, happy relationship. Make sure the subject line is an intriguing headline, not “April Newsletter from Our Charity.”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. So, how do you stand out? How do you communicate effectively?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2017

According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. So, how do you stand out? How do you communicate effectively?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The best nonprofit websites out there incorporate smart fundraising strategies into their designs to attract the most attention and support for their initiatives. Use calls-to-action. So, save the longer stories for your “About Us” tab or your blog and try using call-to-actions on your homepage instead. or “Contact Us.”

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns give your supporters a new way to get involved while furthering your mission through grassroots action. Sending supporters a physical letter they can hold and consider can help build on your online campaign’s momentum and urge supporters to take action. Social media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Of course, over time, I realized the importance of documenting the problem or need, including strong objectives, a solid plan of action, and a budget that reflected the work we intended to do. A short vignette, such as this, will grab the reviewers' attention and encourage them to learn more about the issue. Some Winning Stories.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The challenge is grabbing your visitor’s attention. A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Write a headline for your story that tells the visitor what your organization does.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best and next practices for nonprofits to use listening effectively as part of their social media strategy. What we’ll show you is how to build on your engagement opportunities and take action.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Here are some tips to help you create content that your recipients will open, read, and take action on. That means instead of the usual generic headlines that don't state what the email is about; you have to be on point. Pay attention to paragraph lengths, and for emails, the smaller the content blocks, the more reader-friendly it is.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Pay Attention to Your Subject Line and Headline. Consider including some sort of call-to-action or a clever play-on-words, and avoid vocabulary that will make readers think that you are only interested in selling them something. On average, 8 out of 10 people will read headline copy , but only 2 out of 10 will read the rest.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2017

Review your thank-you emails quarterly to make sure the language is personal and fresh, and never miss the opportunity to suggest another follow-up action. The truth is that attention span in the digital medium is a very valuable commodity. Write less lengthy copy and better headlines. Embed a video to present a call to action.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

Load keywords in all the important places — page titles, meta descriptions, and headlines. Put similar information with a call to action in the page meta description (this can be up to 155 characters and will also display in search results). You also need a headline that is similar to the page title.

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See3

OCTOBER 3, 2014

As we often tell our video clients, nonprofits are ultimately competing against cat videos for their audience’s attention. It makes your organization look up to date, current and relevant, and puts the video at the center of the YouTube user’s attention. Upworthy headlines are a good source of inspiration.)

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Nonprofits have a habit of dropping the ball on their call-to-action landing pages. Include an eye-catching image, interesting headline, details on how this particular form of involvement helps and then the form. Note the large image with interesting artwork that first grabs your attention. And that’s wrong. But it works.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Auctions, casino nights, galas, golf tournaments, fish fries, 5ks, raffles, and walks—whatever type of event your organization uses to raise funds—require a lot of planning, coordination, attention to detail, and time to bring to life. These are all very simple actions that could work on your behalf to generate an awesome turnout.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. ” This approach was a valuable way to prompt immediate action by emphasizing the limited contribution window. Appeals to Altruism and Empathy: Subject lines such as “Help bring health care to kids!”

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

What actions do you want people to take? Create a content calendar for the month including the target publish date, channel (Website, Facebook, Twitter, etc) topic or related initiative, call-to-action, and the staff person responsible for producing each piece of content for the month. Call to Action. Send 2-3 emails each month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org has succeeded in connecting with a younger audience that not only reads its content but is also inspired to take action. We’re getting results because a large percentage of our readers have told us that they have taken action based on reading grist.org content.”. Source: grist.org.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Use the same appeal message and call to action in your mail solicitations, on your web site, and in your email communications – and reinforce your message over and over. Your goal in the first part of the letter is to get your reader’s attention. Artwork: 80%; photos: 75%; headlines: 56%; captions: 29%, and very little text! (~Tom

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2016

Ask yourself—what caused you to take action? Think of it as sort of headline or teaser. The Value: Words have the power to invoke action and leave a lasting impression. Step Five: Invoke Action. Include your call-to-action somewhere on the piece. That’s why your call-to-action is so valuable. This is VITAL.

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