DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As a nonprofit, you likely use a variety of methods to promote your services and gain more support—two of the most common being email and website marketing. While you can keep email and website marketing separate and still see success, combining the two offers unmatched insights and results. This concept also translates to marketing.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Many organizations have to strategize around limited budgets while trying to reach the largest audience possible to get their mission out there. Most businesses are trying to sell something with their marketing campaigns and don’t need as much of a personal connection with their audiences as a nonprofit would.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Marketing campaigns dedicated to membership recruitment can help you build brand recognition, reach the right audience, and grow your networking opportunities — increasing your membership’s value in the process. As for choosing new recruitment channels, start with the ones your target audience prefers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Irrespective of channel or medium, the key elements to effective storytelling are the ability to convey what is unique about the nonprofit, why it is worthy of support, how the audience can benefit from supporting it and how to go about doing so. Physical distance from audience. Ideal Digital Storytelling Ecosystem. Limited budget.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Know your audience’s goals and mindset. Still, understanding your audience is the foundation of all other design strategies and directly influences the success or failure of a website. How they use this technique : They understand their audience is ready to help and offer relevant choices. 3) Bushfire Help. Use design patterns.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Unlock the fundraising potential of your nonprofit by understanding your target audience. This will help you understand the types of supporters that are most likely to be interested in your cause and guide your efforts in targeting the right audience.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

To take advantage of these powerful giving trends, preparation is key to ensure your organization secures meaningful results when competing with organizations across cause areas that are making a similar appeal. Tracking the status of your pledges and developing a follow-up method as deadlines approach is key. Is there drop off?

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

As you quickly grow and engage your audience , it can be easy to lose track of your campaign plan. Throughout the planning and action stages of your advocacy campaign, you’ll collect a ton of data. If your advocacy campaign is tied to the results of specific legislation, you’ll likely use the voting day to set your campaign’s timeline.

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Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

Why leveraging different calls-to-action actually deepens relationships with your constituents and supporters. Pursuing advocacy is more than simply “allowed” — it’s a tried-and-true method of activating your supporter file and bringing them closer to your mission. Action Center. Daisy Chains and linked actions.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll unveil the art of transforming individual stories into a collective force that not only resonates with your audience but also propels your cause forward. These narratives can resonate deeply with your audience, fostering an emotional connection and a deeper understanding of your mission.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. Analyze with actionable data in mind Once you have the numbers, how do you know which numbers matter more, and how to glean insights?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, carefully consider how you are packaging your data in the most impactful way. Analyze with actionable data in mind. The goal with your analysis is to have actionable data. First, set your data reporting goals.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Some assume direct mail is ineffective today and that younger audiences don’t want to receive it. There are many reasons why direct mail donor acquisition can be a compelling fundraising tool that produces results that digital methods simply cannot. Direct mail is too often associated with the past. ABC (Always Be Consistent!)

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

When you have a strong grasp of your audience’s motivations, you can increase donations, volunteer hours, advocacy actions, and the overall public opinion of your nonprofit. Do your messages resonate, or do they leave your audience confused or underwhelmed? This is done through a process called nonprofit market research.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Analyzing Marketing Results. First, let’s go over the basics of the main methods your organization can use as a part of your marketing plan. Refresh your website with recent pictures, fundraising updates, and results of your work. Preferred method of communication. Analyzing Marketing Results . Social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. Step 2: Define your audiences. How do your efforts connect with those audiences to achieve the goal. Who or what are you going to compare your results to? Flickr Photo by HorrorTaxi.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Tweets with links have an 86% higher retweet rate and higher engagement overall because people are hesitant to retweet or engage with tweets that do not have a source or a call-to-action. You may discover that retweeting your own tweets results in higher engagement than tweeting the same tweet twice. Don’t be a #hashtag #spammer.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Using these three components together in the right ways can help you see real results in your donor acquisition program. Dig into Your Data to Find Qualified Leads We all know that your organization is collecting lots of data about people and the actions they take. Let’s think about your non-donor records.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Based on the research findings, we developed a series of easy-to-remember personas that can be leveraged to tailor messaging and cultivation strategies for distinct audiences. The result is a semi-autonomous entity of dedicated young volunteers educating and socializing with their networks on behalf of the organization.

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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. Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

According to Huiquan Zhou and Shihua Ye, “The rapid development of information technology has boosted nonprofit organizations’ ability to reach out to a larger and more diverse audience… in a fast and affordable way.” In digital communication, an individual can reach a much broader audience. AI fundraising.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As a member of Generation Z (Gen Z), or today’s 11- to 26-year-olds, I have been curious about the advice given to nonprofits on capturing younger audiences’ attention. The results included a couple of surprises and reinforced some of the expert advice. For example, our preference for video content rings true. Invest in Instagram.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Best of all, you really only need to adopt a few proven and productive cultivation and engagement methods to start converting your peer-to-peer event participants into monthly donors. For the Ration Challenge, the team used a variety of methods to pinpoint the personas and behaviors of those interested in refugee issues.

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Achieve

JANUARY 22, 2024

In this guide, we’ll cover: Strategies to Identify Mid-Level Donors Strategies to Connect With Mid-Level Donors Essential Tools to Grow Mid-Level Donor Relationships As you read through this article, consider how you can frame these mid-level donor strategies to your nonprofit’s unique audience. Express appreciation. Donor portal.

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Forum One

APRIL 18, 2023

These tools employ collaborative methods that engage both end-users and the organizations serving them. This is an opportunity to build out a service blueprint detailing various customer or user journeys, annotated with quotes from your audience research. Are you looking to improve a service experience?

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social media is an indispensable tool for raising awareness for your nonprofit’s cause, reaching new audiences, and strengthening your relationships with donors. Whether you’re posting on Facebook , Instagram, or even LinkedIn, it’s important to focus on reaching users who are most likely to take action in response to your content.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

From goal to result. Utilize Visuals Humanize your nonprofit’s stories by adding visuals like photos and videos to engage your audience. This can make supporters believe you’re trying to influence their actions (or wallets) by breaking them down emotionally. From problem to solution. Whenever possible, let their voice be heard.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2022

Unfortunately, 27% of our attempts to sign up for email were unsuccessful, resulting in lost opportunities to engage. Let’s look at three simple actions every organisation can take to maximise online giving, boost subscriber numbers, and enhance the supporter experience. Action 1: Get the Basics Right and Test, Test, Test.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. Communicating Results. It includes frameworks, but also very actionable and doable tips and practices. It doesn’t attempt to be comprehensive, but links to resources to go deeper in a particular area.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2023

Text fundraising is a great tool for your organization to increase fundraising and expand your audience reach by allowing supporters to donate through a simple text message. Create your goals using the SMART method. Use a highly visible call to action on your website to encourage participation in your text fundraiser.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Every membership program needs a structure that appeals to its intended audience. Members-as-Advocates The members-as-advocates membership model focuses on producing action behind a particular cause. but developing a persona for your target audience can help you get a clear picture of who you need to reach to grow your membership base.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

Our latest research uncovered that 48% of donors cite email as their preferred method of communication from nonprofit organizations. What Not to Do Growing your nonprofit email list is an important step toward increasing support for your cause, but some growth methods come with negative consequences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

I detected a clear shift in attitudes in the audience at the conference based on the audience questions. How do we measure and track engagement to results? I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. Assess past year-end giving results. This will help you strategize for your upcoming campaign and improve year-over-year results. Give your audience information that will help them identify with the individual featured in your story. Define the problem.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Custom Facebook Audiences. Result: 63% more donations, 55% higher conversion rate and a 2X ROI. Custom Facebook audiences are an effective way to leverage your existing email lists. They work by matching your database with Facebook, creating a custom audience. Result: 119%-203% higher conversion rates.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

By using the above online channels (more on these later), digital marketing allows organizations to endorse their brand and bring attention to particular call-to-action items that an audience type can respond to. Search engines Search engine marketing (SEM) displays advertisements at the top of search engine result pages (SERPs).

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Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

Privacy-first marketing is an approach to digital marketing that places equal emphasis on campaign results and the privacy of the users being targeted. All of this is done not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it’s an approach that will build trust with audiences and help build long-term relationships.

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