The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

You won’t have to worry about cutting through the noise of competing causes during the crowded EOY giving season. And while you’ll still need to engage your board and create a gameplan, you can coordinate your fundraiser around a widely recognized day, month, or holiday that relates to your cause: 1. Patrick’s Day?

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Chances are, there’s a cause you’re enthusiastic about. Sure, you can volunteer and advocate for causes that you feel connected with, but you may still feel like you can do more. In fact, all it takes is the same passion that got you interested in the cause in the first place. Canine Cancer Alliance Wag Love Campaign.

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JULY 10, 2023

Because it recognizes the root causes of social ills, by definition it describes a long-game issue that extends beyond solving challenges for an individual. This acknowledges your constituents’ agency, or control over their actions and consequences. Example : , Jennifer is first a mother of 3 and a musician, who is facing cancer.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

Understanding and translating what service design is and how to apply service design to the social sector is a highly valuable activity for getting target audiences to engage more meaningfully with important causes that they care about. Improve the user experience. User journeys aren’t clear. Your internal processes aren’t efficient.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. Source: causes.com via Beth on Pinterest. On Tuesday, the Susan G.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, “Donate Now” instead of “Donate to our wonderful cause to eradicate cancer for good” is more effective to point to your donation page and keep your navigation bar looking clean. Create compelling CTAs Calls to action (CTAs) are brief phrases that point site visitors to their next action. Let’s begin.

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Livestrong has applied this approach to their Solution Grants Program, which focuses on funding solutions that solve everyday cancer problems. This year’s programmatic focuses are underserved Black Americans, children, and breast cancer survivors, so each crowdfunding campaign targets a particular cause that aligns with these audiences. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Prompt: “Write a heartfelt, authentic letter to participants in my walk-a-thon benefitting breast cancer research. Please include posts with energetic calls to action to donate to help support our programs or care for our rescues. Note—the copy should be focused on inspiring readers to support the cause and buy tickets.

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

This will let potential donors know that their money is going towards a good cause and that their donation will make a difference. Find a way to connect your donors to the cause they’re supporting. Make sure your fundraiser is focused on Father’s Day happening on Jun 19th, 2022 this year. Make it personal. Use social media.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2022

It is even more important for organizations that deal with causes like Cancer and other diseases to be particularly sensitive to this issue. To make this more practical here are some ways to rephrase potentially triggering calls-to-action: Instead of : “Donate to celebrate your Mom this holiday”.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Event Description : Briefly highlight your cause, program highlights, and why guests shouldn’t miss it. Call to Action with Contact Information : Provide ways for guests to reach you for reservations, questions, or clarifications. Briefly highlight your cause, impact, and what the evening promises.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact and inspire others to join your cause? At CauseVox we are inspired daily by people like you who capture hearts, ignite passion, and drive change by fundraising for causes you really care about! This allows supporters to feel more connected to the organization and the cause itself.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 5, 2015

Only days after Sepp Blatter was elected to a fifth four-year term as president of FIFA, the international soccer governing body, he caused even more of an uproar by abruptly resigning from the position earlier this week. While not many people were donating money to FIFA, a lot were generously giving to the four sham cancer groups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. If you’d like to go above and beyond, adding videos to your fundraiser can connect potential donors to your cause in a way that photos can’t. The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Keep Help Alive!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

How powerful a magnet is your nonprofit cause and the way you engage potential constituents? Especially not in our digitally revolutionized marketplace where you must actively pull supporters towards your magnetic center rather than pushing out energy likely to dissipate before it does your cause any good.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Susan Gordon, Causes. We developed Causes because we know what it takes to be an activist and we know how much social networking can revolutionize grassroots organizing. So, Michelle started a cause. Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

Romance me a bit, tell me some stories, and get me fired up about the cause. For example, if I’ve indicated an interest in cancer research, failing to customize my appeal communications around an urgent need for cancer research funding.” – Mike Snusz. “ Make the call to action clear. Similarly… “ No Call to Action.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2024

To make a solid first impression online, you need a captivating web design that draws supporters in and encourages them to take action, such as by registering for your upcoming event, applying to volunteer, or donating to your cause. For example, many breast cancer organizations use pink in their branding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 8) Embrace Cause Awareness and Giving Days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2008

Last December, Susan Reynolds , an artist and social media maven, was diagnosed with Breast cancer. She announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer " and without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

You may be familiar with the statistic that it takes 7 touches before someone will take action. On the flip side, if I understand what I’ll get out of the event I may want to attend even if I don’t have any particular connection to your cause. Now that we know the principles of a great invitation, let’s see it in action!

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On your subscription call to action, tell constituents exactly what they’re going to get out of this exchange, such as registration for a webinar or mission updates. Make Your Appeal Really Appealing When you’re ready to urge constituents to take big action, deliver an experience that inspires them to say yes.

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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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Media Cause

AUGUST 17, 2023

If you’re noticing high CPCs with certain keywords, do they have a strong CTR and/or are they leading to conversion actions? For example, if your keyword is “cancer walk 5k,” a search term someone used for the ad to serve could be, “upcoming charity cancer walk near me.” Learn more about our advertising services.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

On your subscription call to action, tell constituents exactly what they’re going to get out of this exchange, such as registration for a webinar or mission updates. MAKE YOUR APPEAL REALLY APPEALING When you’re ready to urge constituents to take big action, deliver an experience that inspires them to say yes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

But many young people are willing and able to contribute to causes they believe in. They know our planet is doomed without swift and decisive climate action. Maybe your cause isn’t an obvious match with activist themes. Many charities and nonprofits struggle to connect and build relationships with younger donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

A purpose-driven company stands for and takes action on something bigger than its products and services. Stand-out companies set measurable goals to put their business strategy and purpose statement into action. To fly greener, the company is tackling the air pollution caused by commercial aircraft.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Often the sales funnel is part of the visualization: Awareness Evaluation or Consideration Engagement or Decision Action or Donation Advocacy or Loyalty Michael Johnston, co-founder and president of HJC New Media , encourages nonprofit organizations to take a page from the mapping playbooks of for-profit enterprises. “And

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

The cause . “My My family and I are riding to celebrate my niece, who is now cancer free.” . The audience is there primarily because they care about the cause. The goal is typically high visibility of the cause with many participants. “My team from work (or school or church) is riding, so I’m riding, too.” .

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2011

So using Causes , a Facebook app for micro-fundraising, I donated my birthday to a great cancer fighting organization. I’ve only recently gotten involved with this organization and it was my first time to uses Causes; so all around, a very new experience for me. And from Causes, a few helpful web pages.

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NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

Email may test different “Donate” calls to action to improve click-through rates. If you’re testing important calls to action like Donate, Register and Subscribe, then you are sure. Do you know if people are more likely to click through and register if they see a photo of the golf course, or one that connects them to your cause?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Last month my mother called to tell me about a neighbor who had just been diagnosed with cancer. I thought we were being asked to donate to the local cancer society,” she replied. And this shift requires that nonprofits put more energy into becoming a platform where their target audience members can gather, connect, and take action.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Susan is a grandmother, a cancer survivor and the major ingredient that differentiates organizations that truly make change from those that just make a lot of digital noise. Ordinary Americans not formally affiliated with any organization or cause are rising up to make their voices heard. But, you’d be wrong. Not in a month.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Cheryl and Pat also showed their authenticity and passion around what kept them motivated to fulfill their mission, and honor a close family tie to cancer. He gave us all a great example of this by asking nonprofit leaders to see where they can connect their cause to a donors’ big life event or celebration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I got to hear Scott Dunlap who is VP, Emerging Opportunities/New Ventures at PayPal deliver a great talk that offers some persona for different actors in your nonprofits network and how they influence, activate, or raise awareness for your cause through social channels. He was asked to donate to cancer charity. The slides are here.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

— My diligent research has proven that the word “viral” will come up within 42 seconds of talking with any nonprofit organization interested in marketing their cause online. How can each of you take your cause viral, whether it’s an exciting announcement, a newly released YouTube video, or the nonprofit you represent?

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them , and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results , but it feels like there is a new energy around using them. It seems that QR codes have gone mainstream, or at least hit that tipping point where it’s pretty safe to include them in campaigns.

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