Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Unless your nonprofit embraces responsive design or mobile-first design aesthetics, your stories and calls-to-action will go unread and untapped. Not responsive, one narrow column, large photos and font, and large, colorful, tappable call-to-action buttons. Large headline, minimal text, visuals prioritized, and large tappable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It’s important to understand both the tasks that someone needs to do on a site—for example, donate, find resources—and the mindset they are in when visiting your site. Most people probably have never thought about donating their brains to science. This method is good if the announcement or call-to-action will be around for a while.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

First I’ll show you how the Environmental Defense Fund used their email list in a creative way to increase online donations by 63%. Result: 63% more donations, 55% higher conversion rate and a 2X ROI. This means you can target Facebook ads to appear on the feeds of people who have donated to your nonprofit. per click.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Odds are your nonprofit has amassed valuable data as a result of regular day-to-day activities like processing online donations; managing virtual staff or volunteers; or capturing details of those who subscribe to your nonprofit’s newsletter. It seems cyberattacks, ransomware and hackers make the headlines on a regular basis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

It requires a slight change in thinking for many charities, who are used to putting their call to action into a video, and then set up ads seeking video views, thinking this will get people to take the call to action. It’s also worth testing out a campaign to generate cash donations on your website.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As such, consider showcasing your mission statement as a sub-headline on your nonprofit’s homepage, appearing just after your nonprofit’s tagline or name, to immediately grab your audience’s attention. Offer a call-to-action. This makes it simple for supporters to take action to support your cause, regardless of the page they visit.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Articles with headlines like The Reality of Donor Fatigue and Strategies to Overcome It. Why do we present our donors with tough-to-navigate donation pages? Bring them as close to the action as possible. I see crap like this every day. On LinkedIn. In my inbox. Or Give Your Supporters A Break. And it pisses me off. Truth bomb.

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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. . There are only two headlines which, if read alone, give the following message: Bar pass rate continues to climb.

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Media Cause

JULY 23, 2021

RSAs allow you to create and use multiple headlines and descriptions that Google then tests to see which combinations perform best. With DSAs, Google dynamically generates headlines and directs users to the most relevant landing page. Encourage viewers of your ads to take action. Use Google’s Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) as well.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

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? Subject Line: Your subject line determines if your email gets opened or not. Test your subject lines. Engagement?

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TechImpact

JULY 21, 2014

Maybe it is your call-to-action, or maybe it’s a teaser to what’s inside. Whether it is to raise awareness, drive donation, or spur signups to an upcoming program, your newsletter is likely attempting to accomplish one of these things. Unnecessary links and calls-to-action. Define that message, and communicate that one message.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Donation page layout Only about 1 in 5 users who navigate to your donation page will actually complete a donation, so your work isn’t done once a supporter has clicked the donate button. Testing several versions of your donation page will help you ensure the maximum amount of conversions.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 11, 2023

With its ability to generate catchy headlines, persuasive messages, and call-to-action statements, ChatGPT can help fundraiser professionals quickly create content that resonates with potential donors. Provide Personalized Communication Personalized communication is key to successful fundraising.

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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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Pamela Grow

APRIL 7, 2021

Lots of great takeaways, including… Short, compelling headlines and article leads directing the reader to their website (for online, endeavor to keep your writing to a 5th-grade level or below. Straightforward calls to action include the donate button and social media links. Hemingwayapp can help!). Take a look.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There are, and always will be, other headlines, but your supporters are your supporters because they care about your work. Instead of saying, “In these dire times…,” clarify ‘why’ that action is both important and timely. Power comes from specificity. change post-November strategies? Then, rinse and repeat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

A blog template with a body column width of 600 pixels and a call-to-action column of 300 pixels in width is ideal. Second, the call-to-action column provides ample space to feature your nonprofit’s most important calls-to-action. Use large font for headlines and body text. Mercy Corps Blog. Next City Blog.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

Here we share Candid’s processes, the data’s uses and limitations, and a call to action. . Real-time data also tends to reflect the largest contributions, primarily from institutions and high-net-worth individuals, as these are the types of donations that make headlines. Call to action .

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

to take action (sign a petition, engage on social media, volunteer). Call to Action. What’s your newsletter’s call to action (CTA)? Always include a donate button, as well as a monthly giving donate button. The Headline Analyzer doesn’t know your audience. to drive traffic to your website.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When donors stop their financial support for a nonprofit they previously helped, one third of feedback reports state that it was due to a lack of good communication , which led them to become detached and look to donate elsewhere. This is about drawing up new directions of travel for the action plan. Telling a mission success story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

A development director at a Food Bank who also did tours at the facility kept a running log of questions and comments that visitors made, including the fact that they were interested in the food donations and surprised that they food bank received donations of fresh fruit. Craft good headlines. The common tip? Be visual. “If

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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. Including how last year’s donations were used. The same is true with your holiday email appeals. How much the event raised that year.

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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. Was the event clear about what donations would go toward?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Use calls-to-action. You should make the donation process as simple as possible so that your donors don’t think twice about their choice. This means encouraging donations immediately after visitors click through to your page. A call-to-action is a punchy and straightforward slogan to prompt action. or “Contact Us.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? There isn’t a decline over time in disaster donation totals from the past two months. since Aug.) since Sept.).

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every time you ask your site visitor for something – whether it’s a donation or just an email signup – you are entering a mental conversation. They have a good headline at the top of the page, and they use a three-column layout that mirrors their branding throughout the site. The treatment produced an increase in conversion by 10.8%.

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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. A good starting point is your main calls to action, such as “Donate,” “Email Sign-up,” and “Volunteer.” Are you sure?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This valuable piece of online real estate is where the donor goes to take action and give your organization money. Let’s take a look at what makes a successful, powerful fundraising landing page so you can make sure yours are working for you to bring in the most donations possible. Getting the donation form just right is tricky.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. If you can tug at their heartstrings during those critical first few seconds, a well-designed site will lead your nonprofit website visitor straight to your donation page, where they will feel moved to contribute.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

To truly understand the value of a tweet or Facebook post, you have to determine ahead of time exactly what sort of action you hope someone will take when they see it - click, share, sign up, donate, retweet, etc. It's not enough to measure "likes" for every post and assume the ones with more had the most impact.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2013

— It’s very easy to become paralyzed by the variety of opinions about how to optimize donation forms. There’s no magic answer to the ideal calibration of layout, copy, images, fields, offer and headline that drive the highest possible levels of donor acquisition. 2. Don’t distract from the act of donating.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people to give back to their communities by donating money, volunteering their time, or advocating for causes that they believe in. GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. Click here to see a larger version of this graph.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Turn those feelings into action! You may be hoarding extra clothes and supplies, but donate your money, rather than your items, to relief organizations. Disaster relief organizations often need help managing and organizing donations immediately after a disaster. Keep raising money, keep donating, keep volunteering.

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The Fundraising Authority

MAY 8, 2021

For example, in an ad, it may be worth it to create an Ad Group that targets people by their interests and what charities they've donated to so that we can find more people interested in our cause who might contribute. You want the ads to be shown during the optimal time for awareness (typically before a call-to-action or after).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2017

Over the weekend, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) received $24,164,691 from 356,306 online donations. To put this surge of donations into perspective, the ACLU raised a typically raises $4M in online giving annually. The Call to Action Was Clear. They Amplified their Voice. Influencers Were Mobilized.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

Sending multiple emails gives your constituents several chances to take action. The reason: They took the approach of updating me on their progress and what they’ve accomplished before asking for a donation. The note reiterated why action was needed and included a call to action link. So may your second. Even your third.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2023

One of the most effective strategies for achieving your nonprofit’s objectives is the use of landing pages and donation pages. By creating multiple versions of the page with different layouts, headlines, calls-to-action, or visuals, you can track which elements perform best and adjust your approach accordingly.

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