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Audience Research vs. Usability Testing: Which to Use When

Forum One

The most common approaches are through two research approaches: audience research and usability testing. When it comes to audience research and usability testing, the two approaches can sometimes get mixed up, because after all, aren’t our audiences using our digital platform or tool? Usability testing: Defining the experience.

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Understanding the Psychology of Why Donors Give to Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Understanding the donor’s motivations can help a nonprofit develop motivating messaging, use the right fundraising methods, and segment their supporter list to target those who are most likely to give. Conduct online donor surveys. Alter your current appeal messaging and fundraising methods to align with these giving reasons.

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Design Series: Understanding Audience Needs

Forum One

And that strategic teamwork translates to efficiency on the other end, building products that audiences want to engage with because they’ve been thoroughly tested and designed. Here are methods for approaching user engagement that build and rely on trust: Surveys and Feedback Forms Listen to the crowd!

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

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. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before.

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Nonprofit Market Research: What It Is & How To Get Started

DNL OmniMedia

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. Where would you like to test your hypotheses against actual research? Step 3: Design your market research survey. Designing Your Survey Method.

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Reaching Gen Z on social media: Expert advice vs. Gen Z opinion

Candid

To answer these questions and put experts’ advice to the test, I decided to ask my peers. Adding Gen Z’s perspective to the picture To put today’s expert advice to the test, we created a short survey that asked Gen Z about their use of social media as it relates to philanthropy. Invest in Instagram. Prioritize shareable content.

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Engaging Your Ideal Donors and Boosting Your Fundraising Efforts: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Modern Nonprofit

Break down your goals into objectives and strategies: Objectives are the specific steps or milestones needed to achieve your goals, while strategies are the methods or tactics you’ll use to accomplish your objectives. These methods can help you gain insights into potential supporters’ preferences, motivations, and concerns.

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