Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. With more eyes on your message, more people will be persuaded to take action and help support your mission. Amazon revolutionized the easy checkout process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

How to make your donor data actionable. << Also, a toll-free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. How to increase engagement. << View All Upcoming Webinars >>

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

This is an example of an effective call to action (CTA) — a short statement or button that urges audience members to take a certain action. This might mean inspiring individuals to donate , volunteer, advocate, become a peer-to-peer fundraiser, or take any other action that supports your nonprofit’s mission. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game. Here’s how it works.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

Advocacy forms should include a clear call-to-action—no matter your goal. If you work on multiple issues and have tagged your supporters by their interests it will be easy to identify your most likely action-takers, but you have several other options as well. Building an advocacy campaign?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2020

How to make your donor data actionable. << Also, a toll-free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. How to increase engagement with event fundraising.

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Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

While 72% of nonprofits used personal phone calls, 69% said they relied on email newsletters to get the word out. Use different messaging, voice and calls-to-action in each channel to better personalize your outreach and increase the chance of a response. But that’s only a small handful of ways you can connect with your donors !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

By harnessing the convenience of the mobile phones donors use daily, you can transform your virtual fundraising events into engaging, revenue-boosting opportunities. Text-to-donate enables your attendees to give by phone without having to navigate away from your virtual event page. Try it from your mobile phone now!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. This past Sunday was October 10th, 2010 – also know as 101010, the Global Work Day for climate action supported by 350.org You may have been part of the day of action by participating in an event in your local area. 350 action in Oman Dive Center.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. According to The Guardian , people are spending an average of three hours and 15 minutes on their phone per day. They can use these extra hours to rally behind your cause—little actions can truly make a large impact in the long run.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the spirit of last-minute year-end fundraising actions , feel free to cut and paste this letter into your email, make any edits you think necessary, and get it out. Self-reflection / Gift of significance Before describing three suggested actions, allow us to share something important that we’ve learned. We’ve done the work for you.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness is often a foundational step in advocacy work, and it’s important to make sure that your organization’s issue awareness work uses specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to measure progress. By meeting supporters in the moment, you have a better chance at driving them to action.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Here are five activities you can put into action between now and the end of the year to ensure your list is ready to go as soon as the 2024 sessions convene. He’s right: Effective grassroots is a yearlong commitment to engaging volunteers so they are primed for action at just the right moments in your campaign.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

But how can you attract passionate advocates who will show up ready to volunteer, sign petitions, attend rallies, and otherwise take action to help you create positive change? Tell your supporters clearly and directly what your goal is, the why behind your goal, and how you need your volunteers to take action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A PSA is communicated via radio, television, online, and via other media formats without charge so that the public is aware of the issue/topic and can take action. . Tip: Connect with sales reps or other employees of the stations via LinkedIn, over the phone, or in person. You also need to talk to everyone, not a specific audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. 2) It doesn’t display well on phones or tablets. If your site doesn’t have a responsive design (meaning it displays well on computers, phones, and tablets), it’s time for an upgrade.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. People can text ACTION to 25383 make a $10 donation. Organization Size: Medium.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

While we might call our phones ‘phones,’ there are Apple, Android, and Google devices. Please include posts with energetic calls to action to donate to help support our programs or care for our rescues. Include a strong call to action. Aren’t they all the same thing? Yes and no.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

Nearly half (48%) of donors cited email as their preferred giving channel ahead of social media, text messaging, direct mail, and phone calls in a study published last year by fundraising platform Neon One in Chicago. Small gestures of love and appreciation such as these can pay off big when the call to action arrives.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

211 can be accessed by phone or computer at 211.org. Watch this blog space for more examples of their work in action! Our friends at United Way Worldwide shared the following about 211: "The 211 network in the United States responds to more than 20 million requests for help every year. Celebrate National 211 Day 2023 with us!

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sgEngage

MAY 2, 2024

We must meet them where they are, which is on their phone. Texts and push notifications get their attention more quickly and they will be more responsive if the text connects them with a portal where they can accept all their awards, complete thank-you notes for donors, and other actionable items. Let’s face it.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Pew Research Center reports that 97% of Americans now own a cell phone, with 80% of respondents texting. It enables donors to give money from their phones to campaigns. Text-to-give is the perfect call to action. As an association looking to provide the best member experience, it’s vital to offer a mobile-friendly option.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Your first action , whenever you’re unclear as to a donor’s wishes, is simply to ask them. Your best bet is to use the phone. If the donor has a personal cell phone, feel free to call it and even leave a quick message if they don’t answer. It’s best not to guess! It’s a bad idea to assume anything.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Nonprofits are missing a big opportunity to stay more connected with their donors by not capturing their mobile phone numbers. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) asserts that if you have a donor’s phone number, or a donor supplies it, it is implied permission to text them any future messages.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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The MatrixFiles

AUGUST 17, 2023

The member would store that credential in a digital wallet, either on their phone or computer, and would later be able to present that membership credential to prove their membership to a particular association. First you establish a connection, and then you can complete an action. Why would a membership credential be useful?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2015

TechSoup has some completely awesome customer service folks (we call their department Client Services) who help our members by phone or email to get the product donations they need. Handling more than 3,000 emails and phone calls each month. One member called about her donation request and was very sharp on the phone.

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

and take action for your cause. After the infuriating SCOTUS decision to gut Roe in 2022, Planned Parenthood saw a huge desire from supporters to take direct action but a lot of confusion and hopelessness on what everyday people could actually do in addition to donating.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Here's an idea from our friend Laura at Idealware: what if you measured any communications method by whether it would have more or less impact than spending the same amount of time calling donors on the phone? If your goal is to have a conversation, then why not pick up the phone and have one?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Help donors find and give to your cause online Fifty-five percent of people who interact with a nonprofit on social media take action, and of this group, 59% consider donating money as a result. If people can’t engage with your organization on their phones, tablets, and through social media, you could be at a serious disadvantage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , It much easier to collect, analyze and take action with your data when you do a little bit each month or every other week.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Type it in to ChatGPT and let it help you generate new ideas that will excite and motivate your supporters to take action. In simpler terms, predictive analytics shows you valuable information about your donor database and analyzes large volumes of data points to give you actionable takeaways.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Donors tell us this all the time, both with words and actions. Donor Negative ACTIONS. Your Nonprofit’s Ameliorating WORDS + ACTIONS. If the gift was made using a smart phone, text the simple gratitude message. Also make a thank you phone call (set a threshold, e.g. $100+ gifts) or send a thank you text.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2018

1) The Gen Z generation spends a median of 5 hours a day on their phone. We mean that every action that your supporters take, from making a donation to setting up their own DIY fundraiser, is designed for mobile. Generation Z.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Instead of picking up the phone to call a friend, we might text them an address or a date and time to meet up for lunch or a volunteer shift. In practice, that means you can use mobile messaging to send regular, automated reminders about actions you’d like members to take, plus time-sensitive asks like membership renewals. Membership.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Prescriptive – This helps you understand actions you can take to affect the outcome. For example: actions that could prevent a member from lapsing. . This can be helpful, for example, if a staff member is on a phone call with a member and sees that the member might be at risk of lapsing. .

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