EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

This week’s topic: digital advocacy forms. What are digital advocacy forms? Digital advocacy forms are tools used to move nonprofit supporters to take action in support of your mission—no matter where they live. Why should nonprofits use digital advocacy forms now? Advocacy is for everyone.

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Socialbrite

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It’s true that, as individuals, each of us has only limited ability to impact an issue as big as climate change, for just one example. Yet it is action, not avoidance, that will inspire others to do the same and, ultimately, create a culture of effective activism for change. Use actions to inspire more activism.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Here’s what our expert partners said. understand what you need and why.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. What ignites your passion about an issue?

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Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

501c3’s can’t do advocacy, it’s not allowed. According to the IRS, “no organization may qualify for section 501(c)(3) status if a substantial part of its activities is attempting to influence legislation (commonly known as lobbying). ” In other words, not all advocacy is lobbying — and not all lobbying is prohibited.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

If your nonprofit does advocacy, you know that with this work, there are almost always consistent patterns of crisis management leading to later periods of denouement and down time. MESG Marketing Mary Getz, principal and founder Yes, it’s true—when an issue is breaking there is a flurry of activity.

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2022

Advocacy campaigns drive society to consistently progress toward a better, more livable world. They bring attention to issues that hold us back and empower supporters to take specific actions that are aimed at addressing and resolving those problems.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 3, 2020

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns are becoming increasingly popular to help advance the mission of organizations. However, many organizations are under the impression that they must divide their attention between their advocacy campaigns and their fundraising efforts. In this case, many decide to ignore advocacy altogether. .

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 4, 2024

Just like other community-based organizations , nonprofits and advocacy groups thrive off of supporters’ passion, drive, and action. Implementing a set of standardized engagement strategies can help your cause grow and maintain the energy needed to fuel your activities. 3 engagement strategies for supporter mobilization 1.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

These include your donation page, email sign-ups, advocacy forms, and any other features that generate or collect engagement data from site visitors. When a donor fills out an automatically mobile-optimized EveryAction donation page, you’ll be able to instantly use that data to inform campaigns in other channels, from email to telemarketing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

This opens the possibility for multiple activities to occur at once, such as games , a meditation activity, presentations, auctions , and more. Once you know your nonprofit’s activity is being seen by all your new followers, it’s time to post share-worthy content that’ll remind them why they support your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

By Michelle Chen , an independent scholar who recently graduated with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. Donors, especially millennial donors, are motivated by specific issues and causes and typically do not have allegiance to specific organizations. How do you overcome inertia?

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Candid

MAY 20, 2021

Will our donors be responsive to a campaign? At the Capital Campaign Toolkit , we’ve also thought deeply about these questions over the past year. We’ve walked nonprofits of all sizes through the process of determining whether a capital campaign makes sense for them at this particular time. In many cases, they do.

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M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald was one of the original (Ralph) “Nader’s Raiders,” tasked with traveling the country and turning college student energy into student advocacy groups. Donald went on to lead New York’s PIRG (NYPIRG) into a powerhouse of an advocacy organization and organized one of the largest protests of the 1970s with 100,000 people on the mall in DC.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Explore Media Cause experts’ top five communication tips to consider as you roll out your advocacy , fundraising , and engagement strategies during an election year. Remember, as you navigate the news cycle and other big issues, they shouldn’t take away from the importance of your work as a nonprofit. Then, rinse and repeat.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

For nonprofits interested in engaging supporters in online advocacy, this is especially true. So what is a nonprofit supposed to do when trying to activate supporters around a critically important issue to their cause? Through a campaign, WWF activated supporters to oppose Congress’s attempt to overturn the Clean Power Plan.

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Care2

JUNE 24, 2012

Millennials often get a bad reputation for being slackers and self absorbed, but they can actually be quite passionate about social justice issues, especially when the right causes resonate with them. Furthermore, with the right ladder of engagement strategies, they can be cultivated as donors over the long term.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Is it one distinct problem or multiple issues? The answer could be “both.”

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

According to research by the Congressional Management Foundation, nearly half of congressional staff believe that “most advocacy campaigns of identical form messages are sent without the constituent’s knowledge or approval.”. Era of Increased Activism and Grassroots Campaigning. Enter Susan. It will take time.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 7, 2021

They were too busy working and keeping a roof over our head to have time to deal with their mental and emotional issues,” he said in episode five of the Force Multiplier podcast. It starts with destigmatizing the conversation, overcoming the perception that needing help makes you weak, and then actively seeking the support you need.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nonprofit organizations serve as community leaders and agents of change, and participating in Hispanic Heritage Month can solidify their advocacy for diversity and inclusion. Share Their Stories: Launch storytelling campaigns to showcase the success stories and challenges Latinos face in your community. Flipcause is here to help.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Drip campaigns can take some time to feel like they’re working. Can do a drip campaign where you tell a bit of the story at a time. . Website or Dedicated Landing Page: Cons: It makes for a poor first step in a user journey since unless folks are actively searching for information, they likely won’t stumble across it.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Read this blog to learn more about how these nonprofits are addressing the issues facing workers today by filling gaps left by traditional labor unions , and find out what Candid’s data says about philanthropic support for this growing movement. The rise of “alt-labor” nonprofit organizations. appeared first on Candid Blog.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

From our friends at Media Cause If you are an organization that does advocacy—particularly if you’re wondering how to grow your supporter base and build more people power to achieve your purpose—then this is the blog for you. Why are they the people who can be most impactful in this campaign? Where are they?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Kindful allows users to create visually engaging peer-to-peer campaigns that integrate with your website, social media, and email marketing. Individual pledge commitments or reports on pledged revenue by date, campaign, or program can be tracked easily. Who Salsa is great for: Organizations of all sizes that engage in online advocacy.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Black users have long been at the center of digital culture as trendsetting social media influencers, content creators, and key drivers of online racial justice activism, as seen by hashtag movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

As you can see, the design is a bit edgy – and its part of new multi-channel campaign that hopes to activate activists and ignite conversations. Of course, the infographic alone is not enough – it’s part of a multi-channel campaign. This infographic is part of a multi-channel campaign.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 15, 2019

This year's report addressed issues such as email list growth and churn, the rise of monthly giving, and the impact of social media's peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofits. Open rates, fundraising click-through rates and page completion rates for both fundraising and advocacy all went down. Email advocacy response rates are down 15%.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

As a nonprofit professional, you appreciate the fact that email campaigns are an affordable and effective way to reach as many clients, donors, members and media as possible. You use e-newsletters to keep your members, supporters and volunteers up-to-date on your program developments and related issues. Campaigns for active funders.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

While it’s important to follow standard best practices, engagement rates depend highly on the preferences of one’s audience, which can vary greatly between nonprofits who serve a diverse array of communities and issues. Take note of the type of theme and messaging that your list responds to and use this to inform future campaigns.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 3, 2021

For CSR and HR professionals trying to navigate giving and volunteer activities within their companies, everything looks different today than it did before. Continuous Campaigns. One customer ran eight campaigns in 2020. Many companies were used to having local branches run their own campaigns in each office.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2017

Regardless of where you stand on the issues, what can’t be debated is the historic movement that is taking place. 9 Ways to Ignite Supporter-Led Advocacy with Social Media: 1. Identify + Activate Your Social Media Influencers. It’s likely more people will act on an issue they just posted about on social because it’s top of mind.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2017

As nonprofit leaders look ahead and think about how to significantly expand the impact of their advocacy campaigns, there is one key tactic that may be your secret to punching above your weight: Supporter-Led Campaigns. Distributed campaigning is not new. You Can Do More with Your Staff.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Peer-to-peer campaigns lend the perfect opportunity to. Effectively inspiring millennial donors to get involved in your next peer-to-peer campaign requires. Use social media to increase campaign visibility. Given this, articulating your mission can help fuel your peer-to-peer campaigns, which means it’s time for you.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Outline engaging activities and events that align with your mission but also provide opportunities for members to actively participate and contribute their skills. Develop a Public Relations Plan Advocacy is about being the voice of change. Webinar Next-Level Storytelling Tactics for Nonprofits Learn More 5.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. What are the legal issues? It is an thorough guide for the most common legal, governance, and fundraising compliance issues facing nonprofits. Her writing style is less lawyerly, and well, human. First, let me clear.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Misunderstanding from those working outside the minority group There are many reasons why well-meaning individuals within this sector who stem from the majority of society (like myself) find it difficult to understand the profound issues faced by those outside of that homogeneous group.

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