Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. When a person feels self-efficacious, they are more likely to be proactive in signing up for other volunteer activities and feel more confident in their abilities to be an advocate for the nonprofit.

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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. Out of EveryAction’s FastAction network of saved donor profiles, 70% of forms have at least one field pre-filled, and many donors are able to easily make one-click donations.

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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. This year’s calendar requires careful planning and timing based on your organization, issue area, and advocacy, fundraising, and campaign activations.

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CauseVox

MAY 25, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising activates your supporters to fundraise for you. Since then, Kelly has worked with a range of nonprofits, from multi-million dollar budgets to volunteer-run groups, from political advocacy to arts education, from international aid to local historical societies. This plan begins with a strong fundraising toolkit.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Analytic Activism is a book about how advocacy organizations can make better decisions in the digital age. I wrote the book because it seemed like something was missing from the conversation about digital advocacy and activism. There is a longstanding habit of inertial selection of advocacy tactics.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. For example, Gen Z and Millennial audiences are active Instagram users, while older generations tend to be more active on Facebook. Use your logo as your profile picture.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Bloomerang gives users access to a dashboard that actively tracks your retention rate to keep it top of mind for your entire team. Ensure any CRM you invest in offers features such as: Donor profiles Nonprofit CRMs automatically create donor profiles for supporters who contribute or interact with your nonprofit.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Over the course of my career, I’ve sat on nonprofit advocacy, fundraising, and communications teams—all in an overall digital engagement capacity. It might surprise you, but as Media Cause’s Director of Advocacy, I’m on board with a fundraising-centric approach to nonprofit strategy and journey building. The Money is the Mission.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 24, 2023

Self-service tools let your donors manage various parts of their engagement, such as how often they give, what activities they want to participate in, and how they prefer to be contacted. Plus, supporters know when certain changes must be made to their donor profile. Self-service tools can include more than just editable profiles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The power is in the hands of the donor with this software, giving donors access to login and change everything through their own profile. They have a nifty website integration feature that allows you to quantify constituents’ browsing activity on your website. Supporters can even text a unique code and donate from their mobile device.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Equipped with supporter profiles and a log of all interactions, your nonprofit can craft a strategic plan for stewarding its audience members toward a desired next step– such as making a larger donation or signing up to attend an upcoming event. Donor management. recurring gifts, planned gifts, and tributes), and process donations.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The site said the original message was in Greek and translated to “From the 16th to the 20th of November, we shall change our profile pictures to our favourite cartoon characters. But, what still really stands out for me, is the addition of the cause-advocacy appeal once the meme hit the English translation.

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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. What makes them the heroes here, and how can you lean into that?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

There are many moving parts involved in the volunteer management process, and volunteer management software brings these activities under one roof. You can also create a POINT page, an online volunteer hub that includes your nonprofit’s profile information, event signups, donation link, and needs registry. Let’s dive in!

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

the #MeToo movement in Asia , reproductive rights activism in Honduras , and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in Iran. Women are drawn to an expanded definition of philanthropy, tapping into all their resources—not just money but also their time, expertise, advocacy, and networks—to support the causes they care about.

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Care2

DECEMBER 19, 2011

We asked the five most popular Finnish celebrities to donate their Facebook profiles to five Dalits from Nepal. We then brought to life the daily events of six year old Babita (pictured below) and four other untouchables, turning their stories in to status updates that pop-stars like Anna Puu (below) shared with their large following.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2021

They have multiple social media profiles and check their phones frequently. They do pretty much everything online – from dating and movies to advocacy. An active presence on Facebook will also build your credibility with millennials. This is the generation that invented Facebook.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Once you’ve determined that your organization and the funder would make a good partnership, go ahead and create a Funder Profile form for them and add them to your list of potential funders. They continue to proactively invest in leadership and advocacy, and public policy change within our children’s behavioral health systems.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Once you’ve determined that your organization and the funder would make a good partnership, go ahead and create a Funder Profile form for them and add them to your list of potential funders. They continue to proactively invest in leadership and advocacy, and public policy change within our children’s behavioral health systems.

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

Community festivals, government-sponsored activities, and educational activities for students are all essential parts of this month-long celebration. May is set aside every year to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to American history and modern society.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I was having lunch with a friend this week, who runs a small advocacy organization in Canada, that relies heavily on the use of email lists. It’s quite a powerful tool, and has everything you’d want in a private social media site – friending, profiles, groups, collaboration tools, etc.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

What internal areas or activities does your nonprofit excel at? Your nonprofit prioritizes employee engagement through activities such as professional development opportunities and equitable compensation, so you enjoy a high employee retention rate. Figure out how you can capitalize on your strengths.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

We also develop customized fundraising tools for the Luminate platform, including P2P, advocacy mobile apps , gift entry portal, an email authoring app, a web survey app, TeamRaiser extensions and overlays, member center customizations, and more. Fundraising products for Luminate Online. Learn more about our array of products.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Remember last September when Facebook announced all those changes to individual profiles, including the timeline? One of the changes was that your friends and fans can do more than “Like” or “Comment” on Facebook. These so-called “lightweight” activities can be defined by the app creator and pushed throughout the Facebook experience.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 13, 2023

If you need a solution with out-of-the-box tools, key CRM software features to look for include the ability to create donor profiles, track donations, automate digital marketing activities, send automated donation acknowledgments, allow online event registration, set up online petitions, and host peer-to-peer fundraising pages.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2011

But all that Facebook activity represents only a tiny fraction of what the ‘Like’ button can actually do for your organization when you add the ‘Like’ button directly to your website. If you don’t put the ‘Like’ button to work on your website, you’re missing a great opportunity to reach engaged, active, generous supporters.

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Media Cause

JUNE 28, 2022

Add social media sharing buttons to your form so supporters can promote it on their social media profiles. . Also, be sure that your nonprofit has active accounts on as many of the platforms you add sharing buttons to as possible. In his role, Craig serves thousands of nonprofits and advocacy organizations across the U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Advocacy actions. If your nonprofit has an advocacy component, be sure to ask your supporters for help with your advocacy campaigns. Then, you can effectively leverage personalized data from individual donor profiles for your marketing outreach. . Strategies to Set Yourself Up for the Future. Reducing human error.

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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

It means determining programs and activities, managing supporter acquisition and retention, staffing, facilities, resources, and plans for future growth, all in service of your core mission. Board members should also be active donors to your organization, with your nonprofit being among the top two or three charities they support financially.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2018

Among nonprofit advocacy groups, I often witness a huge gap between the people with access to data and analytics and the people actually empowered to make strategic decisions. Their office included a large whiteboard that prominently displayed the question, “How can we increase active membership by 30%?”

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As social media has become a big part of our lives, many individuals have gained a large following on their personal profiles. Use your nonprofit CRM to identify who in your database is most active on social media. In his role, he serves thousands of nonprofits and advocacy organizations across the U.S. Share This Post!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways. Chalk up my vote for 2011’s “Best Debut Artist” and “Best Supporting Actor.”.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Guess what the results were? Thanks for sharing.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In the online advocacy and politics world, many of us have internalized the "Power Law" thanks to Clay Shirky and other leading thinkers in our space. What's the ideal profile of a superstar for your organization? Tags: Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Online Organizing. Is it a monthly donor?

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Everyaction

APRIL 11, 2018

But Excel is not built to manage the amount and type of data required for nonprofits to run effective fundraising, digital, and advocacy programs. They are on Development lists for fundraising by direct mail or phone, Digital lists for online advocacy and fundraising, and Program lists for any offline volunteer activity.

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Everyaction

APRIL 9, 2018

Seamless Fundraising + Activism. For environmental organizations, an effective CRM will seamlessly enable both fundraising and advocacy. And for any donor profile, fundraisers need the ability to see a unified steam of contact history across mediums to make informed plans and decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The LAF uses its Facebook fan page and Twitter profile as a way to directly connect with cancer survivors on a personal basis and animate the community. October 2nd is LIVESTRONG Day- a day we set aside each year to focus on cancer survivors, advocacy efforts and community participation.

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