CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In 2021, they used CauseVox to create their Duradash peer-to-peer campaign and came away with over $30,000 through their virtual activity challenge ! As a relatively young organization, they entered the last two years of COVID without significant experience in online fundraising, and no prior experience running a peer-to-peer fundraiser.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 19, 2023

Member experiences are how people perceive and interact with your nonprofit. Great experiences don’t just keep your members happy, they also boost your nonprofit’s reputation, generate more revenue and increase retention rates. We get it, creating memorable member experiences is easier said than done.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For example, let’s say your nonprofit hosts various events, including Clean the Stream, nature walk-a-thons, and educational workshops. That’s information you can use to do things like create personalized donor experiences , build membership, and identify advocates. Through them, they connect with people with whom their work resonates.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

If you’re hosting a small hybrid event, then the energy at the physical event can be less than ideal as well. There are ways that your brand can go about improving this energy and improving the hybrid experience. The option to host live stream events or recording content behind a paywall. Event Marketing Plans and Hybrid Events.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

In the 2021 Giving Experience S tudy , OneCause made several discoveries that will help your nonprofit make data-driven decisions to help strengthen your year-end campaigns. . In this article, we’ll explore three key findings from the Giving Experience Study and explain what they mean for your nonprofit, including: .

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

If you’re hosting a small hybrid event, then the energy at the physical event can be less than ideal as well. There are ways that your brand can go about improving this energy and improving the hybrid experience. The option to host live stream events or recording content behind a paywall. Event Marketing Plans and Hybrid Events.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore a few key types of advocacy that help organizations drive positive change; tactics that unite and activate supporters; and technology to make this important work more effective and efficient. Later, that information can be used to target the most active and educated supporters and get them involved.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Maybe you’ve already experimented using generative AI to create content such as outlines, agendas, or even articles. Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. Check Bing out. This is Chat’s contribution.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Yard sale Spring is often associated with cleaning and decluttering your home, making it the perfect time of year to host a yard sale. Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Talent show Another family-friendly fundraising idea is to host a talent show.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Prioritize a streamlined user experience (UX) for donors. Use this key moment of increased traffic to grow your support base by accurately recording all of your new contacts, and let your integrated web tools help you offer supporters a more seamless user experience that encourages further engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2020

From unconventional fitness classes to refined culinary experiences, these five ideas go beyond the standard charity fundraising event. Creating a VIP experience for supporters during charity-centered events has been a trend gaining traction over the past few years. Culinary experiences. VIP packages and personalization.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

As you’re considering your event options, think about creating an experience that not only resonates with your current donor base but also appeals to the next generation of supporters. Host interactive events: Consider organizing interactive events where participants need to work together to solve a puzzle or mystery.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

These individuals create their own fundraising web pages where they can share stories about their experience with your organization and then ask friends and family to donate. Host a volunteer appreciation event. Host a special Mother’s Day event or class. Host a special Mother’s Day event or class.

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

When hosting a fundraising event, such as a Math-A-Thon , silent auction , or charity gala, closely tracking data and adapting your event based on that data can drive higher engagement, participation, and donations. The average nonprofit email open rate is around 25%.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Pay attention to the donor/attendee experience, then weigh out the potential cost and get ready to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! Generates at least 4-5 times what you spend to host it. Community/Fun Events Community/Fun Events are widely promoted events that encourage people to do something active or fun while supporting your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2019

It’s not something you want to experience. One of your goals should be to providing a great experience for the visitors on your website. 2) Spend more on premium web hosting. A second way to improve the security on your WordPress website is by switching from using cheap hosting to a high-quality provider.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

We are only about one month into the world’s largest work from home experiment. It isn’t just the huge uptick in back-to-back virtual meetings we are hosting or attending, many times without breaks in between. This can be accomplished with creative use of the Zoom Breakout Rooms for activities to support the meeting objectives.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Create engaging activities for your guests to participate in. Popular activities include: Photo booth area aligned with your theme that allows guests to create buzz and share as a memory on social media. You may consider hosting wine, champagne, or cocktails for guests during this hour or offering drink sales.

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Forj

MAY 13, 2021

At this point, you can incorporate the lessons learned from 2020’s pivot to virtual events to plan a thoughtful experience for your members. In this guide, you’ll cover these tips through the following points: How To Host a Virtual Conference: A Quick Overview. How To Host a Virtual Conference: A Quick Overview.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Earlier this month, I left the office to attend an in-person “Network and Share” event hosted by DOVIA Colorado. Add to all that motivation the fact that this event was being hosted by the beautiful Denver Botanic Gardens, I was thrilled to hustle off to central Denver on a Thursday afternoon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2014

Problem solve ; Problem solving can be enhanced by the physical activity of walking (“thinking on your feet”), as well as informal interactions among people. Enhance creativity ; creativity is enhanced when people are physically active, and stimulated by variety in events and visual, auditory, and other senses. What are your tips?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. Recommendation ? Recommendation ? DATABASICS. 4) Internal Communications Tools.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

With over 2 billion active monthly users , you can connect with a broader audience there by sharing engaging posts. A Bloomerang survey found that 44% of over 500 nonprofits surveyed said they’re active on Instagram. What makes your event unique, and what kind of experience can your attendees expect to have?

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When it comes to hosting a successful auction , you need to offer guests something that they can’t get anywhere else. They give nonprofits access to exclusive travel packages and high-end experiences. Since every one of Winspire’s Experiences is risk-free, your organization only purchases what it sells.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

While understanding audience needs is the basis of all good strategy and user experience processes, end users often get lost or deprioritized in the design phase. I think that the most powerful design technique is to engage in active listening and empathy-building exercises with your internal stakeholders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

By offering peer-to-peer, you’re providing supporters another way to participate, thus enabling them to tailor their experience with your organization. That’s a lot of words, so we’ve created the below video that explains how to build and host peer-to-peer campaigns. Sounds good, right? This video will: .

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

However, as you begin searching for your association’s next solution, you’ll quickly come across a new option on the market— learning experience platforms (LXPs). In this guide, we’ll answer all of your learning experience platform questions and more, including: What is an LXP? What are the main learning experience platform features?

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

These platforms can help event planners and organizers market and host a virtual event, like a conference or a trade show, that delivers the same quality and value as a live event. But, here’s the thing, virtual event platforms can go a long way to improving attendee experience as well. Easy Registration and Ticketing. Personalization.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

These platforms can help event planners and organizers market and host a virtual event, like a conference or a trade show, that delivers the same quality and value as a live event. But, here’s the thing, virtual event platforms can go a long way to improving attendee experience as well. Easy Registration and Ticketing. Personalization.

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Virtual Platform Experiment Registration 52

AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

Be an active form of revenue generation. How you implement the following strategies will depend on how you host your event (whether online, in-person or a mixture of both) and what you hope to achieve. You should have a primary event goal (or two) for every event your brand hosts. Increase the number of references and partners

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

One of my favorite colleagues and co-host of our Eskin Fundraising Training Non-Profit Empowerment webinar series, Rhanda Luna, has been hired as Director of Corporate Giving and Special Events for SAFE, based in Austin, Texas. Review progress on these goals and objectives at least quarterly. Develop a personal case for support.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

Depending on your organization, the cake walk may not be the winning experience, however, it is crucial to define what and who the event is for, and how you will engage people to attend. Looking to offer a paid festival where your supporters get an experience or create something they can take home?

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Nimble AMS

MAY 10, 2022

Your staff interacts daily with members, often gaining precious insight into their experiences. Have ongoing conversations with staff about the member experience and how to best represent their voice in thought leadership content to make materials insightful, engaging, and authentic. Get active on social media.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

However, implementing AI can be a daunting task, especially for teams without prior experience in the field. Automated marketing: With AI-powered marketing automation tools, you can automate routine activities, such as email campaigns, social media scheduling, and content creation, to save your team time during the busy fundraising season.

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