Forum One

MARCH 20, 2023

We’ll have lots of goodies, helpful tips, and advice, and would love the opportunity to meet you and learn about your nonprofit communications activities. [Breakout Session] Increasing Your Nonprofit’s Impact with Service Design Wednesday, April 12th, 12:45 – 1:15 pm Now more than ever, people rely on technology. Stop by and say hello!

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities. Next problem, the fundraising advice. Less than 5% of the advice focused on technology and/or data.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

How to use email marketing efficiently. Before you hit send, use this helpful advice to get the most out of your email marketing for Giving Tuesday. Your highest priority when sending Giving Tuesday appeals via email is to earn the most donations possible. Personalize your emails. Target your engaged supporters.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Volunteers, event attendees, annual fund donors, or people with whom you have engaged on some level through your emails and newsletters are often great candidates to move up the pyramid—they just need to receive some personal attention to motivate them. Existing contacts will often open the door to their wealthier friends.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

Today’s question come from a fundraiser and donor who wants advice on how to handle poor donor engagement: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m a fundraiser, but also a donor. That individual sent me an email. Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Sometimes wearing both hats is challenging.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. Email marketing tips. According to Campaign Monitor’s Data-Backed Guide to Nonprofit Marketing , email was the preferred way donors specified they want to hear from nonprofits. Not sure how to get started with an effective email campaign? The basics.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2021

Send all badges and identification by mail. This means that they will arrive at the same time, limiting their contact with other social bubbles. . If you have to change or update your rules, email these updates to registrants. Ordinarily, you would want to avoid sending too many emails to attendees. Stagger arrivals .

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Donor love is the act of showing that appreciation via thank-you emails, handwritten notes, kind gestures, donor appreciation events, and other methods. How to create a donor appreciation letter or email. One of the simplest ways to show donor love is to send a message to donors via letter or email.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Advice for nonprofits on going from web forms to results. Great for capturing leads/data from a “Contact us” form on a website. Integrate third-party services for payments, event registration, email campaigns and more. Email Marketing: Pardot , MailChimp , Constant Contact. Lowest implementation level of effort.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Create Email Campaigns. One of the most effective ways to market your event is through an email campaign. . Begin by sending email invitations to your attendee database. For advice on how to write emails that convert, check out our email invitation guide. Send email invitations to past donors as well.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Personalize the ask In a study of email fundraising campaigns, we found that the emails with the highest engagement rates addressed the recipients by name and used “you” language, speaking directly to the recipient. Offer specific options Most advice will say it’s important to give a specific amount when making a request.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 22, 2011

Subject: Contact Mr. Terence McCulley ASAP. Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred option and would be mailed to you via UPS. you are advised to contact our correspondent in Africa the delivery officer McCulley Terence with the information below, Email: terencemcculley@yahoo.cn. This ended 3 days ago.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

Well, our best advice is “ Don’t let the show stop!” Nicole Wallace at The Chronicle of Philanthropy wrote a terrific piece this week, ‘Fundraisers Reap Millions by Using Data Gold Mine’ Fundraising data analytics is the equivalent of mining the gold in our own nonprofit backyards. It’s a show-stopper.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Create Email Campaigns. One of the most effective ways to market your event is through an email campaign. . Begin by sending email invitations to your attendee database. For advice on how to write emails that convert, check out our email invitation guide. Send email invitations to past donors as well.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2021

Send all badges and identification by mail. This means that they will arrive at the same time, limiting their contact with other social bubbles. . If you have to change or update your rules, email these updates to registrants. Ordinarily, you would want to avoid sending too many emails to attendees. Stagger arrivals .

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Have you ever felt trapped by your email provider -- dissatisfied with the features and/or service but daunted by figuring out how and where to move? Why do you need an email service provider? Here’s how to find the right ESP for your organization and to manage them to get the most from your bulk email campaigns.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

If not using an automated or mobile bidding platform: Printing or emailing receipts to guests with a list of purchases and total sale prices. Printing and mailing thank-you letters with tax deductible information. Getting sponsor guest names and contact information and entering them in the database.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

They’ll also help you build profiles on your donors that include their contact information and communicatino preferences. These days, investing in fundraising tools with CRM integrations is more of a necessity than general fundraising advice. Personalized emails. Direct mail. Text messages . Social media platforms .

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

In person, email, fax, mail, Twitter? Send information using an email program like Constant Contact to be sure everyone can receive the materials and you can track if there was a problem. Mail it to them with a note. Ask for their advice. At a minimum, send an email or staff signed card.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Furthermore, the typical nonprofit cleans data reactively, once problems are discovered or direct mail pieces are returned to the office. Are your contact addresses stale? Not enough emails? Some experts will tell you to start with your data standards first … and that’s solid advice, too. Duplicates?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Just start contacting people, say, “Hey, I know you’re not new to the organization, but I’m new, and I’d love to get to know you better. Versus, “If you plan to give this year, will you reply to this email by the end of this week to give me a sense of when that will be? Your emails are too long.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

For more advice, we recommend exploring our dedicated article. Send specific invitations to those who are on your email list but haven’t attended an event or donated in the past. Separate those who will receive email invites from those who will receive direct mail invites. Continue to use email.

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

Danielle Brigida (Social Media ROI Poetry Slam) is leading the National Wildlife Federation’s social media and measuring their efforts not by gaining email addresses but by relationships, striving for at least five new contacts per day. The email is only one means of maintaining that relationship.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

You can’t get that kind of loyalty or enthusiasm by buying a mailing list. So this year I DM’d and emailed my best contacts well ahead of time and asked if they would help retweet before the event and the day of the event. The best piece of advice? 4. Widgets work. 6. People love information. 11. Major in media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2012

Couple that advice with Nancy’s marketing advice, and your organization will have knock out Facebook Page. Ash Shepherd wrote a guest post earlier this week that offered fabulous templates and steps for developing the graphic images for your Facebook Page. There’s no stopping it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. So, should we send them more e-mails? The more our communications become technology driven, the greater impact in-person contact can have. Then the light bulb would go off, "oh, I saw your email. Great advice!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

" So, I'm sharing a little getting started advice, a mini-case study, and a list of resources. Define something small and tangible - whether it be a flickr photo contest or exploring the content related to your organization's issue and identifying 10 friends or contacts. So what I have been doing is sending out mails one by one!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

HR can also provide advice on conducting employee surveys. We are all being asked to give, to support causes and donate to charities on every social media channel, almost daily in snail mail, and to contribute at school and church, so an emotional connection is key. Timing is everything, learn the best day/time to send emails.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

Site Map Accessibility Contact Site Setup RSS Feed Copyright & Trademark Accessibility Privacy Emergency Contact ASU ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation College of Public Programs | Arizona State University | University Center Mail Code 4120 411 N. Central Ave.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on where to find new donors and how to approach them: Dear Charity Clairity, Where do you look for donors, and what’s the best way to approach them? — Where to Begin Dear Where to Begin, You’ve nailed the two challenges of donor acquisition on the head: Who do you target?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Maybe you’re checking your mobile email. Before you start with this mobile-specific series, if you’re in the market for some more general fundraising advice, look no further than this article: The Secret Sauce of Fundraising Success. They include: Be consistent with contact, not constant. Imagine you’re standing at a bus stop.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

I wondered, had I done enough, given the right advice, been a successful coach and mentor? Additionally, many of the graduates were selected for various awards and scholarships. Click here to access the full list of recipients.) What Next — Charles Best is "Character Approved" Twitter Updates Powered by Blogger. Central Ave.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Electronic mail vs snail mail. Q: We’re a green recycling organization and we don’t like a lot of paper mailing. Q: Are electronic newsletters as effective as hard copy–snail mail? A: Email or regular mail – that is the question so many nonprofits are asking these days.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Contact Us! While managing volunteers used to involve lots of paperwork and phone calls, now, with volunteer management tools , all your volunteers’ data, such as contact information and availability, can be stored in one place. You can even set up automated emails to keep volunteers up-to-date on specific projects.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Using their advice, you can make sure that the night before Christmas your potential donors nerves arent a-jangle, and they make that critical donation. Do you have any advice or best practices on how to do this effectively? Click here to download the guide. 2 Comments | by Share Article in Care2 News , Marketing Research , Misc.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Determine Your Audience’s Preferred Methods of Contact. Direct mail : Our Generational Giving Report shows that direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. There’s a ton of advice out there about designing your nonprofit’s website effectively. Direct Mail. Curious about their preferences?

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