Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Customizable tabbed pages show general employee information, emergency contacts, wages, performance evaluations, notes, and associated documents — all of which can be customized by administrators. Pro 2012 (admin fee: $35) links donor databases and contact history to calendars, tasks, project summaries, and appointment schedules.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

For more advice, we recommend exploring our dedicated article. Separate those who will receive email invites from those who will receive direct mail invites. Remember, your supporters may have a communication preference or you might want to send physical mail (perhaps even a handwritten note) to your major gift donors.

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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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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. Ask how to most effectively reach peoples’ managers.

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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. Add text-to-donate codes to your direct mail and use the tool to promote other ways to get involved.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 09:00AM | by Karen Taggart [originally published DMAW AdVents , June 2007] It is no secret in direct mail (DM) that recency is key to successful fundraising. Clearly this indicates the importance of contacting new online subscribers as soon as possible. But how soon, exactly?

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 09:00AM | by Karen Taggart [originally published DMAW AdVents , June 2007] It is no secret in direct mail (DM) that recency is key to successful fundraising. Clearly this indicates the importance of contacting new online subscribers as soon as possible. But how soon, exactly?

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop: what advice do you have for nonprofits using YouTube to effectively advance their mission? The other piece of advice is to keep YouTube videos reasonably short (under five minutes is ideal). For example, what are some of the best export settings with respect to frame rate, compression, resolution dimensions sample rates, etc?

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

One of my go-tos is I always love seeing those emails come in because there’s always great advice from Chad. They have my contact information but all I ever get is their season brochure. And your goal is to just put your organization on their radar because once they buy it, you have their contact information.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

frogloop: what advice do you have for nonprofits using YouTube to effectively advance their mission? The other piece of advice is to keep YouTube videos reasonably short (under five minutes is ideal). For example, what are some of the best export settings with respect to frame rate, compression, resolution dimensions sample rates, etc?

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YouTube Video Social Media Advocacy 34

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful! Why is it important for nonprofits?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

The Payoff In October, at the height of the election season, we managed to go over our Google Grants budget, spending $10,212 and earning a click-through rate of 6.43% and a conversion rate of 2.10%. and had a CTR was 2.17% and a conversion rate of 4.40%. 60) Search « Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Say your nonprofit notices that your monthly giving program has a low enrollment rate. 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. Let’s walk through an example of a SMART goal.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Q: What advice do you have for nonprofits that are considering developing their own video content? Sometimes, its worth contacting a local university or technical college to see if your video would fit as a student project. Has research been done to measure conversion rates, and, if so, what has it concluded?

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

The rate of supporters who donate for a second time after they’ve given once to a nonprofit is only around 20% according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Recurring donors give at a consistent rate, usually on a monthly basis. Donor Appreciation for Recurring Donors. Every now and then, you may want to approach them.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

The rate of supporters who donate for a second time after they’ve given once to a nonprofit is only around 20% according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Recurring donors give at a consistent rate, usually on a monthly basis. Donor Appreciation for Recurring Donors. Every now and then, you may want to approach them.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

So my advice for you here, low tech. And then Ds and Fs, you really want to have some deep conversation inside your organization to think about, “What are we going to do if we have a bunch of things that our team has rated poorly?” Those things get bolted on, and it can get a little chaotic very, very quickly.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

One of the most frequent questions Im asked as I meet nonprofit communications professionals, is for advice on choosing a CRM. One bit of evidence that this is working well is that our client retention rate is about 99%.and Philip King: Ask about their client retention rate: I think this is key.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey: As most nonprofits have these days is that renewal rates have been declining and that’s been consistent. There’s less personal contact, more virtual communication, and there are consequences for this. ” And the volunteer said, “Oh, I’m not asking for money, I just want to get your advice.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

Feel free to jump to a certain section if you’re looking for specific advice, or read through the full post. Then, you incorporated your branding throughout your marketing materials, such as your website, social media, and direct mail. Contact information (to follow up later and thank donors for their gifts). Let’s get started.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

You may not want them involved in all the details, but find ways to ask for their opinion, advice, and feedback. How do you track renewal rates? You need to look at renewal rates each year so that you can keep your finger on the pulse of your donor base. Simply multiply the number of hours by the staff person’s hourly rate.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

We're up to more than 125,000 users, with over 95,000 books available, and our users are now accessing content at a rate of more than million downloads per year! In addition, the school’s primary contact would be reminded of this information by email as well. What is your typical response time to a school contact?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

The thought leadership, the advice, these are the intangibles that major donors often bring to the table. If your current fundraising is limited to direct mail appeals and writing for grants, you are leaving a lot of money on the table. Third, look at response and response rates. That’s really good advice.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

You may not want them involved in all the details, but find ways to ask for their opinion, advice, and feedback. How do you track renewal rates? You need to look at renewal rates each year so that you can keep your finger on the pulse of your donor base. Simply multiply the number of hours by the staff person’s hourly rate.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Although you can find some exclusive advice from her on our blog as well, which we’ll link to if you’re interested in learning that. And usually expenses are increasing at a rate that’s higher than revenue, all things being equal. And one thing that, you know, you might want to mail to is loyal volunteers.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You were looking at some sort of return on investment selection tool or something before you put an appeal to those donors in the mail. So again, did someone come in as a major donor, did someone come in on email, or did they come in on direct mail? You know, do you send them a direct mail piece, but they give online?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

But almost all museums have something that few businesses can boast: direct contact with customers. No one is going to volunteer advice to the museum if they don't think it will be used. Mini launched a campaign of owner rallies and special coded mailings intended to support the evangelizing actions of owners.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

But a few months later, we were seeing our AdWords click-through rates of 600 per day. Now, we’re seven months into our Google grant, and with it we’ve been able to bring in more than 2000 new members to our e-mail database ? We were meeting that $330 a day budget, and sometimes even exceeding it by a few dollars.

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Care2

APRIL 2, 2008

Weve taken this advice from SiteProNews and added a nonprofit twist. Use the AdWords ad serving service : This provides a platform that displays ads with highest click-through rates more frequently than ads with lower rates in the same ad group. Just how exactly do you go about writing an ad with a low cost and high ROI?

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So, remember, when you are making a virtual ask, even when you’re getting back out there and doing it in person at events or your galas, your programs, people care less about titles and more about the reason you’re contacting them. They want to know the reason that I’m contacting them, however I’m contacting them.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

But it’s also important that your organization communicates with a clear credible and compelling voice, that you communicate with consistently at all points of contact. And I love your advice because it seems like the RFP would be better having done that prior to putting it together. And oftentimes it makes sense to go bold.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

Presenting the banner ads in a way that linked them to the Hyves site was another excellent marketing strategy that led to a much higher click through rate. 6% rate as opposed to.3% Which meant 400,000 free emails sent between friends and family. Ads liked to the site had a.6% 3% without the connection.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

Presenting the banner ads in a way that linked them to the Hyves site was another excellent marketing strategy that led to a much higher click through rate. 6% rate as opposed to.3% Which meant 400,000 free emails sent between friends and family. Ads liked to the site had a.6% 3% without the connection.

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