Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Emails don’t always make it to the inbox or subject lines don’t catch people’s attention, so a multi-message EOY campaign is important. The content is the same (it’s just written differently for the channel): 1. If it’s a serious major gift prospect, you may not want to put their solicitation into a mass direct marketing stream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

Photo by/NC from Matthew Saunders' Flickr Stream. I've always had chat as a back channel to a conference call and used it to summarize key points as a sort of electronic flip chart. I'm very similar to Nancy in that I have attention issues with aural-only mode. Of course, you'd need the aural channel for it to work.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2020

At OneCause, we specialize in supporting nonprofit charity auctions both on- and offline. There’s a lot of competition for attention online, especially as so many organizations and businesses have also doubled down on their digital engagement strategies. Consider these strategies: Identify the most effective channels for your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

My Facebook page is a focus group or channel for research. If don’t synthesize the ongoing stream, it gives me vertigo. I set aside an hour or two a month to review my valid metrics , but also to do a meta synthesis of the conversation to curate the best points and resources. Use a custom landing page.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Giving days are considered a time-specific event (traditionally, 24-hours) where you channel your audience to engage both online and offline in hopes of achieving your fundraising goal. Not enough attention is paid to mid-level donors. Giving days are here to stay . Digital ad p rograms are f illing in the gap .

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Zoom is a video conferencing platform that you can use to facilitate digital meetings, create breakout rooms, and stream webinars, and other types of events. YouTube users can begin streaming in minutes and you can leverage scheduling options to better facilitate your pre-planned events. Graphics Software. Liability Waivers.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In some initiatives, that would have been seen as maybe a waste of money or competitive but what we learned is a plan that has multiple stakeholders who maybe have some shared goals is if one stakeholder falls away, right, if one organization falls away or one funding stream falls away, it is less volatile. Are communication channels clear?

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

The most successful organizations are going to be those that use a multi-channel approach based on what your donors are telling you they want. The point is that the world is changing - there are new channels - and that we need to look at how to best strategically incorporate them. These channels will develop and co-exist.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Election 2008 searches the endless stream of "tweets" for key electon words (McCain, Palin, Obama, Biden, Clinton, etc.) These posts were literally "mashed up" with Current TV's election debate feeds that aired on their cable channel and web video feed. and aggregates them. What formal and informal networks do they cultivate?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2012

Multi-Channel Strategy and Channel Changes Obama for America, known for their cutting-edge digital strategy and understanding of constituent behavior, spent $3 million on digital ads in February alone. Today we are going to look at some of the trends in the campaigns this year, and more specifically on the Obama for America campaign.

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