Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

You’ve only got a few brief seconds to engage attendees as they browse item displays, making item descriptions one of the best ways to catch their attention. For example, let’s say that your auction event attracts an audience of individuals drawn to trips and travel. But how do you write a great description?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Use strong language to make your website visitors feel like waiting isn’t an option—they need to act now. You’ll find pictures and stories of the students they help, along with strong language that includes information about the crisis at hand—that most of Florida’s Youth in poverty will never complete college.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Of course, we’ve spent the year sharing tips and tricks to get your virtual fundraising to the next level all year long, but let’s be real: few things are as helpful as seeing real examples of real nonprofits doing it right. So here it is: our favorite 7 crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. Let’s take a look.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

ChatGPT may prompt you for more context, so providing as much detail as possible will help with the copywriting process and save you valuable time. By using ChatGPT, you can save time on writing promotional emails, recruitment posts, and even on-site signage copy.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time to send some year-end fundraising emails! Or else it’s time to look blankly at the page while you try to plan your year-end fundraising email campaign because you’re not sure how many emails is too many or what your emails should include. Now it’s time to sell them on it.

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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. ” For example, @WomenforWomen : It’s also recommended that your nonprofit sign up for Twitter Blue for $2.99 (USD) a month.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

For example, you can answer these questions: What communication platforms do these individuals use? Then, strategize ways to match your language, tone, and style to your audience’s interests. For example, let’s say you create a persona for your younger supporters. Simple language free of jargon.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

This is a challenging time for associations. Some groups are reluctant to divert attention from member engagement and attrition. However, activities that involve gaining people’s cooperation and changing their behavior require time and effort. And set aside time to celebrate your accomplishments together.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Long-time users of Twitter are concerned about hate and harassment after Elon Musk recently acquired the company, as some accounts that were previously banned for violating the platform’s content policies are now reinstated. For example, shortly after Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the company’s entire accessibility staff was laid off.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 26, 2022

In April of 2022, Google quietly rolled out a very interesting feature called ‘Assistive Writer’ which automatically identifies noninclusive language like a spell checker. The tool, powered by a language processing AI, flags gendered language as well as other words like ‘landlord’ and suggests that they may be noninclusive.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

That means you need to pay attention to what you are sharing with donors and when, and how often they hear from you. If you’re not paying attention to what donors are getting from their experience of giving to your nonprofit, you’ll lose them. Thank you for your support.” …plus the standard default language. A warm fuzzy.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Date, Time, Location : Be clear and specific, mentioning time zone if applicable. Attention Grabbing Headline This is your chance to grab the attention of your reader and get them to pay attention to this special gala invitation. Use captivating language on your gala invitation to evoke curiosity.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

Imagine if you didn’t need an expensive camera, artistic mastery, or a ton of time to create what was in your mind’s eye. What if you didn’t need a highly trained designer every time you needed an image for an article or report? In each of the following examples, you can see the text command used to generate the image.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. Do your grant applications tell stories that catch the attention of funders and illustrate the real impact their support will have on your community? Stories make things real.

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Example: email should be close to 100%, other fields like interests aren’t as important to capture initially. Have you allocated time for routine maintenance? Tackle the clean up one step at a time. It is good business practice to spend time managing it. Use visualizations to see gaps that need attention.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

For example: I want you to act as an average college student in the Midwest. Organizations that engage with the right audiences, at the right times, with the right content, and in the right places enjoy greater loyalty, retention, and positive word of mouth. What are some environmental issues that are relevant to you? Copyediting.

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Candid

AUGUST 10, 2023

The unfulfilled promises of blockchain to advance social good, a proliferation of mobile apps in developing countries that failed to garner adoption , and cheap laptops that were going to change the world are just a few examples. But training and running large language models is expensive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Those eight behaviors are: Attention -- Pay attention to what people say to show your interest. Listen -- Make time to hear what colleagues, peers and employees have to say to show you care. Positive Language -- Find words and phrases to show employees they're needed.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2020

Your nonprofit’s team likely spends quite a bit of time focusing on raising the funds you need to achieve your goals. Start boosting your donor retention rate by focusing on those who are just giving to your nonprofit for the first time. Why First-Time Donor Retention is Important. Call your new donors. . Send welcome kits.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As a member of Generation Z (Gen Z), or today’s 11- to 26-year-olds, I have been curious about the advice given to nonprofits on capturing younger audiences’ attention. For example, our preference for video content rings true. Has a shorter attention span, which requires content that is skimmable.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants. When it comes to writing a grant proposal, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel each time you apply. As you develop language for different funding priorities, organize it into folders by topic to make it easy to pull for additional grant applications.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 19, 2021

Those eight behaviors are: Attention -- Pay attention to what people say to show your interest. Listen -- Make time to hear what colleagues, peers and employees have to say to show you care. Positive Language -- Find words and phrases to show employees they're needed.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Since negative information draws greater attention, many may believe it has greater validity. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention. While all three approaches communicate the same story to the audience , the tone or language changes how the nonprofit connects or attracts the audience.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Reading time: 12 minutes Soon after I learned the rules of chess, I started playing a lot of games against myself. I simply wanted to get better at playing, and it seemed to me like handling both white and black at the same time was a good way to go about it. you will probably have a difficult time. Or, not only that.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If your organization requires the translation of content to languages other than English, it means that your audience is multicultural, multilingual, and diverse. Translating content from English to any other language presents challenges that go beyond the selection of accurate words. What phrases or slang words do they use?

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Examples of campaign objectives and goals include: Building awareness of your nonprofit by increasing new website visitors by 20% in six months. Be sure to make your campaign’s goals specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound ( SMART goals ). Expanding reach by confirming 50 partners for a new initiative in 90 days.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

This is an example of an effective call to action (CTA) — a short statement or button that urges audience members to take a certain action. Use urgent, actionable language. Use urgent, actionable language. This will help you retain supporters’ attention and make your engagement opportunities more clear.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Are they paid, full-time, part-time? We are very fortunate to have a team of social media employees; there are 5 full time and one part time staff members who touch social media in some way and are on what we call the Emerging Media Team. People spend so much time on Facebook because it’s FUN. Anything else?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

So, now’s the time, before the holiday frenzy begins, to make sure your website is ready so visitors can easily find what they’re looking for on your site, they like what they see, and they click on that “Donate Now” button. Pulling up your website is like meeting your organization for the first time and you want to make a good impression.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

When was the last time you even read them? For example: “The organization’s purpose is to fight hunger in our community.”. Just stick to the ones that are essential for governance and include language like “Other committees will be formed as needed.” Step #5: Revise the bylaws with proposed language.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

For example, including your logo or tagline on each marketing message you create helps supporters connect an advertisement they see while scrolling on social media to the direct mail and email messages they receive from your organization. Make these snippets short and attention-grabbing like you might for an email subject line.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

For example, regarding the importance of staying humble, Jacobs writes, “Coming out on top when your company is under attack feels thrilling in the moment. Only one person talks at a time. Give the speaker your full attention and keep an open, receptive mind. No side conversations. Disagree, but disagree respectfully.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We’re not in unprecedented times,” said Shannon McCracken, CEO of The Nonprofit Alliance. Have Them at Hello Start with an irresistible subject line that’s 50 characters or less and grabs your audience’s attention: Convey urgency. (“Our It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

We’re not in unprecedented times,” said Shannon McCracken, CEO of The Nonprofit Alliance. HAVE THEM AT HELLO Start with an irresistible subject line that’s 50 characters or less and grabs your audience’s attention: Convey urgency. (“Our It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Strength-Based Messaging: A Powerful Tool Thankfully, in recent years, new and long overdue attention has been focused on changing the way we build our donor relationships. The benefits of strength-based messaging Strength-based messaging encourages long-term and recurring giving, rather than a one-time gift to meet an immediate need.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

For example… Ask for this Not that Help us care for a dog/cat for a day Give to our annual fund Provide lunch for an orphan for a year for just $38.40 Help us reach our goal Provide a homeless person with a hot meal and a warm bed tonight Fund our budget Find more examples of good and bad Asks here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 14, 2019

Those eight actions are: Attention -- Pay attention to what people say to show your interest. Listen -- Make time to hear what colleagues, peers and employees have to say to show you care. Positive Language -- Find words and phrases to show employees they're needed.

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