Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Essential Details for every gala invitation Headline: Captivate with a catchy title that reflects your event’s theme and purpose. 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. Let’s dive in!

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If you’re a professional at a nonprofit, you probably understand how stressful hitting your fundraising goal can be. Luckily, there are affordable and effective tools you can leverage to spread awareness and get people excited about your fundraising efforts—namely, your website. Promote your fundraising events.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Here are a few tips from iATS Payments to help your nonprofit get more attention and clicks online. Your keywords should be evenly distributed between your content and your headlines to make the biggest impact online. Industry News Tech CRM fundraising SEO supporters website' Have other tips you’d like to share?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Here’s what we’ll cover: Using Instagram promotion before your event Instagram event promotion during your event Following up on your Instagram event promotion Whether you’re hosting a fundraising event or a community volunteer opportunity, Instagram can help you engage current and new audience members and set your event up for success.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Explore Media Cause experts’ top five communication tips to consider as you roll out your advocacy , fundraising , and engagement strategies during an election year. One —Acknowledge Your Environment + Lead with Your Mission Yes, the presidential election is important and will be commanding the attention of the media and masses alike.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

It’s time to shift gears and give email the attention it truly deserves. When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). Are you tired of feeling like a wee fish in the vast ocean of social media? The numbers don’t lie! But what about reach?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Promoting a special fundraising campaign. If you want to make sure the announcement gets extra attention, change the colors or styles of the announcement from the typical design. Notice the similarities of the layouts: they have a headline, a description, an impactful statistic, and a link. Changes to services or hours.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

2) A medical foundation exceeded their fundraising goals and averaged over $1,000 per gift when they personalized their email appeal by: Thanking people for last year’s gift (in the headline and first paragraph). Relevant content may be what catches their attention, establishes a connection and keeps them reading.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The fundamentals of a fundraising appeal. Their attention spans are short. There are only two headlines which, if read alone, give the following message: Bar pass rate continues to climb. This isn’t compelling as a fundraising appeal. There’s nothing else to break up the text or draw attention to important points.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Let’s look at ways to make your event stand out from the crowd and grab some headlines. They gave Dozer a ceremonial finisher medal and set up a fundraising webpage for Dozer. Dozer’s fundraising page raised over $25,000 for cancer research that first year. The calls and requests for interviews started pouring in.

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TechImpact

JULY 21, 2014

It is your first chance to draw in a reader’s attention and get them interested in your your email;s content. Come up with some snappy titles and headlines that will attract clicks. Fundraising General Tech email marketing enewsletter nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' Bland subject lines. Too serious of a tone.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Ask successful couples what their secret is and you’ll often year that effective communication and attention play an important role. One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Here are some great ways to communicate with and shower attention on donors for a long, happy relationship. Happily Married!

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

This year’s annual M+R Benchmarks Study includes front-page news, long-form analysis, mild-mannered reporting, and even a crossword puzzle all about the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. . Discussion of the digital space is very often dominated by a US-centric perspective.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Getting the media to cover your organization's fundraising campaign can help you reach new donors, garner larger donations, and become a well-known, trusted entity in your community. However, a little media know-how can help you get some attention for your campaign. Find a News- or Viral-Worthy Angle.

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

Explicitly state if you want each person to donate, fundraise, purchase a ticket, or show support for your organization in another way. Explain what your motivation is for fundraising, why the campaign effort is timely, and how easy it is to get involved. Get Your Free Fundraising Campaign Checklists.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Bright yellow buses swarm the streets, retailers tout their trendiest transition pieces, football reclaims the right to the remote, and this year’s fall fundraisers demand your focus. We reached out to fundraising event experts and got them to spill the deets on their top tips for pulling off a killer event (without pulling their hair out).

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The challenge is grabbing your visitor’s attention. A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Don’t lead with a photo from your latest fundraiser. But it’s not as easy as it sounds.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2017

Whether you call it an annual fundraising plan or a communications road map, now is your chance to push the envelope on your ongoing digital efforts to engage constituents, grow your list, and raise money. The truth is that attention span in the digital medium is a very valuable commodity. Write less lengthy copy and better headlines.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. Digital-forward campaigns are still powerful new donor acquisition opportunities: 57% of new donors who gave to organizations using Neon Fundraise were acquired through digital channels. Resist that temptation!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, if your nonprofit lacks the canvassing tools necessary for traditional advocacy outreach, you can still reach supporters through multi-channel fundraising. CharityEngine’s guide to multi-channel fundraising advises nonprofits to get in touch with supporters on a variety of platforms, including: Email.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Take a look: So, what does it take to get your fundraising letter right so you can raise thousands through the mail, even if this is your first mailing or if your last letter was a total flop?

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At EveryAction we’re on a mission to provide nonprofits with best-in-class fundraising, engagement, and advocacy tools, but we like to think that we’re a pretty fun place to work, too. Sure, sometimes there’s a crunch to release something, or a customer support ticket that requires extra attention?—?but s Best Workplaces of 2016!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A short vignette, such as this, will grab the reviewers' attention and encourage them to learn more about the issue. For example, you could use a series of headlines from the local news such as this (again, fictional): June 9, 2017 — The Daily News: Shelter Takes in 87 Abandoned Dogs. Her options for clean water are limited.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

The same trends that are changing the world around us at a rapidly accelerating rate are impacting the fundraising profession in new and exciting ways. In 2016, fundraisers will need to focus on tying the impact of gifts to the cause itself in order to retain and gain supporters. Exceed Donor Expectations. Focus on Impact.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Despite the fact 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation, video still seems skill- and cost-prohibitive for strapped fundraising professionals. There are tons of fun and random holidays nonprofits can take advantage of to create unique and interesting fundraising appeals. Keep it personal. Show your skills.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Email marketing is an essential piece of any nonprofit communication strategy, especially if it's going to be used as a tool for donor engagement and fundraising campaigns. That means instead of the usual generic headlines that don't state what the email is about; you have to be on point. The Shorter, the Better.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is the most important fundraising and communications tool you have. Using the right envelope as a fundraising tool. Your goal in the first part of the letter is to get your reader’s attention. Artwork: 80%; photos: 75%; headlines: 56%; captions: 29%, and very little text! (~Tom Thanks Gail! Tom Ahern).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2013

Some People Make Excuses; Others Raise Money – Fundraising Coach, Marc A. Pitman challenges nonprofits to reframe the slow months and use them to catapult their fall fundraising. Here’s some of this week’s best content for the nonprofit industry. creating content. I hope this next week is a chart-topper for you.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Sure, you could highlight all three programs, but with competing imagery, a mutli-topic appeal and non-specific headline, you’re basically taking a gamble that the email will even be read, much less personally relevant and meaningful to the constituent receiving it. Enter Targeted Content. The possibilities are endless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

I bet that headline got your attention. One thing I learned is that they just launched another widget fundraising contest over at sixdegrees.org - here's her blog post about it. One thing I learned is that they just launched another widget fundraising contest over at sixdegrees.org - here's her blog post about it.

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M+R

JANUARY 5, 2024

Read time: 5 minutes Waking up on New Year’s Day is for two things: taking stock of whether you already regret your new year’s resolutions, and immediately refreshing your end of year fundraising data to see if anyone gave that final gift at midnight on 12/31. Strategic choices sparked success for other top performers.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Convene online marketing meetings with key department representatives (Fundraising, Programs, etc) twice each month to plan out upcoming initiatives in the annual online marketing calendar, divide up tasks, and review progress. topic, draft headline, and bulleted ideas to expand on. Change 2 homepage slideshow items on the website.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 9, 2015

Don’t get me wrong, it’s important for your organization to pay attention to some trends—hell, we even published two of those headlines above (not the puppy one). The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to go back to the basics of what nonprofits should be doing with marketing and fundraising to further their brand.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And if you’re watching this recording, I hope you’re having a good day, no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about the four-step plan to get more donations and greater fundraising results. So like you said, the four-step plan to get more donors to grow your fundraising results. I’m Steven.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Remember, content is still king.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Even if your success doesn’t make national news headlines, you can execute a great giving day that propels your annual giving program forward. Sending direct marketing pieces or starting your phone calls too early will draw attention away from your other fundraising activities. The same can be said for goal setting.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. Draft your pitch as an email with the subject as the headline you would like to see. Start with a headline that summarizes your news. For the subject line, write the headline you want to see.

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