NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

Wrapped up in all that is the issue of sending too many emails. But so many more starving children need help” – The attention quickly shifted back to the urgent need. This approach is a great way to grab attention, draw readers in and make another ask. Not sure about you, but it usually gets my attention.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

And for the first time this year, we are turning our attention to a key fact: sometimes, when the numbers speak, they do so with an accent. For nonprofit digital ads, the unmistakable headline of M+R’s annual Benchmarks Study has been continued growth. Major donors get the fanfare, the galas, and the special one-to-one contact.

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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. The key here is to keep it short, spotlighting the problem or issue you are trying to resolve. So, she does the best she can with the resources she can find and afford. Some Winning Stories. Engage the Reader.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

Rik wrote a great post this called Global Poverty Death Counter: good cause, @!#(*@() implementation (Rik used another word in the headline, but I don't any trackback spam). I.e. "Hey, idiot, get your head out of the digital sand and pay attention to things that matter." Namely that it isn't enough just to shame people.

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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. Write a headline for your story that tells the visitor what your organization does.

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

On Classy, you can effortlessly maintain brand consistency by enabling domain-masking, plugging in photos or video, customizing your messaging, and elevating your email receipts with a unique headline, background image, and thank you note. Short attention spans mean speed is more crucial than ever. Check out how the Eat.Learn.Play.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best and next practices for nonprofits to use listening effectively as part of their social media strategy. New Guide: How To Engage Your Supporters with Social Listening Guest Post By Roz Lemieux. What Should You Listen For?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

That means instead of the usual generic headlines that don't state what the email is about; you have to be on point. Pay attention to paragraph lengths, and for emails, the smaller the content blocks, the more reader-friendly it is. Chris is also passionate about startup marketing, environmental issues, and emerging technologies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 7, 2024

For example, if your nonprofit is centered around adoption, consider incorporating keywords like “child adoption” or “adopt a child” 7) Headlines and descriptions To maximize the effectiveness of your ads, make sure to utilize all available resources. Add all 15 headlines and 4 descriptions to your ads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

And Michael pointed out that sometimes networks will hum along at a lower level of activity, doing no more than sharing information e.g., tracking state court cases to predict when the issue could become a Supreme Court case. front page headline about the issue? Could foundations get money out faster to already trusted partners?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Environmentalists will lecture you much about how the polar bears on the Arctic ice cap are so hopeless that you’ll want to jump off the iceberg yourself or ignore the issue. grist.org also asks about whether a story has inspired them to pursue an issue by contacting a company or local official.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Post a variety of different media types, photographs and visuals get attention, shorter status updates, and curated links. The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. If the audience is local, it is important to framing content and issues for local geographic area.

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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. Keep the pitch focused on the issue, not what programs your nonprofit offers to help people. Write an op-ed piece from your Executive Director about the issue your organization works to address.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

This issue has been a hot topic amongst master curators like Jan Gordon , Robin Good , and Howard Rheingold. It requires attention to detail and delivering value. For example, commenting is about adding context or furthering the understanding of the topic or asking audience to contribute their knowledge to the conversation.

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See3

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Don’t assume your readers are up-to-speed on all of the issues you tackle. They may have missed previous emails, or they just may not be paying attention. You’ve got their attention with video, so what do you want them to do next? Is there an issue or action that people respond to more than others?

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

You can set and forget operations, but more strategic considerations need constant attention. Do issues and bottlenecks undermine performance? Are there compatibility issues either with your systems or users’ systems? Stories like this are frequent headlines. Is there missing or superfluous functionality?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2008

Katya Andresen, Nonprofit Marketing Blog, pointed me to this site focused on getting the political candidates to pay more attention to the needs of the nonprofit sector. bigger than any union or corporation or other entity grabbing headlines for its influence. and ourselves and our issue???seriously. We can do it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. There’s still time for your organization to secure important year-end gifts—if you can capture people’s attention and motivate them to support your cause.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

While we focus on designing SEO-friendly nonprofit websites , our friends at Getting Attention work one-on-one with all sorts of nonprofits to help them to harness the power of the grant. Bringing attention to the right content on your site will drive more value for your cause. 5) Test different headlines and descriptions with RSAs.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

The only true currency on social media is trust and attention, and the only way to get it is through valuable communication that is craved – that people would miss if it went away. Grab Attention. As a general rule, social media algorithms prioritize posts and tweets that receive a lot of discussion, engagement, and attention.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

As a result, nonprofit marketers run into issues, and it can be hard to find time in your already-busy schedule to troubleshoot them. Potential Cause: Uncompelling Ads Unhelpful and poorly-written ads are unlikely to grab users’ attention, so put effort into crafting effective campaigns. Capture attention with your headlines.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Showcase your mission statement as a sub-headline beneath your nonprofit’s name to grab your visitors’ attention and let them know what your organization is about right off the bat. Issue areas: Your nonprofit might tackle multiple issue areas in your community under one umbrella cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Educating the Public and Advocating about issues and informing the public about issue areas. Responsive text Ads are ads in which you specify multiple different headlines and descriptions and Google selects the ones that it feels would be the best match and thus would create the highest probability of the user clicking on the ad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Examples are drawn from charitable organizations working on widely varied issues around the globe. This makes Technology for Good a unique repository of inspiration for the public and private sectors, funders, and other change makers who support using technology for social good.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Of the ten issue-based campaigns we started out with, we noticed that two of them ? We also held more brainstorming sessions on those issues and added new keywords that came out of those sessions. But we’re continuing to add new campaigns when our issues are in the news. were outperforming the others.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Of the ten issue-based campaigns we started out with, we noticed that two of them ? We also held more brainstorming sessions on those issues and added new keywords that came out of those sessions. But we’re continuing to add new campaigns when our issues are in the news. were outperforming the others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

It still requires a lot of attention, staff time, management and promotion." The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication October issue is devoted to scholarly research on social networks. Perhaps there is a lot to learn from headline writing skills. Jon Stahl has a live blog post of remarks by the speakers.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Use multimedia to engage and retain visitor attention. While it may sound like the logical thing to do, it will cause issues with search engines. First, let’s define the fields: Title: Defines which headline should appear in results. As it turns out, relevant images get 94% more views than content without images.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

When you are creating your press list, be sure to search on Technorati and Google Blog Search to find bloggers who are writing about your organization's issues and send them your press release as well. Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 18, 2009

I’m always subscribed to way more feeds than any person can read on a regular basis, covering everything from Salesforce and nonprofit technology to knitting and entertainment headlines. Five years ago, the fact that Fever is self-hosted would have been a non-issue. There are some display issues, especially on the iPhone.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 18, 2009

I’m always subscribed to way more feeds than any person can read on a regular basis, covering everything from Salesforce and nonprofit technology to knitting and entertainment headlines. Five years ago, the fact that Fever is self-hosted would have been a non-issue. There are some display issues, especially on the iPhone.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

This event was headlined by a collection of awesome comedians who came together to produce a massive telethon that was ultimately able to raise thousands of dollars. In addition, these streams are akin to live performances in that they keep people’s attention and allow for the message of the nonprofit to be amplified.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Not only do you need to convey value in your article, but also retain reader’s attention. Seeing as humans have the attention span less than that of a goldfish , you may need the extra time to focus on storytelling. This article does so well because: The headline entices a positive emotion from readers. Don’t freak out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Maybe crowd funding caught your attention as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge swept the world this past summer, raising over $100 million for disease research and raising awareness about ALS with the millions of videos shared on Facebook. How do you talk about your organization’s work, place it in a broader context and inspire people to contribute?

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They get people’s attention, not through scaremongering or telling even more lies—they are direct and honest, appealing to just about anyone who will listen. 84% of Facebook users share to show their support for a cause and highlight issues that are important to them. Truth Initiative are great at providing information to the public.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

There’s writer’s block, competition for our attention in the form of social media or our phones, and who can forget about the 50 other responsibilities we have on our plate. When there are no rules, our minds are free to wander to thoughts of the future, or perhaps dwell on a particular issue of the past.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Start your newsletter on the right foot with a strong, compelling first sentence that hooks your readers Organization: Christian Blind Mission UK Subject Line: Disability Matters (CBM) - Issue 26 ( view email ) CBM has a consistent subject line that uses the name of the e-newsletter (Disability Matters).

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