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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

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. Use Attention-Grabbing Language To make your headlines and auction item descriptions more tempting, use words that: Convey appeal (excellent, popular, quality, etc.)

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The YouTubers who manage those channels know how to tell a story and they are experts in their field. Industry events—Monitor the headline speakers and their audiences. In a YouTube world thought leaders command attention. But I have learned a few things about each of those topics. For one compelling reason.

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6 Reasons SEO Is Important to Nonprofits and Why

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can also comment about news stories that relate to your mission. When the college admissions scandal broke, College Bound, an organization that helps low-income students secure college scholarships, they leveraged their expertise on admissions to share their story and build their online reach. Upload presentations to Google Slides.

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10 Powerful Online Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even though you won’t be networking in person, with online fundraising tools, you can still share success stories, celebrate your donors, energize your audience, and stay on brand the same way you would at an event that’d cost big bucks to put on. It’s important to find creative ways to capture their attention mid-scroll.

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How to Promote an Event on Instagram to Boost Attendance

Bloomerang

When you book a headliner act or keynote speaker, feature them in a sneak preview of your lineup. Allow event headliners or speakers to do an Instagram takeover. Give one of your event headliners or emcees the reins of your Instagram story for the day. Tag your account in a story. Media attention.

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3 Strategies to create an effective nonprofit homepage

Candid

As such, consider showcasing your mission statement as a sub-headline on your nonprofit’s homepage, appearing just after your nonprofit’s tagline or name, to immediately grab your audience’s attention. Impact stories. Remember, you can always leverage Candid’s nonprofit profile to tell the story of your organization.

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If you want to make sure the announcement gets extra attention, change the colors or styles of the announcement from the typical design. Repeated content, like blog posts, event listings, or even things like your programs or success stories. It is an engaging website, and a great way to draw attention to one specific campaign.

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