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Building Blocks of Effective Creative: Relevance

M+R

But here’s the thing: The audience for a piece of creative must believe the content is relevant to them, or they will ignore it. At its heart, relevance is about understanding who our audience is and what they value, and using our creative to connect to that identity. The question here is: what is already top of mind for our audience?

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Building Blocks of Effective Creative: Authenticity

M+R

Just as relevant creative begins by understanding the audience, authentic creative begins by understanding the speaker. A campaign might feature video content from field staff, a featured supporter, or a celebrity advocate. All of the questions we asked about the audience to develop relevant creative apply here as well.

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How To Create Digital Supporter Communities on Social Media

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These include sharing updates with supporters, hosting fundraising campaigns , marketing upcoming events, researching your audience, or even celebrating birthdays. This strategy allows nonprofits to share information, but hardly encourages responses from supporters or conversations within the audience itself.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: July 30 2010

NTEN

I think we'd all do ourselves and our audiences a favor if we read this article from Jake Brewer and The Sunlight Foundation : " Rethinking Advocacy Email." " It's pretty provoking -- but at the same time, says what I think most of us email-campaigners have been thinking and asking ourselves for a while.

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5 Questions: How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration (Part 1)

NTEN

Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. Let’s face it -- we have seen a virtual explosion of mobile marketing campaigns in the past year alone.

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5 Questions: How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration (Part 1)

NTEN

Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. Let’s face it -- we have seen a virtual explosion of mobile marketing campaigns in the past year alone.

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3 Nonprofits Aim to Better Connect with Donors

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“Actively steward the relationships that will ultimately define your success,” he says, “whether they be trustees, campaign volunteers or major donors.” So for last year’s annual fund drive, the Rhode Island Zoo Society, which manages the zoo for the City of Providence, targeted those three donor groups.