NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

The best blogs engage audiences by making personal connections with readers and sharing insider mission information. This guide will explore best practices for creating a blogging and content strategy that drives audience engagement, encourages donations, and makes readers feel like part of your nonprofit’s community.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

When you use a multi-channel approach to marketing, you probably point your audience back to specific landing pages on your website. Keeping your website up-to-date and modern is essential to engage your audience and ensure they have everything they need to get involved with your mission. Your site doesn’t engage your audience.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

They are great networking opportunities and can suit many kinds of events, audiences, and causes. Understand your audience When planning your marketing strategy, it’s helpful to start with the end in mind—who are you trying to reach? Demographics. Previous engagement. Sponsor connections.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When you’re fundraising online , your nonprofit donation page is often one of the first interactions people have with your organization, so it’s important to create an effective donation experience. Use impact images and statements Humans are visual creatures—we’re drawn to images, especially ones that feature other humans.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

While this tool is a valuable asset for nonprofits, it shouldn’t be seen as a substitute for human interaction. As more donors look for alternative ways to engage with nonprofits, chatbots are likely to become increasingly popular, especially with millennials and Gen Z who are more accustomed to interacting with technology.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Davey Award winners have been announced, and we’re proud to say that Forum One and our amazing clients have officially won 10 awards in website and app design for nonprofits, health, government, cultural institutions, and more. Forum One worked with the National Rural Health Resource Center to design their new website in Drupal 9.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

When talking about active audience engagement with friends in the museum field, I often hear one frustrated question: how can we get adults to participate? Many exhibit developers create thoughtful interactives intended for all ages and then discover that old familiar pattern--kids engaging while parents stand back and watch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model. Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, audiences are likely to open and engage with direct mail. Direct mail reaches different audiences. A well-designed, professionally executed direct mail conveys professionalism and legitimacy. Let’s take a closer look at each stage of designing a direct mail campaign. Mail enhances trust and credibility.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Studies show that people spend an average of almost eight and a half hours interacting with digital media per day. Understand your target audience Your small business likely doesn’t have the seemingly endless budgets and robust marketing departments that large corporations do. Create customer personas.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We are excited to share that Forum One has been selected for 7 Davey Awards for our excellence in web design! The Davey Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts , a top-tier body of select professionals from the “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. Participants?observe?a

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Composable Architecture: A Catalyst for Nonprofit Innovation Speaker(s): Jenn Johnson, Managing Director of Client Services; Andrew Howell, Technology Manager What if you could use the best parts of your favorite CMS alongside the most innovative interactive design technologies? That’s one puzzle. That’s one puzzle.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Engage with your audience by responding to comments Participate in conversations Be authentic and avoid highly polished replies Track your top 10 or 20 followers and tag them to help share your content Ask followers to opt in to your email list for more direct communication, Pro Tip: Befriend the algorithms with inspiring content.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

You can thank your supporters weekly with images and videos. Once you have the quotes, get your post designed, publish it, and request your influencers to share it on their respective handles as well. Polls, for instance, are an excellent way to know the preference of your audience while engaging them.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling. Save time on design and focus on showing your impact.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. Show the real impacts that year-round donations can have on your mission by using compelling images within your website. Use A/B testing to determine which images are most effective for engaging visitors.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly. A professionally designed website can help establish your organization as a reputable, trustworthy institution. Follow these steps to map user journeys: Create audience personas.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Embedding your social media feeds directly into your website allows site visitors to easily interact with your content as part of the web viewing experience, from video testimonials of your beneficiaries to pictures of your volunteers hard at work in the community.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 20, 2023

These methods, rooted in physical interaction and personal connection, have stood the test of time. By utilizing digital platforms, organizations can connect with donors around the world, allowing for a broader audience and potentially larger donations. Harness the power of storytelling through images, videos, and updates.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Remember, a well-designed website that seamlessly incorporates social media acts as a powerful catalyst for advancing the impact of your nonprofit organization. This approach not only maintains a clean and user-friendly design for your blog and social media, but it also helps increase traffic to your website.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 4, 2021

Because of this, for your event to truly succeed, you will need to do more than create content that the audience passively consumes while sitting in front of a computer monitor. Why are you hosting this event and who is your target audience? Immersive technologies are a way to get your audience involved in the event experience.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

By using narrative and storytelling techniques, you’ll be able to communicate your nonprofit’s mission and impact while building stronger emotional connections with your audience. 3 Top Nonprofit Storytelling Strategies Well-crafted nonprofit stories will help you engage with your audience and inspire them to take further action.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

American Jazz Museum Best Arts Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room and Gem Theater.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

These standards may include details about: Color schemes Logos Image style Tone of voice Messaging themes When your content’s branding aligns across all platforms, you’ll not only create consistency but also build trust with your audience. The best nonprofit websites create opportunities for interaction and further engagement.

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Whole Whale

MAY 31, 2023

Making your email marketing strategy more accessible involves ensuring that your email content and design are inclusive and usable by people with a wide range of abilities, including those with disabilities. Incorporate good design practices to provide a great user experience and bring positive awareness to your brand.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

You could also consider more exclusive or interactive content, such as concerts, cooking classes, tours, galas, and book readings. Content that serves as a lead magnet can be promoted via a pop-up, a header image, a sidebar, or linked on specific pages. The most logical (and easiest) place to focus your promotion is on your website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Hewlett Packard Enterprise defines an enterprise AI platform as: “…the combination of artificial intelligence—the ability for a machine to learn, understand, and interact in a very human way—with software designed to meet organizational needs.” Just be sure to research any hashtag suggestions—chatbots can be wrong!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The W³ Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) , an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. AARP Livability Index. Gold – Association Website.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The W³ Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) , an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. AARP Livability Index. Gold – Association Website.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Image Credit: dole777 on unsplash After more than a decade of dominating the social media landscape, Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are in flux. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success. Center language justice in your content strategies.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Let’s look at eight amazing tools designed to help your nonprofit be a success. Designing web and social graphics? The good news is you don’t have to be a designer to do it; you just need Canva. Giving you access to: Millions of free icons and images. Brand creation kits, increasing audience awareness.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Then, once you understand your audience members and which strategies resonate with them, you can build a strategy. Plus, you’ll need to adjust it often to ensure you adapt to changing audiences and preferences. Create audience personas based on shared characteristics such as age, interests, and communication preferences.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 27, 2014

Image courtesy of Fundraiser Help. Defining your target audience should be your first step. Interact via social media. If it does not meet your standards after running this experiment several times, get your web design team on the job! Ask, and thank.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

If a website is accessible, it means that it was built and designed for all people to use it. Add Alt Tags to Your Images Alt tags, also called alt text or alt descriptions, are snippets of copy that describe an image. The screen reader will read the alt tags aloud to describe the images to blind or visually impaired users.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you’re new to web design and development, creating a homepage that accurately reflects your nonprofit’s mission and values can feel difficult. However, with the right strategies, you can create an attractive homepage that inspires site visitors to continue interacting with your content and engaging with your organization.

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