Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If your nonprofit organization is struggling to share your message with your various audiences, you’re not alone. Are you looking to talk to your existing audience, or expand to new folks? But with a little bit of structure and curiosity, it becomes a lot easier to learn and iterate to better connect with your audience. .

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We all have diverse audiences, and we must make sure our web content can be consumed in a way that includes everyone, especially those we serve. Following them has allowed my work to resonate with a larger audience and honors the mission of the organizations I’m partnering with. . Image of contrast checker dashboard on WebAIM.org).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2022

Display and contextual advertising: image or video ads that serve on websites across the internet, designed to target specific people or types of websites. There are two types of digital advertising audiences: people who already know about your nonprofit, and people who don’t. Test your messaging and creative.

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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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Candid

JULY 6, 2021

By itself, automation isn’t the answer to all of an organization’s problems. While generic messages that are not tailored to your audience may not do much to help build relationships, they don’t hurt like poorly automated ones can. . Conduct A/B tests to make sure your subject lines, images, button placement, etc.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Through her work with clients like the Wildlife Conservation Society and her love of (math) problem solving, Amy has picked up a lot of wisdom + I wanted to better understand her process for approaching a social media campaign and measuring its efficacy. If your goal is to engage + build relationships with your audience (hopefully it is!),

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Show the real impacts that year-round donations can have on your mission by using compelling images within your website. Choose images that show interactions between people, whether it’s your volunteers and constituents or your donors mingling at previous fundraising events. Intuitive user experience. A fast load speed.

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Websites Donation Images Mobile 97

AccelEvents

MARCH 18, 2021

As the event industry moves into the digital age, more and more brands are seeking ways to capture audience engagement and garner revenue through event marketing. With a digital events platform like Accelevents , you are able to scale with your audience so you won’t have to worry about over-marketing or under-marketing your event.

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EveryAction

JUNE 22, 2016

Unfortunately, there were so many questions from the audience that we weren't able answer them all during the alotted time. I mentioned a few in the webinar like using giant images and little text, or “millions of dollars.”. BS: Oh, that’s likely a part of your problem. How big is the image? Tell your boss “no.”

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

GPT and The Grey Jacket Problem At a Fundraising event in NYC, George was on a panel to talk about AI applications for fundraising and was wearing a grey sports jacket with blue pants. When you combine generic prompts with untrained AI’s and then publish it you are walking straight into a Grey Jacket Problem.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Add Alt Tags to Your Images Alt tags, also called alt text or alt descriptions, are snippets of copy that describe an image. These tags will show up in the place of an image if the image does not load or, on some websites, they’ll show up when a user hovers over an image.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 8, 2020

But here’s the problem, how do you know which ones are right for you when they all seem to be offering similar services? We relate to images far more than written content; it’s why Instagram’s so successful, and if you’re going to succeed online, you must use high-quality visual content in all your marketing campaigns.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Key Takeaway #2: Spotlight Your Mission as the ‘Hero’ In the book, Ogilvy realized in a flash of insight that taste was irrelevant for whiskey – it was brand image alone that motivated purchases. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Those insights should drive messaging and campaigns.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

If you find that your marketing efforts were misaligned with your audience, conduct more audience research to help understand your supporters better. Give your audience information that will help them identify with the individual featured in your story. Define the problem. Conduct A/B testing.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

It can help segment your audience. You may want to set reminders or continuous messaging until a problem is resolved such as payment errors, so ensure that your nonprofit database comes with customizable settings that allow you to edit communication timelines at your discretion. . Running strategic tests. Fixing errors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Source: AI for Lawyers (Click image for larger version). This is a great way to create and test a prototype for your nonprofit to see how a chat bot works and understand the work flow. The process of anticipating questions from audience segments and responses was useful in and of itself.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Thanks to YouTube, videos can be raw, without heavy editing, and still strike the right chord with audiences. “We What problem are you addressing? Virtual tour: A peek behind the curtain at your organization will engage your audience, especially those who are curious about your work. We don’t have the budget for videos.”

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Video Giving Fundraising Script 98

Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

The people who are part of a specific community are the experts in that field, and they should be part of the creative process, not just used to “run ideas by,” or as focus groups when we conduct user-testing. Creative-problem solving on a small budget. But instead of seeing this as a problem, how can we turn it into an advantage? .

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Design Experiment Nonprofit Collaboration 52

AccelEvents

MARCH 18, 2021

As the event industry moves into the digital age, more and more brands are seeking ways to capture audience engagement and garner revenue through event marketing. With a digital events platform like Accelevents , you are able to scale with your audience so you won’t have to worry about over-marketing or under-marketing your event.

Tools 52

Tools Virtual Hosting Industry 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

From problem to solution. Perhaps you presented a goal to your supporters, such as distributing 5,000 meals —you can use storytelling to connect accomplishing this goal (the “after”) to the “before” problem at hand (thousands of hungry families in your community). From goal to result. Walk people through how a solution came to be.

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Storytelling Guide Nonprofit Story 52

NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Over the past two weeks, we’ve been running A/B tests on our new mobile template. It only took a little <table> magic to fix that problem. We went from: to: (Click images for full size versions.). If you do some testing of your own, we’d be very interested to hear the results. The Content.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Even experienced fundraisers sometimes use fundraising methods that just don’t work for a particular organization or audience. The wonderful thing about email marketing is you can do A/B testing. You need a story that focuses on the problem you are working to solve and touches the hearts of your donors. But look, it’s not you.

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Method Fundraising Social Media Calendar 75

DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

However, these brands go much deeper than the logos and images they share. To brand your organization and ensure that branding is maintained across your marketing platforms, you’ll need to design a comprehensive brand narrative that will last the test of time and communicate that clearly across all who are in charge of conveying it.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2013

The users of your website might be experiencing similar problems. A great place to start is by realigning your site with your various audience groups and then picking out at least 3 actions that group might be looking to complete. Fix any broken links or images and take this opportunity to trim up that lengthy paragraph or two.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Plus, you’ll get free publicity for your campaign and tap into a whole new group of supporters—the news station’s audience. You can solve this problem by choosing a more sustainable Giving Tuesday campaign idea—a recurring giving campaign. Test your donation form in advance. Start a recurring giving campaign.

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Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 98

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Your audience will respond to stories that immediately grab their attention. Share their stories with your audience. When possible, integrate video, audio, and images to create multimedia stories. Brand it and test it. Ultimately, you want your audience's friends to also share the content. Or, find a new tool.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

That planning must include a specific goal focused on a solvable problem. And your messaging must be clear and inspiring, supported by an image or video that tugs on heart strings. A specific goal: The best Giving Tuesday campaigns focus on solvable problems. Debut the image you plan to use throughout your campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Microtasks could be tagging hundreds of images or cleaning up hundreds of database entries. In some cases, money also exchanges hands such as in innovation challenges where you might be seeking a solution to a complex R&D problem and provide an award to the solver. Does it help you solve a problem? Measuring Input.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2015

Something has gone awry and entered the world, be it illness, war, slavery, disabilities, or natural disasters, and your nonprofit has brazenly stepped forward to face the problem head on, with the hopes of a brighter, healthier, and more peaceful future. Watch as Sam is tested in his commitment to the journey. Image 2: CauseVox.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 9, 2023

According to Loop , “A beautiful and well-crafted nonprofit website will draw your audience in, instill a sense of trust, and compel people to take action.” Website accessibility can also be helpful for older audiences who may have more difficulty navigating online content and makes websites more user-friendly in general.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

So when the folks at the think tank asked us to make a media piece to address one problem we saw with the current setup, I decided to do a little experiment in visitor-driven navigation. People who didn't want to do it saw it as a test. Test out a "by visitors for visitors" version. This is the holy grail for me.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 5, 2021

The good news is that this is not a problem because open rates are fool’s gold. The problems start when your organization claims your email strategy is a success based only on a high open rate. Open rates are helpful with A/B testing. Your organization needs to test what day and time is best to send out your newsletter.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? both electronic and print.

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Knowledge Effective PDF Evaluation 60

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

Make sure the game is targeted to the right audiences. Documentary footage and stories told through game present images of strong women of color. While some press on with the increased difficulty, in Simon’s play testing, some quit playing the game altogether. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. JURY FEEDBACK. JURY FEEDBACK.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The story communicates a problem. The answer to what to do with your stories before and during your year-end fundraising campaign will come down to your organization’s time/resources and where your audience hangs out. Focus on channels where you already get engagement and then test out different kinds of content on those channels.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Launch and promote fundraisers Before you launch your fundraisers, test the donation buttons by donating a dollar to the campaign yourself. This is also the time to create marketing materials for each segment of your nonprofit audience. Tell them how donating to your campaign will help the protagonist solve their problem.

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Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 98