Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2016

Growing the size of your email list is an important strategic goal for your nonprofit's marketing, communications, and fundraising programs. Even with average email open rates under 20 percent, email is consistently the best performing communications tool for most nonprofits. com, consider the following.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Here are some digital marketing best practices for finding new donors by driving prospects to your nonprofit organization’s website using search engine optimization, online advertising, and email campaigns. This will drive traffic to your website, where you can ask them to sign up for email.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

While acquisition should still be a part of a diversified fundraising strategy, if you want to reduce attrition, focus on retaining the support of those already in your donor file. He is an avid (but aging) soccer player, audio book enthusiast, and the heavily-disputed UNO champion of his household.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Make sure you clarify whether you’ll connect via email, text, Slack, telephone, etc. If you need to provide your volunteers with an organizational email address, then get that started. or “I love filing so much! Every organization has their own preferred method, as does each volunteer. Focus on your mission.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 11, 2010

opening the room at the right time, filtering questions, and managing the recording so we have a file we can post afterwards. I record the webinar from my VMWare Fusion Windows 7 virtual machine, upload the file to our Vimeo Plus account , embed back on our website. I got the file the next day and I couldn't do a thing with it.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Evernote lets me organize files, web sites, pictures, audio, and notes, from any device. Another resource that lets you work on the files you want, when you want, is Dropbox. I can also email a link to the file to anyone else, like a collaborator on the document or a staff member that needs a copy.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 19, 2009

Faxes arrive as email attachments: [link] (Be aware that they do things like periodically changing your fax number to induce you to pay. Google Desktop — Use Google to search your desktop files: [link]. Express ClickYes — Gets around the Outlook security feature that prevents mass emailing by malware.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Features: You’ll likely need to invest in other software solutions to send emails, collect online donations, etc., Slack Platform overview: Slack is a messaging platform that enables employees to send and receive multimedia messages, including regular chats as well as audio and video clips. This keeps all conversations focused.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Recent court cases have found that if charges are filed against a nonprofit for not being accessible, they can be required to bring their site up to par from an accessibility standpoint. Many nonprofits use interactive forms on their websites, whether it’s an online donation form , volunteer sign-up, event registration, or email sign-up.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2012

cents/minute for Adobe Connect and audio conferencing services combined, just for nonprofits. Read on to learn what web conferencing is, why you should also use audio conferencing, how Adobe Connect stacks up, and tips and tricks for wildly successful web conferences. Why Should You Also Use Audio Conferencing Services?

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I have tried to use basic tools, like Notepad, to store notes, but that turned into an exercise of organizing multiple files with no way to easily find information or share it with others. One-step email. If you use Outlook, OneNote makes it easy to email your notes to colleagues.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. The view of the World Blind Union was that the rightsholders (i.e.,

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

With Lync, users can share their desktops and calendars and do live audio and video conferencing. The software offers several ways to get in touch – office phone, mobile phone, tablet, instant message, email, collaborative calendar, video conference, audio conference, and so on. or remote workers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2007

But wait a minute, what if I could create a screencast out of a screensharing session or using a web conference system like Ready/Talk that offers video/audio recording? Nor I have been able to find his phone number or email to ask him directly. Option 1: Record the.swf playback file using Camtasia after the call.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Files: Is your organization the holder of the official record of something? Do you have the news clippings of major events in your files? Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. Mention the donor in emails year-round relating to the program they supported. Recognition/Appreciation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

15 per person/minute for audio is very tough to swallow. Even the unlimited plans (which start at $50/month, or possibly discounted) have pricing for audio, which I hadn’ t realized. It was this audio pricing that drove a stake in the heart of my ReadyTalk plan. It does, apparently, do audio via VOIP. It’s $.24

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2007

Jo Lee from CitizenSpeak emailed me to let me know that CitizenSpeak has a new sibling called RingTones08.com Jo says in email announcement, "A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes well-chosen short political sound bites can rally a cause, make us laugh, and even sway an election. RingTones08.com

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

A production grid is easy to produce in a collaborative tool like Google Docs and is easily shared via email or file sharing. The site allows users to upload content — video, audio, and images — and invite others to put the pieces together. Building a Team.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

ReadyTalk's web and audio conferencing service is available for donation to eligible nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup. This post was authored by Anita Wehnert and originally appeared on the ReadyTalk blog. Read Anita's bio at the end of the post.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

Join your fellow museums and historical sites in taking advantage of waived admin fees and deeper discounts on favorite products like new Dell hardware , the Adobe Photoshop Elements 14 and Premiere Elements 14 bundle, Tableau professional data visualization software, and Box online file-sharing and content management service.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2014

For capturing signatures, processing credit cards, or just checking emails, they do the trick nicely. Conferencing options let you share your screen or presentation, use your computer or smartphone audio (no dialing in), and add up to four presenters to a live video feed. Record training webinars and save them as video files.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Email our friendly blog team at: blog AT techsoupglobal DOT org. Any organization or individual can publish just about any copyrighted content under a Creative Commons license, whether that content is a book, an audio file, a video clip, software, or any other creative work. Not sure it's OK to reuse our content?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Websites, Email & Constituent Management from Laura Quinn: Your website is you, online. Email is a critical channel. Use email to reach out to your constituents to let them know what you’re up to or to ask them to take action. The details of your emails are critical. After 10,000 emails, prices are reasonable.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

Box is an online file sharing and collaboration tool. Box is completely in the cloud, so you can share information with volunteers and external partners without giving them access to your network or emailing documents back and forth. Litmos is compatible with numerous media types, including Microsoft Office, Flash, video, and audio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Having a bad case of work avoidance yesterday - specifically building powerpoint slides and figuring out what to say, I got into an email conversation about Web2.0 David also sent me an email summarizing responses from another UK Charity list. and volcom sector adoption. Anyway, last words.to does aid help developing countries????

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2007

Email is bad at 1 (never sure if the other person will see your message), but good at 2 and 3. There's no concern that the person will never read the email or pick up the message--IM is primarily a real-time activity. If I email you at your work address, and you don't check that one on the weekend, I'm out of luck. Connection.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

general awareness at around 40%, though… people don’t necessarily know they are consuming a podcast, audio embedded in rss etc. if you are recroding with multiple people, you can record them to separate audio files so you can edit more easily. allows you to backup the files by recording to multiple devices.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You can also save your theme to your organization’s shared files for you and others to have ready to use for future proposals. Some of your board may call via audio or video call instead of sitting in the room. Follow up with an email Your board presentation doesn’t end when the meeting does!

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Confirmation Email. Always, always send a confirmation and thank you email following a donation. This is also a good opportunity for a double opt-in or a direct ask to join your email list. Followup Email. This is how your gift is being put to work” email. Paid Ad or Email – Campaign-Specific CTA.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Websites, Email & Constituent Management from Laura Quinn: Your website is you, online. Email is a critical channel. Use email to reach out to your constituents to let them know what youre up to or to ask them to take action. The details of your emails are critical. What is your real output?

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

in the United States filed for unemployment at the onset of COVID-19. All organizations, for-profits and nonprofits alike, are working hard and competing to grab users’ attention over email, social media, and other digital outreach platforms. . Email marketing. We recommend keeping the video and audio both on for these meetings.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

The new service allows users to make blog entries and comments, send and receive emails via their MySpace page, upload photos from their cellphones, and view or search for friends (videos will be supported sometime in 2007). Along with the increased use of SMS and mobile e-mail, people are sharing photos and video files.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

Huddle is a cloud-based project management tool that supports file sharing, virtual workspaces, content management, and task prioritization. Keep your email communication secure with Microsoft's Exchange Server 2013 , an email management software that runs on Windows Server. Audio and Web Conferencing.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

This is because digital media– whether social media, email, or your website– is the main medium for connecting with your supporters in 2021 and beyond. It’s likely that every channel you use, whether different social media platforms or your email marketing platform, will require a unique set of dimensions for images.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Office 365 Nonprofit also includes hosted email and calendars with Exchange Online, instant messaging and web conferencing with Lync, and company social networking through Yammer. If you need to send large files, such as image albums or reports, to your remote coworkers, try Citrix Sharefile. Web Conferencing and VoIP.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Office 365 Nonprofit also includes hosted email and calendars with Exchange Online, instant messaging and web conferencing with Lync, and company social networking through Yammer. If you need to send large files, such as image albums or reports, to your remote coworkers, try Citrix Sharefile. Web Conferencing and VoIP.

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