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Advocacy for everyone: 6 ways to help your supporters take action

EveryAction

Mobile optimization —M+R’s Benchmarks for the year 2022 found that “users on mobile devices (including both phones and tablets) accounted for 57% of nonprofit website traffic.” An effective digital petition form should include a few key features and characteristics. Visual and auditory elements make a story stronger by engaging the senses.

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Benchmarking: Networked Nonprofits Measure Their Social Media Results In A Context

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Benchmarking Study by Devon Smith.

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10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications and Fundraising to Watch in 2018

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Due to the decline in reach on social media, nonprofits should prioritize email communications and fundraising in 2018 [ Benchmarks for Success ]. Generation Z (currently 19 and younger) is mobile-first and mobile-only – and 27% of the global population. Gen X also volunteers more often than any other generation and gives generously.

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6 smart fundraising strategies to drive major giving success

EveryAction

Your board members can play a crucial role in nonprofit governance and as potential major donors. Plus, it drives increased generosity through social proof (“This amount is what others are contributing, so I will, too,”) and tangible incentives (“If I give $X, I’ll receive this exclusive reward!”)

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10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends for Nonprofits in 2022

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. Ensure that your landing page generates an effective title and promo image on social media. M+R Benchmarks Report. Characteristics of Plain Language.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration. Co-development led to conceptualization of participation of people with disabilities in advocacy for legislative, policy and government program change as an impact—in and of itself—regardless of outcome.

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Is your board making the grade – How to improve board performance

BoardAssist

BoardSource, the country’s leading nonprofit governance consultants, provides some great advice in this week’s guest post. Light a fire under your governance committee. Call it generative work or strategic thinking, when board members are in the same room, the best use of their time is interactive discussion.