BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. Finally, remember that blog posts make great content for e-newsletters. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

We were also very excited that these efforts resulted in two popular social media newsletters among Latinos picking up the story. Our ACA story headlined Las Blogueras (hashtag #lasblogueras), a largely Spanish-language Twitter newsletter with 15,000 readers. She is also a bilingual journalist and award-winning blogger.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s okay—mine the ideas your organization already has, like old grant proposals, newsletter content, informational handouts, and other similar sources for inspiration. Their proprietary software streamlined mail acquisition practices and provided the agencies and nonprofits an affordable, cost-effective advantage. Just start.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

That said, promote your “Start A Fundraising Page&# link [ View Example ] on your website, in your email newsletter, on your MySpace profile, your Facebook Page, and your blog. Create an E-mail Petition. E-mail petitions are by far the fastest an easiest way to build your Change.org community. Grab Web 2.0

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Think about it: If you receive three or four emails in a row from a nonprofit you support, a blogger you follow, or your favorite store and the content is boring or useless to you, how long before you stop opening them? Mail Chimp gives you immediate feedback on your subject line’s length. Especially newsletters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Over the last six years since our founding, MomsRising has worked with hundreds of bloggers and has learned how to strategically use social media to ensure that key audiences don’t miss compelling posts. We started by proactively reaching out to bloggers of color to participate in the blog carnival.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 17, 2006

One of their calls to action, is to be a "Blogger for Human Rights": If you are a blogger, you can use your bully pulpit to stand with the victims and activists to prevent discrimination, uphold political freedom, protect people from inhumane treatment in wartime, and campaign to bring offenders to justice.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 1, 2009

One of the things I have to do for my job at C3 on a regular basis is produce our monthly e-newsletter. Contrary to what the bloggers want you to believe, email is not dead. I’ve been using Campaign Monitor to test new templates, but there’s a small per-test cost and it’s time consuming. By a very wide margin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I tend to lose more followers, fans and friends on weekends than during the week, and my stats show that there is very little ROI [Return on Investment] in terms of traffic, e-mail newsletter and mobile subscribers, event sign ups, etc. from working on the weekends. Pick a time to quit in the evening and stick to it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2008

Just a quick shout out for Beth Terry, another Oakland-based blogger, who was nice enough to interview me last month for her blog, Fake Plastic Fish. Here are some ways individuals can get involved: 1) Send an e-mail to everyone you know. Sample e-mail.) 2) If you have a blog, consider writing a post about the campaign.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. This year’s winner of Best Integrated & Multi-Channel Campaign was The Trust for Public Land , an organization founded in 1972 to protect land for the public to enjoy as parks and public spaces. Moreover the e-newsletters had the same look and feel as the overall campaign. Generated 41.2%

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

unparalleled flexibility to test campaigns, creative, messaging, and imagery-something that any cause or company needs to take full advantage of, especially in a down economy. Whether it's your next newsletter, the color and design of your donate button, or the copy you use to describe your efforts in the search engines.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

When the Washington Post writes about health care reform or corporate accountability is your campaign mentioned? Earned media is media you dont “buy” but earn the old-fashioned way - by taking the time to properly engage reporters, bloggers, and influentials about your issue. ” Think about it. What is Earned Media?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

I was starting to hear more and more about the service (from bloggers and early adopters like Beth Kanter and others), and simultaneously was launching a new website for Wellstone Action that we wanted to be more interactive, and which included a blog. Deanna Zandt (DZ): How long have you been on Twitter? What inspired you to join?

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

The interesting thing about this effort is that it’s not campaign-based, or a spurt of activity for a defined period of time, but actually an ongoing relationship that can continue to build over the long term, again defined by what is valuable to their supporters. Reader Comments (2) Great post Ali.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Whereas older generations still respond well to direct mailers, slightly younger people prefer email campaigns, and still younger individuals react to strong and engaging social media efforts. For ages 55 and older, direct mail—in the form of ad flyers, brochures, pamphlets etc. Therefore keep your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 264

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2014

By Lisa Sargent : Fundraising copywriter … donor communications specialist… publisher of Loyalty Letter e-news … die-hard defender of direct mail. Chapter 6 : Five Steps to Newsletters that Keep Your Donors Close. By Nancy Schwartz : Nonprofit marketeer and communications pro — consultant, blogger and speaker.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

e-Newsletter [see right column]. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource of the Week” features a new resource/tool in each edition. Using Wordle, nonprofits could generate word clouds that add some color and creativity to their online fundraising and outreach campaigns. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. A must-bookmark list of special days that acknowledge social good events and cause campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

My screencast on widgets is featured in this month's NTEN newsletter in a section pointing to " How To Build Online Community." s experience (good and bad), the NTEN Affinity Groups , particularly Emerging Technology, Nonprofit Bloggers, or Nonprofit Webmasters, are good lists to connect with your peers on these topics.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 7, 2016

She is a blogger, marketer and communications coordinator for Qgiv , an online fundraising service provider. Did your last email campaign blow your expectations out of the water (in a good way)? Having a section on your direct mail letters that lets donors specify their preferences. Did they mail in a check?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 265

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 10, 2016

She is a blogger, marketer, and communications coordinator for Qgiv , an online fundraising service provider. Did your last email campaign blow your expectations out of the water (in a good way)? Having a section on your direct mail letters that lets donors specify their preferences. Did they mail in a check?

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Fundraising Tips Social Media Method 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And in this post by Joanne-Fritz, How to Close the Loop with Donors by Email , she shares how nonprofits can provide “closure” after fundraising campaigns. Creating marketing campaigns based around current holidays or events is a no brainer for nonprofits, but there’s a catch. Give a teaser for an upcoming campaign?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

When someone buys something from your organization, do you give them the opportunity to donate or at least get on your mailing list to learn more about how they can get involved? Start by just asking them to invite their Instagram followers to donate to a crowdfunding campaign then see if you can find other ways to get them involved.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

482 so that senate candidates are required to make their campaign finances available quickly and online. This article was written by Tracy Viselli , an online media strategist, blogger, political activist, entrepreneur , and co-founder of Nevada Interactive Media and Summit. said Greg Elin of the Sunlight Foundation.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

In 1996 a friend and I did a study of presidential campaign websites. In 2003, I started paying attention to the nascent campaign for president of an obscure ex-governor of Vermont named Howard Dean. I am surprised at how open to innovation so many campaigns and consultants are. No real interactivity.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

In 1996 a friend and I did a study of presidential campaign websites. In 2003, I started paying attention to the nascent campaign for president of an obscure ex-governor of Vermont named Howard Dean. I am surprised at how open to innovation so many campaigns and consultants are. No real interactivity.

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