Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This week, I was fortunate to get a sneak peek at two of the nonprofit sector’s leading tech experts musing on their technology trend predictions for 2016. A great trend for all of us. Relevant even for a nonprofit designer like me. But Steve’s right and it’s relevant to all of us.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. It is clearly not a fad, and yet the vast majority of nonprofits have zero budgets for social media.

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Social media is just one of several channels that you should be using to connect with constituents, build community, and mobilize people to work toward your goals. The human brain is the best analytics tool. What are people saying to you on social media channels? Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' Is it positive?

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Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

Bloggers just like myself are sitting there tormenting their brains in an effort to say things that impact you more than the person before them. ” Then it is probably best if that particular person explains the process in which they are undergoing with someone else who has encountered the same process before.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2018

The point is that in most cases these exceptions are highly beneficial to your organization, but because they do not fit previous trends in behavior, they cannot be predicted or anticipated. Which channels have the best response rate, gift frequency, average gift size, and retention rate?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

For 2014, our NPTech experts made strong predictions about charities doing more multi-channel marketing or going beyond email and direct mail into social media. However, another trend that is emerging is that we'll be discovering the limitations of social media in fundraising. This has been a steady upward trend since 2008.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

In the Nonprofit Content Marketing Benchmarks, Tools and Trends Report of 2014, nonprofit marketing and communications professionals who rank themselves as “Most Effective” at content marketing have a written content strategy. Bosses and boards need to know how investment in new media strategies, channels, and content will move the needle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

The morning also includes sharing the principles of successful social media, a talk that I have been giving and refining over the past 5 years and changes with new trends and developments in social media. It Isn’t Enough To Tell People About Best Practices: Hands-On, Brains-On.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

In the Nonprofit Content Marketing Benchmarks, Tools and Trends Report of 2014, nonprofit marketing and communications professionals who rank themselves as “Most Effective” at content marketing have a written content strategy. Bosses and boards need to know how investment in new media strategies, channels, and content will move the needle.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

channels for consumer driven conversation, but for our cause? It may be better to use monitoring tools to find channels of current activity." If you can identify the channel that draws. Scheduling your day will save your brain from the oh-so-common 'what. Keep Records and Identify Trends. qualitative data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Your organization may be skeptical about the value of listening through social media channels. He encourages staff to listen on many different channels and to blog what they learn in order to share with members. Pattern Analysis You'll want to be look for patterns and trends. This requires stepping back.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. How to Embrace Emerging Social Media with Infinite Majesty and Calm : Learn how to decide if social media channels deserve to be part of your organization’s already crowded communications and marketing efforts. Don’t Panic!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. We’ll pick the brains of people who live this challenge daily in the nonprofit sector.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. Another trend is unlimited paid time off. For example, you may need a colleague to monitor your social channels and check your organization’s general email inbox.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That’s why you have to plan ahead: A robust content plan will save you time—and brain space—and help you produce great nonprofit content while also tackling the rest of your mile-long to-do list. Without a plan, that team would be left scrambling to figure out what content should be produced when and for which channel.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

As new marketing trends emerge and old ones fall away, it can be challenging to know what to prioritize when creating compelling auction marketing materials. Younger donors often engage more with social media and interactive platforms, whereas older donors might favor traditional channels like newsletters and emails. Occupation.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Note any trends or patterns in your audience’s data or survey responses and adjust your appeals to emphasize the aspects of your mission that drive supporters to action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Is this a multi channel campaign? Right now we send a daily email to our executive team pointing out the campaigns started and funds raised the day before, as well as our progress towards the goal trended against last years campaign. Tell me a little about your strategy and tactics. How do you use social media for social fundraising?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. I’m going to be able to make sure the right message and the right donation form gets to the right person at the right time through the right channel.” Maureen: I think there’s like two trends. Be nice to your people. They’re learning something new.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Check out this post: Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for 2014 and don’t miss the associated Nonprofit content marketing infographic. Three Guesses , Claire Axelrad tries to make sense of the downward trend and offer up some guidance as to how nonprofits can begin responding. Connections.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2015

While traditional fundraising still accounts for a great majority of all funds raised, online fundraising is continuing to inch upwards and this trend is expected to continue given the ease of giving and increased efficiencies on the back-end with integrated donation and donor management tools. Focus on Trends, not on Specific Tactics.

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