sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

There were a million scenarios and questions going through my head related to COVID-19, teaching remotely/hyflex/in person, reviewing assessment strategies, evaluating digital learning tools, maintaining student connection and community, etc. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No It wasn’t great. What is better? How cool, right?

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit audiences—their hearts and minds, wallets and worlds—is critical to successfully communicating in an election year. Three —Mind the Calendar + Communicate Precisely The months nearest to the election, October especially, are going to be some of the toughest times to reach your audiences.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

When we flip the calendar to a new year, many of us become gripped by the desire to build some new habits. Make sure your tax letter is followed with a sincere, personalized thank you. Then stay at the top of their minds by liking and commenting on their posts, or even sharing their posts with your network. Drink more water!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. Members can view their calendars and see what meetings they need to attend directly on the app. If you’re not communicating regularly, board duties end up out of sight, out of mind.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

A funder’s personal and meaningful connections with nonprofits play a pivotal role in guiding their giving decisions. Personalize connections with decision-makers on LinkedIn When engaging with key decision-makers individually on LinkedIn, aim to make your initial greeting subtle and personable to kick-off your conversation.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

DRMs can directly address industry challenges by offering tools for personalized communication and targeted outreach to support relationship building and retention. Sending out multiple prompts and creating various opportunities within a calendar year for donors to give again or contribute in new ways is just as critical.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A funder’s personal and meaningful connection with a nonprofit can guide their giving decisions. By building a relationship , you’re ensuring that when the next grant cycle comes up, you’ll be top of mind. Make sure to personalize all your communications and interact with their content in a genuine way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. This guide is meant to help you prepare for each season in your fundraising year.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind? What if that person or organization does not come through this year? If the person you are talking to seems interested, ask if they think any of their friends would be interested. Create a calendar of Asks. That will have an impact on your goal.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Most businesses are trying to sell something with their marketing campaigns and don’t need as much of a personal connection with their audiences as a nonprofit would. Event and campaign marketing Events and fundraising campaigns provide a vital in-person marketing opportunity for your organization.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. But you look at your overflowing email inbox and overloaded calendar and wonder—When?! Review your calendar and see how many meetings you have scheduled next week and their combined length.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

Outlook calendar chaos. Check out more on LinkedIn’s email management suggestions and other clever ideas from Mind Tools. Outlook calendar chaos: Two (very) easy ideas for your Outlook calendar. Idea 1: Turn that email you need to follow up on into an appointment in your calendar. Read on, Fellow Wolf.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. We are living and working in a world that is connected and where sacred space and deep thinking, essential ingredients to online personal productivity and well-being, is almost becoming extinct. What is personal productivity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to the mental health benefits of improving your mood, moving your body also brings blood to the brain that helps you think more clearly and boosts personal productivity. It really helps reset my mind and body – and fight virtual fatigue. Do a five-minute workout or seven-minute workout Try desk yoga.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

He likely didn’t have grassroots campaigns in mind when he uttered those words, but Twain’s advice is spot-on for grassroots advocacy practitioners as they make a plan to engage the new Congress. Now is the time to begin preparing for President’s Day Recess —likely to be the first major break on the congressional calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Work Smarter with Digital Tools to Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity I used to be an old school pen-and-paper person. My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Create a start and stop routine (and add it to your calendar.). The pandemic has blurred the lines between our professional and personal lives. This is a classic example of Intention Deficit Disorder (IDD ) or being busy without a clear purpose or outcome in mind. . But you’re not a robot. Consider meetings as a last resort.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals. The difference between fundraisERS and fundraisING is just that: what the person gets in return.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. This is the perfect time to start introducing your year-end campaign to your supporters, and you definitely want to put your nonprofit into their minds before November 30. Ah, but it’s not.

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Campaign Fundraising Calendar Template 79

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. But through shared documents and calendars via cloud-based platforms, the Executive Director of the horse rescue has the extra help they need to get everything done. I felt that way, too, in the beginning.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

An editorial calendar— so you can keep track of and plan for big moments in advance, like oral argument and amicus brief deadlines. A calendar also will help you identify quieter moments where you’ll want to create some tactics that can keep the conversation going (rallies in communities across the country, a reporter roundtable, etc.).

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

While it can’t compete with virtual marketing’s speed and efficiency, direct mail’s personalization, tangibility, and ability to create multiple touchpoints continue to be valuable benefits. Personalization. Another aspect of personalization is segmentation. Personalization. Guides like. Segmentation. is meaningful.

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DipJar

JANUARY 5, 2022

Psychologically, people are more concerned about their personal finances just before and just after they have paid their taxes. Take a look at the calendar and map out all of the big sporting events. After analyzing the calendar for 2022, AmFund predicts the most popular Spring 2022 fundraising date to be: February 12th, 2022.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Check out our specially curated reading list of 16 free nonprofit books perfect for any summertime occasion: If you’re short on time… Is your calendar booked solid with fun plans between Memorial Day and Labor Day? If you’ve ever felt like you aren’t powerful enough to change the world, this book may just change your mind.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It’s like ergonomics for the mind. 1) Save Time Using A Calendar App For Meetings. Your contact simply compares their calendar to your published availability and self-selects an agreeable time. I also use ToDoist for personal tasks. This way, I can see all of my tasks, personal and professional, in one place.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

While you may feel inclined to write a fun blog post on a random topic, if it doesn’t tie into your goals, it probably shouldn’t go on your site (maybe that means it’s time to start a personal blog!). This is where a content calendar (and project plan!) It can be fun and light-hearted, but it should all support your mission.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Did you know that nearly one-third of individual fundraising happens during the month of December and 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year ? . With that in mind, here are some year-end fundraising tips to help you make the most of your online fundraising efforts. Spend some time crafting your subject line.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Or offer to have a staff person call them or meet with them. Invite them to meet with the staff person in charge of this project. I’m probably not the right person. My calendar is busy. The right person asking can make a difference. They want to make up their own minds about what to fund. NO = Why me?

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Not MarTech: Tools that marketers use to go about their workday, like Google Calendar, Slack, or Zoom, are usually not part of MarTech and would only be a part of the marketing technology landscape if used as a conversion action. Every organization needs to keep their business goals in mind and focus on how they plan to accomplish them.

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Marketing Platform Social Media Aggregator 59

Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

To ensure effective project communication, keep in mind these best practices for groups communicating in these virtual channels. Meetings + Agendas Meetings, whether in person or virtual, are an important part of managing a project. Tag the person to let them know that the status has changed or they are now responsible.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A Personalized Approach : Your own system permits you to develop and maintain your unique branding and voice, building genuine connections with your audience. in a calendar quarter. Now, you might be thinking: “This all sounds well and good, but how can we implement our own system, especially with budget constraints?

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

By defining your members’ preferences and interests, you’ll be able to target them more personally and at just the right time in their member journey. This could also help you justify implementing an email calendar across your association. Keep in mind, attribution is not an exact science. Analyze Performance. Attribution.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

With that in mind, let’s take a look at seven different steps you can take to retain your GivingTuesday donors. GivingTuesday Donor Retention Is Easier With the Right Data If you want a donor to stay involved with your organization after GivingTuesday, you need to give them a positive, personalized experience. Understandable!

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But keep in mind that there is a right and wrong way to do marketing. . According to Double the Donation’s list of prospect research software , this process uses tools like your donor database to identify potential donors who have the financial ability and personal interest to support your nonprofit. . Create a content calendar.

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Marketing Social Media Nonprofit Integration 52

M+R

JUNE 24, 2021

Marketers like me use those cookies to personalize your experience in the future. Speaking to specific moments in the calendar can also create a sense of relevance and timeliness, like this concept USA for UNHCR developed for Ramadan this year: Or, your creative can pull in newsworthy moments, like Amnesty International recently did.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Here’s something to keep in mind when planning your communications strategy: 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year. . Your email should feel personal. One way to personalize it is to have it come from an employee or board member. . People miss a lot of emails. Another ask or two.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Personal handwriting packs a punch! Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’ Make it brief, direct, and as personal as you can manage (e.g.,

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