Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.”

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If you’re a professional at a nonprofit, you probably understand how stressful hitting your fundraising goal can be. You might also feel overshadowed by all the big guys who have the resources to conduct massive outreach campaigns. Promote your fundraising events. Promote events in your existing materials and programs.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . Your fundraising landing page is a perfect opportunity to make a strong connection with your donor. But as important as fundraising landing pages are, they are often dull and transactional. Blah, blah, blah.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Your organization’s name is featured in their headlines and your organization’s page is listed and linked on their profiles. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns. Fundraisers and executive staff should actively engage donors and funders on LinkedIn.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 9, 2018

This principle applies similarly to the event management and fundraising spaces. In this article, we’re going to share: Why nonprofits are investing in mobile giving to reach their fundraising goals. Real use cases for how nonprofits are leveraging mobile fundraising platforms. Fund a need campaigns.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

According to a recent study by Campaign Monitor , email marketing has an astonishing ROI of 4400%! That means for every dollar you invest in email campaigns, you can expect an average return of $44. When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). Engagement?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Getting the media to cover your organization's fundraising campaign can help you reach new donors, garner larger donations, and become a well-known, trusted entity in your community. However, a little media know-how can help you get some attention for your campaign. Many neighborhood blogs have event calendars as well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Promoting a special fundraising campaign. Repeated content, like blog posts, event listings, or even things like your programs or success stories. Notice the similarities of the layouts: they have a headline, a description, an impactful statistic, and a link. 2) IOM #FindAWay Campaign. Changes to services or hours.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. Then I’ll break down how you can apply 6 additional nonprofit fundraising strategies to grow your revenues TODAY. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. Had a 55% increased conversion rate.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

When done well, your print newsletter can be an additional source of revenue that can generate as much — if not more — than a fundraising appeal. to promote your organization’s events or activities. And I’ve received nothing from hundreds of the organizations I’ve signed up with… until end-of-year fundraising rolls around.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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The Fundraising Authority

MAY 8, 2021

It also provides templates for typical Google Ads campaigns that you can easily customize. Google doesn’t want to promote bad sites, events through paid advertisements because it will annoy their users. The first one is called “Smart Campaigns.” However, Google Ad Grants take care of the hard stuff for you.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

and around the world, this coming November’s presidential election will be a stage on which events that impact society, economy, business, and philanthropy will play out. Explore Media Cause experts’ top five communication tips to consider as you roll out your advocacy , fundraising , and engagement strategies during an election year.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. Digital-forward campaigns are still powerful new donor acquisition opportunities: 57% of new donors who gave to organizations using Neon Fundraise were acquired through digital channels. Where Do Donors Give?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns give your supporters a new way to get involved while furthering your mission through grassroots action. Nonprofit advocacy campaigns require focused planning and robust software solutions and outreach resources. Market your advocacy campaign on multiple platforms. Focus on volunteer retention.

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

Explicitly state if you want each person to donate, fundraise, purchase a ticket, or show support for your organization in another way. Explain what your motivation is for fundraising, why the campaign effort is timely, and how easy it is to get involved. Get Your Free Fundraising Campaign Checklists.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Create and rotate on a regular basis promotional graphics for publications, special events, volunteer recruitment programs, special fundraising campaigns, etc. Use large font for headlines and body text. To accommodate today’s Internet users, at minimum your headlines should be 18 point and your body text 13 point.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Make sure the subject line is an intriguing headline, not “April Newsletter from Our Charity.”. Invite them to attend your fundraising events. Honor them by asking them to serve on the board or on a committee to plan or host an event.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2023

Specific Problem Solving: The main issue your nonprofit is trying to address may be very focused, such as improving fundraising or boosting membership conversion rates. These standalone pages are specifically designed to focus on a particular goal, such as raising funds, increasing membership, or promoting an upcoming event.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Through her work with clients like the Wildlife Conservation Society and her love of (math) problem solving, Amy has picked up a lot of wisdom + I wanted to better understand her process for approaching a social media campaign and measuring its efficacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. As each fundraiser shares their campaign with their personal network via word of mouth and online, the number of people who know about charity: water quickly multiplies.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2011

There are some great events coming up and some interesting conversations about picking the right tools for the job. Check out the events schedule and get signed up ! Tonia Zampieri discusses what she learned and what she whould would do differently after launching the mobile fundraising app Tap-N-Give. Have m ore news to share?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The 2017 Luminate Online Benchmark Report , just released by Blackbaud, shows donation and email trends based on online fundraising and email campaigns by 707 Luminate Online customers. While overall fundraising increased by 10.2%, sustainer revenue grew by 20.4%. Email still works really well. With a caveat.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2017

No matter where we fall in the political spectrum, it’s important for us as fundraisers to keep an eye on the issues and the news so that we’re ready to act when the issues we are passionate about become national news. Their Response to a Nationally Significant Event Was Immediate. And they did it all for free. xkjVGeMWuR.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

I love the metaphor of a successful GivingDay campaign to a party: Timing is key. The guide offers up 11 strategies for your GivingDay Campaign. It is also important to say thanks after the event as part of a wrap and lots of folks use videos. Fundraising' A unifying theme creates excitement and engagement.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

A well-defined brand supports your marketing and fundraising efforts and lets people know instantly what you’re about. You can also emphasize your headlines and key phrases by bolding them, increasing the font size, and capitalizing the letters. Your brand is how people feel when they think of your organization (or visit your website!)

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you’re reading a blog post with the words “capital campaign” and “board” in the headline, you might be spiraling through questions that are keeping you up at night (hopefully, it’s not 2 a.m.): Did we set appropriate capital campaign goals with our board? Is our board on track for the public phase? A half-day or an 8-11 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

#(*@() implementation (Rik used another word in the headline, but I don't any trackback spam). What is ironic is that the WDM has not learned to apply what they presumably have learned from their other campaigns into virtual space. And not just fundraise. Namely that it isn't enough just to shame people. Provide Hope.

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DipJar

MAY 3, 2022

Picture this: You’re planning the marketing campaign for an upcoming benefit concert to support your nonprofit. You’re updating the event webpage on your organization’s main website with the attendee sign-up form, lineup, driving and parking instructions, safety information, and other important logistical details.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Charitable giving is essential to your nonprofit, but fundraising can be one of your most daunting tasks. With donations and goodwill on the upswing, it is critical to understand how to fundraise for a nonprofit. Every organization has unique goals and methods, but all fundraisers for nonprofits use common terminology.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Not to worry, here are some tips that Avi Kaplan and I of Rad Campaign compiled to help nonprofits rock your online presence. Create a broad annual online marketing calendar, which lays out the major marketing initiatives, campaigns, and priorities for the entire year. topic, draft headline, and bulleted ideas to expand on.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In 2017, the headline from their Trust Barometer was “Trust has Imploded!” I went to an event recently where Richard Edelman revealed the 2018 Trust Barometer. In this low-trust environment, how can we be successful at fundraising? Ramp up your p eer-to-peer fundraising. People don’t trust media, government or nonprofits.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Even if your success doesn’t make national news headlines, you can execute a great giving day that propels your annual giving program forward. Here’s how to lay the groundwork for a successful event and then use the momentum to strengthen your annual giving program: Before the Campaign. Day of the Campaign.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

The same trends that are changing the world around us at a rapidly accelerating rate are impacting the fundraising profession in new and exciting ways. Each year, organizations scrape together scarce resources to hold events or conduct campaigns in order to acquire new supporters. Exceed Donor Expectations. Focus on Impact.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53