Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Direct/Post mail (credit or debit card, cheque) – 12%. Mobile Money, such as Vodafone M-Pesa and Airtel Money – 1%. A handwritten note sent through the mail asking me to give – 12%. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2013

A follow-up to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , this book will place much more emphasis on using social media and mobile technology for fundraising. Have you ever donated using a smartphone app or on a mobile-optimized donate page? Facebook Causes, Razoo, a tool offered by the nonprofit?

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Mobile Research Donation Paypal 161

Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Ask: How to Ask for Support for Your Nonprofit Cause, Creative Project, or Business Venture by Laura Fredricks. Dive into this classic to set yourself up for success with its proven approaches for compelling direct mail or online fundraising appeals. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits by Heather Mansfield.

Free 119

Free Help Fundraising Storytelling 119

EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

The Campaign Workshop is an award-winning political consulting firm that specializes in targeted communications, digital, mail, and video for advocacy and political campaigns. A full-service marketing and creative agency, Media Cause helps nonprofits accelerate their impact. Get in touch at TheCampaignWorkshop.com !

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Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Make your emails mobile-friendly. By the end of 2014, 66% of emails were opened on a mobile device. As mobile devices increase in popularity, that number can only grow over time. Designing your emails to be mobile responsive or mobile first will help them make the most impact when opened by your supporters.

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Newsletter Social Media Storytelling Mail 105

NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

If you’ve been been putting off accepting the growing reality that people read the messages your organization sends on mobile devices, stop right now. Mobile is no longer something we need to worry about at some point in the future. Over the past two weeks, we’ve been running A/B tests on our new mobile template.

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Template Mobile email San Francisco 167

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2021

Thanks to technology, there’s no need to spend hours processing mailed registration forms, checks, receipts, and entering information in endless spreadsheets. The good news is regardless of these changes, the primary focus of the event remains the same—golf and your cause. 2) Upgrade to online registration. 5) Add a virtual round.

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Practice Fundraising Registration Virtual 306

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

They demand the online giving experience to be nearly instantaneous, easy, secure, personalized, mobile-friendly, and reflective of your brand and mission. For development teams, this means creating varied and engaging content to keep donors invested in the cause. Month 6 Donors are invited to try out a fun, interactive online quiz.

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Donation Online Canada System 91

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

Why It’s Important to Accept Online Donations Collecting online donations can be a powerful and budget-friendly way to raise funds for your cause or organization. Nowadays, life’s moving fast, and donors really appreciate the option to give when they want to, without dealing with going somewhere or mailing a check.

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Donation Digital Online Giving 219

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

Nonprofit fundraising events can be a great opportunity to bring the support of donors, volunteers, and fundraisers together in real life to rally around your cause, whether it’s through a nationwide 5k or a local bowl-a-thon. That’s why we put together these best practices to get you started…. 1) Start with a clear goal.

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Practice Fundraising Registration Nonprofit 278

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report is an annual research project that examines how donors prefer to give and engage with their favorite causes and charitable organizations. Despite a decade of improvements in mobile giving, the app that donors want doesn’t yet exist.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

These donors are most likely to support the causes of children and youth (15%) , health and wellness (11%) , and animals and wildlife (11%). Donors are much less likely to give through mobile apps/wallets (4%) and through text message (1%). 11) Donors are very involved with their favorite causes and charitable organizations offline.

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South America Global Trend North America 261

M+R

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Anyone using Apple’s iMessage, Apple Mail, or Private Browsing Mode in Safari (with the option to enable it outside of Private Browsing). Apple Mail is Apple’s email client. Link Tracking Protection applies to any email address used in Apple Mail, regardless if it’s an apple email address or not. About 17% of the U.S.

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Track Digital Change Fundraising 104

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

11% via direct mail/post. 4% via mobile app/wallet. Mobile Giving. 24% of online donations in 2018 were made via a mobile device ( Charitable Giving Report ). 77% of donors who first donate from a mobile device make their second donation from a mobile device ( The State of Modern Philanthropy Report ).

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Stats Social Media NGO Media 279

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

Reach out to supporters with a large social media following and ask them to act as ambassadors for your cause. This type of social fundraising taps your most loyal supporters and turns them into avid fundraisers for your cause, giving your nonprofit more time to focus on running its event. Social media. Peer-to-peer engagement.

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Marketing Fundraising Tips Registration 52

Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give allows your donors to give through their phone bill, while text-to-donate takes your donors to a mobile donation form to complete their transactions. It also makes giving more accessible because your donors can contribute to your cause without needing a computer or to visit your organization in person.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2023

Create a dedicated campaign page Although peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns utilize personalized donation pages for your supporters, your nonprofit’s website is still the go-to source for all information about your cause and fundraising goals. Leveraging direct mail. Giving a gift.

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Campaign Fundraising Mail United States 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 8) Embrace Cause Awareness and Giving Days.

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Practice Online Fundraising Nonprofit 339

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Our partnership model is simple and innovative: in exchange for promoting the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Survey to donors and supporters of nonprofit organizations in your country from March 1 through May 31, 2020 , our partners receive the anonymized survey data for their country or cause. Benefits of Partnership.

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Global Trend South Africa Report 206

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits. Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs. Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology). I hope you find it useful.

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Social Media Social Media Tech 272

CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s not just about age and location; it’s about understanding why someone cares about the cause, what drives them, and what barriers might be preventing them from contributing. Communication Preferences: Which groups of donors like to be communicated with via email, social media, direct mail, or phone calls?

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Audience Donor Survey Demographics 82

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

In this year’s spring fundraising campaigns, expect to see organizations: Emphasizing mobile giving. Emphasizing Mobile Giving. Mobile giving took off with the proliferation of smartphones in the past decade or so, and it continues to grow in popularity. Appealing to younger donors. Revisiting corporate partnerships.

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Trend Campaign Fundraising Mobile 98

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. The results of the survey were very encouraging for the current and future state of mobile giving. Channel of Influence.

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Attitude Mobile Giving Canada 95

TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Beyond the social sphere, nonprofits see less activity from mailing (i.e., direct mail and email). “Originally the annual appeal was sent by direct mail, then we saw a shift to email, but even now email is becoming less effective–spam filters are picking up more and people are growing numb to solicitations.”

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Challenge Technology Mail Files 140

Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2022

If you’re using direct mail, include a website URL at the bottom of your letter that takes them to your donation page and a pre-addressed return envelope to allow donors to send in a check or cash if they’d prefer to give that way. . Here are six things you can do to reach your donors and encourage them to support your cause: .

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Strategy Tips Mail Database 90

Qgiv

MAY 24, 2023

While they may not be giving on the same level as Baby Boomers, Millennials are proving that they’re a charity-minded generation that wants to support causes that resonate with them. When stewarding Millennials, don’t forget to offer them volunteer opportunities so that they can make a direct impact on your cause by donating their time.

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Generation Comparison Studies Giving 52

Nonprofits Source

MARCH 27, 2023

Online marketing is not only cost-effective, but it expands your organization’s reach beyond traditional mailed invitations and posted flyers. You can also use high-contrast colors in the site’s design, avoid abbreviations and misspellings that might cause screen readers to mispronounce words, and use captions for images with embedded text.

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Charity Marketing Online Tips 78

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

However, when your peer-to-peer fundraising and donor management tools are connected, you can foster relationships with peer-to-peer campaign donors by highlighting what makes your cause special. OneCause Overview OneCause’s peer-to-peer fundraising software places a strong emphasis on making fundraising “social, mobile and fun.”

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Platform Giving Fundraising Software 82

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. e-Newsletter :: By 2008 nonprofits were beginning to understand and harness the power of e-mail marketing for online fundraising, branding, and cause awareness.

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Websites Design History Online 251

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

The focus is on Mobile Giving. I just finished moderating a panel on the topic of social and mobile integration. Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. How do you combine mobile with the grassroots power of social media to successfully engage donors.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Start by managing your email campaigns with through a mail service, and don’t forget to integrate the campaign service with your CRM ! Whatever you put after that won’t matter as much, but maybe some information about the cause or project, and your organization to convince those who aren’t quite sold yet.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. This helps put a face to your appeal and generate empathy for your cause. Show donors how their gift will impact your cause (i.e. Most of the communication at this point will happen online via e-mails, social media, and your website.

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Guide Giving Nonprofit Metrics 108

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 24, 2023

It serves as a counterbalance, encouraging people worldwide to give back to their communities and support causes they believe in. Friends Help Reach Goals Activate your existing supporters by reaching out through email newsletters, engaging your mailing list, and mobilizing your community.

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Online Fundraising Social Media Guide 52

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

This includes an optimized website that’s mobile-friendly and easy to navigate, strategic use of search engine optimization (SEO) to increase visibility during times of high public interest, and an established monthly giving program to facilitate the transition from one-time to recurring donations. This creates a more meaningful ask.

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Support Donor Community Retention 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

According to M+R Benchmarks , half of nonprofit website traffic comes from mobile and tablet users. Having a mobile-friendly website is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. Mobile visitors are coming whether you’re ready or not, but they won’t stay long or complete important goals if your site isn’t made to adapt to their device.

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Websites Nonprofit Guidelines Phone 256

Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Is it easy to join your mailing list? Is it optimized for mobile devices? . You should pay careful attention to where the points of friction are that may cause a would-be donor to abandon their donation. Is it optimized for mobile? As with the rest of your website and communications, you should optimize for mobile.

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