Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2024

While your donors may be expecting their partner to recognize this particular holiday, they certainly don’t have any expectations that the nonprofits they support will. Your stewardship email could be as simple as an “I thought you’d like to see what your support made possible” story, or about how grateful you are to your donor.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This GivingTuesday , no matter what your campaign or theme, you can’t go wrong spotlighting the stories of your volunteers. Showcasing your volunteers’ journeys not only celebrates their invaluable commitment, but also fosters trust and connection within the community, highlighting the human impact behind every effort.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. Here are three kinds of fundraising events that work for most nonprofits and how to choose the right one for you. You already know that every dollar counts in your nonprofit. So, what’s the RIGHT event for your nonprofit? Competitions.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These 31 ideas for online fundraising for nonprofits will help you reach your yearly goals and have fun while you do it! However, modern platforms, smartphones, and short video formats allow nonprofits to take advantage of this powerful tool in a number of ways. Here are 10 ways to use video in online fundraising for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. This comprehensive book covers the following: Part One addresses storytelling readiness, especially now to transform your nonprofit’s culture.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nonprofit Animals hold a special place in our hearts, which is why it’s so important for your nonprofit to protect and advocate for their well-being. However, running a successful animal-related nonprofit goes beyond compassion alone. In this guide, we’ll provide four tips for marketing your animal-related nonprofit.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

As a nonprofit, you’re always looking for new ways to engage your supporters and donors. So how can nonprofits use this technology to their advantage? Whether you need product photos, photos of people using your products, or simply stylish stock photos, these tools can help you find what you’re looking for.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Pacific time at PARISOMA — and join us in celebration of the many powerful digital story submissions that came to us from all over the world! And presenting the Lytro Camera for best photo entry is Lisa Rose, executive director at PhotoPhilanthropy. Featured Appearances. This is the time to network! Participate Virtually.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 27, 2014

While volunteers keep your staffing needs minimal, and allow your nonprofit to focus on the next big project, are you really getting the most out of your volunteers? Here are our top 7 tips to engage your volunteers and turn them into nonprofit ambassadors: Provide incentives. Image courtesy of Huffington Post and Idealist.org.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2020

When organizations partner with celebrity influencers and online giving, their mission can get maximized through social sharing and fundraising. Launching a celebrity partnership can feel like an intimidating project, but let’s breakdown a straightforward approach for how you can manage a celebrity-endorsed program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Guest Post: Celebrating Beth’s Five Years As Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation by Kathy Reich. OE grants help nonprofits strengthen their leadership, organizations, and networks. If anyone was going to help nonprofits learn how to use technology and social media to advance their missions, it should be us.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Highlight the idea that making a donation in someone’s honor or memory is a profound way to celebrate the holidays, and encourage your donors to share the joy of giving by offering a tribute gift. This can include heartfelt notes, stories, or even photos to make the dedication uniquely meaningful.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned gala organizer or just dipping your toes in, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to successfully navigate the exciting world of nonprofit galas. A charity gala is a formal fundraising event aimed at raising significant sums for a chosen nonprofit. What is a charity gala event? Balance is key.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In our culture, mavens are celebrated. Why do you need to guide nonprofit leaders? . They say : “They need to see we’re effective and happy photos show that.”. They say : “I don’t need data and testing; I’ve been doing this for years, and people tell me they love our photos.”. I was embarrassed to wear it.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Community Brands recently shared donor retention data that reinforced alarming trends that the nonprofit sector has been monitoring for a while. In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Spotlighting different traditions into your year-end outreach injects a sense of fun and wonder to a season that often can seem predictable, homogenous, and inclusive only to those who celebrate Christmas. For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal? There are 5.4 There are 41.6

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

As those in the nonprofit world realize, few things are as effective—or as time consuming—as fundraising events. With this in mind, how should your nonprofit go about effectively marketing your next fundraiser? Also existing nonprofit mail channels, newsletters or PS in mailed donor communications or letters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Crank up your nonprofit fundraising with a benefit concert! Benefit concerts are often celebrations of major achievements or a part of a larger fundraising campaign. Advantages for nonprofits of hosting benefit concerts Hosting a benefit concert for your organization offers numerous benefits, such as: Fundraising. Inspiration.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

This platform offers FREE donation buttons, event ticketing, fundraising pages, text-to-give and peer-to-peer fundraising solutions for progressive nonprofits. So far, they’ve helped over 4,000 nonprofits raise money at $0 charge to their members. Have a celebrity endorser or a connection with someone in film, music, or sports?

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Giving your supporters a way to celebrate their Dad and give back can be a wonderful tradition to start in a community. Also, Father’s day actually owes its history to nonprofits for its creation, so supporting charity is in the day’s DNA. Use hashtags, post photos, and hold contests to get people engaged with your campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. How can your organization apply this?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

World champion Chaunté Lowe, sharing the inspiring story of her victories as an Olympian and American Record holder, as well as a breast cancer survivor. Celebrate each other and the work you do! Enjoy music, food, a fun ski lift photo and try your hand at the ski simulator on October 23 rd from 7-9:30pm!

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned nonprofit professional or you’re new to the sector, you’ve seen an effective holiday fundraiser. Or, if your ocean conservation nonprofit is fundraising around Earth Day, you might appeal to donors’ emotions with a message about how individuals can help save the planet by donating.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

The backbone of sustainability for nonprofits often falls on the generosity of donors! Why should nonprofits host donor appreciation events? Donor appreciation event ideas Event best practices Other donor recognition ideas Why should nonprofits host donor appreciation events? Donor appreciation events are meant to be fun!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And as a nonprofit organization, the start of October also means you’re entering the last quarter of the year and the beginning of the year-end fundraising season. Participants can download an app to submit photos, videos, and text answers proving that they’ve completed challenges or deciphered clues. Ghost story contest.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Operations & Leadership Nonprofit Email Marketing: 7 Best Practices for Effective Emails 12 min read Read Now Member Newsletter Content Ideas When you read “content calendar” in the section above, you may have been thinking: “Okay, but what’s supposed to go in it?” Whatever you do, maintain a content calendar and be consistent.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Navigating the complexities of year-end fundraising for nonprofits can often feel like threading through a maze of challenges. In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. But fret not – this is where our guide comes in.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Foreseeing the Bumps in the Road: An Intro to P2P Fundraising Challenges Peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising provides a powerful way for nonprofits to engage supporters and raise money for their cause. This highlights the need for nonprofits to understand the common pitfalls and have strategies to address them.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

We entered all gifts with an appeal code in our nonprofit fundraising software. Tell your story : The only way to make your Giving Tuesday campaign successful is to get the word out. We had the “thank you” call center, a photo booth, entertainment by student groups and an hourly dollar announcement set up in our student union.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As part of your nonprofit digital marketing strategy, creating as many engagement opportunities as possible is best. Including these elements will strengthen your supporter relationships by showing you care about them and want to celebrate their impact. Fundraising events are the perfect opportunities to create memories.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Through stories, people can speak out their minds, share wisdom, and pass information to others. Telling a good story can influence the mindset of the audience, and this explains why a lot of businesses today are using this tool to market their brands to their potential customers. Choose the Story Type.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 11, 2012

As a nonprofit, your message is most likely tailored toward a specific cause, whether it’s through news, links, or photos. Your ultimate breadwinner for social media engagement is photos. People LOVE photos and that’s the way it has always been. Do you remember being younger and loving books packed full of photos?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. million for nonprofits guest post by Jessica Hodder. million for 520 South Florida nonprofits, with a total of 19,245 gifts. Note from Beth: It’s Giving Day Season!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

In-person events like galas, benefits, and dinner parties are formal fundraisers, and a great way to celebrate your organization’s achievements, connect with supporters, and raise funds. Auction websites can offer detailed descriptions of auction items and many photos. Bidders can live and be anywhere there is internet access.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. Details are here.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

While working for various nonprofits throughout the past twenty years, I always had such high aspirations for having our End Of Year (Annual Campaign) strategized by May, planned by August and ready to deliver by October. . What is the story you want to tell for 2020? It never happened that way. Put together a campaign strategy.

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