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Guest Post by Chad Norman: Power to Your Peeps! Why Real-time Fundraising with Twitter Works

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things.and I bet you do too I dig speaking at nonprofit conferences and events, and one of my favorite topics to cover is the real-time use of social media. When an org sends an email, the open rate can be low - but when a person sends an email to friends, the open rate is 90%!

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10 Reasons Your Email Appeal is Being Ignored

NetWits

Conventional wisdom says that between 8 am and 9 am have the lowest open rates, as does Monday. As for time, open rates tend to be higher sent around lunch time (noon or 1 pm) EST. So the best time for the best results boil down to midweek, midday.” – Michael Gastaldo. “ There are two schools of ‘best time to send emails.’

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[VIDEO] Where to Find Potential Donors to Support Your Cause

Bloomerang

Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, for a workshop focused on finding potential supporters for your nonprofit organization. Chad will review the best practices in fundraising prospect identification and provide practical tips for how small nonprofits can maximize their network. Chad, I got 2:00 Eastern.

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What You Need to Know About Video Interviews

Forj

This way, the interviews can be reviewed and rated. Additionally, this allows you to organize interviews by their rating and shortlist for the next round. Expect your video interviewing platform to automatically record both types of video interview. That way, there’s no last minute scramble when things don’t go perfectly.

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It's NTC Community Voting Time!

NTEN

No hanging chads here, my friends. Q: Will the highest rated sessions or the ones with the most votes be the ones featured at the 2014 NTC? It''s 14NTC Community Voting Time! The submissions are closed, the steering committee has met, and the module is in place. A: Probably not all of them.

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09NTC Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

Amy Sample Ward

I’m here at the 09NTC in Corey Pudhorodsky and Chad Norman’s session on podcasting! Chad: baudcast. Export to mp3, things to consider: Bit rate - indicator of the quality of the file. And finally, we’ll learn from a few case studies and go over some production best practices. We’re live… !

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[VIDEO] Best Practices for Recurring Donor Acquisition

Bloomerang

And what I’ve seen so far, every time monthly donors get an email, the open rates go up, the click-through rates go up. The other thing is the retention rates go up. If you see the fact that, on average the retention rate is still about 46%. Chad is a great guy. So that’s even more powerful.

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