Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Here are our top recommendations for generating effective CTAs: Make sure the language reflects the intended next step: There’s nothing more frustrating than being taken to a resource that doesn’t match up with the language of the CTA. Create a sense of urgency: Time is of the essence when it comes to meeting your nonprofit’s goals.

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Forum One

MARCH 20, 2024

This approach is distinct from more traditional content management or digital experience (CMS/DXP) implementation approaches where monolithic services, back-end management, and front-end templates are all tightly interwoven. For instance, the front-end stack can be changed out without changing the CMS or vice-versa.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Provide closed captioning, translation services, and materials in multiple languages.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

This document ensures that everyone in an organization is on the same page when it comes to using language in a way that is respectful and accurate. The use of inclusive language can help reduce the incidence of bias and prejudice in the workplace. It should avoid jargon and overly technical language. What is a style guide?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. ChatGPT (Chat Generated Paragraph Techniques) is an advanced natural language processing tool to provide information and cobble content together based on prompts entered by a user. Well, there’s a solution.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

RoundUp App automatically rounds users’ credit or debit card transactions up to the nearest dollar and donates the “change” to your nonprofit. Access to an entire library of marketing templates, sample fundraising campaigns, and industry best practices. How does RoundUp App work? The appeal of rounded up donations.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Many new organizations draft bylaws based on a template or an existing organization’s bylaws. You may be tempted to just change your bylaws to reflect how the Board is currently operating, but you shouldn’t do that. When you do change the bylaws, there’s more to it than simply updating a document.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Donor-centric language. If you are talking more about your organization and not the donor’s role in making change, it’s time to update your email copy. Let’s change that.” Invite the donor to help set a major change in motion by making a donation. This is a drum we’ll continue to beat. An optimized donation experience.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If you’re feeling ready to create, get started with our nonprofit annual report template. What’s more, we’ve created an annual report template so you don’t have to start from a blank slate and can rather focus on illustrating your impact! Check out the annual report template! Annual report template.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 5, 2022

Here’s how: Step 1: Create your layout template. You can choose to edit the “Standard” layout template or create a new layout template from scratch. I recommend creating a new layout template that will be used only for your EPC. Change the font color, size, etc. Struggling with Layout Templates?

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We want to help nonprofits change the world, so this season we’re awarding a $500 donation to the lucky winner of our Greater Giving Donation Page contest, and $50 and a double-entry to the first 50. To make setting up your campaign even easier, Greater Giving has GivingTuesday and Year End Giving donation templates ready to use in one click.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Hero language: When you tell a donor that your nonprofit wouldn’t exist without them, you are speaking the truth. Hero languages reinforces the idea that they made the right choice and increases the possibility that they will give again. But the rules are a bit different around IRS language. So why be shy about saying it?

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Classy

MARCH 26, 2021

Rather than keeping the templated amounts, take a look at your online donor base to understand their current behavior. Remove and edit any templated language on campaigns and emails. . Within Classy’s campaign templates, we include templated language as placeholders.

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Forum One

JANUARY 24, 2023

This approach is distinct from more traditional content management or digital experience (CMS/DXP) implementation approaches where monolithic services, back-end management, and front-end templates are all tightly interwoven. For instance, the front-end stack can be changed out without changing the CMS or vice-versa.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Most online donation tools offer default language for this, but you need to customize it so the language is warm and on brand. For more help, check out this online donation receipt template. Sprinkled throughout your website, visitors should find compelling stories that explain how your organization changes lives.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

RFP Resources and Templates. See our ultimate nonprofit RFP guide with examples and templates. Here is a template: [link]. In your initial conversations about the aesthetic you’re after, does the agency staff communicate in language that you can understand? Questions to ask a potential vendor (PDF). Considering a Rebrand?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

If you give us a logic model or a theory of change format, we work hard to not only embrace your words but to put them in the right rows and columns. At the level of language, there is not. The big idea as I see it is to speak the language of results together. Financial investors share a language built on differentiation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Although work is being done across the sector to mitigate the effects of the nonprofit starvation cycle, including reducing the emphasis on overhead, large scale change has yet to be seen. For example, toolkits from the Bridgespan Group and Propel Nonprofits provide step-by-step instructional guides and templates. Change the language.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It helps to write out the language you’ll use to help your tone and voice be consistent across your messages. It can help to start from a template so that all you have to do is drag and drop the language and design elements in. We’ve put together some email appeal templates specifically for Giving Tuesday.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 6, 2020

A sandbox is a testing environment where you can test code changes separately from your live production environment. In other words, to be listed, anyone developing a software solution based on the Salesforce platform must test at least 75 percent of their Apex (Salesforce programming language) code, and those tests must pass.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Changing the world. What if you aren’t asking for money but asking someone to join you in changing lives? It changes the focus of the Ask to the work the donation will make possible. By changing your mindset around fundraising, you can make a better Ask because you’re coming from a place of positivity.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The plan in your head is too easily changed, and there’s no one to hold you accountable when you don’t complete part of it. Your plan is a fluid document that can be changed as the situation or needs change. You can grab my simple 1-Page Fundraising Plan template here. It’s imaginary. This will get you started.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There are two new major online privacy policy changes coming in 2020, the CCPA in California and SHIELD act in New York. If you were paying close attention when GDPR came around in 2018 and your organization is confidently GDPR-compliant , you are probably in good shape beyond some updates to privacy policy language.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In this article, we’ll lay out seven elements every successful year-end giving letter needs and point you to an awesome series of templates Neon One has created to use as you write year-end appeals. If you want to check out those templates now, just click the button below. Download Year-End Fundraising Templates 1.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Your story is what you say about the lives you change and why it’s important. Your story is about how your nonprofit changes lives. Be sure to either get permission to tell the story or change the names and pertinent details to protect privacy. A bad story uses lots of insider language, jargon and “we.” Example #1.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Implementing those solutions, however, requires the charitable sector to change in fundamental ways, Specifically, we will need to have more: Humility to recognize that systems and processes like duplicative and onerous grant applications and reporting forms are structural impediments for nonprofits. If you are a product provider.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

If the cost of membership has changed, explain why. Programs Member Renewal Letters: A Complete How-To Guide (Free Template Included) 13 min read Read Now How to Streamline the Membership Renewal Process Someone’s received your membership renewal letter, and they’re ready to re-enroll.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

But digital fundraising changed things for Woven Health Clinic. One of Lisa’s favorite elements of using CauseVox was that she could provide all of the information her fundraisers might want in the form of templates and copy. Historically, board participation was uneven in the event. She credits that freedom with bringing in donors.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Be sure to craft your language and tone so that you're focused on engagement and cultivation. The language should focus on the importance of new supporters, volunteers, and donors, and how these individuals help grow and enrich the organization. Use a Mobile Email Template. Most emails now get opened first on mobile devices.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Make sure your CTAs are straightforward, use urgent language, and are time-bound to encourage people to donate right away. Create an engaging blog New site visitors will be curious to learn more about your organization’s current projects and how you’re making strides to create change in your community.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Bonus: some helpful examples and templates to put this into action now. ). for the most current language being used and incorporate it into your plan. You can supplement this guide with some seriously handy templates and samples by downloading the Nonprofit Strategic Fundraising Plan Guide Add-Ons. Let's get started!

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

For example, if you’re undergoing frequent staff turnover, a change in leadership, or are understaffed, you may find an issues-based strategic planning model to be the best choice. Generally, strategic planning forms look similar to this: This template outlines all of the essential planning steps that we’ll review in the next section.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Determine whether external factors like economic changes or global events may have an impact on your major giving strategy. Consider your mid-level donors who haven’t changed their giving level in some time. Language to ask for major gifts If you feel uncomfortable asking prospects for major donations, you’re not alone.

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Qgiv

JUNE 25, 2021

You’ll want to: Choose the perfect keyword Persuade constituents to opt into receiving messages Create targeted lists for outbound text messaging Send the right kinds of texts at the right times (psst: check out our text templates for nonprofits !) Advocates: if your organization is involved in advocacy, policy change, politics, etc.,

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 21, 2012

I’m tired of apps and technologies that sure, solve a problem, but in order to do it you have to completely change the way you think or work. IFTTT clearly explains the app’s purpose using everyday language and even gives you convenient links for managing your app settings from within IFTTT. IFTTT is not new. A nice touch.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Call-to-action language . Tip: Remember not to overwhelm your website with call-to-action language to the point where it feels too “in-your-face.” The device the donor uses will change their experience with the form. Either way, you’ll probably want to start with a template. . Donation buttons . Is mobile-friendly.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

In other words, you have no format, no template, and no idea where to start. So, let’s get you working on a plan because that’s how you change things. Automate your online donation system so the donor gets an automatic acknowledgement , one that includes warm appreciation language and details about how their gift will be used.

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