Forum One

APRIL 28, 2022

Conversational marketing speaks to the growing expectation of a personalized experience and the opportunity to connect and start a one-to-one conversation. . Coined by our partners at Drift , conversational marketing aims to guide users through an engagement funnel more quickly by using real-time conversations.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Research shows that interactive content earns more engagement and twice as many conversions as static content. Inclusive and accessible content provides a better online experience for all website users and shows supporters that your organization values their individual needs. Share your posts across all marketing channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way organizations execute their social media plans. Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. Water.org’s social channels can be viewed at: Facebook.com/water. Instagram.com/water.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Our Nimble AMS trailblazers have three key takeaways for your organization. Dreamforce 2023 is over but the magic lives on. From session topics to group conversations, AI was at the top of everyone’s minds. Imagine how your organization could enhance member engagement by leveraging AI. No worries! Watch now!

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Fortunately, with data, we can better understand members’ behavior and which marketing channel is most effective to reach our members. Let’s start by identifying the best channels and tools to maximize your campaigns. According to HubSpot, most marketers consistently leverage three channels. How are you tracking success?

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 5, 2016

According to Jay Wilkerson, a non-profit wizard who travels the country hosting webinars for cause-related organizations, it’s sometimes best to refine your efforts and just concentrate on what he calls “the big two ” social media sites that are must-haves: Facebook and LinkedIn. Why these two channels?

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Nimble AMS

JULY 18, 2023

Omni-channel personalization. Personalization efforts are being extended across multiple channels and touchpoints, including webpages, mobile apps, social media, email marketing, and customer support, to provide a consistent and seamless user experience. Voice and conversational personalization. User-generated personalization.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Grassroots organizations provide vital services to local communities, yet they struggle to compete for grants against large national nonprofits that can leverage robust development teams, considerable fundraising experience, and established relationships with grantmakers. Start by getting to know your organization’s work intimately.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Donor retention is how many donors continue to support your organization year over year. Craft a conversion journey. Select communication channels and advertising platforms for the campaign. Select communication channels and advertising platforms for the campaign. Nonprofits usually report retention as a percentage.

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

For those who embrace KISS and want messy AI made more tame and tractable, I’ll offer my podcast conversation with David Reid. The big question is not so much how you will use AI, but how you will control its use to protect your members and your organization. David Martin and I recently presented together on AI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Not every organization is going to have success using the same strategies–which is why we don’t preach that we have the be-all, end-all of event marketing advice. When and how should I use different marketing channels? Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Cost: Free.

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Media Cause

JUNE 27, 2023

Not all social media channels are created equally when it comes to engaging with your audience—meaning your planning and execution needs to be nimble and flexible based on your goals and the audiences you want to engage with. This ensures you’re not wasting spend on areas that won’t drive results. 5000 Voices.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While not every organization has a specific project manager labeled role on their team, every project should have a main point of contact or dedicated member in charge of seeing the project to completion. Every facet of the organization benefits from a project management role team member and communicating in the most effective way possible.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I work in and support nonprofit organizations, and my focus on communities isn’t to suggest that organizations are “bad” or aren’t making a difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

WhatsApp represents one such medium that presents nonprofits with an outstanding opportunity to engage with stakeholders through texts, attachments, and multiple forms of conversations delivered to their mobile phones and now to their desktops. The selected channels make up part of an organization’s Digital Storytelling Ecosystem.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Social listening is when you search social media channels for mentions of your association, products, events, hashtags, or even your industry at large. You can see conversations grouped together by sentiment: positive, neutral, or negative. The same can happen by listening to conversations in your online community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

Facebook Ads are the channel that Digital Charity Lab gets asked for the most help with, by quite a distance. 1) Forget about organic, focus on ads. Organic reach on Facebook declines year on year, but there are still so many charities spending valuable time every week trying to make it work. It needs time to do this.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Your next game-changing testimonial could be just a conversation away. They serve as powerful tools for building trust and authenticity, showcasing real-life impacts of your organization’s work. Initiate Contact for Feedback Proactively reach out to those who have interacted with your organization.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

That’s why it’s important for fundraisers to stay up to date on nonprofit organization statistics and use metrics to inform their fundraising strategies and decisions. If you’re a fundraiser for an environmental nonprofit, it’s essential to recognize that organizations like yours typically only receive about 2% of all donations.

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Statistics Fundraising Metrics Mail 97

EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this 6-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. It’s easy to see “advocacy” and think “oh, advocacy means elections—my organization doesn’t do that.” Last week, we went over sustainer upsell lightboxes. What are digital advocacy forms?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Faculty are engaging with students in real time using channels , which allows a continuous feedback loop to fine-tune courses throughout the semester. They receive a welcome email that prompts them to join Slack, where they’re added to several broader student community channels to get acquainted with fellow classmates. In the 2020 U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

It will help you stay organized by planning your content in advance, without being overwhelmed by last-minute deadlines. A great social media content calendar can help you: Save time : we’re all busy, which means that sometimes we can forget to update our social channels – especially if you don’t have a dedicated social media manager.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With proper practice, your organization can leverage your virtual community to drive engagement, boost retention, and attract new members. . With your staff thought leaders, organize a content calendar to create a steady stream of news, industry information, and commentary to keep members engaged. Elevate membership roles.

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Community Online Guidelines Retention 133

Global Giving

APRIL 4, 2019

A: It’s all about making informed decisions and knowing what aspects of your organization inspire your donors. What drives people to engage with your organization. Communication preferences—what channels of communications do your donors prefer? Q: Why bother gathering data? How can you adapt to them?

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When it comes to content management systems (CMS), WordPress is a stellar choice for a variety of organizations, including businesses and nonprofits. This page is where visitors will go to learn more about your nonprofit as a whole and to reassure themselves that they are supporting a credible and professional organization. About page.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

If you want to know why every nonprofit organization should have a MarTech stack, read the second blog here. But, how does an organization begin to piece one together? As your nonprofit team begins that conversation, be sure to write down the answers. If you want a refresher on what MarTech is, check out the first blog here.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The previous version of Google Analytics (GA3 or Universal Analytics) was around for over a decade and helped organizations of all shapes and sizes track and analyze data around their website traffic. When you understand how donors interact with your site, you can deliver an improved user experience, which will boost your conversion rates.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. Your donor engagement strategy outlines exactly how you’ll reach out to donors and the KPIs you’ll track to measure how engaged a donor is with your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). There is not much value in the raw data unless you have the tools and skills to synthesize it.

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Forum One

MAY 12, 2021

At Forum One, we strive to provide solutions and tools that allow mission-driven organizations to make an impact in the world. As we work primarily with open source CMS platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, our tool is effective in its ability to integrate within the CMS as well as be flexible for organization-specific needs.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

They parse the grant documentation to understand if their organization is a good fit, they gather information from throughout the organization, and they mold it into an engaging story about the important work the organization is doing. Grant writers are often the unsung heroes of the application process.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

Research shows that individuals are the most important funding source for organizations, accounting for almost 70% of total contributions. While these investments may work, organizations quickly realize the time and attention needed is unsustainable and engagement is less than desired.

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OneCause

JUNE 14, 2021

When your nonprofit is planning your fundraising campaigns, it can be difficult to decide which channels to pursue for sending appeals. While it’s true that direct mail isn’t the preferred venue for conversation between friends any longer, it’s still an effective channel to fundraise for nonprofit organizations.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . In contrast, an existing donor already has confidence in your organization. Together, these two channels optimize the delivery of any kind of communication material. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

For the past few years, I’ve been teaching a workshop called “ Leading on Social Channels ” for nonprofits that want to leverage the personal brands of their leaders. More and more, the organization’s logo alone is not enough to build trust. It requires a real face to humanize the brand. Demonstrate impact.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

How to find the right people to connect with When looking to network with funders, it helps to know who holds the purse strings and has decision-making power at their organization. When engaging nonprofit funders, it’s important to show mutual alignment between their organization and yours. So, be sure to do your homework.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 24, 2023

Email is a major communication channel for many nonprofits. Thanking people who support your organization with their time or money is non-negotiable. It’s a channel that functions as part of your larger digital strategy. The campaign is about more than sending emails; it’s happening across all your channels.

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