Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Marketing Services at MobileCause – a company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile and event fundraising solutions. Make sure your website is mobile optimized for donors using their cell phones. 4) Add to Mailing List. 5) Video.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 10, 2024

“Gen Zers are eager to engage as volunteers and as promoters of your organization and cause,” the authors wrote. “By By all accounts, however, organizations have made limited investment in mobilizing Gen Z’s energy.” Don’t disregard snail mail, even with your ‘very online’ youngest donors,” the authors wrote.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to many reports , email marketing is the best channel for return on investment. 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. Make it convenient to opt-in to your mailing list.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

A silent auction is a fundraising event where attendees bid on auction items using mobile bidding software or paper bid sheets. With an in-person event, attendees browse items displayed on a table and place bids on their favorites using paper bid sheets or a mobile bidding platform. What is a silent auction?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2021

You can promote your event to a broad audience through low-cost digital channels like social media, your organization’s website, and email campaigns with just a link. Thanks to technology, there’s no need to spend hours processing mailed registration forms, checks, receipts, and entering information in endless spreadsheets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized! The need to have a Google account will come up many times in your social media and mobile technology campaigns. Once you’ve set up your new Google account, sign up to receive Google Alerts via e-mail on a daily basis at google.com/alerts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

As the Web goes mobile , so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices and that number grows daily. MySpace estimates that 50% of its Website traffic will be mobile within 24 months. Do you have a mobile Website?

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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. Getting Started: Organization and Planning. Subscribe to, like, and follow large organizations with a mission that is similar to yours. Define your goals and objectives. 1) Website.

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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. They can show some love for your organization quickly, no matter where they are in the world.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

The post-emergency phase sees many organizations grappling with a decline in donations, a critical period where strategic donor engagement can make a difference. By using cause-specific language that clearly conveys the urgency of needs on the ground, you can compel donors to take immediate action through their communications across channels.

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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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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. Instead, find the people closest to the problem you’re trying to solve and go deep in organizing among those communities.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give is a text fundraising method, similar to text-to-donate, that allows your supporters to donate to your organization using their cell phones via text messaging. 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.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But now organizations are left with one question: How can you keep donors acquired during the Covid crisis? Donor retention measures how many donors continue to give to your organization. To find your organization’s donor retention rate, divide the number of renewed donors this year by the total number of donors last year.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

Depending on the size of your organization and the types of resources at your disposal, you might not know where to begin. Use a multi-channel fundraising approach. However, while organizing your strategy is important, it’s also equally important to be somewhat flexible. Use a multi-channel fundraising approach.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

First, we’d recommend considering what’s worked for your organization in the past. In this year’s spring fundraising campaigns, expect to see organizations: Emphasizing mobile giving. Emphasizing Mobile Giving. From anywhere in the world, a donor can tap a button on their smartphone and contribute to your organization.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Is your site well organized and easy to navigate? . First, pretend you know nothing about your organization. if your organization ceased to exist, would people care ?)? . Does the organization look trustworthy? If so, how?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

Did you know that the average open rate for the nonprofit organization is around 25.17%, much higher than the industry average open rate, which is just 21.33%? email marketing is one of the most effective channels for nonprofit organizations. As a nonprofit organization, email marketing should be one of your top priorities.

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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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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 6, 2017

Mobile giving is on the rise , and there’s no platform more prevalent than text-to-give. Here are the best practices we’ll cover: Make sure text-to-give is right for your organization. Make sure text-to-give is right for your organization. Has a large percentage of your base historically given through online channels?

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Optimize your website to convert visitors into donors.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We sat down again with Betty Dye and Veronica Jaramillo Mucha of Second Harvest, the fundraising marketing manager and events specialist, respectively, to hear how the organization managed during these hard times. At the peak of the pandemic, the organization was providing more than 300,000 meals per day. Ultimately, a story of hope.

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

Often, I am the only presenter on good old email in a conference packed with sessions about social media and mobile. At these times I can really relate to direct mail specialists, who’ve dealt with their channel being out of vogue for a decade. The report, which covers 15.6 million donors and more than $1.16

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s crucial to understand just how important year-end fundraising is for your organization. Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. They will see your organization as more credible and trustworthy as a result. However, many organizations find greater success when they segment their donors.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

For my next session, I'm covering "Creating a Mobile Strategy" with Ann Maier of the National Geographic Society. Maier jumps right in by talking about the challenges the National Geographic Society, a large nonprofit research organization, faced when approaching their mobile campaign. What was the overall impact?

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Everyaction

APRIL 9, 2018

In this series, we’ll be exploring the unique concerns that organizations in different fields consider when searching for a CRM software. In this series, we’ll be exploring the unique concerns that organizations in different fields consider when searching for a CRM software. Multi-Channel Engagement for Diverse Audiences.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

At Allegiance Group, when we talk about fundraising writing, we focus primarily on direct mail and email appeals directed toward individual donors. How often have you asked yourself, “How can my organization improve its fundraising campaign results?” ” is the one that most organizations struggle with.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

To take advantage of these powerful giving trends, preparation is key to ensure your organization secures meaningful results when competing with organizations across cause areas that are making a similar appeal. Your organization will need to make a strong impression and deliver a clear articulation of how you carry out your mission.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

Those results should give pause to anyone convinced that email is losing sway to text messaging, social media, or other channels. “I Numbers like these confirm email’s importance as a means of disseminating updates and appeals and its enduring value as an effective digital fundraising channel. And the only way to know is to test.”

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 26, 2021

Your nonprofit likely takes a multi-channel approach toward fundraising. By creating multiple touch points across several channels, your nonprofit’s marketing team slowly expands your audience and builds up brand recognition amongst your supporters. Reinforce your nonprofit’s mission and values. Crowdfunding campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The advent of the Mobile Web is slowly starting to permeate and transform nonprofit communications. Just like social media transformed the nonprofit sector and how it communicates with its supporters, so will the Mobile Web (even more so). Some nonprofits have begun to lay a foundation for their mobile communications strategies.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. Note : If your organization doesn’t work with this population, please check out the many other funder lists I’ve created. Funding Priority: LGBTQ+. Elton John AIDS Foundation.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. The more you can understand who’s supported your organization in the past, the more you can understand who is likely to support you in the future. Stay tuned to discover actionable insights that can truly make a difference.

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Kindful

AUGUST 19, 2021

It’s almost new donor acquisition season, and now is the perfect time to review the ideal prospective donor you’re trying to attract for your organization. . Mobile or Mobile Apps (Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.)? They pay for things online and/or via mobile. . If yes, what age ranges? . Writing checks? Are they religious?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Diversify fundraising channel s: The report documents shifts in donor behavior and preferences. Therefore, be sure to diversify your fundraising channels to reach donors through multiple platforms, events, and initiatives. Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices.

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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. Optimize your organization’s website for accessibility and user-friendliness. Ensure your site is mobile-friendly. Use golf tournament management software.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. Key Findings: The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online continues to be a significant source of giving and new donors.

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