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11 Donate Now Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. It’s important that you understand that if anyone donates to your nonprofit on any of these sites, the funds are mailed to the contact information your nonprofit has in GuideStar. Launch a Sustainer Program.

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11 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Until then, when you’re advocating for the nonprofit where you currently work, the professionalism of your profile directly reflects upon your nonprofit. Make Connections.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

It is okay to share the same story more than once in different contexts, such as through social media, at fundraising events, through direct mailers, and by e-mail. Direct mail. As with the end of the year, the end of life is often a time for reflection. Examples of effective nonprofit storytelling in action. Social media posts.

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Taking Action: Fundraising Trends And Best Practices From Bloomerang’s ‘Fundraising Planning and Climate Report’

Bloomerang

Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. See my book, Fundraising 401 , Chapter 10, “Finance & Fundraising Are Not in Opposition.”) Assess where your CEO is and have regular meetings with him or her to share the thinking behind your efforts and the field’s best practices.

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11 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Until then, when you’re advocating for the nonprofit where you currently work, the professionalism of your profile directly reflects upon your nonprofit. Make Connections.

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10 Tips for Starting a Virtual Social Change Book Club

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned in my post, Community, Beauty, Party, Wisdom: More Reverb 10 Reflections , one of the highlights of 2010 was organizing a virtual social change book club. Send out a reminder email a week, or so before your meeting with the call-in number, and 3-5 reflection questions to help guide your chat. Rotate who picks the book.

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Nonprofit Marketing Plan Must-Haves: Integration and Automation

Connection Cafe

Make no mistake, multi-channel, integrated marketing efforts – the coordination of online, direct mail, telephone, print, social media , tv – produce on average twice the net income and far higher retention rates than the old channel-by-channel approach. that adds some graphic detail and urgency to the direct mail appeal.