3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Who remembers the days of charities arguing with local United Ways over the donor data? “We own the workplace giving data,” was the typical United Way response to charities wanting to know more about the donors supporting them, “because they are United Way donors – our donors.” What’s going on?

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, you might test different Giving Tuesday email strategies or affinity month themes to see if donors respond better to certain appeals. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success. You might recruit new online supporters from social media, email, organic search, or paid ads.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

According to research from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Muslim-Americans give more to both faith-based and secular charities than the overall U.S. Zakat, an annual obligation which requires Muslims to give away a portion of their wealth to charity, is one of the five pillars of Islam. population.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

In just 15 minutes Ligia Pena shared everything you need to know about online wills – who is (and isn’t) a good fit, the pros and cons for both the donor and the charity, plus how to implement them. Courtney Gaines, Senior VP, and her team at NextAfter are well known for their split A/B experiments on nonprofit emails and landing pages.

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NTEN

JULY 26, 2012

Before reaching out to supporters via email or social media, fundraisers need to make sure their online homes are inviting and easy on the eyes. Clear, intuitive navigation that is organized according to the brain of the people who come to your website and NOT your org chart. A big donate button for people ready to give.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# Based on 2006 data, the chart features the 10 major sources of revenue for U.S.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2012

Clear, intuitive navigation that that speaks to your target audiences not your departmental chart. An easy to find email signup form that motivates people to sign up for your list. A third-party endorsement (such as ratings from Charity Navigator, or a testimonial from someone). Show your impact and how donations are spent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2017

(BTW, Third Plateau is offering a chance to win FREE copy of the book, if you email them your favorite wellbeing app.). Sanebox – Email causes a lot of stress for everyone with a never ending dump of 24/7 messages. Sanebox can help you clean up your email and make it manageable so it isn’t a time suck.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2022

Segmenting your nonprofit’s supporters Donor segmentation allows you to reach out to your supporters with personalized messages without writing out each email or letter individually. Jay and his team grew the company to more than 10,000 nonprofit clients, charting a decade of record growth. Let’s get started.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this. ” Rather than gimmicks, spotlight your mission.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This means that mass emails sent to everyone in your organization’s donor database will do little to form meaningful connections. This doesn’t mean sending one-off emails to each person. To whom it may concern” and “Dear Donor” emails just won’t cut it when you’re working to personalize interactions. Addressing donors by name.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

Gift range chart : Utilizing a gift range chart is a great way to created focused, goal-oriented campaigns. 7 Ways to Prove Your Charity Can Be Trusted : Make sure your organization looks trustworthy to prospective donors and volunteers. This post shares insights, trends, and the complete list of email subject lines.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

Chart 1 below shows that the next generation of donors, Gen X and Boomers are truly multi-channel. As you can see in chart one, the channels for giving are broad for the next generations of donor (note that even Matures report giving through many channels, but at 77%, "check by mail" is dominate for Matures).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

He used an example of a customer service representative who brings up a customer profile that includes everything about that customer — emails, documents, their contract. Patrick White, CEO of Synata, likened it to Google Now , which knows where you are and where you need to be, and reminds you of relevant information. Everything.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

charity can expand its GuideStar profile to tell its story to donors and grantmakers. According to the overhead myth, a charity's legitimacy is largely based on how small its operating expenses are compared with its overall budget.) GuideStar recently launched completely redesigned nonprofit profiles. Now, for free, any U.S.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

We were interested in: How much and how often donor s gave How many donors were gained and lost Where donors were in the long-term donor lifecycle How donors behaved in different online venues: social networks, giving portals, and charity websites. lower than for donors who give via charity-branded giving pages.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Lots of cloud services, however, are free or very low- cost, especially for charities. So many charities do fieldwork that this really is a significant benefit. Explore Cloud-Based Tools for Charities. I already mentioned low and no-cost cloud options for charities. Benefit #3: Security. See much more about Office 365.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

” Porter’s definition about networking is about charting your own course, following your passions, and making meaningful connections, which in turn increase your happiness and productivity. For example, having coffee with a new graduate or even exchanging an email or two can make a difference in a person’s life.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Gift range chart. Personalized emails. By integrating your fundraising tools and your CRM system, your communications team can use accurate donor data to individualize email content. Similar to your email content, make sure you personalize the content and share the positive impact your donor made with their gift. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Richard Cooper is the development manager at Charity Technology Trust , an organization that provides IT services to charities in the United Kingdom. CTT is a member of the TechSoup Global Network, providing donated hardware and software to charities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

It’s in our org charts. For example, 65% of charities still do not pre-select a mid-range gift on their donation forms even though the data shows this approach performs better. Can you read a chart? And donors that are 55-years and older have the highest retention rates for both online and offline giving. The Next 20 Years.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. From 2005 to 2012, telework growth in charities has been 87 percent. We’re working from restaurants, cafes, hotels, our cars, planes, the beach, and classically from home.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). The latest version of Microsoft Office is here! Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

" My first thought when I opened this email from Katya Andresen , VP Marketing, Network for Good , pointing me to some new research, " The Young and the Generous " (you have to register to download) was about fried green tomatoes. is evident at Network for Good when numbers of donations are charted by organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2008

You receive dozens of letters and emails asking you to support all kinds of causes, and the folks sending out the letters and email are hoping that when you open their message, even though you weren't planning on it, something will tug at your heartstrings in that moment, and you will write a check, or click a PayPal button.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

In that spirit, Convio released their comprehensive online marketing study today that looked at close to 600 nonprofit organizations’ online marketing results and compiled benchmarks for evaluating fundraising, email, advocacy, and marketing success online. Online fundraising, email list growth and website traffic continue to increase.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I will email that to everybody later on today. . I thought about it for about three nanoseconds and I said, “It’s got to be Lori Jacobwith,” and she was so awesome to return my email and say yes. . So emails, social media, your website. But most importantly, we love for these webinars to be interactive.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Management and Organizational Charts. Break up the sections for easy reading, and use graphs and charts where you can. Use color, graphs, and charts to draw the eye and keep the reader moving through the document. For instance, how many of the students you tutor graduate high school? What is your mechanism for follow-up?

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Update your contact information with your current phone number, address, and email to help supporters get in touch. Add these donors to a welcome email series and give them a little more TLC. . Then, start creating the different letters, emails, and other marketing collateral you’ll use during and leading up to these activities.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Nearly 70% of people make gifts to charity during their lifetimes but only 6% leave a bequest. That’s the number one reason people don’t give to charity period. I’ve started and managed legacy giving programs at four different charities in the trenches. But first, I want to share a statistic with you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas Heres a great idea from communications consultant, speaker and author David Grossman : And, yes its old school. Grossman recommends that when you have something you want to get your employees input on, post a question on a flip chart in your department or office.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Chart Your Course webinars available on demand To get started, it helps to have in mind a problem you think might be solved by AI. For this exercise let’s imagine a scenario: You are a fundraiser at a good-sized charity. Will you call me, email me, send me a handwritten note? How Will AI Help Your Team?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I review both fundraising and friendraising techniques and how to take them, to varying levels, online – from email solicitations and events to social media and websites. Below is a chart of the campaign as of June 23, 2009. Here are just two examples from organizations that I found to be most successful and effective.

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Bloomerang

MAY 11, 2021

This usually meant a hug or two and nice follow-up emails between us. Prior to Bloomerang, he was the CEO and Co-Founder of eTapestry for 11 years, which at the time was the leading SaaS technology company serving the charity sector. For the next couple of decades we would bump into each other at conferences here and there.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

Most charities are aware of these patterns. Whether you’re reaching your supporters via email, or social media, end-of-year results are a great way to kick off a new year and build off the momentum from the holidays. What’s the story that connects this one campaign to who we are as a charity? This year was tough for the economy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

Most charities are aware of these patterns. Whether you’re reaching your supporters via email, or social media, end-of-year results are a great way to kick off a new year and build off the momentum from the holidays. What’s the story that connects this one campaign to who we are as a charity? This year was tough for the economy.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

It provides a reasonably easy way for non-technical people to enter data into an online template or upload a spreadsheet to create interactive maps, tables, pie charts, and line graphs. Note that to imbed your interactive map or chart, your website must support iFrames. charities out there. Why Data Visualization?

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