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Build a Non-profit Website that Works [Steal These Ideas!]

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Primary colors evoke childhood and optimism. Write some sample content for your website and request feedback from someone who is a great writer as well as friends and family members who don’t know anything about your organization. Choose a color palette for your website that reflects your brand and how you want people to feel.

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Free Ranger Rick

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Your childhood hero, Ranger Rick, has been banished from Facebook. Here's a sampling: Notes Tim Fullerton from Oxfam America, We had this same situation happen a couple weeks ago. So a hat tip to Katrin Verclas and Progressive Exchange listserv. social networking sites. This profile has existed for about a year.

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Relationships and Engagement Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Their hope was to develop a fun way to bring families together - old and young - to have some fun while ultimately raising money and funds for those battling childhood cancers. In fact, Taylor was named VP of Game Development throughout that time. The investment is time more than money. If you do it, do it well ??? be authentic.

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5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith

Bloomerang

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. If an applicant gets an interview, ask him or her to bring along a few writing samples. If you’re hiring a grant writer, request samples of grants he’s written. We suffer writer’s block.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need. " Create a Holiday Tradition of Giving Happy Katie recalls her own childhood traditions of giving, both during the holidays and year round.

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[Guide for Nonprofits]: How to Engage Social Media Influencers to Extend Your Reach and Drive Action

Connection Cafe

By emailing these 300 influencers with the CTA to join their Twitter storm, over 70 responded (and Tweeted), resulting in an amazing 25% conversion rate. The social engagement tactic resulted in 96 of the 150 influential alumni making a gift (a 64% conversion rate!). Sample subject lines (not A/B tested): Can you tweet @Postus today?