M+R

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It will use language, visuals, and other creative elements that are appropriate to the speaker in tone and content. An expert can speak with authority in their area of study—that’s authentic. A parent can speak powerfully—which is to say, authentically—about issues affecting children. Honest, human language matters.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Studies show that fundraisers with specific goal amounts are more successful than open-ended fundraisers. Nothing is more boring than boilerplate language: “Your donation will help us bridge the gap between mental illness and health care”. A small donation today can keep our neighbors from putting children to bed hungry.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A mere nine percent of children from America’s most low-income families graduate – this is compared to 77 percent from the wealthiest families. Real world applications are especially useful, with DreamWakers hosting videos such as “Language Arts in the Real World” and “Art in the Real World.”

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Avoid vague requests; instead, use language that assures donors of the direct effect their donation will have. For example, “Pamela, your gift of $20 will multiply more than 6 times to save starving children” (Food for the Poor, Inc.). Studies show that over 90 percent of readers read the PS before the letter.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

In their research project “Exploring the Love Language of Fundraising,” Jen and Adrian are uncovering how often the nonprofit sector focuses on money within their messaging – “Your gift can” or “Thank you for your donation” – which establishes a transactional relationship with them. It’s about how we hear and nurture them.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. Since then, we have published and shipped over 8.5

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

You know those research studies that make you want to immediately change your practice in some way? He is fluent in Spanish (for a non-native speaker) and one of his main areas of study is bilingual interpretation in out-of-school environments. This guest post was written by Steve Yalowitz, one of its authors. Bilingualism in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. I then went on to lead social innovation at Twitter; she went on to study medicine. In the years to come, I spent endless hours in that cramped space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Next Bruce Lesley gave a virtuoso case study of how he uses Twitter to curate news articles and resources related to children’s issues. California Public Policy Director Judy Darnell offered a case study how she got started simply on Twitter. They revised the language to fit their organizational style.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 12, 2009

Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? The text reading, “Toys adapted for children with impairments” is part of a PRATP initiative to develop inclusive learning centers for children with disabilities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 21, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Also, homeownership and children did not have the expected positive association with formal volunteering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This question was one of many in a recently released research study commissioned by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation on the occasion of its 50 th anniversary. The organization serves a substantial recent immigrant and refugee population, who often lack English language proficiency or knowledge of how to navigate the system.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. In rural Boone County, West Virginia, Jennifer Massey bathes her children in contaminated water. We are surrounded by stories: our own story, the stories of our families and friends, and the stories of the work we do every day.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Studies have found that most website visitors leave within 10 seconds, and the vast majority are gone within 20 seconds. . Something in the photos and the language on the page pulled me in and made me care. If you provide opportunities for children, show children getting opportunities they might not otherwise have.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Previously, Lisa served as the founding CEO of the 1:1 Fund, a project incubated by CFED to build a broad online and high net-worth donor base for children’s savings accounts. Lisa Rose brings more than 15 years of experience in senior leadership in the philanthropic sector. Dress snazzy if you like, to be red-carpet ready.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Jen shared that “caring,” “kind,” and “compassionate” were the most frequent responses when psychologists asked donors to describe themselves in a study. Then simply grow your message around that language. Their supporters may refer to those same beneficiaries as “our children” or “the future of our country”.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. This statement should use precise language but non-finite verbs. Your mission statement should dive into why your organization exists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

I can't do this alone and that's why I'm asking my blogger friends to join me and in helping to raise money to help the many children who are touched by the Sharing Foundation's programs. My husband and I adopted two beautiful children, Harry and Sara, from Cambodia. Sign up here. Why am I doing this? It's a route out of poverty.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Jen shared that “caring,” “kind,” and “compassionate” were the most frequent responses when psychologists asked donors to describe themselves in a study. Then simply grow your message around that language. Their supporters may refer to those same beneficiaries as “our children” or “the future of our country”.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2016

According to the 2015 Nonprofit Benchmark Study , online revenue for nonprofits grew by 19% in 2015, a seven percent increase over the previous year. It is your home base for online traffic, which, as we know from the Benchmark Study, is on the rise. First of all, make sure your language is geared towards your city.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 22, 2010

The new HealthCare.gov Facebook Page borrows design and functional cues from its well-received web site, and, in most respects, represents an exemplary case study of a Facebook Page done right. This page would be strengthened by the addition of some short language explaining the Page's sponsors and purpose.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. Response : studies show that people expect a response on social media.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

So it’s about a study. . So my perspective today is as somebody who’s been studying philanthropy for my career, but also as a passion. So a little bit about what community is and, you know, folks all around the world have been studying community since the beginning of humankind, right? Now I am in my podcast zone.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The software is intended to accompany the book, a needed resource as the thinking and language is non-traditional; the book is very explanatory.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

Through in-depth case studies, reports and how-to guides, the platform lends insight into how to converge interests between these parties. IDP’s pilot program in Ghana started with initial enrollment of 27,000 children and now is expected to reach a total of 150,000 children by July 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

How can you describe user participation in a shared language that helps your team make the right decision for your project? Despite its long history, few researchers studied the use and impact of citizen science until the 1980s. Science has an answer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Last week, we launched the first session of the " Social Media Lab ," a social media peer group training with a small group of grantees from the Children, Families, Communities Program. The short answer : One Fan Page with multiple languages using Facebook Targeting tools. . What are your thoughts? How do you do it?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

In children's museums and science centers, this relationship is at its most extreme. Major research studies by the NEA and others demonstrate that adults well into their 60s are highly motivated to participate actively with cultural experiences. The language of the prompt--and the whole idea of the activity--is adult-oriented.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Biographical: age, gender, marital status, education, employment industry, job title, children, city, state, zip code, political party, nationality, religion, siblings, hobbies, interests, volunteer positions, languages. Here is a list of types of data you might want to collect, but this is in no means an end-all list.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Give foreign language students and cultural club members the opportunity to share their knowledge and cultures with their peers and the wider school community with an “Around the World” virtual festival. For students who need an extra boost to make it through their classes, offer an online tutoring service as a fundraiser for your school.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

For the last several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has been changing children’s lives with music. Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

In the NAIL case study on the Google Earth Outreach site , she describes the experience: "At the packed-to-overflowing community meeting in September, 2005, I first presented this KML to about 300 residents. KML (Keyhole Markup Language), it is just a type of file format, like a PDF is a file format.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. And then again, inviting people to attend events that are in your network, your professional, personal, religious, children’s networks, invite friends, invite prospects. So I’m going to walk through two case studies.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 27, 2018

Saturday Place, a Chicago-based nonprofit for children, does this well: With anchoring, the key is to let the biggest number lead. Add language to the donation form (aka, fine print) that says something to the effect of, “The majority of your gift will be used to provide direct services to our clients. Anchor with ordering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

After studying irrigation and soil and water conservation, which pays attention to the interface between social systems and irrigation technology in developing countries, she worked for ten years in Africa. The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. Through my blog I see what???s

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Think of SEO as the language used by search engines to communicate with your website. Industry studies show that short URLs with your target keyword or phrase rank better than long URLs. A study found that pages with outbound links to external sources have a positive impact on SEO. So how do you get those first page results?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

Because of that community support, we are able to provide 125 families each month with the food they need to feed themselves and their children. . Watch their body language and facial expressions to gauge their engagement. This can be a tempting time to go overboard into ego-centric language. It’s what motivates people to give.

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