Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Drafting and testing. Writing multiple drafts for A/B testing on social media. There are complex copyright and fair use issues, and new PR and crisis communications challenges. Drafting inbound message and comment response templates. Do you often get the same questions or comments on your posts? Optimizing reach.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

To answer these questions and put experts’ advice to the test, I decided to ask my peers. Prefers language that is both relatable and easy to understand (with some experts saying it’s important to use their slang ). A surprisingly high number of respondents indicated that they’d want to communicate with nonprofits in this way.

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Media Cause

JULY 14, 2023

Consider expanding beyond those platforms to test and reach a wider audience. Use language and imagery that are relevant, culturally sensitive, and can resonate with diverse communities. Effective Communication: Establish open and regular communication channels with the team, stakeholders, and target audience.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

They push info out to donors and they forget that communication is a two-way street. If you want to win at the game of building donor relationships, your communications with donors should invite a response — showing that you welcome their questions, comments, and feedback. It’s critical to donor experience! Should they?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

How Cancer Research UK is Exploring AI and Voice Tech: This cancer charity in the UK has been testing chatbots, voice enabled devices, and natural language processing – looking at how those could be useful and where the impact lies.They piloted a chatbot on our fundraising pages to help answer the most common questions people had.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

According to Prosper Strategies , a leading nonprofit communications firm, strength-based messaging “emphasizes the strengths, opportunities and power of an individual, group, or community. These guidelines can apply to all sectors of the nonprofit landscape: Use “person-first” language. Finding the balance in your organization.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are designers and researchers, communications professionals and developers. Over the last year we’ve created working groups focused on integrating new ideas and practices related to DEIA into our processes and approach to business development, project delivery, design, user experience, development, research, and communications.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

They also see how you present the array as a point of communication from you, much like how body language communicates in real life.”. Then they reversed this order for the test. The takeaway is the high-to-low arrangement subtly communicates that smaller gifts are not welcome. decrease in revenue.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Whenever possible, let their voice be heard. Rather than using your story simply to give your organization a platform, amplify the voice of the story subject. Whenever possible, let their voice be heard. Share the story on all of your platforms at first, and then start testing. Include multiple quotes from them.

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Media Cause

APRIL 22, 2022

Content needs to be easily digestible and should be written in a way that reflects your brand’s unique tone of voice. . Test, and Test Again. Find out if there’s a better way to engage them by sending an A/B test of your email campaigns. . Show + Tell. Is your targeted audience responding in the way that you’d hoped?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

Daily stand-ups give a voice to all team members and empower people to speak up. Continuous feedback loops allow for people to have an equal voice in their organization. Empathy is the language of nonprofit donation requests, annual reports and case studies. Lean wants to increase connections between people.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2012

Use the right language. Every bit of content should showcase your school’s mission and voice. Use the 5 second test – ask 20 random constituents to look at your homepage for 5 seconds and tell you in 50 words or less what your school is all about. Know that writing is an art…AND a science. Avoid industry jargon and acronyms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

I got this great question from someone and I know that many of you may have struggled with this issue and have some wisdom to offer: Hi Beth, My question is: does the voice/tone of a blog need to match up with the voice/tone of the nonprofit? Perhaps that is why I am protective of my blogging voice. Any thoughts or resources?

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

They've raised their hand to voice their support for your mission through their donation. Your communications strategy should acknowledge that each of these groups has a different reason for pledging their support. You can send them specific messages about events happening in their local community. Simple strategies.

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Everyaction

APRIL 23, 2018

Utilize A/B testing for more impactful emails. The most effective way to consistently communicate with your supporters is through email, a huge majority of Americans check their email at least once a day, and the number is only increasing. EveryAction’s multivariate testing suite enables A-J testing of up to 10 options.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Social media is an important channel of communication for connecting with your donors and supporters. You should also work to develop your brand’s voice and language across your social media profiles. billion people were using social media worldwide in 2021, and that number is only expected to increase over time.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2018

Petitions encourage your audience to feel like part of a community by inviting them to add their voice to a chorus of advocates. Nonprofit CRMs have tools that can deliver signatures to Congress or federal agencies for you; all you have to do is draft sample letter language that your audience can edit.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

As a professional communicator, you face a smorgasbord of challenges online. Countless usability tests have shown that users don’t consume digital content the same way they consume printed content. using the Flesich-Kincaid readability test. We couldn’t have a language without them. Use the Active Voice.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 12, 2023

Ensure all your members’ voices are heard when you follow these tips: 1. Include inclusive verbiage in your member communications, across your website, and in member agreements to ensure that all your members feel represented. Leverage your online community platform. Use inclusive verbiage. Promote inclusive events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Classy, we put our own fundraising skills to this test with our annual #ClassyGives initiative, where our staff collectively fundraises for a nonprofit organization. The more work you can do before publicly launching, the more time you’ll have to focus on communicating with your donors and fundraisers. Keep up the great work!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

Our success—and yours—relies on open communication, continual collaboration, and genuine trust between both of our teams. Before starting a project, make sure you and your agency: identify who will be managing the project (and all communications) on both sides. Are you speaking my language? Give us a shout.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The report provides an overview of the technology in easy to understand language. A section of the report is devoted to how AI and automation might impact communications with donors. One obvious application of language analysis is as a tool for human-resources departments. This includes: skills, leadership, and risk appetite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

When the IDEO team was working on a new financial tool for a project in Mexico, they used Lean Startup’s focus on Customer Development to test it with real potential customers. They also learn professional and language skills in order to enable them to find meaningful employment. In the following test we had two photos.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

If we’re asking people to care about the people they give money to help, then are we doing our part to speak on behalf of our animals, our planets, our beneficiaries to show our love/their love to our supporters in our communication? The whole pack is designed to speak to the reasons of why supporters give in their own language.

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Achieve

JULY 14, 2022

These subscribers include existing supporters and prospective donors who have agreed to receive regular communications from your nonprofit. . Then, allow them to make their voices heard with a survey or poll. Communicate the importance of your mission and how subscribers can play a role. Create compelling copy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

It was wonderful to again be immersed in French culture and language. led by Anne-Christine Robine from international fundraising and communications agency Faircom International. This was my first return visit to France since studying abroad in Montpellier twelve years ago.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

It was wonderful to again be immersed in French culture and language. led by Anne-Christine Robine from international fundraising and communications agency Faircom International. This was my first return visit to France since studying abroad in Montpellier twelve years ago.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

And when we really understand and we match against the assets that we have as an organization and the funder lens, then when we’re outreaching to folks, we’re able to really speak their language, tap into that empathy and leverage our assets in a way that gets them interested and wanting to respond at a much, much, much higher rate. .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

And when we really understand and we match against the assets that we have as an organization and the funder lens, then when we’re outreaching to folks, we’re able to really speak their language, tap into that empathy and leverage our assets in a way that gets them interested and wanting to respond at a much, much, much higher rate. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

The plan goes beyond the traditional billing buckets of voice, text and data. A representative from Instagram told The Verge that the company will be working on adding HTTPS protection across the app and would communicate the updates to the community. Mobile Plans and Insidious Net Neutrality Violations.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

Yes, the Exploratorium is also present in these arenas as a "talker" (more on that next week), but it is just one voice among thousands. You need to turn the ways you currently do research into listening activities, and you need to ask your community specifically to help you improve the museum. Museum emails are almost always shouting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2010

Regardless of how successful this call was, I always hung up feeling things were incomplete.” - Danielle Thomas, Exhale Talkline Counselor & Pro-Voice Ambassador. Members have followed community guidelines and our moderators have maintained a warm, welcoming space. And they care just as much about privacy online as they do offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Objective : Get the word out about National HIV Testing Day. In one day, more than 20 students from 6 universities and five AIDS organizations hit the streets with only cellphone video cameras to produce 8 short video messages to encourage youth to be tested for HIV. Cool Factor : Personal PSAs , 24 Hours, and Collaboration.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Full Transcript: Steven: You’ll hear a robot voice. frantic as something you forgot to do the day before, even though you were test rooted to your desk for at least 12 hours? I was the chief external affairs officer and so responsible for marketing, communications, development, and policy. Kishshana: Go ahead.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA. This is also called marketing, but let’s call it what it really is – communication. In fact, you should expect the first several communications to be inadvertently missed.

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