ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 4, 2012

Now is the time to act and give your cause the voice it needs. Sit down with your marketing team (which could be just you and another volunteer), and list out all of your ideas. Social media is rapidly becoming a megaphone for change— do you want your organization’s voice heard? Plan, plan, plan. Like this article? Get another!

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Bloomerang

JULY 15, 2021

The negative impact of unconscious confirmation bias ranges widely but can include: The tendency to dismiss out of hand evidence which doesn’t align with our preconceived ideas, while getting behind ones which merely confirm misconceptions. . Actively push your organization to make contact with representatives of other social groups.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Alternatively, you could ask it to brainstorm outreach channels and digital campaign ideas. It’s important to note that your team should always review ChatGPT’s output to ensure it reflects your brand voice and gives it a human touch that your audience wants to engage with.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Leave the "thank you message" on a voice mail if you don't reach the person live During and after your Thank-A-Thon , feel proud when you'll likely hear from many of the people you called that: "You are the only or one of few organizations that's ever called me to say thank you." What will the donor receive?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 18, 2023

Effortless Email Communication: Utilize email marketing tools like Mailchimp, Constant Contact, or Mailer Lite to send automated updates and reminders to supporters, ensuring they stay engaged and informed with minimal effort on your part. And the best part? AI tools to the rescue again! Think of all the time you’ll save!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice. Provide the name and contact information for the person the donor should contact should they have any questions. Next-Level Ideas for Thanking Donors A well-written thank-you letter will put the wheels in motion for continued donor support.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When you work together, everyone brings new ideas and perspectives that enhance your organization’s operations and allow you to uphold your mission in fresh and innovative ways. Your branding and voice are what make your content recognizable. Think about your nonprofit’s team. Each staff member has unique strengths.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2021

Let your prospect feel like you are speaking with the voice of the organization. It’s not something you can do alone—which means your donors’ ideas and opinions matter. Especially in the nonprofit industry, certain ways of communicating can become commonplace—and may not translate well to an initial contact conversation.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2022

They can be powerful voices when they advocate or raise money for your nonprofit. To locate the best potential influencers among your professional network, ask yourself who in your organization’s contacts is knowledgeable about your mission, a good representative of your cause, and active and well-known in the community.

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2024

Building up a robust contact list is easy when you have a strong multichannel marketing strategy. Use active voice and express urgency, such as saying “Give $15 to our campaign to end child hunger by midnight!” This will give you a good idea of the type of content and relationship-building tactics that most resonate with supporters.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

So, disciplining ourselves to avoid distraction and maintaining eye contact are important. Say we offer an idea in a meeting and no one responds–– total silence. Then ten minutes later someone else volunteers the same idea, and gets affirmed. Our impulse is usually to think that person is trying to claim credit for our idea.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Here are some ideas to help guide your content strategy and ensure your content is written well and optimized for search—no matter where it lives. This should include personality, voice, tone, style, and formatting items (for example—is your nonprofit pro or against the oxford comma?). Come up with dynamic content ideas.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

And share your ideas with your friends and colleagues to further the breadth of the conversation. The more voices the better! Here are some places to start: Evaluate your use of social media tools: do you encourage your supporters on other platforms to register on your website, ensuring you have their contact details?

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Forum One

APRIL 14, 2021

Most organizations have a good idea of the most common questions they receive by email or through online web forms. Compared to a contact form, visitors get what they need right away, and your staff can use their time for other tasks. Convert new visitors into contacts faster. Answer FAQs directly and quickly.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Others have voiced worries about AI threatening human jobs and perpetuating discrimination. Instead of just knowing your donors’ names, contact information, and the date of their last donation, you can learn about their engagement histories and communication preferences.

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Byte Technology

MAY 6, 2015

For instance, having experiential videos on your home page often detracts from the core idea of what the organization is trying to accomplish, so save such videos (or photographs) for a dedicated interior page. People truly interested in a specific cause want to hear their own voice as part of the conversation.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Audiences in turn get the chance to voice their opinions or ask questions directly. Clubhouse knows this and to keep pace, they are launching a new initiative that invests in equipping creators to bring their ideas to life. appeared first on Forum One | Turn Ideas Into Impact. Potential barriers and concerns. Time sensitivity.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2022

Most organizations have a good idea of the most common questions they receive by email or through online web forms. Compared to a contact form, visitors get what they need right away, and your staff can use their time for other tasks. Convert new visitors into contacts faster. Answer FAQs directly and quickly.

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Conversation Marketing FAQ Nonprofit 54

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Face, name, and voice — People care about other people, so putting a face and name to this individual is critical if you want to connect with supporters. . Information like names, contact information, what previous communications they’ve received, when they last donated or volunteered, and more will be at your fingertips. .

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Face, name, and voice — People care about other people, so putting a face and name to this individual is critical if you want to connect with supporters. . Information like names, contact information, what previous communications they’ve received, when they last donated or volunteered, and more will be at your fingertips. .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They often contact me after beginning their own market research and discovering that choosing a Grants Management System (GMS) is a highly complex affair, fraught with risk and uncertainty. Bring them into the process via a selection committee and give them a voice and a vote. Consider the vendor as closely as their software.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The idea of getting on the phone with alumni to ask for donations can be extremely intimidating. See how they respond when a donor has questions about the campaign, voices objections, or is looking to complete their transaction. These individuals are the voice of your campaign, working hard to help you fulfill your mission.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This global ecosystem includes the digital brand and voice of your organization, the main source of knowledge and data about the programs and issues you work on, as well as detailed information about the audience you are reaching. Do they have a unified visual voice and brand? Who are the audiences you are looking to target?

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The FCC is also a lot more strict about SMS spam versus email, so you have to do it the right way (here are 5 ideas to get your organization started with mass texting ). Before you get started on those ideas for using SMS, you’ll need to choose your tool(s). More built for voice messaging, they offer mass texting for $.05

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

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. It’s a good idea to ask one or two of your key supporters to register with the sites and leave positive reviews. before their communities were ready.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2017

Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Making and sustaining eye contact with them makes them feel as though you are speaking directly to them and that they are the most important person in the room during your conversation. We know our donors want to feel special.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2017

Are you interested in partnering with national funders supporting pioneering work in bringing the rich idea of customer satisfaction to the social sector? I have honestly recommended every pregnant woman I’ve met to contact NFP!”. If you answered an enthusiastic “Yes!” to these questions, keep reading!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 22, 2010

When I tried to contact Clay I received a response within the hour. And reading your introduction about your trials of making contact despite all your other accomplishments and accolades juxtaposed with mine, made me think: Maybe I simply went where he was, or where he was comfortable, or where he wanted to connect.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2020

Gift officers are (literally) writing history with every contact report. Each officer will want specific information on the conversations they have had so at the next point of communication they can remember what was happening in the world at the point of last contact. Best Practices for Contact Reports.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

On the subject of needs and preferences, make sure to leave opportunities for supporters to contact you back. This will catch donors while their opinions and ideas are still fresh, and the opportunity to fill out an optional survey will be more appealing. . Tip #3: Ensure communication is a two-way street .

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

LinkedIn isn’t new, and neither is the idea that every business needs a LinkedIn presence. The personal branding platform: It lets you stay connected to extensive networks of contacts. Commit to posting ideas to your newsfeed with helpful, engaging, and fun content that your network and prospects will love. Build your network.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are many free and low-cost Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) options, which can be used through your computer and your phone. Google Voice is a great place to start for as low as $10 a month. You move tasks from the idea phase to various stages of in-progress and finally to completion. And, it’s free!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It helps to write out the language you’ll use to help your tone and voice be consistent across your messages. Instead, when you make your email contact list, pull recent donors with valid email addresses for better results. To make your multi-channel marketing efforts successful, it’s important to implement a campaign calendar.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

They diversified the voice of immigration in the exhibition and encouraged people to share their own histories verbally. The idea was that people would spin the wheel and start a conversation. The trick is to invite many voices in many forms. We mounted those objects and stories alongside visitor-contributed suitcases.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

It is also a good idea to make sure that all parts of the venue are set up to enable social distancing and consider implementing a mask policy. Emerging technologies like facial recognition provide a contact-free way for attendees to enter an event venue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Here’s a recording by Mike Johnson). Vince Stehle asked a great question about how nonprofits might use some of the ideas in the book to engage their networks around Net Neutrality. I invited Vince to write guest post about Net Neutrality and Networked Nonprofits. But we should not lose our voice without a fight.

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