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Dear Moby, Which is Better? Polls or Surveys for Nonprofits 

Whole Whale

Do you think I should use a poll or a survey?”. By sending surveys and polls via emails, of course. Backed up by research from Helpfull , read further to see the breakdown of polls vs. surveys. Top Ways to Use Polls + Surveys. Let’s start with polling, which involves using a polling instrument (e.g.

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10 Donor Data Migration Decisions: Q&A with Gary Carr

3rd Sector Labs

We asked several interesting poll questions to open the event, and the wrapped with a Q&A session. The purpose of this post is to share the results of both the polling and the Q&A. The polling results. A few comments about the poll results. The poll is non-scientific. Easier = 29%. More difficult = 44%.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

When advocacy campaigns are quiet, consider some other engaging advocacy content that can be written and approved in advance to ensure advocates are still opening and clicking your messages: Flash poll: Create a one-question poll that is irresistible to advocates, such as “Which of the following should be a higher priority?

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6 Tips to Transform Your Dirty Data in 2024

Association Analytics

You’re unlikely to need to contact those folks, so that information is not as necessary to save. Throw a poll up in your next meeting. For instance, you may want to track your membership trends over time, in which case, it makes sense to save data on how many members you had ten years ago. What’s the strategic goal?

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

I make a point of varying the format , sometimes using polls or breakout rooms for smaller group discussion and brainstorming. Interestingly, a follow up poll gave the event relatively low marks. Interestingly, I polled 65 volunteers at our January 2021 Zoom meeting, about how they prefer being appreciated by staff.

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7 Ways to Boost the Member Experience for Small Nonprofits

Get Fully Funded

Provide a welcome packet: Let members know about all the fantastic perks that your nonprofit offers and important details like contact information with a welcome packet. Instead of passively consuming content, interactive content lets members actively engage with your resources.

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3 Membership Engagement Strategies to Try Today

Neon CRM

A simple interest poll can provide a considerable boost in attendees. method of keeping in contact with your members. Before you send out invites to your next member event, try putting these tips into action: Give choices: Instead of telling members what you’re planning, ask them what they’d like to see planned.