Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

You’re finally going to relaunch your website. The RFP will outline the purpose of your website; the need, timing, and overview of the project, site features, and other requirements for applicants. Hint: It should be mobile- and tablet-friendly.) Ability to manage the platform ( content management system ).

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

This month’s Net2 Think Tank topic focused on user generated content. Do you have tips for successful invitations to create and share content with your organization or the community? Can User Generated Content Create Unique Community Opportunities? Have you used a campaign or a project to invite contributions?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic. This will allow you to make sure you are creating content that speaks to those donors, as well as providing easy ways for them to give. Consider offering exclusive content, a VIP ticket to your next fundraising event, or an entry into a raffle.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

This often leads to social media efforts being an afterthought, which turns into a cycle of posting reactive content vs. proactive content. . Hint: A great time to do this is when you are creating your annual budget and marketing plan. Hint: I typically recommend posting 3-4x per week per channel as a starting point.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2022

Hint: If you use a CRM, you’re likely already paying for automation tools! Like CRMs, using automation tools in social media can not only reduce staff time in posting content, but provide cross-platform data and analytics that inform your strategy. Hint: The platforms know their algorithms better than you! Marketing automation.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Clearly state the value of signing up for your email list right in front of website users. Content lockers. These are email sign-up form boxes that block further content on a page until someone offers their email to unlock it. This locked content might be a download PDF ,or just the rest of the article. In-line CTAs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

UPDATED 4/3/12: If your nonprofit has yet to start using Pinterest , then hopefully new data released for March 2012 revealing that Pinterest now generates more referral traffic than Twitter will motivate you to start pinning – or at the very least to sign up and reserve your first choice of usernames (hint, hint!). e-Newsletter.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 14, 2022

For example, let’s say your fundraising team is looking to increase your matching gift efforts and collect more corporate donations for your cause ( hint: you should be !). Here are a few tried-and-true best practices to follow: Promote matching gifts throughout your nonprofit website. Website navigation. Online donation form.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

Taking content that you have already created, and pushing it through multiple formats (postcard, website, video, text message, etc.) Keep these 7 hints in mind as you build your strategy and contact Cloud for Good today for additional opportunities to transform your technology with Salesforce. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I have been in trainings where if I even hint that perhaps Facebook is a little over-rated, then eyes glare, people shift in their seats, and I have recollections of a few people even walking out. They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. That said, people love Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. We want our donors to be advocates.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Your sitemap is a visual representation of the structure of your website. It defines all of your sections of content and which pages belong in each section. Ultimately, the sitemap will be what’s represented by your website’s navigation. Purposes for the Sitemap include: Defining each tier of navigation for your website.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2018 to some (hint: it’s not ), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2017 has taken you. I hope these resources fill you with inspiration and gusto to go out and create your own amazing content! Are you on course to reaching those optimistic January goals and resolutions?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Hint: it's all about managing password managers and two-factor authentication. Carlos Bergfeld , product content manager, told me, "TechSoup provided its employees with password security training that suggested we create a secure password 'root' to use for all login credentials. "I use Password Safe.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

Most nonprofits already have Google Analytics installed on their website to track online traffic. It’s typically the first step in our User Research phase, providing a good overview of the visitors to a nonprofit website and how they behave on the site. What content on the website is most popular? Content Strategy.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Each month, I look at dozens of nonprofit websites and hundreds of nonprofit emails. The foundational elements of effective online communications are your website and email communications. Are you proud of your website and able to keep fresh, interesting content flowing that matches your stakeholders interests?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2015

So with that in mind, let's explore how you can build this kind of meaningful relationship with your supporters by taking a few hints from the best friends ever, Sam and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Website Design. Measure Steps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2009

Hints on responding about United Way: Be transparent -- say that you work at a United Way. Provide a link to relevant content on your website. If the blogger or commenter is clearly baiting, being antagonistic, or trying to incite a fight. You only have so much time! You don’t have to respond to every comment about United Way.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Survey volunteers to better understand what motivates them to give their time to your nonprofit (hint: this will help to create donation opportunities). Focus on storytelling online and create targeted content based on prospect behavior. note: this is a two-way relationship). Acknowledge Volunteer Participation and Accomplishments.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2020 to some (hint: it’s not), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2019 has taken you. I hope these resources fill you with inspiration and gusto to go out and create your own amazing content! Are you on course to reaching those optimistic January goals and resolutions?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Hashtags are an important tool for increasing Instagram post visibility because many more people follow and search for content using hashtags on Instagram than on Facebook. Bottom Line: WFP USA has adapted Rani’s story for three different platforms to reach more people with their inspiring content. Less is more on social media.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Facebook landing pages can be relatively complicated, mini-websites like the page for Microsoft Office , or they can be simple, like our recent page displaying the invitation to our event. Assuming that you have a website for your organization, it will well to host the pictures there.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 15, 2017

Since applicants may not be very familiar with your organization, this is your chance to give them a hint of your personality, values, and overall brand. You can include this additional content by linking to your website or attaching downloadable resources to the job listing itself (if the job board allows).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

When scanned using an app for your smartphone, they automatically take you to a website, image hosted on the web, calendar invite, series of text, or other types of content. There are a bunch of websites and mobile apps that’ll whip one up for you in seconds ( check out this list for a few of the best ). Check it !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.” Create a donor appreciation page on your website that exists year-round.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

From the subject line (“Share the Love, Shana!”), to the branded love note graphic, to the message content, this email is all Valentine’s Day, all the time. They even included my user name and my password hint in case I was having trouble logging in to my Tour Center. What’s to love? It makes “the ask” easier than eating chocolates.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

While we focus on designing SEO-friendly nonprofit websites , our friends at Getting Attention work one-on-one with all sorts of nonprofits to help them to harness the power of the grant. Or, you can promote educational content related to the positive impact of participating in these programs.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Whether your content is original (you’ve created it yourself) or shared from someone else, the goal is always to get your followers to interact and have a conversation with you.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2020

We get it—a new website is a tantalizing endeavor. The reality is that there’s plenty to consider before you can get going on a new website. How much content needs to be migrated? Content migration. How much of your existing content will migrate to the new site? Where do your DNS records live?

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2017

A website is the most important part of your nonprofit's presence online, followed by email and social media. Without an interactive, up-to-date website, you don't exist to millions of potential supporters. How Can You Keep Your Nonprofit's Website Fresh? Your Website Is a Place for Stories.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

He has 20 years of management, public relations and media-development experience, including the production of TV and radio commercials and award-winning rich media websites. In the 90s, some nonprofits would ask, "Why do I need a website?" Harness the creative power of user-generated content.

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NetWits

JUNE 1, 2012

. — Now I’ll suppress my excitement about our launch for another passion – tips 5, 6 and 7 in our series of posts on effective nonprofit websites. Let’s get right into the next three best practices for effective nonprofit websites. 60% of donors visit a nonprofit’s website before making a gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

With a virtual format, you have the advantage of offering more variety since you can easily change the video source and even use pre-recorded video content. Another fun scavenger hunt idea is to hire a developer to alter your website’s layout, placing hints across the pages in order to provide players with clues.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Use these strategies to design a successful livestream program: Build excitement to a main feature, cultivate a fun and entertaining environment, crowd-source content and establish a personal and emotional connection to the cause. It’s no different for guests attending your virtual event, who could face even more distractions at home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I have been in trainings where if I even hint that perhaps Facebook is a little over-rated, then eyes glare, people shift in their seats, and I have recollections of a few people even walking out. They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. That said, people love Facebook.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

And yet earlier in the week, at the Zealandia nature sanctuary in Wellington, I’d seen some hints of how to do just that. The interpretation was frequent, clear, and adult in tone and content. People laughed with incredulity; no matter how CSI-like the pitch, it’s hard to capture public attention with preservation projects.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 26, 2012

Thanks for checking back in for the next few tips in our blog series on creating a more effective nonprofit website! Let’s get right into the next three best practices for effective nonprofit websites. Test yourself: Access your own site in different ways, see how easy it is to find key content, and adjust accordingly.

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