Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

Nonprofits with national and international name recognition do great on Facebook in terms of growing a large fan base, but many small to medium-sized nonprofits struggle to achieve the elusive Facebook ROI (Return on Investment) – website traffic, new e-mail newsletter subscribers, mobile subscribers, online donors, thumbs up and comments i.e,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

While it’s impossible to track these donations unless you poll your online donors, the more your nonprofit utilizes social media to build your online brand and your e-newsletter list, the more likely potential online donors are to discover your nonprofit—and your nonprofit’s “Donate Now” landing page. Launch a Sustainer Program.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s modern email marketing environments, lots of focus is placed on design and content – which we can all agree are very important aspects of any email campaign. Preference and Opinion – this is something that you can survey or poll your donors on, and collecting this information via an online portal is a great idea.

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

Direct Mail (19.2%). When you host an event in a virtual environment, you’re getting access to data and content you can repurpose to steward relationships, grow your social presence, and create new touchpoints to engage, educate, and retain donors. That way, you’re also gaining valuable user-generated content as you go.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sharing conversation starters, polls, or even quizzes on social media can inspire lots of engagement. There are lots of ways to create content your donors will find valuable. Embrace Analog Donor Engagement Strategies When was the last time you got a card in the mail? Encouraging conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

You need to grab the month’s worth of measures and look at them against your content. Some folks have been puzzled by the Post Quality score which is determined by the percentage of your fans that engage when you post content to your Page. (It Yes or No?&# Of the 43 people who took the poll, 89% said yes.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format. Sending a recurring newsletter or print mailing to engage supporters. Immediacy and response are key, even as short-form content proliferates. Avoid changing messaging just for novelty’s sake.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

For most organizations, this represents a significant number of prospects, especially organizations that invest time creating and sharing compelling Facebook content, building a large following. Post engaging content every day. Host polls and contests to engage your audience. Ask me how I know!). Encourage sharing.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 4) Activate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Sharing quality, engaging content is now more important than ever on Facebook. That means Nonprofit Admins need to be even better at finding their finding their Facebook voice and posting quality content. Either way, again, it all comes down to posting quality content. For example, see the Malaria No More Facebook Page.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

Think about goals and audience: Before you create content, first think about the ultimate goal and the target audience. While my workshop on Day 1 focused a lot on internal processes and best practices, the next question that we anticipated from attendees was, "What tools can I use to help create this compelling content?"

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

Over the past 10 years, the industry has been introduced to a lot of new technologies – dynamic website content management, CRMs, email marketing, multi-channel marketing, event management, social, etc. Note Q2 in the poll. Sending out mail or email to bad addresses? And how about Q3? Response rates falling?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Text Poll App from MobileCause. Here’s a summary of the highlights of the conversation: Before I dive into the content, I had the pleasure of experimenting with a text polling app to find out the composition of the audience and their experience with the panel topic. I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

A blog carnival is a series of blog posts related to one theme, in this case, the promotion of USDA-proposed nutritional standards for snacks in schools, which coincided with a Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project poll showing that most Americans support the guidelines. Lesson #5: Craft those thank you notes!

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

The option to host live stream events or recording content behind a paywall. If you will have a larger online audience, then your virtual event will need to be rigged with gamification features, awards and badges, giveaways, polls, and enjoyable videos. Greater ease of use for corporate participants attending the event.

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Experiment Marketing Strategy Virtual 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

Through pages, you can publish content that will appear in the main news feed, send messages and other notifications to a large list of fans, and create interactive content. Add Unique, Interactive Content. While there may be some overlap, you should aim to create content that's unique and specific to your Facebook page.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

The option to host live stream events or recording content behind a paywall. If you will have a larger online audience, then your virtual event will need to be rigged with gamification features, awards and badges, giveaways, polls, and enjoyable videos. Greater ease of use for corporate participants attending the event.

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Experiment Marketing Strategy Virtual 90

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

The tool for this job is a content management system (CMS). Content management systems are software applications for creating, editing, and controlling the information on your website. A good system will allow you to give many users the rights to edit content, while reserving for a select view the right to approve or publish.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

Elevate your nonprofit’s email presence and cut through the junk mail with the help of this versatile marketing software. Each template is easy to edit and customize, offering flexibility for diverse content needs. These templates are also mobile responsive to allow you to reach your event attendees from anywhere!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2012

Whether it is a polling site locator, candidate guide or any other type of resource that is good to reference on election day, do your best to make it mobile friendly. People will be waiting in line at the polls, checking facebook or twitter on the bus or train and you want your information to be quick and easy to read. Check the mail.

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Care2

JUNE 8, 2010

They ask you questions about how you are doing too (think online surveying and polling). So much of successful nonprofit marketing depends on the creation of great content, including articles for your newsletter, website, blog, press releases, etc., as well as images and video.

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Communication Relationship Build Newsletter 52

Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2021

Your direct mail appeal is written and approved. Mail and email are, to state the obvious, different. So how can you leverage the good work you’ve done for the mail channel? . We’re not here to besmirch the good name of Direct Mail. The data is clear: Mail remains a vital source of revenue for most nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

Even in this social media age, content remains king. Make sure you're providing timely, valuable information, and using tried and true tools like newsletters and e-mail to remind people of the value you provide. Diversify Your Content. Once you've got fresh content, spice it up with a photo or video. Think Old School.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

This could become predictable and even boring for your followers, who are looking for exciting and fresh content to engage with. . When you pursue a multichannel strategy, you can share email content on your social media pages, social media posts within your weekly email newsletters and multimedia content across all platforms. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good Report ] Only 13% of nonprofits are using gated content to grow their email list. Direct mail was the second most preferred channel at 21%, followed by social media (17%), text messaging (8%), and phone calls (2%). [Classy.org] 63% of nonprofits use personalization in their email marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

Promote cross-platform: FB, LI, Twitter, email>blog>online poll/petition >offline events. paulcip @ kanter let everyone propose and lead their own fave activity related to group objectives via mail list, bbs, etc. . I suggest a tweetup. chloevdc @ kanter. remind them that the tools they use can only go so far.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Create Free Polls. I experimented with two widgets, linking them to content and conversation. I tried one for audience polls and one for messages. However, 85% of the really small sample of folks (10 people) who took the poll think that widgets could be useful to building community if used strategically.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

How are standard links at the top (such as Tell A Friend) and content areas (such as a Letter From The Editor area) performing? Use Graphics Strategically: Graphic elements such as photos break up cluttered text, highlights key content areas and makes e-newsletters easy to skim. 60) Search « What Makes A Campaign Go Viral?

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

This could become predictable and even boring for your followers, who are looking for exciting and fresh content to engage with. When you pursue a multichannel strategy, you can share email content on your social media pages, social media posts within your weekly email newsletters and multimedia content across all platforms.

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Digital Communication Tips Virtual 52

Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

After reviewing the user-generated content (UGC), two winners would emerge: one picked by HSUS and the other by members. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. It was also turned into a TV PSA in the winner’s hometown of Chicago.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Polling capabilities enable quick decision-making between and leading up to meetings. With templates for presentations, posters, social media posts, direct mail letters, and more, your organization can easily brand marketing collateral to help spread the word about your campaign. The best part?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

to quantify exposure Time spent on page & Vote count from poll program ??? s choice award Number of youtube video views of winning submission MEASUREMENT TOOLS - tangible Sourced links for new list names from marketing ??? to quantify ROI Page views from our stats program & Video view count from youtube ???

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Nonprofits throughout the world have sent millions upon millions of e-mails, Tweets, bulletins, updates, etc. A lot of nonprofits will now have to update their website, e-mail newsletters, and most costly, their print materials. 2) From my e-mail newsletter. asking their supporters to “Become a Fan!&# on Facebook.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

After reviewing the user-generated content (UGC), two winners would emerge: one picked by HSUS and the other by members. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. It was also turned into a TV PSA in the winner’s hometown of Chicago.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Strategies include cutting down on content clutter, developing an intuitive navigation structure that makes information easy to find and engaging your audiences through surveys, polls and commenting features. Convio lays out simple steps to creating a website that is easier to navigate and more useful to your target audiences.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

So if you have to leave early or maybe get interrupted or you just want to review the awesome content you’re about to hear, don’t worry. I have a poll question for you. I’m going to end the poll, if that’s all right. I will email that to everybody later on today. . So use that chat box. Here we go.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Drove list growth and great results, in part through having a newsletter with all of the content being short and snappy and above the fold. They used conditional content in the participant center and emails, and allowe people to self-organize their own training events and peer to peer fundraising. Komen for the Cure race.

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