Candid

MAY 25, 2021

It would be essential content that balanced the news stories being shared on the page, adding complexity to the numbers in the funding summary and texture to the terrain that the organizations featured on the page were navigating. The emoticons flowed in, as did the content. So I asked for help. And wow—did I get it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

Race Forward’s digital footprint now includes four main properties, including Colorlines , a daily news site. The Race Forward communications team constantly revisits their strategies in search for more resonant messages and new opportunities for engagement. Do you use analytics, surveys, testing, interviews?

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sgEngage

JULY 13, 2021

I have a two-part answer: For your constituents, it’s findability – being able to quickly and easily find the content they seek. For your administrators/content creators, it’s scalability – when you have new content to share, being able to quickly and easily know where it belongs. Findability. Scalability.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

Sustainer benchmarks are up in all categories for all verticals in: Numbers of sustainers Revenue from sustainers Percentage of total revenue from sustainers This is welcome news. Putting Benchmarks into Action What does all this mean for nonprofit marketers and fundraisers?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2022

Many organisations invest in creating compelling content to inspire supporters to give. Action 1: Get the Basics Right and Test, Test, Test. You can copy the mystery donor process to test how easy it is to donate. Have a process in place that regularly tests if everything works as it should. What can you do?

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

From what we know of the changes so far, the biggest impacts will be on open rate statistics and the ability to A/B test subject lines and preheader text. After the changes go live this fall, you can reaudit your account once you’ve sent enough emails to get an idea of new trends—if you see a noticeable change, you can adjust your benchmarks.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

Reading time: 4 minutes Look, nobody really wants to join a new social media platform. But we do need a place where we can reach supporters, share content, and look at pictures of other people’s dogs — preferably without being subjected to harassment, trolling, misinformation, and attacks on our democracy. Take it for a test drive.

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

Proof reading, avoiding spam triggers, ensuring it’s mobile optimized, creating alluring subject lines are all imperative to the success of the newsletter and what the content inside is promoting. Gathering your content. Generally speaking, the way you gather your content will vary depending on what your goals are for the newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2012

Post consistent content that your audience loves and your social media will be successful. But if you want to get better results, you need a content strategy, strong creation and curation skills, and a robust measurement process. One technique I use to get insights from my social media data is to do an analytics Rorschach Test.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Note: This is the second in a series of posts about usability testing your website from guest author Brandon Granger, Senior Interaction Designer for Blackbaud. In the first part of this series , we talked about why you should test your website and donation form with real supporters. Makes sense, no? Some tips for creating tasks….

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Whole Whale

JUNE 2, 2022

It can help you cultivate relationships, provide valuable content, and ultimately drive donations and support for your cause. If you can summarize your newsletter content in a few numbers, do it! Make sure your headlines include strong keywords that accurately reflect the content of your newsletter. Make it a question.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

But the good news is that nonprofits benefit from higher open rates compared to regular marketing emails. Your real test lies in converting these opens into donations. See how one newsletter enjoys a 51% open rate with supporter-generated content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

From Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram to LinkedIn, social networks are becoming environments where video content not only thrives, but is expected. Consumers ranked video as their favorite form of content from brands. Conversations on social media are very much tied to what is going on globally and in the news.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Finding people who genuinely care about your cause is like making a new friend; it takes time and effort. It’s Time to Kick It Up a Notch The good news is that you only need three things to successfully identify, engage, and convert those elusive brand-new donors, and I’ll bet you already have them on hand: data, content, and technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm? The risk is low, and the potential rewards are great, so be sure to consider testing this channel as part of your next fundraising effort.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Account Management Through its account management services, TikTok connects you with content creators. Keep in mind that this feature is currently in beta testing, so it may still be a little buggy. Best Practices for TikTok Content Creating a successful TikTok page takes time and commitment.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Greg Adkins of New Frame Creative says that “crafting a successful landing page is a bit of an art form,” and he offers some tips: a. All content should be in small bite-sized chunks. Test it on various browsers and on a mobile device, just to make sure. It can just be news and notes that you want your supporters to know about.”

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Two months in, I have tested many of Candid’s tools and, in the interest of helping fellow nonprofit students, I’m sharing the inside scoop on free resources that provide quality information and can support our development. . Philanthropy News Digest . Foundation Directory .

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Generate Emails with AI: Qgiv’s Fundraising Content Assistant uses AI to help nonprofit teams craft peer-to-peer emails in seconds, freeing up time for fundraisers to focus on building meaningful relationships with their donors. This automated security measure has resulted in a 97% drop in card testing on Qgiv forms.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 4, 2022

News & World Report’s Best Colleges Guide, making it one of the most improved institutions among top tier public universities in America. MobileConnect became a reality through COVID as a way to send reminders for students to get tested and help support our safety efforts,” said Mead. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2011

I spend time each week combing through the latest technology news to discover green technology items that are hopefully of interest to nonprofits, NGOs, libraries, and (by extension) people in small- and medium-sized offices. There are a lot of green news blogging services, but surprisingly few devoted to green IT.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2020

The good news is there are some actions you can take to reduce the rate of email unsubscribes. It’s important to segment your list of subscribers because it helps you send content to certain people that’s more relevant and customized to them. Your customers will value your content more if they can connect with it. Map Content.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Our society is marked by inequities of race, gender, ability, and more—and the content we create can either challenge these inequities or reinforce them. As well-intentioned as content may be, when done wrong it can disempower, objectify, or misrepresent those we intend to serve. The good news? Captions . And heads up!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

From posting twice a day to only twice weekly, I have tested all levels of frequency in posting until finally settling on posting 4-6 Status Updates a week. Beginning November 1, users can now unlike your page directly from their News Feed. It’s also worth noting that more Thumbs Up and Comments = More News Feed exposure.

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Media Cause

APRIL 22, 2022

Whether you’re reaching out to build issue awareness, share important news, or raise money for your organization, incorporating these best practices into your email marketing campaigns can help your emails reach your target audiences and keep them engaged with your mission. . Be Authentic + Share Relevant Content. Test, and Test Again.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But, be sure to follow through in the email content on the urgency. For your next email, try split-testing two different subject lines, one with a sense of urgency and another with a sense of intrigue. You can figure out which length works best for your audience by doing split testing (or A/B testing). Important news.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

If this sounds familiar, then we’ve got some good news. This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. and learns not only about the content of that data but also how the words and phrases in it have been structured. But it’s not as simple as ChatGPT doing all the work for you.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Road-Tested Tips for Designing a Learning Program. Map out your strategy: Literally, draw your map of content and audiences on paper or a slide. Our integrated learning map starts with content centered on beginner business users, and builds from there to advanced users, admins, and consultants.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

It’s important to have a place that you can link to for more information and for follow-up, instead of sharing news or updates only in a tweet or facebook message, and especially if it is just in an email newsletter. What kind of content do you already have that you could reuse (videos or interviews from events, data or research, etc.)

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Byte Technology

MARCH 18, 2015

One of the more advantageous developments from social media behemoth Facebook occurred recently when they increased News Feed exposure for links people share with their friends. Simply put, Facebook puts friends “first” in a News Feed. Put a “Like” button on all your website content, even those parts that may seem unimportant.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This news isn’t new with Instagram upgrading every month; it’s a given that new features are always popping up. The company first tested the update in Brazil, Canada, Ireland, and Italy. The company is still testing the feature in various other countries. The testing phase is a long process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2011

I also tested some of the tips suggested by the research. Here’s what I learned: After Hours Posting. They also can get collapsed in the News Feed (e.g. PostPlanner seem like really good peeps and a great app; they are in my hopper to take for a test drive. I tested this here (June 1) and here (May 12).

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Sometimes, methods of fundraising that worked in previous years don’t work as well when the economy shifts or a big news event pulls people’s attention away. Build trust at every turn by learning their name and a little about them and by following up on their gift with news about how you put their money to great use.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Good news: bookmark cheat sheet and you'll never draw a blank again. Tim made an A on his math test!) Any other ideas to fill the social media content queue with? You have absolutely no idea what you are going to post to Facebook, let alone the (seemingly) 500 tweets you need to come up with. has never felt more daunting.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2013

Java is everywhere The Internet uses Java as a foundation for displaying dynamic content such as videos, 3-D images, games, and applications. Test if Java is enabled in your browser. Industry News Tech data information Java patches security' So why is Java so important to stay on top of and why does it require so many updates?

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We’ve found that highly tailored content targeted at your most valuable donors can have a big impact. Working with Oxfam America’s mid-level Impact Circle, we designed a strategy that delivered a more personalized service at scale: branded email appeals with highly tailored content inviting people to join the named mid-level program.

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