Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When faced with communicating a complicated message, we like to approach it with a four-step system: 1. Here are some options that come top of mind: Social Media: Cons: Generally limited in the amount of content you can fit in a post. Can link to more in-depth content. Can push to more in-depth content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models. Be Helpful.

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Forum One

MAY 12, 2021

When incorporated within a larger content strategy, an effective digital personalization strategy can result in tangible, increased user engagement. Forum One is currently developing such a tool to empower content administrators to better shape the content that their audiences need, and in turn, increase the value of their websites.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The apprehension to adopt a new system or modify a current one is real. While proving ROI on analytics (and other systems, e.g. your AMS) can be difficult, a benefit analysis provides directional ROI on the key areas that you and your association care about. This insight can then inform course scheduling, content creation, and more.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2024

Engage your s takeholde rs Keep communication open with your board members, key stakeholders, and staff by establishing communication channels for feedback and collaboration. The Phi Kappa Phi implementation team sought to future-proof its system and went through multiple levels of scanning and segmenting its data.

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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. Your Welcome Email According to Campaign Monitor, Welcome emails have a whopping 91.43% open rate. Looking for inspiration? How are you making your donor feel?

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3rd Sector Labs

DECEMBER 1, 2013

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc., Yes, millions.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Open Badges – What you need to know. Ideally, the solution that offers the greatest intrinsic motivation for your learners would be the ideal provision of your learning management system. Open Badges Capabilities. Open badges are very good at doing these types of things, and it is very easy to use and digest.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

Now, as the world is opening back up, your association may be planning to go back to in-person meetings or use a hybrid approach. If particular role types are not attending, take a look at your content and determine if it makes sense to create sessions or a learning track that addresses their needs. This is a valuable group.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

A donor management system is sometimes called a fundraising system or a donor database. There are a huge number of systems available, ranging from the basic to those that offer all sorts of additional features and functionality. Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Selecting the right Content Management System (CMS) for your nonprofit website is crucial in building and managing a successful online presence. Many do not have open-source code, but some, like Umbraco, do. Nevertheless, choosing isn’t simply about popularity. Software Costs Budgets are always an essential factor.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The amount of digital content coming out of various departments and through various channels (website, social media, etc.) requires a solid content strategy. So, how do you define your content strategy? What is Content Strategy? Content strategy is a guide. There are a few accepted models for content strategy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

Our pals over at Idealware have just released a pretty comprehensive report comparing some open source content managment giants — WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone. This report also includes our new directory of the consultants and firms who help nonprofit create websites and implement these Content Management Systems.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. Reminder, email opens are tracked by tiny image pixels embedded in email content. When a user downloads that image, it registers as an “email open.”). So what happened to open rates? Human opens went DOWN.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 6, 2024

Depending on the size of your nonprofit, you might have numerous roles open at any given time. Fortunately, automated tools make curating personalized email content for candidates effortless. Optimizing your nonprofit’s approach to accessibility and UX can yield greater open rates, click-throughs, and completed applications.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 28, 2023

Involve your IT leaders in your AMS partnership to open the lines of communication between your organization and your vendor. Our previous systems required us to pay someone who understood the systems to set up process automations with custom code. TECH TIP: Choose Nimble AMS and myTrailhead to ensure a successful AMS adoption.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Quarterly Impact Reports enhance your website, email, and social media content strategy. to your unengaged subscribers: Added before 60 days + Have not opened any of your last 20 email campaigns. Resending your email campaigns within 3-7 days can increase your email engagement (opens and clicks) by 40%. Manage Your Email List.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

Web3 is a new version of the internet that uses blockchain (IE a secure but transparent record keeping system) to decentralize the management of the internet, thus reducing the control of prominent companies such as Google or Meta. Web3 draws its name as the third iteration of the internet.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

These RFPs have giant lists of requirements related to how content will be authored, formatted and published. We often get asked this question: What is the best content management system (CMS) for association websites? Here are some ways that we’ve helped our clients choose a system that’s right for them. Depends on what?,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

Transparency about programmatic approach, results, governance, and finances are just a few ways a nonprofit can be open about its work, and this openness must start with the board. Preparing for meetings also requires content to be drafted, printed, and collated. Transparency is an essential quality for a nonprofit.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2013

That's only one of the reasons NTEN is excited to announce a new position and open applications for a Content Manager. The Content Manager is charged with managing (writing, editing, scheduling, and sending) NTEN’s communications in support of Membership, Programs, and Publications to support NTEN’s reputation, and serve our members.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

Website personalization relies on data to optimize the content on a website to cater to a particular visitor. Optimizing your content with personalization allows for audiences to interact with the most applicable content for them, thus creating a better, more engaging user experience. Forum One’s website personalization tool.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Three months later I had a prototype platform aggregating actions from RSS feeds, with a search element around that content. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. The results we were able to produce didn’t reflect the full contents of our database.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

These RFPs have giant lists of requirements related to how content will be authored, formatted and published. We often get asked this question: What is the best content management system (CMS) for association websites? Here are some ways that we’ve helped our clients choose a system that’s right for them. Depends on what?,

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In today’s world, success is measured by more than just clicks and open rates. Are you tagging your content, products and events? You can learn more about content tagging and taxonomy in this blog. This is really important for content-heavy sites if your success metric is time spent on your websites. Analyze Performance.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Your CRM, or customer relationship management system, stores and organizes information about your existing customers. Brainstorm which tactics, content, and communication channels will best engage each audience to increase the chance that they will purchase your product or service. Analyze your CRM.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 4, 2022

Referred to as the flagship campus, UMass Amherst is the largest of all campuses in the UMass system and a major economic engine for the state of Massachusetts. . Connecting the UMass Educational System with Salesforce. UMass Amherst currently hovers around a 60% email open rate when factoring in commercial and transactional emails.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Since your website is such a vital component of your online outreach strategy, you’ll need to choose the right content management system (CMS) to build and manage it. You may be considering revamping your website by migrating it to a new system or creating a brand new site from scratch. Compare top platforms.

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Forum One

JULY 15, 2021

A step-by-step approach to personalization allows organizations to start delivering unique content sooner than later. As individuals, we’re served targeted content and ads based on our previous online behavior or social media profiles (e.g., This includes: Email databases Website analytics CRM systems Online giving platforms.

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Forum One

MARCH 20, 2024

This approach is distinct from more traditional content management or digital experience (CMS/DXP) implementation approaches where monolithic services, back-end management, and front-end templates are all tightly interwoven. Bottlenecks are a thing of the past with teams no longer needing to wait on stubbed-out views to be created.

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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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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

NRDC Gold – Nonprofit Since 1970, NRDC has been working to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. Overall, this work has helped to empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience, and amplify their impact. Check out our Davey Award Winners below!

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 27, 2021

One example of an organization using gamification to create value for volunteers is Open Hand Atlanta. Open Hand Atalanta uses a point system (LeaderTree program) to provide volunteers with prizes in exchange for their time. Volunteer View – VolunteerHub. Reward Volunteers Going Above and Beyond.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 21, 2021

One of the most effective ways to put your association on a solid footing for the future is to use a modern association management software (AMS) system that’s flexible enough to help you meet tomorrow’s demands. Today, offices are re-opening, with a combination of onsite and remote workers and in-person/online member engagement.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Since 1969, UAB has utilized its union of a university extension center and pioneering academic medical center to save lives, solve problems, expand knowledge, and open doors. . On the external side of university communications, dynamic content and SMS functionality in Marketing Cloud is helping admissions reach students more effectively.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

I’m really proud of the work our organization does, but our old system was holding us back from really maximizing our potential — and our hundreds of chapters across the country. Read about what pushed us to make this change, the challenges with our old system, and what we’re hoping to achieve with a digital transformation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better. Akismet Anti-Spam – automatically deletes spam and comments with malicious content on your blog posts and contact forms; also has an option to queue them for manual review.

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