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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Joanne Fritz asks the question that is probably on the minds of lots of folks in the nonprofit sector: what are we going to do in facing the current problematic economic climate? James Young, writing on Convio’s newish blog, Connection Cafe , talks about how to find, and create, influencers. What are “influencers?&#

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3 Analytics Terms for Success

Connection Cafe

Very likely you are making observations today that will influence your strategy implementation tomorrow. There is correlation, but the underlying influencer of both is temperature and season encouraging both ice cream consumption and water sports. Ironically, Congress is seldom a good example of a truly representative sample.

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Guest Post: Next Generation of Donors Meet the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leadership at NTEN

NTEN

Tad Druart, Convio. The study suggests that peers will play a bigger role in influencing donations. Are you giving your supporters the tools and messages to influence peers? Also keep in mind (Chart 2) where they are going to get information. Is it all consistent? Yeah, more people to do fundraising solicitations!

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Fail proof relationship advice

Connection Cafe

Be mindful of pop culture trends and consider how you can engage in the timely conversation about them. You can learn important things from social media but keep your constraints in mind. Determining influencers. Gauging influence. Now from the Convio team to you, Happy Valentine’s Day hot stuff. We all are.

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3 Nonprofit Fundraising Lessons Learned from Political Campaigns

Connection Cafe

It should come as no surprise then that the political campaigns often influence nonprofit best practices as well. Of course, this is where I insert a plug for my former employers, GetActive and Convio, who each powered parts of Dean’s online campaign and went on to bring these tools deeply into the nonprofit space.

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How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Marketing Genius: What's Your Brilliant Thought?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. The webinar is sold out, but the folks at Convio are making the recording available if you sign up. Convio asked me to prepare something for organizations that are just getting ready to embrace social media. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ).

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4 Tips to Increase Conversions on Your Online Giving Page

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This not only “anchors” the first and highest amount, psychologically into the mind of your donor, but creates social influence where supporters won’t want to feel ungenerous by selecting the lowest level of giving. Convio: Donation Form Optimization Report. Donors are more likely to upgrade to $40 than downgrade to $10.