The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Best Donation Page: Middle East Children's Alliance. The Middle East Children’s Alliance is a top-tier example of building a compelling donation page that maximizes conversions when it counts. Our team addressed viewers directly and reminded them why their donations matter. Best Campaign Follow-Up: SOME DC.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2021

Most states require that you complete fundraising registration before you can legally solicit donations from their residents. . You must register to conduct business in a handful of states—your home state, any states where you have paid staff, and North Dakota and DC (if you’re registered to fundraise there). Corporate requirements.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Geoff Livingston: Classic DC Nonprofit Strength Meets Social in Mega Giving Day : What happens when you take classic nonprofit strengths and match them with the nimbleness of social technology, all to benefit a city's nonprofits? You get Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington, a giving day for the metropolitan DC region on November 9.

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Candid

MAY 18, 2022

The book featured in the exhibition is a first edition of the Foundation Directory, published by the Foundation Center Library in 1960, and generously donated to the national Philanthropy collection by the Foundation Center. Why is it important to this history? . If people want to learn more, online or in-person, where can they go? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The one-day fundraiser is modeled after the very successful Give to the Max Day that was launched in Minnesota in 2009 and raised over $14 million in one day for local nonprofits, but also incorporates a contest that will give some extra motivation for nonprofits for getting the most donations or donors. Get your base to give first.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Instead, they rely on the same kinds of funding streams as traditional community-based nonprofits: individual donations, volunteers, and support from institutional philanthropy. DC $17,678,500 4.6% Unlike labor unions , alt-labor nonprofits are not financially sustained from membership dues. million to $35.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

During the discussion, one of the partners asked about how they track whether engaging with their audience on Facebook or other social channel might lead to donations. This cause the traffic spike, so what? Perhaps not worth investing outreach and engagement time on this platform! Have you asked so what of your data three times?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Meal Preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

This is a platform-agnostic course, so you can use your existing fundraising tools (donate button, etc). Kelly is an independent fundraising and strategic planning consultant based in Washington, DC and serving clients worldwide. Do I need to use CauseVox for this course? How much does this Nonprofit Startup course cost?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2010

We’re visiting family at the Jersey Shore, but stopping in DC to take the kids to the Smithsonian and other DC highlights. You might see a few blog posts or tweets but don’t expect a fast reply via email. Playing tourist in DC, it is interesting to see how much your online digital life impacts your offline life.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Information like names, contact information, what previous communications they’ve received, when they last donated or volunteered, and more will be at your fingertips. . A forgotten donor is not likely to want to donate again or even open your email! He resides in the DC-Metro area. Store donor data. Segment donors.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Information like names, contact information, what previous communications they’ve received, when they last donated or volunteered, and more will be at your fingertips. . A forgotten donor is not likely to want to donate again or even open your email! He resides in the DC-Metro area. Store donor data. Segment donors.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

and you were trying to help raise money for a shelter in Washington, DC you would want to segment the list and send the fundraising appeal only to the people in Washington, DC since they were personally connected to the issue locally. Keep them updated on the impact of their donation. But that is not enough.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. Like the Creative Cloud plans, Adobe also offers the Adobe Acrobat Pro DC plan with access to Acrobat Pro DC, 20 GB of cloud storage space, and Adobe Sign, a cloud-based e-signature service. Request Acrobat Pro DC. Through TechSoup: $95.88 for the first year, billed as $7.99 every year after.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

DC needs you and this. You can learn more about Byte Back or support their mission through donating or volunteering by visiting their website. In the mid-1990s, Glenn met with his friend Barbara Altman to share his idea of opening a computer and career training center in Honduras. were struggling. If you’re in the D.C.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Convio analyzed cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and the total amount donated through the Convio platform. The average gift size remained steady in 2011 at about $65 with more than $435M donated to charities. Washington, DC. To 10 Most Generous Cities. Seattle, WA. Berkeley, CA.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2022

Drip campaigns,” or a series of timed emails triggered by actions like sign-ups or donations, are a common way organizations use automation to provide steady, responsive information to audience members right when they’re ready to engage. After CRMs, the most common way mission-driven organizations employ automation is through marketing.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

There’s been a lot of recent activity coming out of Washington, DC … it’s a good time for an update. Data warehouses that store consumer data include donations, nonprofit board service, participation in fundraising walks, and any number of additional statistics related to the third sector. Donors are consumers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

In my brain I thought, wow, wouldn’t it be awesome if everyone on Facebook actually saw this request and donated just, like, a dollar?! He will wear an Alli Houseworth exclusive handmade T-shirt that will say “I love social media” across the front AND have himself photographed in said T-shirt in front of various DC landmarks.

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Care2

AUGUST 14, 2012

Last week I had the opportunity to co-present on the panel 37 Must-Have Strategies to Better Engage Your Website Visitors at the annual Bridge Conference in Washington, DC. Make your donate page super easy. In the navigation have a prominent donate button. Here are some of the key highlights from our panel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. Hundreds of nonprofits will offer the opportunity to double donation dollars throughout the 24 hours.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2012

Snoball.com allows people to create momentum around donations for their favorite nonprofit organizations. When a user creates a Snoball account, they can donate donate to over 1.6 Snoballs define a specific condition of a donation and can be tied to a user’s interests. Here’s how it works.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. Organization: Women for Women International. Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org. Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator. Website: www.womenforwomen.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

I’m donating all of my profits to the Sharing Foundation , which helps to care for Cambodia’s children. Allison is donating to the Hope for Henry Foundation , which provides gifts to children in hospitals with chronic diseases. unconference on Friday morning in Washington, DC. Rethinking Social Media Internships.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Yesterday in Washington, DC, Target's senior fundraising analyst Paige Grainger gave a terrific "state of the nonprofit industry" talk, which summarized key findings from Target's latest, 2011 Index. billion worth of donations revenue (although it excluded any donations worth $10,000 or more).

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Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Social Media Week is happening in DC this week. The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington raised $2,017,196 with 17,838 donations for over 1,000 nonprofits in the DC, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia areas. Hosted by: Razoo and AARP.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

ANA DC Nonprofit Conference . Representation from all of the main players in the CRM and donation platform games are here. If you want to get a full lie of the land, scroll down to access our full database of conferences. These cover all areas of the nonprofit sector, in the US and abroad. Top Nonprofit conferences for 2023.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

This year's Day of Service featured three different projects - a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC's largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. While this may not be tech-focused, it's still a great way to give back to the DC community.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Orlando's October event explores donation platforms for Giving Tuesday , and in Vancouver, the focus will be on creating effective matching donation campaigns. RSVP now for the events in Chicago, Dallas, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Orlando, Florida: Donation Platforms for #GivingTuesday.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. These global leaders are coming from the United Kingdom, Uganda, Florida, and DC. Washington, DC: 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

17,838 individual donations. More than 8,000 tweets using the #give2max hash tag and trended status on Twitter throughout the day in DC. Fundraising Results: Close to 18,000 people participated in this online fundraising contest resulting in over $2 million dollars being given to 1,200 participating nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Asking people to simply make a donation or sign a petition is no longer enough for that small, but powerful segment of volunteers who want to do more: super advocates! Lobby elected officials in person (either locally or by coming to lobby days in DC or state capitals). Share or create content or videos on social media.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2013

Our friends at Community IT Innovators in Washington, DC (CITI), are hosting a free webinar with TechSoup's very own Barbara Shaughnessy later this month. Products at Techsoup Global, will talk about their technology donations. It's free and will cover a variety of resources for accessing technologies for nonprofits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Typically, that money comes from donations, grants, or foundations tied to limited projects or programs, which limits the longevity the funding actually has and limits how long the organization can sustain a solution. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Kevin, and their half-tailed cat, Ellie. Mary’s University in Maryland.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

Survey says: Most noprofiteers blend their personal/professional brands | Big Duck – "Last week I had the joy of presenting a workshop with the fabulous Danielle Brigida of the National Wildlife Federation at the 7th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference in Washington, DC.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Asking people to simply make a donation or sign a petition is no longer enough for that small, but powerful segment of volunteers who want to do more: super advocates! Lobby elected officials in person (either locally or by coming to lobby days in DC or state capitals). Share or create content or videos on social media.

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Care2

MARCH 8, 2012

Yesterday in Washington, DC, Dell and the American Red Cross announced the launch of the Digital Operations Center , a social media emergency management response center. The digital monitoring facility was donated by Dell, and is based off their critically acclaimed Social Media Listening and Command Center.

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