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How to Communicate Meaningfully with Nonprofit Supporters in an Election Year

Media Cause

There are, and always will be, other headlines, but your supporters are your supporters because they care about your work. For people who are new to your organization, invite them to start by contacting their members of Congress and/or voicing their support for a bill or policy position. They are real people.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” ” For nonprofits, this shows the value of thoroughly researching your donors’ demographics, history, and motivations before crafting appeals. A relatable human voice connects.

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10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Gather demographic info if you don’t already have it. Headlines should be short. Offering Mayra Ruiz at www.mayraruiz.com as another creative source to observe for e-newsletter style (her newsletter has taught me alot on establishing voice as well).congrats Many e-newsletters are too long and not well organized.

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Explaining Open Social to Your Executive Director

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While some headlines might proclaim that Open Source is meaningless in the nonprofit sector, the issues as Holly Ross of NTEN says, "The question isn't really about open source, but about openness. Enter one site at time based on how well the demographics fits with your targeted audience. What is Openness?

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Don’t Just Celebrate – Advocate. Getting back down to the Roots of Earth Day: Tips for CSR Professionals

sgEngage

Earth Day was no exception to the trend of using protesting and collective action to voice concerns and enact change. The core team focused on bringing Earth Day to life quickly realized the potential to engage Americans beyond just the college-aged demographic and worked diligently to expand their reach.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

And the last thing which is super important as how can I include the voices? And WhatsApp is a great way for this because people can send you a voice note, people can send you a picture immediately and then you can have this dialogue with people. They can send you a voice note. They can answer it on WhatsApp.

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Generation Change: A New Era of Advocacy

Media Cause

Instead, Gen-Z led efforts have been able to grab headlines and achieve victories in areas where established efforts have failed. Somehow conservative extremists being outwitted by teenagers makes the victories more headline worthy – garnering them even more resources and support. A few of Gen Z’s major advocacy wins: Raising $2.3M