EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Talk to us to learn more about how our platform and partner ecosystem can help you power your purpose!

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Local Audience Poll 143

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

a well-established digital marketing automation platform ? Make the image size and text compatible with each other. Use digital marketing as a channel and collect email addresses via social media marketing. And if such platforms find repeated emails, they will, by default, move it to the spam folder.

email 84

email Marketing Spam Rate 84

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The upcoming iOS15 update will create some changes in how email marketers use opens to track success and retarget their audiences — but as we all know, adapting to change is part of operating in the digital landscape. Image courtesy of Apple. Your email marketing platform may let you segment users by their email client.

email 104

email Marketing Test Mail 104

Byte Technology

JUNE 7, 2016

It takes only a brief look at the impressive statistics surrounding website builder WordPress to realize what an online juggernaut it really is: Currently, nearly 75 million sites are built on the platform and half of all those accounts are hosted directly on the company’s site.

WordPress 100

WordPress Open Source Site Calendar 100

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling. ICA Fund Good Jobs. We think that’s a win-win!

Report 85

Report Template Org Nonprofit 85

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

If your organization maintains an active presence on social media platforms , include social media links on your website. Instead of cluttering these platforms with a donation button, it is more effective to provide click-through links that direct users back to your main webpage.

Websites 52

Websites Calendar Registration Nonprofit 52

AccelEvents

MARCH 4, 2021

But when it comes to creating an immersive digital event, extra care must be taken to define and understand your audience. Once you have a grasp of these motivations, you can plan your content and set up your virtual event platform to better meet these motivations. Carefully Set Up Your Virtual Event Platform.

Virtual 98

Virtual Experiment Create Poll 98

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Getting online and optimizing your digital marketing strategy has become necessary for nonprofits of all sizes. Although building a following online has its own challenges, digital tools have the potential to dramatically increase awareness about your cause and connect you with prospective donors who you might not have otherwise discovered.

Social Media 52

Social Media Effective Strategy Media 52

Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Here’s what to expect: Year-end giving statistics roundup. Year-end giving statistics roundup. These statistics illustrate why you should prioritize year-end giving within your overall fundraising strategy: 1/3 of all annual giving happens in December, and around 11% of total donations arrive within the last three days of the year.

Guide 108

Guide Giving Nonprofit Metrics 108

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Lean into what works.

Lesson 59

Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

You likely rely on your digital communication channels to stay in touch with supporters and engage them in your activities. Therefore, your CTAs must be clear and compelling to ensure you’re using your online platforms to support your fundraising efforts , volunteer program, and other initiatives. . Make your CTAs highly specific.

Action 64

Action Guide Language Test 64

Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

To help nonprofits understand the tools available to them and how they can be incorporated into their digital strategies , this guide will explore three uses of modern nonprofit technology. While many AI platforms are still developing, their power already has the ability to transform nonprofit operations for the better.

Technology 52

Technology Marketing Change Nonprofit 52

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Social media, digital advertisements, websites, and email have improved nonprofit audience outreach and fundraising. Nonprofit Email Marketing Statistics. Why are so many nonprofits utilizing email in their overall digital strategies ? However, once nonprofit technology entered the equation, it drastically optimized the process.

email 52

email Guide Marketing Online 52

AccelEvents

MARCH 4, 2021

But when it comes to creating an immersive digital event, extra care must be taken to define and understand your audience. Once you have a grasp of these motivations, you can plan your content and set up your virtual event platform to better meet these motivations. Carefully Set Up Your Virtual Event Platform.

Virtual 52

Virtual Experiment Create Poll 52

Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Choose auction software that offers a mobile bidding feature, which streamlines the digital donation process by allowing donors to bid on and pay for items directly from their phones. For example, email allows for a lengthy message as well as compelling visuals, whereas a social media post is more specialized toward images and videos.

Donor 52

Donor Giving Online Gift 52

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Developing an effective digital marketing strategy. Setting up multiple donation platforms. Transitioning your fundraising to online platforms can help to significantly boost the visibility of nonprofits of all sizes. Develop an effective digital marketing strategy. Use compelling images/videos. Social Media.

Practice 33

Practice Donation Online Fundraising 33

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Share your best stories—but go beyond just posting them on one platform. Read on to learn how the World Food Program USA, Partners in Health, and The Mission Continues have customized one story for different platforms so they can reach more people with their impactful work. How can you break through the noise?

Channel 247

Channel Sierra Leone Story Digital 247

Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Distilling this messaging down to something a ten-year-old can understand will help breadcrumb your messaging in a way that’s quickly consumable by most audiences, regardless of the platform. . If why people should care can’t be figured out at a stop light, it’s too complex for a digital audience. Construct your ideal user journey.

Content 105

Content Test Student Audience 105

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Workplace giving software is any digital platform that enables corporate giving programs , such as matching gifts, volunteer grants, and corporate volunteerism. Some workplace giving platforms have search tools that allow businesses to find specific nonprofits to support. What is workplace giving software? Benefits breakdown.

Software 52

Software Giving Gift Nonprofit 52

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Enhanced public image. Here are a few statistics that paint a picture of current corporate philanthropy trends to be aware of: Although total giving declined in 2022, corporate giving experienced two years of growth in 2021 and 2022 , mostly because of increases in GDP and pre-tax profits. . $4-7 Access to new potential customers.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Grant Sponsor Nonprofit 52

Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Your header image: This is the graphic that appears at the top of your message. It gives extra insight into what’s inside. While every email provider doesn’t display it, it’s worth spending some time on yours (think of it as an extra subject line and give yours some oomph!) How important is it? It depends.

email 52

email Rate ROI Social Media 52

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We saw a 108% increase in dollars raised on the Qgiv platform and a 100% increase in the total number of donations to our clients. Choose the right platform that will set you up to get the most out of your campaign. Our platform also provides personal fundraising dashboards for participants and tools for gamifying the campaign.

Campaign 98

Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 98

Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

You can call us work-from-home employees, e-workers, iWorkers, teleworkers, telecommuters, web workers, mobile professionals, mobile workers, digital nomads, location-independent professionals, technomads, or workers 2.0. Android is by far the most prevalent tablet and phone platform. Please log in and tell us.

Phone 67

Phone NSF PowerPoint Mobile 67

sgEngage

MAY 3, 2023

According to monthly giving statistics , recurring donors tend to give 42% more per year than one-time donors. Take advantage of the power of digital fundraising to reach a wider pool of donors. Using a large font and optimizing your images to load quickly are simple ways to make your form mobile-responsive.

Digital 75

Digital Strategy Giving Gift 75

Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

SF OpenData offers access to many datasets, including crime statistics, business listings, 90-day emergency shelter listings, and even a film location listing starting from 1924. It uses the ESRI mobile platform so users can see oil and gas wells near them, and allows you to zoom in on your county, town, or well. Image 1: SF OpenData.

San Francisco 36

San Francisco Social Demonstration Images 36

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

" The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. The organization is working to build a digital public map of the Kibera community for the residents and organizations working there.

Tools 73

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Your website is the foundation upon which your digital communications and fundraising campaigns are built. Nonprofit Tech for Good is built on WordPress and in our 11 years of publication, there have been zero problems with using the platform. Prioritize images and video over text and provide ample white space.

Websites 348

Websites Design Practice WordPress 348

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

" The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. The organization is working to build a digital public map of the Kibera community for the residents and organizations working there.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

" and includes modeling statistical analysis. Obey the Simple Truths of Digital Storytelling. Make the entire experience cohesive among all of your content platforms. Image: Wes Holing. Diagnostic analytics (insight): This answers the question of "Why did it happen?" Consistency. spanhidden.

Learning 36

Learning NTC Analytics Channel 36

CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

Tars First on our list is Tars, a conversational AI platform that helps scale interactions between nonprofits and customers with conversational automation. Pricing: Tars offers a 14-day free trial but ongoing use of the platform requires a paid subscription. Dialogflow by Google Need another chatbot contender?

Tools 58

Tools Amazon Analytics Language 58

Museum 2.0

JUNE 17, 2010

Upload an image of it to the site along with your name, age, and location. Ola presents the giraffes in several ways--as individual images, statistically , on a map , even via a goofy game where you can view giraffes and guess the age of the people who made them. People spend too much time being digital.

Collaboration 34

Collaboration Museum Minneapolis Oakland 34

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When you’re planning the themes and stories that will drive your annual campaign—and, by extension, your annual appeal—try to focus on telling individual stories instead of relying on lots of numbers and statistics. Use a variety of different formats, too—text links, buttons, and even hyperlinked images are all appealing.

Tips 98

Tips Hunger Campaign Mail 98

Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Here we take a look at how some of the top nonprofits are leveraging social platforms to get results (and how you can do the same). Social Media Marketing Statistics. Want to know what platform you should be leveraging to maximize your impact? Make full use of the platforms. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING STATISTICS.

Social Media 109

Social Media Resource Marketing Media 109

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Your digital marketing goal is to convert website visitors , social media followers, and other audience members into donors and long-term supporters of your mission. Perhaps you’ve even noticed your engagement metrics decrease across your platforms due to supporters’ screen fatigue. . These tips will help you get started: .

Campaign 78

Campaign Marketing Online Fundraising 78

Top Nonprofits

JUNE 30, 2022

Since the advent of the digital age, virtual communication has become nonnegotiable for pandemic-era fundraising and connecting with donors. Images are powerful because they can communicate what words cannot. Are you going the more traditional route, with stock images and business-style infographics?

Design 97

Design Tips Help Images 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. The cost of online fundraising software can be fairly inexpensive, only requiring a small platform fee and processing fee. Increase brand awareness.

Ideas 95

Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 95

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It’s a ready-made tool for visibility, advertising, brand image building and customer support. However, statistics and experience show that these excuses are costing SMEs exposure, customers and revenue. . Organic content is the content you post to your own page, such the images on an Instagram profile.

Social Media 52

Social Media Business Media Social 52