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Attracting New Donors With Content That Serves (And Scales)

Bloomerang

Most nonprofits use a combination of in-person events, physical outreach, and some form of digital presence to attract and build relationships with supporters. Research shows that individuals are the most important funding source for organizations, accounting for almost 70% of total contributions.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority.

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

DREAM also hosts its annual report on Issu, a great third-party platform for a well-designed digital reading experience. We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US. Power Poetry.

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3 Social Media Mistakes Churches Make

Tech Soup

It becomes the digital equivalent of a soapbox. Throwing our message "out there" into the digital space without hanging around for the conversation (and maybe even joining conversations that are not our own) makes people want to block us. Why did he relegate himself to one geographic area on the map?

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Caravan Studios Showcases Diverse Apps for Social Good

Tech Soup

Bedsider was started as support network operated by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. candidate at University of Pittsburgh, demonstrated FracTracker , an app that maps impacts of oil and gas extraction sites through crowdsourcing. Connect with Benetech @Benetech and find out more on its website.

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Simplifying nonprofit strategic planning for beginners 

Get Fully Funded

Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. Serving as many teens as possible through your youth program is not a goal. How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three?

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5 Tips to Build Audience Personas for Your Nonprofit Website

Nonprofits Source

Map the website visitor journey. Map the website visitor journey. Create clear user pathways or maps for each persona. Visitors can choose whether they are a parent, teen, educator, alum, or supporter. Use a tool like HotJar to assess website visitor heat maps to determine how users are engaging with your site.