ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

The digital age represents an opportunity for nonprofits to increase giving. With merely a click of a mouse or tap on a phone, individuals can quickly learn about and donate to nonprofit organizations. The benefits of using digital tools such as social media are plentiful. Facebook alone has 2.41 Make it easy.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Don't miss the first installment, covering how Student Activities offices are using digital tactics to increase engagement on campus ! Alumni giving is an important part of a university’s financial program, but it requires a significant amount of time and effort to cultivate alumni into lifelong supporters of their alma mater.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Don't miss the first installment, covering how Student Activities offices are using digital tactics to increase engagement on campus ! Alumni giving is an important part of a university’s financial program, but it requires a significant amount of time and effort to cultivate alumni into lifelong supporters of their alma mater.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Now that Slack is part of the Salesforce family, combining the #1 CRM and the trailblazing digital platform, here’s how together we’re creating the digital headquarters for a success-from-anywhere world across the education, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. Another example is Melbourne-based RMIT University.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Eman Osagie: Keep your donors invested in your mission through communication (email, phone calls, personal letters) and show them the impact of their giving. The digital world is ever-expanding and Sarah is always on top of trends, tech, and new ways to reach people. What is your biggest tip for donor engagement year-round? .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

But in today’s fast-paced digital world, you’re facing a unique set of challenges—managing membership, increasing giving, streamlining stewardship and engagement, and shepherding volunteers. I’m now able to call benefactors without even dialing their phone numbers!”

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This could be by phone, letter, or email. This way, any stakeholder can review all communications that have occurred for a funding request, whether a staff member made a phone call or used generated correspondence from within the system. Blackbaud University Instructor Henry Wiencek also contributed to this article.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

In a research report called “ Exhausted But Unable to Disconnect, ” professors from Lehigh University, Virginia Tech, and Colorado State University found that an “always on” culture may prevent employees from fully disengaging from work, causing stress. Within seconds I went to enjoying time off with friends to being on work duty.”

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2018

Over 50% of colleges and universities are focused on creating more impactful donor stewardship practices in 2018. Some universities are working to collect more thank-you letters from students, while others are starting to share video acknowledgements with donors. Donor phone calls and inquiries can be a significant time investment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. In digital communication, an individual can reach a much broader audience. In-house AI expertise. McKinsey’s data supports this idea.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It seemed just another Tuesday—just Apple’s version of a mobile phone that not everyone had or even wanted. These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. This is a group of largely self-organizing digital volunteers who use Twitter to respond to all of the major disasters around the world. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

Last week was the first day of summer and it got me thinking about doing a digital detox. The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish , a nearby nature hiking area, without my mobile phone. And, ironically, the science to back this up also comes from Stanford University. Kicking Your Mobile Phone Addiction.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Scrolling on phones, reading the news, referencing the latest trends— social media is ingrained in popular culture across the generations. Challenges cultivate a digital community of supporters, who can then connect with, encourage, and learn from one another. Of these, approximately 10k were new supporters of the nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Digital Wallets. Strange News. Accessibility.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

posted by Audra Buras Chief Distribution Officer, IMMINENT Digital. Millennials and post-Millennials, Generation Z, live, eat, and likely even sleep, with their phones. I constantly hear from nonprofit organizations struggling with how to effectively leverage the attention of this digitally-immersed audience.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

They include (1) annual giving; (2) capital campaign; (3) major gifts ; (4) endowment building; (5) planned giving, and (6) strategies like in-person or virtual meetings, phone calls, direct mail, digital fundraising, grant writing, and events. It’s not reasonable to begin by prospecting among all the people in the universe.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . We should alway be looking for new and creative ways to drive online giving throughout the year.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Other articles speak to the use of ‘Digital Smoke Signals’ generated from big data for improved development projects and policies, as well as the need to look at not just big data but small data too. Data for Public Service Delivery. Big Data for Development.

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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. This could involve: Running digital ads on a consistent daily/weekly basis to stay top-of-mind. Lean into what works.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Finally, digitalization is growing fast in Mexico. Video is an opportunity for NGOs to gain a foothold in the media universe. 52% of donors in Mexico prefer to give online, 15% via PayPal, 15% in cash, 12% via bank transfer, and 4% via digital wallets. ? are quickly replacing TV. 64% have never heard of #GivingTuesday. ?

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Would you consider making a donation of $100 to the university’s endowment fund?”. Create a standardized script.

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Achieve

JANUARY 6, 2021

Don’t forget to incorporate an ask through phone calls during this month. . He has guided research and capacity-building initiatives at Achieve and has been a leading proponent of the use of social media and digital marketing techniques to further the goals of nonprofit organizations. Don’t wait until after the season is over!

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2023

Make a list of these companies and determine who will make an introduction, whether by a phone call or email. Leverage Technology Your event management technology can present additional sponsorship opportunities, including premium digital exposure. What’s more, digital exposure comes with fewer risks and overhead costs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). What should governments, universities and companies do?

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Whole Whale

MAY 31, 2023

A nonprofit organization that provides accessibility resources and training, and collaborates with communities to raise awareness and improve skills around digital accessibility. mobile phones). Interested in finding out more about accessibility tools, email marketing, and more on digital marketing strategy? Knowbility, Inc. :

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. What Is the Digital Divide? The digital divide in the United States has persisted over the years despite the inexorable march of technology. A number of U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Here’s a summary of a few of the top ideas: AgriTextBot Info Hub: A tool for farmers that responds to localized questions and provides up-to-date, real-time information on topics from market pricing to weather indicators and farming support, through a guided conversation and accessible via a feature phone. Casper Stryndom.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Text-to-give (also known as text-to-donate, text-to-pledge, or text fundraising) is a form of mobile fundraising that asks donors to send a keyword to a text fundraising phone number. You choose a unique keyword and are assigned a phone number for supporters to text. Supporters text the keyword to your phone number.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Use Digital Platforms to Run Campaigns Digital platforms make collecting donations quick and easy, both for your organization and your donors. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and pursued a career in sales.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The newest version of your favorite phone may go up a little, but you’ll recoup any up front loss in the long run. The Internet behemoth unveiled the Now on Tap feature that cuts down on the amount of time you need to find something on your phone from minutes to mere seconds. Apple Does it Again.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. A focus group participant with an LGBTQ+ youth organization said: [Digital technology] is…really beneficial to reach out to the disabled community.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Aside from fundraising and digital tools, EveryAction also is a leading provider of nonprofit advocacy technology. Plus, our users love us!

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He doesn’t run an organization; He's the digital media manager at Pathways to Education in Toronto. Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. He is co-founder of Roo.io , a handy tool to record phone interviews on mobile devices.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

At TechSoup, we believe in digital inclusion and using technology for social good. While there have been numerous studies done on mobile phone use in the developing world, very little work has been done in understanding mobile use among homeless in America. Mobile phones are also essential for finding jobs.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. digital divide than anything I can think of since the invention of the Internet. Citizens Online.

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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2021

These tips can apply to any type of organization looking to manage volunteers, whether you’re working with a business, nonprofit, school or university, or other community organization. Reach out by email, phone, or direct mail, shout them out on social media, or offer a token of appreciation such as a free t-shirt. . Let’s dive in!

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