Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Although it is a slow time of year and the busy fundraising season is still several months away, there's been lots of activity in the social fundraising judging by these roundups of links from Peter Deitz and Tom Watson (not to mention all the items tagged in the nptech tag stream ). More coverage in the blogosphere and beyond here.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I follow several nonprofit fundraising blogs, one of which is The Agitator, and this recent post about "ask amounts" on direct mail and fundraising forms caught my eye. Read the post, and the linked white paper about the research and testing that went into this sweeping declaration. Author: Sally Heaven.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Consider how you might reach out by sending them one or more of your current fundraising appeals. It could be a white paper, “how-to” video, tip list or recommendations (e.g., — Charity Clairity Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Google Ad Grants are a terrific fundraising and marketing tool that Google makes available to nonprofits and charities. Google Grants can be a great fundraising option for almost all nonprofits. These include: Encouraging donations from donors and potential donors. So what are Google Ad Grants ?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2015

Start by ensuring that your recurring donation form is secure and easily accessible from every page of your website. Responsive donation forms have 34 percent better conversion rates than non-responsive forms. With Luminate Online, you can click a box to make your donation form responsive. Here’s how. Make Giving Easy.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2010

On the professional side, I’ve interviewed many industry professionals for articles, case studies, best practices guides, white papers and more. On the personal side, I’ve donated, volunteered, taken action, and raised money. If I donated $50 last year, don’t suggest that I give $25 this year.

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Channel Lesson Learning Haiti 32

Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2015

For example, on the Feeding America donation form , constituents can clearly see how their support makes a real difference. How can you leverage your communication channels—including email, direct mail, and social media—to promote sustained giving? What is the impact of a $5, $10, or $50 monthly gift? Develop your communications plan.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2018

If you haven’t watched fundraising expert Joe Garecht’s Heating Up Multichannel Fundraising webinar or read his Raising Money through Multichannel Communications white paper, we highly recommend you do so. Let’s get to some of the top tips we’ve rounded up to help drive your multichannel fundraising success.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2019

With the future in mind, I think there are five fundraising truths that are especially urgent to understand as higher education fundraising leaders set the course for FY2020. It’s Time to Adopt a Coordinated Multichannel Approach to Fundraising. Less frequent donations. The Traditional Phone Model is Shifting.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Check out the “Making Event Participants More Successful with Social Media” white paper to learn more. One donation form is all we need Wrong. The only thing worse than no donation forms on your website is using just one. Always use multiple donation forms for targeting, testing, and expanding giving options.

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Trend Online Giving Offline 78

Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

Once called deferred giving, “ planned giving ” or “planned gift” refers to any charitable gift that requires more thought and planning to execute than the average donation. When property subject to capital gains tax is donated to a nonprofit institution, that is tax-exempt, capital gains normally imposed might be avoided by the donation.

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Conversation Giving Gift Charity 20

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2014

For a refresher, my 2013 piece Non-Technology Trends for the CIO and a 2011 white paper for the Association of Fundraising Professionals on similar topics may be good places to start and worth a read as well.). Many businesses are getting tighter and more selective in their corporate donations. Working Smarter.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Now, I do understand that some places that are opening up again, and I’m even going to a gala, later this year, a fundraiser. Because, being a introvert, used to be, okay, I think a little bit is still in there, being an introvert, it was hard when I started fundraising earlier in my career. And this is probably.

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Virtual Communication Video Newsletter 114

Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2021

Your fundraising needs fuel. Even if you slapped a “Donate” button on top, would anyone click on it? The Nonprofit Fundraising Content Conundrum. You may think, as a fundraiser, your nonprofit content marketing strategy is not your job. Your fundraising strategy is fueled by content. The No-Content Problem.

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