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4 Text Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Take from Big Brands

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. You can even use outbound messages to solicit donations from your supporters. internet users bought something online each week via a mobile phone.

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7 Tips on Asking for Donations — It’s Intimidating, We Get It [Updated]

NonProfit Hub

When it comes to asking for donations, most of us head for the hills. But until then, you won’t have to sweat your fundraising ask if you follow these 7 tips on asking for donations: Download the 7 Tips on Asking for Donations guide here! . Run through how you’ll call them on the phone. *Updated March 24, 2022.

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Stay Connected with Donated Smartphones from Dell

Tech Soup

New to TechSoup: 3G Windows Venue Pro smartphones (admin fee: $31) from the Dell donation program. Take donations by using your phone as a mobile credit card terminal. These donated phones include a Windows Mobile operating system, 4.1-inch Apply the phone to an existing AT&T plan. The Full Details.

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TechSoup's Donation Programs Continue to Grow

Tech Soup

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. Today more than 50 partners offer product donations and discounts in 37 countries — and growing. The Donor Class of (TechSoup Fiscal Year) 2012.

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Fundraising During COVID: What Nonprofits Should Plan For In 2021

CauseVox

Screenshot of a slide with the title “Virtual Fundraising Case Study” and a photo from Summit Assistance Dog’s Unleash Your Love. Ease of use: when you’re running a virtual program, you have the option to add donations directly to your page so that donors and fundraisers never have to leave to make a donation.

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11 Group Text Messaging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It is illegal to buy, sell, or trade mobile phone numbers, unlike e-mail and snail mail addresses. You should also add a “Mobile” field to your donation forms and event sign-up sheets, and add your keyword and short code subscription information to your print newsletters. Simple text pitches aren’t enough to compel people to subscribe.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. What’s important to note here is that unlike wiki or websites, the direct forms of content creation, with Ushahidi citizens only needed to know the number to which they send reports from their phone. 100% of donations went directly to disaster relief.

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