Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

On a four-inch smartphone screen, a potential donor scrolls to the far corner of the youth outreach program's webpage. New and existing donors, volunteers, and others could be frustrated with perhaps their first interaction with your organization, miss out on particular initiatives, or never return to your site. It's Here.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

But really, there’s a lot you can be doing all year to increase your base of supporters, engage them in your mission, and convert them to active donors. Consider engaging a reputable “list append&# service that finds email addresses to match postal addresses in your existing database.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

a study of women online donors and how the Internet is changing the nature of political engagement for women. The study (which was also featured in the Wall Street Journal , summarizes the results of a poll of 600 women. Some key findings: The Internet enhances key values that motivate women to give.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

However, there is one component of soliciting your donors which should be considered for any and every communication you generate via email. In today’s competitive fundraising environments, it is all the more important to treat each donor as if they are the most important person to your organization (because they are).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

You can add flash animation, audio narration, YouTube videos, and polls to your presentations. One of the coolest things about SlideRocket is that it's cloud-based, which means your presentations are online and easy to update and share anywhere you have an Internet connection. stream within the presentation itself.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. Regarding alternate price points for mobile donations, the research suggests that there is negligible donor erosion between the $15 and $20 levels, thus charities should forego the former and opt for the latter. Ongoing Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

My curiosity drove me to investigate: ? Can we listen to the tides of Internet conversation on an issue, and learn to predict and ‘surf’ them? ? Can we use the momentum of focused attention to raise an issue above the noise? Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. What is Big Listening?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The idea: The online social graph is the map being constructed by social networks of every person on the Internet and how they are connected. Now that are computers and data can be connected via the Internet, we are witnessing a social layer - and it is challenging our assumptions of everything. and James L.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

If it’s not on the Internet, it didn’t happen! Use polls to ask a question. Polls are a win-win concept. Showing some stewardship will help retain your existing donors and build lasting relationships. Find somebody in your organization who you can make responsible for capturing all the great things you are doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Kickstarter is a perfect place for nonprofits to appeal to small-time donors. More than 1.5

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. We’re a donor database. I have a poll question for you. I’m going to end the poll, if that’s all right. Lori: I think we should.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The vast majority of donor acquisition spend today is on direct mail. Our Next Generation of American Giving report also reinforced that – Mature donors first reported that they learned about the charities they support through direct mail (35% of them). Author: Tad Druart. It has changed since I started my career.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

60) Search « A Procrastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising | Main | Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur » Thursday Nov 08 2007 MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Because it allows you to interact with other members - potential donors - its important that your profile makes the best impression possible.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

from pitching your cause to donors and funding agencies, to delivering services to members and clients; and from seeking public support and the ear of decision-makers, to collaborating with other organizations in projects of common interest. Consider how you might use the interactive possibilities of the Internet and Web 2.0

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

60) Search « A Procrastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising | Main | Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur » Thursday Nov 08 2007 MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Because it allows you to interact with other members - potential donors - its important that your profile makes the best impression possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. Phil Agre's How To Help Someone Use A Computer, circa 1996, is still relevant to anyone who is teaching someone how to master a new piece of software or Internet service. He also shares some process maps for donor management. (If Also announced 2.0 Commentary here.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Carie Lewis , internet marketing manager at HSUS, explains how the nonprofit organization pitched the low cost campaign and shares advice to other nonprofits looking to do the same. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Almost free.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

Carie Lewis , internet marketing manager at HSUS, explains how the nonprofit organization pitched the low cost campaign and shares advice to other nonprofits looking to do the same. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Almost free.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Some nonprofits have begun to utilize widgets and other light-weight Internet applications to leverage social networks. Without APIs to unlock the data in their constituent and donor databases, nonprofit organizations had difficulty maximizing the value of their data in their communications and fundraising strategies.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2021

Instead, ask yourself: How can I use email to follow up with this specific cohort of donors who are also on my email list? . The Internet is home to cat videos, Buzzfeed quizzes, and impulse shopping. That’s good for your mail donors and your online donors. Tip #4 – Engage online (for free!) — and bring the fun.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

Today, as donors, activists, and volunteers worldwide have embraced the Internet for news and entertainment, so have they transitioned their giving and their trust to digital. Donors are 34% more likely to give on responsive websites. Source: Harris Poll. Source: Harris Poll. Source: The Case Foundation.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

From the Ice Bucket Challenge that took the internet by storm to Growing a Mo for men’s health, when something catches on, it can lead to a chain of impact worldwide. Increasing Donor Engagement: By creating engaging content, you can encourage engagement, spark conversations, and build a dedicated following around your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. Slow dial-up Internet access required that websites be as simple as possible for faster loading. Feature Fresh Content Prominently.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. No Internet of Things (IoT) or big data. The New York Times also recently came out with an article on Reinventing the Internet to Make It Safer. Every now and then, we like to predict what's on the tech horizon.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

It makes you reachable, it puts you out there on the vast ocean of the internet and provides a chance for people to find you. You never know from where a donor might come, so be reachable and open to new ideas. Use the information you collected through polls or surveys to put together a blog post.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

The community manager has been around longer than you may think – and I'm not trying to be like Malcolm Gladwell by drawing (questionable) parallels to pre-Internet practices. I also informally polled the NTEN community. By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN. What's the difference?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

We’ve got some polls for you. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond this webinar series, we are first and foremost a provider of donor management software. Most of you have answered, so we’re going to just end the poll. So I’m actually going to launch my second poll. So don’t be shy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. This tool allows nonprofits to easily create Web-based Internet “TV” stations. Wufoo :: wufoo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Nonprofits could use Bravo to capture testimonials from donors and supporters or position statements from advocates and activists – and they do offer discounts for nonprofits. Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors. Bravo :: getbravo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The internet is loaded with amazing free or low-cost tools and resources! Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: archive.org/web. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Ideal for thanking mid-level and major donors. Social Media.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond these webinars, we’re also a donor management software provider, so if you’re curious about that and want to check us out. But you can see we’ve got some good insights on your donors. Because obviously, consumers are donors, I mean donors are consumers.

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