Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Volunteering has always brought people together in service of a common cause but now we must do this online due to COVID-19. There are more people than ever stuck at home and ready to work, the question is how to engage them? Here are some ideas to make the most of volunteers online: Data/Image Projects. Data hygiene projects.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Video storytelling: Emotionally compelling videos showcasing your organization’s impact can help humanize your cause by showing the real people behind your organization’s efforts. Virtual reality tour: Offer a live virtual reality experience, taking viewers on a tour of your nonprofit’s projects and the people you serve.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Documents can be attached to a WhatsApp message in various forms, and photos and videos also make suitable attachments. Viewing WhatsApp attachments is actually somewhat easier than accessing the same kinds of attachments sent through email. 2) Information Hub.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Email marketing campaigns are just as effective for nonprofits as they are for any other business. Aside from sending out emails on behalf of your nonprofit, there are other things that can be worked on in order to see a greater level of success. DO use pictures of people. DO divide your list.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Boosting revenue starts with forming stronger ties with the people who support your mission: your donors. Generic communications like mass emails sent to everyone in your organization’s donor database do little to form meaningful connections. Foster face-to-face connections when possible. Explain the impact of donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Flickr Photo by Kevlar. Social Media Benchmarking: Gauging Success for Project and Organizations in Global Health and Development. To date the survey has received 131 responses; 45% projects and 55% organizations. We are aiming for about 100 projects and 100 organizations to fill out the survey and we’re almost there.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

You may want to consider charging more for entry on weekends than on weekdays because people are more likely to have time off from work during the weekend and are therefore more inclined to attend events like this one. Consider which option is easiest for participants (some people might not carry cash). Take photos.

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Global Giving

JANUARY 21, 2015

Would a pop-up on GlobalGiving help our nonprofits acquire more email newsletter subscribers? We’re always looking for ways to build our newsletter list, and I saw an opportunity to let visitors to our nonprofit partners’ project pages subscribe to their quarterly email updates. But would people feel misled by this?

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Highlight a specific goal: Funding a program, completing a construction project, or continuing your mission. This is a great opportunity to showcase past projects, and how you spend donor funds. Email Marketing. Hot Tips for Raising More with Your Giving Tuesday Website. What should your goal look like? Get creative!

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Facebook Ads help your organization raise awareness both for your cause and specific projects by allowing you to create unique campaigns. Include calls to action in your ads that direct your supporters to your website or a specific project’s landing page. While organic traffic helps, targeted ads reach more people.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

With the holidays and the end of the year coming up, many people are more inspired to give back to their communities, so you don’t want to go into the giving day unprepared. This can help you develop an email campaign for your GivingTuesday. Start your GivingTuesday prep early to increase the excitement surrounding the day.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

Email is the annoying little brother of online communities: pesky, poking, insistent. Yet email is the most effective way to noodge people to participate. Emails are the best reminders. New Facebook users are barraged by emails alerting them to activities taking place in and around their profile. Welcome Emails.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Crowdfunding is the simple act of raising money from many people to fund a project, appeal, or cause. Additionally, the 2021 M+R Benchmark Report cites “The increase in overall giving was largely driven by more people giving rather than people giving more.” It’s fundraising for the people, by the people.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. which will make it harder to organize and sync your data.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Here is a kind of suspenseful one we’ve written, but there are some real emotional ones: people recovering from auto accidents who never thought they could do a sport again; loneliness filled by new on-court friendships; physical and emotional healing, and more. They want to help people connect to nature through outdoor recreation.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

You must have stories ready to share about people whose lives have been significantly impacted by the work your nonprofit does. Good stories show a dramatic difference in the ‘before’ and ‘after,’ and move people to ask questions, make a donation, or get involved. Long blocks of text will run people off, so avoid it at all costs!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

The site shows no sign of slowing down, with 1 billion people using Instagram every month, 71% of them under the age of 35. While the photos and videos within each Story are never out of order, the accounts that get the most interaction and views on their Stories rise to the top of the pile. . Well, it depends! Amirah, Inc.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

With Chatter, employees can “follow” people and documents to collaborate on opportunities, service cases, campaigns, projects, and tasks. So, just as you might comment on someone’s photo in your Facebook feed, you can comment on the status of an event registration record. Schedule automatic reports.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 31, 2023

Email Fundraising Email fundraising campaigns are an incredibly simple way to harness technology to improve your nonprofit’s fundraising. With compelling messages and links to your online donation form, your emails can easily bring in more donations. Make your emails visually appealing and scannable. with photos.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There are plenty of books, articles, and research papers (see, e.g., here , here , and here for just a few) on the topic of how people learn, but the reality is there’s a continuum. Most people have plenty of room to practice and strengthen new learning behaviors. in regular conversation; in an email; in a blog post).

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Here are a few tips from The Fundraising Authority to make the most out of this technology: Promote a specific project or campaign. Select a very specific project your nonprofit is focusing on. Nothing is better than a moving story, video, and photos. Have a marketing plan in place. Select the right site.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. Facebook fundraising tools provide opportunities for bringing in donations from people who are interested enough in your work to follow you on Facebook, but not yet donating through your website.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2023

Add any extra information you can when using ChatGPT prompts improve your emails and appeals. Fundraising emails Similar to fundraising letters, the process for creating your fundraising emails for an email campaign can be kickstarted by using a ChatGPT prompt. Donations help [Describe Donation Impact].”

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

According to the Millennial Impact Project, episodic volunteerism is increasing in popularity as our younger generations look for ways to share their wealth across many different causes and passion areas. Be sure to collect names and email addresses, too. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. What’s the organization’s capacity?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Yet many nonprofit leaders are intimidated by videos and more comfortable with traditional stories and photos to tell your organization’s stories. We have to protect the privacy of the people we serve.” Some people you have provided services to might want to give back to your organization by appearing in a video.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

A report released earlier this year by the UK User Experience Agency Nomensa indicated 47% of people who visit a website intending to make a online donation give up before completing the process. 1) Allow giving to specific projects. let donors also give to projects that are meaningful to them. Download the report now! .

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

1) Have People Over Year Round. Get out there and make something happen in Q1, Q2 and Q3 by doing things that drive people to your nonprofits website on a regular basis. First, it solves the end-of-year giving problem by getting people to give on a monthly basis. Email is a great way to do that. of the 34.8%.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

To assemble a team, first make sure you understand who should be on your event team by considering the following roles: Project supervisor. Your project supervisor oversees every part of your gala, coordinating different team members to ensure your event sticks to your planned schedule. Activity coordinators. Marketing specialists.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Was it your warm and personal thank-you email? Could the next gift come because of that moving photo on social media? Renewal letters or emails are less expensive than acquisition campaigns. The donor might assume the worst without a simple thank you email or letter. How is retention measured?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. The compassion of people to help their fellow citizens in times of crisis is truly inspiring! This trend is the same for both our non-disaster projects, ($5.3M in 2017) and disaster projects ($1.7M This trend is the same for both our non-disaster projects, ($5.3M

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2012

When budgets are small or time is running out, many people turn to Do-It-Yourself options for holiday gifts. I know I’ve done it: from homemade soap to custom spice mixes, it’s fun to create something for people you love. and enjoy hearing when someone writes back to tell me which project they funded and why.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Almost all media now feature feel-good stories about people and organizations that do good. A small story, even an announcement about your special event or volunteer project, in a weekly newspaper could lead to interest from the local TV station. Highlight specific people and specific actions. Don’t wait for them to call.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Image courtesy of The Cause Project. email, phone, and social), and identify your nonprofit’s top volunteers. The more people who Tweet about the event or your organization, the more FREE exposure your nonprofit receives. Today’s volunteers are tech-savvy, and very busy. Check-In at Events. Share Multimedia.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Project updates. These events also serve as a good time for your donors to learn more about the projects they support from your organization and receive updates from your team members leading the specific projects they contributed to. Future projects. Donor Appreciation Email Templates. Networking opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

This means identifying the goals and KPIs for measuring success of your event. You also want to be sure to set up a measurement system for a landing page where you are collecting RSVPs (and email addresses) and perhaps testing some different messaging. The positive is you can lock people ahead of a campaign and be sure they will tweet.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Make sure you equip people to take down credit cards so you making giving easy and immediate for donors. If this isn’t practical for you, you can also suggest language callers can use in an email–especially if this is your donor’s preferred method of communication. Send an email targeting lapsed donors. . or “ You did it!

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Funds made necessary by COVID will have a different tone than funds for an exciting new project.

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