Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s as Easy as Sharing a Link Once you have an event website in place, your marketing becomes as simple as sharing a link in every promotional piece. Email campaigns. It’s a good idea to combine standalone tournament marketing emails with your regular campaigns to maximize visibility and minimize spamming supporters’ inboxes.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

This applies to a multitude of characteristics including personality, work habits, reporting structure and much else. It’s not a matter of one person or style being better than another — but the bottom line is that we are very different, and whether we like it or not, we must respect those differences. Be gentle in follow-up attempts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Boost revenue from in-person and virtual fundraising events. Streamline operational tasks, such as email personification and automated workflows. In-person training. An instructor travels to your place of business to teach you how to apply your new features to your existing processes, one-on-one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Simply enter a few details to guide it in the direction you want your email to go, and it will generate email and/or letter copy based on what you entered. By using ChatGPT, you can save time on writing promotional emails, recruitment posts, and even on-site signage copy.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

— Personalized communication and engagement strategies are critical to helping mid-level donors see the value and potential impact of increasing their donations to your nonprofit organization. But have no fear — personalized approaches don’t always require more time or resources from busy fundraisers. These four are key: 1.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraisers like you have a lot of work to do to make the world a better place, so any time you can save on administrative tasks is incredibly valuable. Fundraising automation encompasses a plethora of ways to make the fundraising process easier for your organization—data collection, emails, receipts, and more!

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. But the world is a noisy place: Donors are bombarded with constant messaging that can drown out a nonprofit’s attempts to reach them. paragraphs in your emails.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

If your nonprofit is ready to dive deeper into the world of AI fundraising to boost donor engagement with your mission, this is the place to start! These solutions can also help you develop personalized strategies that speak to each donor’s unique needs and interests based on their past interactions with your organization.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Preparation is key To effectively retain emergency donors, you must have a solid foundation in place. Having these elements in place not only positions you to capitalize on the increased attention during emergencies but also provides a clear pathway for donors to continue their support. This creates a more meaningful ask.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

If you, like many, find asking for money hard or distasteful, let’s reframe it, because when you come from a place of negativity, you’ll actually repel donations. Getting into this mindset accomplishes a few things: It takes away any jitters about asking for donations because it isn’t personal. It’s true.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. On behalf of your organization, investigate ways to receive money that the organization may not have in place already. Offer to help write (or edit) fundraising emails or letters.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We often put things off, placing learning skills on the shelf where they weren’t easily accessible to us. Plus, coming from a place of love happens to be the best way to fulfill on your nonprofit mission and build the lasting connections with supporters you will need to survive and thrive (more on this to come, I promise).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. Make a plan to segment your constituent base and decide who from your organization will make personal contact with your constituents.”. Many nonprofits rely heavily on in-person fundraising.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

The process of creating donor personas is important because it helps you truly understand and connect with your supporters on a personal level. Email marketing analytics: help us track open rate, click-through, and donation conversions. Is it by seeing their impact, because of a personal connection, or something else?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Your email thank-you should arrive immediately after a donation is made online. Personalize your thank-you.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

This can cause problems when tasks fall through the cracks or emails go to inboxes that no longer exist. As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Look across silos: Another place folks miss is not looking for advocates in obvious places. Board members, donors, coalitions partners, and folks who have signed a national list but have not taken a local action are all good places to find some of your best volunteers. If your training is in-person, provide childcare.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Here are some tips for engaging supporters in legislative advocacy: Prep supporters for real-time meetings: If you’re engaging in-person, it’s important to be respectful of and ready to meet the legislative official and their staff. Fortunately, technology like digital advocacy tools make this easy to do for staff and supporters alike.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Both online and in-person events have the potential to engage a wide range of supporters. Many of these strategies also apply to in-person galas. This is because much of what ultimately makes a gala a success is the same whether it’s in-person or online. Plan Engaging Virtual Activities and Performances. Follow Up Afterward.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Whether you’re personally into them or not, social media platforms offer opportunities for connection that go far beyond your database contact list. You don’t have to be in a rut, relying on data only to identify email blast audiences or simply for major donor prospecting work. Your own email list is a rich source of potential donors.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Simultaneously, make sure your nonprofit has in place a clearly stated mission, vision, and values , as well as sound infrastructure: a qualified team, internal governance and management systems, technology, and partners. If face-to-face is not an option, a phone call is your next best bet.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they should hire a development consultant: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m a one-person development shop, wondering if I should hire a consultant to help with some of the work that’s not getting done. Develop an email and/or phone number acquisition program.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

If you have a phone these days, it’s likely you’re using multi-factor authentication to access it. Phones now use biometrics – your thumb or your face – to validate you are who you say you are in addition to your passcode. Be Vigilant: If you receive an email, phone call or text message that feels odd, it probably is.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2019

If I’m donating, is it easy to find the person I want to donate on behalf of? For example, use data from previous campaigns or events to add personalized notes to your recruiting emails and tap into the loyalty of past participants. Last year you ran X:XX in our 5K and took Xth place. Have a compelling story.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2013

we get new cell phones on average every 18 months. One of biggest risks we face is the critical data stored in our old phones that we get rid of. The good news is that it’s pretty easy to do a hard reset and clear mobile phones of personal information. from your cell phone, if your phone has one of those.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Maybe they don’t remember giving to you in the first place. By thanking them quickly and personally, communicating impact, and sharing success stories. What to say to win them back: be heartfelt and personal The key to winning them back is making them feel special, valued, and important. But how do we make it memorable?

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

Your donor data may include phone numbers, emails, birthdays, donation history, and even meal preferences. Here are the key pieces of information we suggest gathering: Contact details: Gather donors’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses. Now, you need a place to put all of your data.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

As mentioned above, a lot of this work is done online, in this case through your social media presence, email campaigns, and website traffic. Several online fundraising solutions can be integrated into email campaigns, text-to-donate drives, and more to make your marketing plan more effective. Audit your current software.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In considering your question, it’s safe to say that one of the similarities between your organization and the spirit of the season, is that both aim to make the world a better place. It’s important that you infuse a warm, personal touch in your year-end appeals. Use a personal touch: Tailor your year-end appeals to individual donors.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Just sitting by the phone waiting for your donor to figure it out—and do all the work—is simply not going to cut it. Not only does this increase personal giving, but also inclines them to advocate on your behalf for other types of corporate philanthropy, such as foundation grants, in-kind donations, or marketing support.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Communication Tools In remote or hybrid workplaces, organizations are likely already utilizing popular tools like email, Slack , Teams , Google Meet , Zoom , etc. That might include CC’ing them on project status emails. Meetings + Agendas Meetings, whether in person or virtual, are an important part of managing a project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

” By using twitter, the ACLU-NJ’s is not just sharing what ate for breakfast, Udi provides quotes on his organization’s most important cases and issues to reporters, in addition to their traditional press release or emailed statement. Getting Past the Learning Curve.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In fact, most Americans have a cell phone, smart phone, or tablet that they use to keep their schedule straight and stay in touch with their large and diverse networks of colleagues, friends, family, and acquaintances. So why not engage volunteers where they spend most of their time–on their mobile phone.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

When crisis situations require fast action, personality clashes get out of control, or disgruntled staff threaten lawsuits, that could be the last straw for someone who never wanted to be in charge of HR in the first place. You can reach the human resources experts at HR Solutions Partners by phone or email.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

However, if no one knows that your event is taking place, you won’t be able to achieve a high turnout or meet your fundraising goals. Outbound campaigns can include email promotions, digital ads, and printed collateral that you might hang up at local businesses related to walk/bike/ride events (like athletic shoe stores or bike shops).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s amazing the results that are possible from phones and other smart devices. There is a lot of positive energy when you bring donors together and they have the opportunity to share personal perspectives on supporting the mission and forge friendships which concretely benefit nonprofits. Share highly personal gifts of appreciation.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

One best practice for ChatGPT is to never share any personally identifiable information or financial details about your organization. Having a place to kickstart the process makes writing a bit less of a daunting task. And of course, don’t forget personalization! Be sure to double check any work created by ChatGPT.

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