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Learn how you can follow their example and start building your mobile list! Your organization may have created the world’s greatest mobile campaign, but the real question is how are you going to get people to opt in? The first step to a successful mobile campaign is a great call to action. When you’re ready to launch your campaign, be sure to promote your mobile call to action everywhere, from TV commercials to tweets to T-shirts. MORE
Here are 12 templates you can try and examples of real foundations who use them Looking to create or refresh your foundation's website? MORE
From Social Fish Two Social Media Toolkit Examples and Other Goodies : Two Social Media Toolkit Examples and Other Goodies Maddie Grant Some goodies I’ve come across this week for you. Social Media Metrics for Federal Agencies - new toolkit for federal agencies, which could be useful for associations and nonprofits as well MORE
If not, here are ten more benefits of a recurring giving program along with a few great examples. 3 Examples of great Recurring Giving Programs. The #1 Reason to Start a Recurring Giving Program. What’s the #1 Reason you need a recurring giving program, you ask? Let’s take a look. The lifetime value of an online acquired donor is roughly $128 dollars to your organization. Online fundraising research suggests that if you move an online acquired donor to on offline channel (i.e. MORE
This evening, Joe Solomon pointed out a great example that touches on data, social media, 3rd party platforms, and being proactive with getting your supporters connected directly with your organization – all things we’ve touched on in the conversations about Causes and ideablob! That example? This is an example in providing options, and not assuming a 3rd party platform connection is all that’s wanted. MORE
The post 5 Creative Ways to Engage Supporters with Instagram Stories (With Examples) appeared first on John Haydon. Instagram Stories create an extra layer of visibility for your nonprofit – whenever you want that visibility. Like Snapchat, Instagram Stories last for 24 hours. And like Snapchat, stories are told in a series of pictures and videos. Users who’ve published Instagram Stories within the past 24 hours appear at the very top of the […]. MORE
The post Three Powerful Email Marketing Tips and Examples From the Pros appeared first on John Haydon. Are you looking to breathe new life into your nonprofit’s e-mail marketing? If so, you will love these tips three from my peers: 1. Tell Stories About Your Impact Rachel Hope Allison, Senior Strategist at Big Duck: The most exciting opportunities for smaller nonprofits are around the stories they tell with their campaign. Being small, they […]. MORE
Advertising for your nonprofit doesn't have to be expensive. This guide will give you lots of ideas on how to make the most of your advertising budget and broaden your reach MORE
Twitter search is a pretty amazing resource that most have yet to tap into. Why do I think it’s amazing you ask? Well, because it’s nearly real time and driven completely by humans. Twitter search isn’t searching web pages and it doesn’t take days/weeks for your tweets to show up in the results. If you want to find out who’s talking about nonprofit work in your area within the last month or even today you can. MORE
Learn everything a nonprofit needs to know about how to make a successful Augmented Reality (AR) campaign and 12 examples of nonprofits who’ve already found success. VR Virtual-Reality AR Augmented-Reality MORE
Here’s an example: The executive director and development director are responsible for the success of the day-to-day fundraising operations. Ignore the temptation to downplay these responsibilities; instead, try providing examples of how current board members have successfully contributed. For example, someone with a background in marketing or customer relations will already have a strong sense of how to create excitement about a brand and manage long-term relationships. MORE
Here are 5 great examples that you can use to get inspired Trying to develop a social media strategy for your nonprofit? MORE
Want to start using Facebook to fundraise? In this article, I will provide an up-to-date overview how to create a fundraiser on Facebook to drive donations to your nonprofit MORE
How to write a Strong Nonprofit Mission Statement [Template + Examples]. Check out our 10-step template and examples. Good Nonprofit Mission Statements should be clear, concise, useful and inspiring , as you will see in the examples below. MORE
In our report, Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Giving ( ai4giving ), Allison Fine and I identified examples of where the algorithms and data are used to provide recommendations for philanthropic investment – whether everyday donors, program officers, or major donors. The post Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions first appeared on Beth’s Blog. MORE
The Middle East Children’s Alliance is a top-tier example of building a compelling donation page that maximizes conversions when it counts. Check out the whole page to see a great example of a microsite that can be used for multiple fundraising campaigns. SOME DC's Giving Tuesday page is a great example of a simple, quick transition at the end of the day. MORE
In this article, I will provide an up-to-date overview of the 5 main ways you can leverage Facebook’s suite of free fundraising tools to drive donations to your nonprofit. Facebook MORE
This guide shows you how to set up a monthly giving program, including the steps in your Wild Apricot account, benefits, ideas and examples Looking for an easy way to get regular donations? MORE
This is a guest post by Adam Weinger, President of Double the Donation. A challenge I’ve come across with small nonprofits is finding a fundraising idea that will make a big impact, but will also be inexpensive. From my experience, there are six types MORE
To help you build your CSR strategy, we’ve gathered five corporate philanthropy examples that you can use for inspiration. Each of these examples uses a unique tactic to engage employees and increase impact on the local, national, or international community. ExxonMobil is one example of a company with an active matching gift program. Build Your CSR Strategy on Successful Corporate Philanthropy Examples. None of these examples are mutually exclusive. MORE
Adding a church membership application form to your website is made easy with Wild Apricot's website builder. Here's how to do it in just a few steps MORE
Creating staff guidelines specific to online or social media use in organizations has been a hot topic for the last year or so and many organizations rely on examples of what other organizations or companies have created as a starting place for making their own. The “nptech&# (or nonprofit technology) community is one of the best networks when it comes to sharing ideas and case studies, so here’s another example to add to the lot! >> MORE
Learn how to write a donation letter by understanding the ins and outs of appeals, following simple best practices, and referencing these two stellar examples MORE
In Peter Block ’s book, The Empowered Manager (Second Edition) , he shares that the following values and statements can shape a vision of greatness for your employees and company. Each starts with, “We want:” Consistency between our plans and actions. A willingness to share. To disagree without fear. MORE
For example, it wouldn’t be useful for you to use our use case on eLearning, if your organization has no intention of using eLearning for training. For example, GyrusAim allows you to assign training requirements by Job/Organization/Direct. The post Examples of LMS Use Case Scenarios appeared first on Gyrus. Last week we took a look and writing a Meaningful LMS Use Case Scenario. MORE
If you’d like help making your virtual meetings more productive, here is a six-step formula along with the templates and examples that can make your virtual meetings super productive. Nancy-Settle-Murphy meetings virtual-meetings MORE
For example, if you are an animal shelter, are you asking people to adopt a pet? The post 5 Content Marketing Ideas that Inspire Action (With Examples) appeared first on John Haydon. Are you posting social media content with half-hearted hopes of any reaction? Or are you engaging fans and followers with meaningful asks? As a general rule, asking people to take action will get you more results than if you don’t ask at all […]. MORE
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If you're looking to create or update your nonprofit's donation website, check out these templates from Wild Apricot + examples to get you inspired MORE
Here are 25 great membership website examples from all sorts of different organizations. Example-Sites Membership-Website-ExamplesSee how they've set up membership benefits, events, and more. Plus learn how to easily create your own site in 3 easy steps. MORE
Here are tips and examples to help you write your very own nonprofit newsletter Nonprofit newsletters can be a great way to spread the word about your mission and build better relationships with your supporters. MORE
[Examples] Most beautiful Nonprofit Brand Books/Style Guides. Check out these examples and download a free resource to create your own. Examples of breathtaking Nonprofit Brand Books / Style Guides. Want to create a brand book / style guide for your nonprofit? MORE
Here's an easy, step-by-step guide on how to create a donation website that will drastically boost your online donations — plus ten great examples to inspire you MORE
Using an online club membership application form is an easy and efficient way to onboard new members. Here's how to create one with Wild Apricot MORE
This email requires slightly different messaging depending on whether the list you are communicating with is comprised of donors or simply supporters – download our email templates for examples of both. For example language to get you started with these emails and more, including donation thank-you emails, and sustainer or monthly giving asks for one-time donors, click on the image below to download our 5 Most Important Email Templates for nonprofits! MORE
We have also included case studies, examples of social media in action, to highlight the work of your colleagues and inspire your own programs. TD Bank Invests in Google+ To Boost Search Results – example of a great Google+ campaign. “TD Some goodies I’ve come across this week for you. Social Media Metrics for Federal Agencies – new toolkit for federal agencies, which could be useful for associations and nonprofits as well. MORE
Looking to create your own car club website? Before you do, here are 7 exemplary car club websites you can look to for inspiration MORE
GivingTuesday is coming up on December 1, 2020. Get ready to make this your most successful year yet by following best practices from these GivingTuesday email campaigns MORE
Here are 25 great membership website examples from all sorts of different organizations. See how they've set up membership benefits, events, and more. Plus, learn how to easily create your own membership website in 3 easy steps MORE
What does your organization currently use to register new event attendees? Does your system involve multiple steps, half a dozen tools that don’t integrate with each other and a whole lot of manual data entry? If so, you’ll be happy to. events MORE
Explore a real-time example to learn from the missteps of one organization''s approach. Leaders of volunteers are just that, leaders of people who choose to serve. They are typically not marketing wizards, and are not expected to be. Still, developing a little savvy around what it takes to wear the marketing "hat" while attracting future volunteers can go a long way. Then, learn more about what it takes to apply "otherliness" to your volunteer marketing messages MORE
Here are tips to help you write your very own nonprofit newsletter with examples Nonprofit newsletters are vital for engaging your members. MORE
If your organizations is still working to develop and transparently communicate solid plans for this spring’s event offerings, these examples should give you some inspiration. Here’s a very thorough example of a transparent safety plan from Project Hero. MORE
Are you looking to breathe new life into your nonprofit’s e-mail marketing? If so, you will love these tips three from my peers: 1. Tell Stories About Your Impact. Rachel Hope Allison, Senior Strategist at Big Duck : The most exciting opportunities for smaller nonprofits are around the stories they tell with their campaign. Being small, they are in more direct, personal contact with their community, and they can tell stories about how the organization is responding to needs within its community. MORE
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GivingTuesday is coming up on December 1, 2020. Get ready to make this your most successful year yet by following best practices from these GivingTuesday email campaigns
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[Examples] Most beautiful Nonprofit Brand Books/Style Guides. Check out these examples and download a free resource to create your own. Examples of breathtaking Nonprofit Brand Books / Style Guides. Want to create a brand book / style guide for your nonprofit?
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Here are 12 templates you can try and examples of real foundations who use them Looking to create or refresh your foundation's website?
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How to write a Strong Nonprofit Mission Statement [Template + Examples]. Check out our 10-step template and examples. Good Nonprofit Mission Statements should be clear, concise, useful and inspiring , as you will see in the examples below.
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Want to start using Facebook to fundraise? In this article, I will provide an up-to-date overview how to create a fundraiser on Facebook to drive donations to your nonprofit
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Advertising for your nonprofit doesn't have to be expensive. This guide will give you lots of ideas on how to make the most of your advertising budget and broaden your reach
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In Peter Block ’s book, The Empowered Manager (Second Edition) , he shares that the following values and statements can shape a vision of greatness for your employees and company. Each starts with, “We want:” Consistency between our plans and actions. A willingness to share. To disagree without fear.
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Learn how to write a donation letter by understanding the ins and outs of appeals, following simple best practices, and referencing these two stellar examples
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What does your organization currently use to register new event attendees? Does your system involve multiple steps, half a dozen tools that don’t integrate with each other and a whole lot of manual data entry? If so, you’ll be happy to. events
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Using an online club membership application form is an easy and efficient way to onboard new members. Here's how to create one with Wild Apricot
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Here are 25 great membership website examples from all sorts of different organizations. See how they've set up membership benefits, events, and more. Plus, learn how to easily create your own membership website in 3 easy steps
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Here are 5 great examples that you can use to get inspired Trying to develop a social media strategy for your nonprofit?
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Here are tips to help you write your very own nonprofit newsletter with examples Nonprofit newsletters are vital for engaging your members.
Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Creating staff guidelines specific to online or social media use in organizations has been a hot topic for the last year or so and many organizations rely on examples of what other organizations or companies have created as a starting place for making their own. The “nptech&# (or nonprofit technology) community is one of the best networks when it comes to sharing ideas and case studies, so here’s another example to add to the lot! >>
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Looking to create your own car club website? Before you do, here are 7 exemplary car club websites you can look to for inspiration
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In this article, I will provide an up-to-date overview of the 5 main ways you can leverage Facebook’s suite of free fundraising tools to drive donations to your nonprofit. Facebook
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Explore a real-time example to learn from the missteps of one organization''s approach. Leaders of volunteers are just that, leaders of people who choose to serve. They are typically not marketing wizards, and are not expected to be. Still, developing a little savvy around what it takes to wear the marketing "hat" while attracting future volunteers can go a long way. Then, learn more about what it takes to apply "otherliness" to your volunteer marketing messages
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Here's an easy, step-by-step guide on how to create a donation website that will drastically boost your online donations — plus ten great examples to inspire you
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To help you build your CSR strategy, we’ve gathered five corporate philanthropy examples that you can use for inspiration. Each of these examples uses a unique tactic to engage employees and increase impact on the local, national, or international community. ExxonMobil is one example of a company with an active matching gift program. Build Your CSR Strategy on Successful Corporate Philanthropy Examples. None of these examples are mutually exclusive.
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This evening, Joe Solomon pointed out a great example that touches on data, social media, 3rd party platforms, and being proactive with getting your supporters connected directly with your organization – all things we’ve touched on in the conversations about Causes and ideablob! That example? This is an example in providing options, and not assuming a 3rd party platform connection is all that’s wanted.
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Adding a church membership application form to your website is made easy with Wild Apricot's website builder. Here's how to do it in just a few steps
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This is a guest post by Adam Weinger, President of Double the Donation. A challenge I’ve come across with small nonprofits is finding a fundraising idea that will make a big impact, but will also be inexpensive. From my experience, there are six types
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For example, if you are an animal shelter, are you asking people to adopt a pet? The post 5 Content Marketing Ideas that Inspire Action (With Examples) appeared first on John Haydon. Are you posting social media content with half-hearted hopes of any reaction? Or are you engaging fans and followers with meaningful asks? As a general rule, asking people to take action will get you more results than if you don’t ask at all […].
Beth Kanter
OCTOBER 28, 2020
In our report, Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Giving ( ai4giving ), Allison Fine and I identified examples of where the algorithms and data are used to provide recommendations for philanthropic investment – whether everyday donors, program officers, or major donors. The post Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions first appeared on Beth’s Blog.
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 8, 2018
Learn everything a nonprofit needs to know about how to make a successful Augmented Reality (AR) campaign and 12 examples of nonprofits who’ve already found success. VR Virtual-Reality AR Augmented-Reality
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
We have also included case studies, examples of social media in action, to highlight the work of your colleagues and inspire your own programs. TD Bank Invests in Google+ To Boost Search Results – example of a great Google+ campaign. “TD Some goodies I’ve come across this week for you. Social Media Metrics for Federal Agencies – new toolkit for federal agencies, which could be useful for associations and nonprofits as well.
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AUGUST 29, 2019
This guide shows you how to set up a monthly giving program, including the steps in your Wild Apricot account, benefits, ideas and examples Looking for an easy way to get regular donations?
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JUNE 21, 2017
If you’d like help making your virtual meetings more productive, here is a six-step formula along with the templates and examples that can make your virtual meetings super productive. Nancy-Settle-Murphy meetings virtual-meetings
EveryAction
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
This email requires slightly different messaging depending on whether the list you are communicating with is comprised of donors or simply supporters – download our email templates for examples of both. For example language to get you started with these emails and more, including donation thank-you emails, and sustainer or monthly giving asks for one-time donors, click on the image below to download our 5 Most Important Email Templates for nonprofits!
NetWits
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Twitter search is a pretty amazing resource that most have yet to tap into. Why do I think it’s amazing you ask? Well, because it’s nearly real time and driven completely by humans. Twitter search isn’t searching web pages and it doesn’t take days/weeks for your tweets to show up in the results. If you want to find out who’s talking about nonprofit work in your area within the last month or even today you can.
EveryAction
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Here’s an example: The executive director and development director are responsible for the success of the day-to-day fundraising operations. Ignore the temptation to downplay these responsibilities; instead, try providing examples of how current board members have successfully contributed. For example, someone with a background in marketing or customer relations will already have a strong sense of how to create excitement about a brand and manage long-term relationships.
EveryAction
DECEMBER 4, 2018
The Middle East Children’s Alliance is a top-tier example of building a compelling donation page that maximizes conversions when it counts. Check out the whole page to see a great example of a microsite that can be used for multiple fundraising campaigns. SOME DC's Giving Tuesday page is a great example of a simple, quick transition at the end of the day.
John Haydon
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
The post 5 Creative Ways to Engage Supporters with Instagram Stories (With Examples) appeared first on John Haydon. Instagram Stories create an extra layer of visibility for your nonprofit – whenever you want that visibility. Like Snapchat, Instagram Stories last for 24 hours. And like Snapchat, stories are told in a series of pictures and videos. Users who’ve published Instagram Stories within the past 24 hours appear at the very top of the […].
Gyrus
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
For example, it wouldn’t be useful for you to use our use case on eLearning, if your organization has no intention of using eLearning for training. For example, GyrusAim allows you to assign training requirements by Job/Organization/Direct. The post Examples of LMS Use Case Scenarios appeared first on Gyrus. Last week we took a look and writing a Meaningful LMS Use Case Scenario.
John Haydon
MARCH 6, 2014
Are you looking to breathe new life into your nonprofit’s e-mail marketing? If so, you will love these tips three from my peers: 1. Tell Stories About Your Impact. Rachel Hope Allison, Senior Strategist at Big Duck : The most exciting opportunities for smaller nonprofits are around the stories they tell with their campaign. Being small, they are in more direct, personal contact with their community, and they can tell stories about how the organization is responding to needs within its community.
Wild Apricot
MAY 31, 2019
If you want to spend more time with your kids and less time in the office managing your booster club, Booster Club Management Software may be for you
Mobile Commons
MAY 15, 2014
Learn how you can follow their example and start building your mobile list! Your organization may have created the world’s greatest mobile campaign, but the real question is how are you going to get people to opt in? The first step to a successful mobile campaign is a great call to action. When you’re ready to launch your campaign, be sure to promote your mobile call to action everywhere, from TV commercials to tweets to T-shirts.
NetWits
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
If not, here are ten more benefits of a recurring giving program along with a few great examples. 3 Examples of great Recurring Giving Programs. The #1 Reason to Start a Recurring Giving Program. What’s the #1 Reason you need a recurring giving program, you ask? Let’s take a look. The lifetime value of an online acquired donor is roughly $128 dollars to your organization. Online fundraising research suggests that if you move an online acquired donor to on offline channel (i.e.
John Haydon
JANUARY 6, 2015
The post Three Powerful Email Marketing Tips and Examples From the Pros appeared first on John Haydon. Are you looking to breathe new life into your nonprofit’s e-mail marketing? If so, you will love these tips three from my peers: 1. Tell Stories About Your Impact Rachel Hope Allison, Senior Strategist at Big Duck: The most exciting opportunities for smaller nonprofits are around the stories they tell with their campaign. Being small, they […].
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