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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

When written well, these will help you generate excitement, entice attendees to bid, and increase the funds you generate from your event. Use Attention-Grabbing Language To make your headlines and auction item descriptions more tempting, use words that: Convey appeal (excellent, popular, quality, etc.)

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. Foundation funding for climate-related grantmaking increased 25% between 2020 and 2021.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Putting Our Humanity Back at the Center of Engagement

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At a foundational level we know our current physical health can drastically impact our desire and ability to engage. It needs to be at the foundation of our efforts to drive holistic employee engagement. 2023 was a year that saw tremendous ESG backlash in the headlines.

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6 Tips for a Compelling Cryptocurrency Donation Page

Whole Whale

We know both the millennial and Gen Z generations gave more than any other generation during the 2020 pandemic. We love this example from Partners in Health with a headline referencing the tax incentive to donate crypto: Include only the important information and limit distractions ‘above-the-fold’ to avoid overwhelming users.

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Nonprofit Donor Newsletters | Print or Enews?

Pamela Grow

Strong donor retention is the foundation of your loyal giving, your monthly giving, your mid-level giving, and your major gift program. For instance, a headline like Helping Families in Need becomes: Helping Families Through Crisis. Producing a revenue-generating donor newsletter is both an art and a science.

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Things We Like (October 2014)

NTEN

Everyday sexism made visible: What we wish editors of tabloid headlines would think of when they report about women. Here’s something that makes us want to dance: Gmail is now possible in Cherokee to encourage language use among younger generations. What people in various countries are thinking when they think of corporations.