The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Crafting a Donor-friendly Giving Page If you’ve ever experienced the warm-feeling of giving to a charity, chances are it was through a fundraising page. A giving page works by informing potential donors about your cause, explaining how their donations will be used, and providing a straightforward way to donate.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Impress & Inform: What Every Gala Invitation Needs Your gala invitation is the first glimpse into your event’s magic. Whether you have a dedicated Event Invitation Chair or are outsourcing this role there are some common information your invitation should hold. Let’s dive in! Digital or Physical?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . Your fundraising landing page is a perfect opportunity to make a strong connection with your donor. But as important as fundraising landing pages are, they are often dull and transactional. Blah, blah, blah.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

But Facebook has a lot more information about its users than the relatively blunt demographics that your database can provide. Facebook fundraising expert Adrian O’Flynn has a very detailed free tutorial on how to use Facebook to gather regular givers on his website. . Let the different headlines test for a week.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. Then I’ll break down how you can apply 6 additional nonprofit fundraising strategies to grow your revenues TODAY. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. Had a 55% increased conversion rate.

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M+R

APRIL 29, 2021

There’s no wrong way to dig into our annual Benchmarks Study, covering digital programs from marketing to fundraising to advocacy. If that’s you, you can watch the full recording of the Benchmarks webinar, including a lively and informative Q and A. This year’s big headlines are: . Read time: 2 minutes. Check it out.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

These same rhythms that you would follow in baking the perfect loaf of sourdough can be brought into your fundraising skillset and leveraged to grow your best nonprofit fundraising strategy. Along the way, their number of website visitors more than doubled and their online revenue grew by an unprecedented 876%.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 9, 2018

This principle applies similarly to the event management and fundraising spaces. In this article, we’re going to share: Why nonprofits are investing in mobile giving to reach their fundraising goals. Real use cases for how nonprofits are leveraging mobile fundraising platforms. Text-to-give donations.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

When done well, your print newsletter can be an additional source of revenue that can generate as much — if not more — than a fundraising appeal. Are your goals: to keep your supporters informed about the impact of their gift. to drive traffic to your website. to drive traffic to your website. Your Goals. Your Audience.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Here’s what we’ll cover: Using Instagram promotion before your event Instagram event promotion during your event Following up on your Instagram event promotion Whether you’re hosting a fundraising event or a community volunteer opportunity, Instagram can help you engage current and new audience members and set your event up for success.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

” That headline didn’t create much of a stir when we first wrote the article in 2013. First off, can we agree that headline was pretty harsh? Now, that we have 10 years of data to inform our opinions, we’re taking another look at the now established trend of Giving Tuesday fundraising. The verdict?

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The Fundraising Authority

MAY 8, 2021

How Your Website Can Increase Your Grant’s Value Google cares if you have a usable website, so make sure it is up to par before applying. A good, usable site with clear information gives Google’s algorithm confidence to put your ads in front of more people. You must first apply to the team that reviews websites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

The same is true with website and web articles. Create and rotate on a regular basis promotional graphics for publications, special events, volunteer recruitment programs, special fundraising campaigns, etc. Use large font for headlines and body text. Ensure that your blog is hosted within your website. Next City Blog.

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

Explicitly state if you want each person to donate, fundraise, purchase a ticket, or show support for your organization in another way. Explain what your motivation is for fundraising, why the campaign effort is timely, and how easy it is to get involved. Your nonprofit donation page should serve as a natural extension of your website.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. We’re pretty easy to find online, you can visit our website.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The fundamentals of a fundraising appeal. Break the appeal into short paragraphs, bold and italicize where you want extra emphasis, and maybe consider adding bullet points if you need to list items in a series or a set of information. . This isn’t compelling as a fundraising appeal. Don’t overdo this, however.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Don’t forget your website. Make sure the subject line is an intriguing headline, not “April Newsletter from Our Charity.”. Invite them to attend your fundraising events. Romancing your donors should be a top priority! Happily Married! Receive gifts?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The 2017 Luminate Online Benchmark Report , just released by Blackbaud, shows donation and email trends based on online fundraising and email campaigns by 707 Luminate Online customers. While overall fundraising increased by 10.2%, sustainer revenue grew by 20.4%. Email still works really well. With a caveat. Online giving grew 10.2%.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Getting the media to cover your organization's fundraising campaign can help you reach new donors, garner larger donations, and become a well-known, trusted entity in your community. After years of being on both the press side and the PR side of the media game, here are some of my favorite tips for elevating a fundraising campaign.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2013

There’s no magic answer to the ideal calibration of layout, copy, images, fields, offer and headline that drive the highest possible levels of donor acquisition. Take a look at your website (go ahead, right now!) You want to get enough information to meet your objectives, but have minimal friction for donors.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Sure, you could highlight all three programs, but with competing imagery, a mutli-topic appeal and non-specific headline, you’re basically taking a gamble that the email will even be read, much less personally relevant and meaningful to the constituent receiving it. Enter Targeted Content. The possibilities are endless.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 6, 2014

Anyone involved in nonprofit organizations or running fundraisers knows that getting donations is not always easy. Many professional fundraising groups have found new patrons by accepting online donations in addition to the traditional methods of receiving money. There are many benefits to utilizing online donation options.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Google Ad Grants are a terrific fundraising and marketing tool that Google makes available to nonprofits and charities. This can bring an additional 60,000 new, targeted visitors to your website each year. Google Grants can be a great fundraising option for almost all nonprofits. So what are Google Ad Grants ?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Of course you can’t have my contact information! We would never give away something valuable to us, like our contact information, just because someone asks for it. Not only does it matter how we ask, but the order in which we ask for someone’s information is crucial. Leave me alone.”. The same is true online. Wrapping up….

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In 2017, the headline from their Trust Barometer was “Trust has Imploded!” In this low-trust environment, how can we be successful at fundraising? Ramp up your p eer-to-peer fundraising. If your best marketing comes from the voice of your supporters, why not your best fundraising as well?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Take a look: So, what does it take to get your fundraising letter right so you can raise thousands through the mail, even if this is your first mailing or if your last letter was a total flop?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

But along came the internet and e-commerce, which forced the traditional definition to evolve and include website properties. Just as physical stores fight for prime real estate in heavy foot trafficked areas, so do websites to gain search impressions and clicks. So how do you get those first page results?

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is the most important fundraising and communications tool you have. Using the right envelope as a fundraising tool. Many donors who receive a letter will go to your website to make their gift. BE PERSONAL and INFORMAL. Artwork: 80%; photos: 75%; headlines: 56%; captions: 29%, and very little text! (~Tom

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Remember, content is still king.

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DipJar

MAY 3, 2022

You’re updating the event webpage on your organization’s main website with the attendee sign-up form, lineup, driving and parking instructions, safety information, and other important logistical details. Event microsites are single web pages or a cluster of web pages focused on promoting individual fundraising opportunities.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And if you’re watching this recording, I hope you’re having a good day, no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about the four-step plan to get more donations and greater fundraising results. And you can check us out, go to our website, learn about us if you’re interested in that. Steven: Yeah.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. Draft your pitch as an email with the subject as the headline you would like to see. Start with a headline that summarizes your news. For the subject line, write the headline you want to see.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

The big takeaway is that: if your nonprofit has a website, and it would be valuable for you to reach people who are Googling topics related to your work, the Google Grant is one of the most cost-effective and powerful tools available to reach your audience. Do you have content on your website that speaks to those topics? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

A Widget is a piece of code that enables a non-technical website publisher to pull in data and a display for that data from another website, so they can have, say, news ticker headlines or a personal horoscope, or local weather or an RSS feed. Streaming Headlines or Other Content from other Blogs or Links. -

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But one thing that tends to fall through the cracks amidst all the hoopla surrounding this last quarter is your website, more importantly, your donation landing pages. The more information you require, the more you kill your conversion rate. Of course you can’t have my contact information! Have you looked at it lately?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

If you are ready to ride an epic wave of generosity with an airtight end-of-year fundraising strategy join our special guest Rachel Muir. If you’re watching the recording, I hope you’re having a good day no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about end-of-year fundraising. Rachel: Absolutely. .

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Picture this: A prospective supporter arrives on your nonprofit’s website hoping to learn more about your cause. Your homepage should welcome visitors to your organization, letting them know who you are and why it’s worth their time to explore your website further and take the next steps to back your cause. Let’s begin.

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