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112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail

BoardAssist

Direct mail is the most important fundraising and communications tool you have. Using the right envelope as a fundraising tool. Don’t use a lot of photography and fancy layout in your letter or accompanying materials. Artwork: 80%; photos: 75%; headlines: 56%; captions: 29%, and very little text! (~Tom Thanks Gail!

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rik wrote a great post this called Global Poverty Death Counter: good cause, @!#(*@() implementation (Rik used another word in the headline, but I don't any trackback spam). And not just fundraise. I'm so grateful that other bloggers and colleagues like Rik Riel do such excellent coverage of what's happening in Second Life.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Crowdsourcing is defined broadly as: The process of organizing many people to participate in a joint project, often in small ways. The measures of impact for this project include diversity, deeper and more relevant reporting, and better connection with listeners. How do you measure the impact of the crowd here?

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14 Top Nonprofit Websites to Inspire Your Organization

DNL OmniMedia

This means that web design projects (and even smaller, iterative updates) are important investments for nonprofits, and they can involve any number of different strategies and techniques. Project Open Hand. Real-time fundraising thermometer. North Shore Animal League. Mustard Seed Communities. Gooley Hemophilia Center.