Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Social Media: A Bubble About to Burst – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media?

Web 180

Web Contest Philanthropy Bookmarking 180

Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As digital fundraising evolves, your nonprofit should track trends and adapt your fundraising strategies accordingly. The year-end season is essential for fundraising, and it can provide you with necessary insights about your priorities going forward. Additionally, you can leverage your website builder to promote fundraising.

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Digital Strategy Fundraising Google 52

3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

We have been asking nonprofits a very important fundraising question, and getting some surprising results. The question: Is it easier or more complicated to execute a fundraising campaign today than it was 5 or 10 years ago? So far, every respondent depends on at least three technology systems to conduct fundraising campaigns.

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Data Technology Fundraising Database 148

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change.

Web 137

Web New York City Bookmarking Contest 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Since the popular Facebook fundraising App Causes was built using GuideStar’s database of nonprofits in the United States and Canada, only nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada can utilize Causes’ fundraising tools. See their Giving Policy for more information. Much of it based on peer-to-peer fundraising, like Causes.

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Canada Facebook United States Fundraising 225

EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Check out our last installment here ! You can help by ensuring that your ask is clear.

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Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science.

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Web Wikipedia Bookmarking Wiki 114

sgEngage

JULY 26, 2023

The Requirements Provide Access to Privacy Policies and Other Privacy Resources Do any of your online resources need to include a link to your privacy policy, notice at collection, or forms to change privacy preferences, etc.? The GPC is a tool that can be used to send a signal when visiting web pages.

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Law Change United Kingdom Blackbaud 83

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Online Fundraiser's Checklist – "FREE DOWNLOAD: The Online Fundraiser's Checklist. How Do You Ensure Fundraising Success This Year? Why limit yourself?

Web 126

Web Bookmarking Contest Storytelling 126

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2013

Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. This webinar will also touch upon mobile communications and fundraising and how it affects nonprofit’s use of social media.

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Social Media Media Free Strategy 262

Classy

JUNE 4, 2021

By making a few simple adjustments to your fundraising strategy and messaging, you can help donors take advantage of this opportunity and double or even triple your matching gift revenue. A dedicated web page. The primary reason for the discrepancy is a lack of donor awareness. Strategize with a developed research plan. Email outreach.

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Gift Strategy Ratio Fundraising 57

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time.

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Trend Storytelling Paypal Mail 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Second, search engines are consistently searching the web to index fresh content. The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web. Nonprofits that regularly post new content with keywords in the title are much more likely to get noticed by search engines, especially Google.

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Practice Nonprofit Newsletter News 352

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2013

If you are interested in learning about how to utilize text messaging and the Mobile Web for your nonprofit, then please text NONPROFITORGS to 51555 to subscribe to receive text alerts from Nonprofit Tech 2.0. Share resources and best practices on how nonprofits can utilize the Mobile Web. Privacy Policy: igfn.org/p.

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Tech Mobile Linkedin Policy 163

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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Ideas Donation Online Strategy 111

Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Dunham and Company released an Online Fundraising Scorecard that looked at 151 nonprofits online fundraising activities. The report is troubling because the nonprofit community has been doing online fundraising for years and there are established best practices for optimizing conversions. Create Killer Landing Pages.

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Studies Online Fundraising Nonprofit 78

Qgiv

MARCH 29, 2023

Although the Google Ad Grant is an amazing tool for many nonprofits, there are a few limitations compared to a paid account that can be found in the Google Ad Grants Policy Compliance Guide. Give Back SMART Websites was developed to zero in on nonprofit web design support and provide a professional, dynamic and cost-effective solution.

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Grant Google Nonprofit National 97

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In addition to having a valid charitable status, your organization also has to adhere to the website policy. Cornershop Creative’s guide to Google Ad Grants , outlines these standards to maintain eligibility: Maintain your charitable status and adhere to the website policy. Maintain a minimum 5% click-through rate (CTR) on your ads.

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Grant Google Strategy Dallas 52

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

During the strategic planning process, you should identify areas to spend money effectively in ways that increase your fundraising return on investment. When you make strategic purchasing decisions, you can set your organization up to fundraise more productively than ever before. Volunteer boards should take charge of fundraising.

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Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 120

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The IRS is still trying to wrap it’s head around that one… a book tour fundraiser. Write social media and mobile technology policies. Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web. 3) “Donate Now” Fundraising. Web 2.0 :: The Social Web. Launch a Twitter fundraising campaign, if applicable.

Social Media 265

Social Media Social Media Tech 265

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2013

Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. The webinar also touches upon mobile communications and fundraising and how it affects nonprofit’s use of social media. Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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Social Media Strategy Media NPO 181

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. The “down” months tend to include most of the period leading up to the year-end fundraising bonanza. Incorporate these six elements into your website to see better fundraising results: 1. Motivational imagery.

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Websites Donation Images Mobile 97

DipJar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

When developing a fundraising plan for your nonprofit, you’ll need to consider a number of ways to bring in revenue. For instance, you’ll create a sustainable fundraising model and have reliable funding coming in throughout the year that you can put toward various budgeting needs. Product fundraising. Restaurant partnerships.

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Stream Ideas Gift Grant 52

Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We are excited to share that we have been selected for 12 Davey Awards for our “Creative David” excellence in web design. The Davey Awards honor the finest creative work from the best small shops, firms, and companies worldwide, and we are honored to be recognized amongst them for our work in branding, video, mobile, and web design.

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Award Arkansas Colorado Museum 65

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 26, 2023

On the other hand, if your website doesn’t comply with Google’s website policy , you’ll need to spend time bringing it up to code before filling out your Google Grant application. Google implements a website policy that all applicants must follow, which includes owning your domain and securing your site with HTTPS certification.

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Application Grant Google Guide 52

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Is it worth it to spend the money?

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Software Free Tools Adobe 88

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. In short, the board’s duty is to deal with the policies and the “big issues.”

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Policy Advocacy Awareness 52

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. The Story of Self, Story of Us, and Story of Now Framework. Remember: Specificity is key. Stories can be powerful.

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Storytelling Action Support Story 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Over the past couple of years as I’ve guide nonprofits in preparing their social media policies or when I speak, I get asked questions that are more legal questions than about social media. Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. Can we post their photos on Facebook or our Web Site?

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Social Media Media Chapter Social 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on the age of automation and it implications for civil society. Philanthropy and Fundraising. Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. Here’s this month’s roundup.

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Cancer San Diego Social Calendar 93

Care2

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Time is running out to launch your year-end fundraising plan, and the stakes are high. Join us for this webinar: The Procrastinator's Guide to 2010 Year End Fundraising When: Thursday, December 9th at 2PM ET Who: Alia McKee from Sea Change Strategies, along with a surprise special nonprofit guest and moderator Ryann Miller of Care2.

Guide 51

Guide Fundraising Austin Texas 51

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Increased use of productive meeting tools, such as consent agendas (60%), web-based board portals (37%), and telecommunications (47%). Boards continue to adopt conflict-of-interest policies, whistleblower, and document-retention policies. Resources to create these documents and policies are available through many sources.

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Government Lesson Research Asia 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Note from Beth: Digital storytelling is key to fundraising success, but using a storytelling lens in your organization can have further benefit of busting organizational silos. We met internally with the communications team, but then also with Policy and Partnerships. Flickr Photo by Rex Hammock.

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Story Storytelling Digital Nonprofit 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Apple makes it really difficult for nonprofits to collect donations from within iPhone apps and we all want them to get it right. As the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Quarterly reported last week, Apple’s policy has raised the ire of some nonprofits leaders. All of Steve’s points are good ones.

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Donation Online Policy Mobile 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Apple has had a rule that banned iOS apps from collecting funds for charities or fundraisers via Apple Pay. Six years ago, I helped organized a protest and online petition to ask Apple to change their online donation policy for nonprofits. They ignored us, despite getting thousands of signatures and lots of media attention.

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Philanthropy Online Conservancy Mobile 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. They got feedback from users - wanted their own web sites on the platform. What is the best mix of content between social networking profiles and main web site page? What is the connection between social networking and fundraising? Are you going to certain web sites.

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Chicago Social Network Network Tools 50

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Is there a connection between more transparency and more successful fundraising?" In July of 2010, we added a new dimension to our rating system which considers the accountability and transparency of charities as reflected in certain information on their web site, as well as new information required in their annual IRS 990 filing.5

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