Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Articles with headlines like The Reality of Donor Fatigue and Strategies to Overcome It. Emotional engagement is the cornerstone of donor relationships. I see crap like this every day. On LinkedIn. In my inbox. Or Give Your Supporters A Break. Usually from platforms marketing to nonprofits. And it pisses me off. Truth bomb.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Though the growing climate crisis makes headlines every day, its enormity and complexity can be overwhelming to donors who often struggle to know where to begin and how to devise equitable strategies to address its impacts. This often prevents funders from engaging, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times. Little attention was paid to what we now understand as the causal relationship between warming ocean temperatures and the destructive capacity of hurricanes wrought by climate change.

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

Relationship to your cause or organization. Acknowledging a supporter’s relationship (e.g. What headlines are they seeing, what conversations are they having, what are they worrying about or hoping for in this moment? Does our creative reflect the demographics of the audiences we want to reach? Source: Girls Inc.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There are, and always will be, other headlines, but your supporters are your supporters because they care about your work. As always, connecting with your supporters depends deeply on knowing them well, developing a meaningful relationship, and communicating with them based on that relationship.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We need to consider the quality and intensity of the relationship between donors and our organizations. We need to be thinking more about not just the length of a relationship with a donor, but also the quality and intensity of that relationship. Build relationships with new friends before asking for money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

While I personally have a love-hate relationship with sliders on websites, if your organization has one, this is a good use for it. Notice the similarities of the layouts: they have a headline, a description, an impactful statistic, and a link. In practice: 1) “I Have A Dream” Foundation. 2) Assembly | Malala Fund.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

Whether that connection is through every day in-person encounters, remote meetings and chats, or intentionally planned team and / or give back activities, the most important part is the human interaction, relationship building, and togetherness. 2023 was a year that saw tremendous ESG backlash in the headlines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? For example, we saw that donations to the South Asia Floods (starting August 17) increased after Harvey Floods led the headlines in August 28-20. This makes a donation feel less like a transaction and more like the beginning of a relationship.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Craft a minimum of three different headlines and use a tool like Advanced Marketing Institute’s Headline Analyzer to gauge the most effective subject line. Email is one of the best ways to begin to create that one-to-one relationship with your supporter. Test your subject lines. Never add or import names to your list.

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

Being specific about the individual: Sending the volunteer general emails about donor drives which go out to everyone, undermines the personal relationship between your nonprofit and those working within it. Reading the headlines it seems that the government has stepped in to help the nonprofits sector survive.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 18, 2023

Whether you need catchy headlines, engaging social media posts, or persuasive donor letters, AI tools like these can help you fast-track your writing tasks while maintaining that warm, authentic voice your supporters love. That’s where AI writing tools like ChatGPT or Copy AI come to play.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

2) A medical foundation exceeded their fundraising goals and averaged over $1,000 per gift when they personalized their email appeal by: Thanking people for last year’s gift (in the headline and first paragraph). If you’re not delivering personalized content, your email could negatively impact your relationships. Personalize or die.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Here are some great ways to communicate with and shower attention on donors for a long, happy relationship. Make sure the subject line is an intriguing headline, not “April Newsletter from Our Charity.”. Work to keep the relationship happy. The easiest way to lose that relationship is for the organization to ignore the donor.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

to build relationships with your supporters. Then I’ll test them in the Advanced Marketing Institute’s Headline Analyzer, where I’ll get a score. The Headline Analyzer doesn’t know your audience. When planning or redesigning your newsletter, consider your overall objectives. to drive traffic to your website.

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M+R

JUNE 24, 2021

It’s one of the best tools we have to build authentic relationships with supporters and deliver them content that is relevant and tailored to their interests—cookies be damned. But as we figure out new ways to target supporters in this new landscape, we’re taking a good look at the creative we’re running as well.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Use your CRM to track relationships with supporters. Maintaining positive relationships with advocacy groups in your community will help your nonprofit stay tuned in to local events and developments. Use your CRM to track relationships with supporters. Stay up to date with current advocacy trends. Focus on volunteer retention.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2017

Are you prioritizing relationships with both high net worth and high net-worked individuals? The ACLU had the internal mission alignment, systems, relationships and infrastructure in place to move quickly. help our queer & immigrant friends. send me your donation receipts for the @aclu & I will match up to $100K https://t.co/P9zVRH0WH0

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

If your goal is to engage + build relationships with your audience (hopefully it is!), Experiment with different tacts when writing headlines + preview language to determine what draws your social audience to click. Here are some of Amy's thoughts on these common social media metrics and how to achieve them.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Phase 2: What is the worst headline you could see about your organization in the front page of the NY Times? Build ally relationships with other organizations and media before you need them. Phase 3: What assumptions will be made? Phase 4: Outline a Process. Create a crisis management team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Paull Young, Director of Digital at charity: water, describes the strategy this way: “We are trying to build a movement of passionate people who are going to form a relationship with us for years…. Finally, take heed when Young talks about building relationships with their donors that will hopefully last for years.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

A strong multichannel approach is essential to growing your donor relationships. For instance, a headline like Helping Families in Need becomes: Helping Families Through Crisis. Strong donor retention is the foundation of your loyal giving, your monthly giving, your mid-level giving, and your major gift program.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” The goal is to develop sustained relationships through habitual positive exposures. Participation builds sustainable relationships. Highlight growth in conversions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Chris then spends about 8 hours per week responding to comments an building relationships with our viewers. Chris also notes the headlines and tags of videos that are trending and often patterns our next video to capitalize on the buzz. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2013

A huge conference like the NTC always fills me with tons of ideas and a renewed determination to work smarter, fail faster, and build stronger professional relationships. News headlines distract me, my to-do list grows, and I have to work hard to sustain the energy that was so palpable just days before. get back to my desk.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Component #2: A short paragraph that nudges the donor toward giving Once you’ve hooked people in with your headline, it’s time to fan the flames you’ve kindled in their heart with a very short paragraph designed to pull them in even closer. Spend the time to get this right – it’s THAT important!

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Before Covid-19 became headline news, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank had already identified optimal web performance as a critical organizational need. We help important social organizations activate their customer relationships and create impact in their communities by combining data and human insights.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

According to protocol 80 , these CTAs boast an impressive ROI—more than 90% of visitors who read your headline also read your CTA copy. They’ll help you optimize your site for fundraising so you can focus more of your time on strengthening your relationships with donors instead of learning how to code! or “Contact Us.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

Consider the following: On the same day in the fall of 2007, two contradictory newspaper headlines accompanied high profile, front-page articles in both the East Valley Tribune and the Arizona Republic. The headline in the East Valley Tribune was, "More Arizona public schools are excelling." Schools are Failing or Lagging."

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Public Wi-Fi is generally fine for some things, such as browsing cat videos on YouTube, or catching up on the headlines. You may also want to consider using constituent relationship management (CRM) software, a tool designed specifically to store and manage your organization's contacts. 3 Risk: Public Wi-Fi. The Problem.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

These days, big data breach headlines are becoming almost blasé. I think the most logical answers to these questions can be found when you consider the relationships between organizations and individuals. Because the nature of their relationships with these organizations compels them to. Jake Marcinko, Blackbaud.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Next, EDF created ad copy that was relevant to each audience and their personal relationship with the nonprofit. Sometimes graying out the “no” button or having a catchy headline can dramatically increase conversion rates. Depending on the topic of the post the headline and call to action changes: 6. MaxTraffic.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

Voices are constantly peppering you with how to simplify your donation form, employ stronger calls to action, and use headlines that even a 15-year-old playing a video game wouldn't be able to ignore. Hopefully this list helps you start thinking about the process someone might take to build a relationship with your organization online.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

And part relationship. . There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists. Start with a headline that summarizes your news.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Click on each headline to read the full article). Here Kathryn looks at lessons you can learn from the dating world and use to help you end up in a long-committed relationship with granting organizations. Before we close the door on 2015, let’s take a look back on some of our favorite articles our staff has written this year.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2014

Relationships Speaker Session, Wednesday 1:40 p.m. I’m intrigued at how these tech gurus will explain this notion from an inside perspective, hopefully offering insights on how to build a stronger relationship using the transparency technology offers. Headliner: Dave Partridge, Wednesday 4:15pm. Matt Spitsen ( @Mattforgood ).

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