CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

The process of creating donor personas is important because it helps you truly understand and connect with your supporters on a personal level. Event participation data: helps track donor attendance, engagement, and feedback from both online and in-person events. People like surveys that are short and sweet.

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Audience Donor Survey Demographics 82

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But what a lot of people are expecting (really, hoping) is that after a while, we’ll go back to normal. Hint: If your constituents are more comfortable now with virtual opportunities to lend their support, check out Fundly’s list of virtual fundraising ide as to get inspired for your next campaign.). People changed, too.

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Training Train Volunteer Effective 105

sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Hint: Briefly summarize the context as identifying workplace giving opportunities to encourage donors to share the information.) Many people list their employers (and other helpful information⁠ like job titles) on their social media profiles. This can follow a few methods: namely, mass and personal communications.

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Build Giving Strategy Tips 80

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hint: Make your mission tangible and specify how each donation will impact the cause, e.g. “$20 can feed two families this holiday season.”. Posting to your social media can reinforce the importance of Giving Tuesday to those who have already seen your emails, and bring the message to people who may only follow you on social media.

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Fundraising Social Media Gift Sponsor 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2018

With over 100,000 bots created on the Facebook Messenger platform and the rise of AI and conversational user interfaces (think SIRI), Gartner analysts predict by 2020 the average person will have more conversations with bots than their spouse.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

So, let’s look at what it means to give people a great experience as you build the donor relationship. Think about it: People only stay in relationships that they’re getting something out of. If you ask, ask, and ask some more without giving people a reason to feel good about giving, you will lose donors. They want to help.

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Relationship Donor Language Build 105

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

This focus on data manifests itself in a couple of different ways – first, operationally, it is up to each person in your organization who interacts with the data to keep it updated and clean. Of course, Salesforce has a set of tools that allows for this customization and personalization for your constituents. Convert Your Volunteers.

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Giving Org Interaction System 91

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

What’s your favorite example of technology helping people create positive change in the world? This year, the Tweetsgiving campaign also asked people to gather in person, offline and have gratitude parties, where people could also donate in person to the project. Looking at all of you readers, hint hint!).

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Donor retention is also important because people who give in multiple years are more valuable than one-time donors: they’re much more likely to give again (and again) if they’ve had a good experience with your organization or cause. So what can you do to increase your return donors? Don’t forget about your old friends.

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Retention Donor Support Giving 91

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 27, 2021

What Should You Say to Get People to Donate? Don’t compare the results to an in-person event, as a virtual event is its own unique type of fundraiser. Understanding Why People Give (hint: it’s not what you think!) There are deep seated reasons why people give and most humans share these traits.

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Fundraising Template Hints Virtual 64

Byte Technology

MARCH 30, 2017

Most people love a good tune, but auto-loaded music can be a real nuisance as well as steal a lot of bandwidth and make your page load and respond slower. And besides that, many people keep their speakers on all the time, and having music blare the moment they land on your site can be incredibly jarring.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

You can host an in-person event with a set race route, or you can allow people to participate virtually in their own time and space. There are few things people love more than getting a bit competitive or showing their friends that they’re willing to get wild for a cause. You can even create a hybrid option by combining the two.

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Ideas Fundraising Game Hints 52

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). Your Story, the Sequel People love updates! You need to become comfortable asking people for help in supporting your cause. People give to things with eyes and teeth.

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Storytelling Fund Raise Music 139

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

” Online donor acquisition is essentially about creating new relationships with people by getting them to donate during a specific moment or campaign, or by acquiring emails (and the permission to keep the relationship going) from people that may go on to donate to your organization in the future. Personality match.

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Ideas Donor Work Online 98

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

It’s the digital face of your organization and where many people interact with you for the first time. The experience people have on your non-profit website will influence what they think about you and if they think they can trust you. Squarespace, Weebly, and Wix are do-it-yourself sites designed for people with no coding skills.

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Profit Websites Build Work 124

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Even as the reporters acknowledge that museums are trying to better understand and serve their visitors, there''s a hint of menace in headlines like " The Art is Watching You. " We''re trying to personalize. Sure, I get the ick factor when my personal data is used as currency. We''re trying to adapt. To me, this was surprising.

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Museum Experiment People Data 20

Global Giving

APRIL 4, 2019

A: If your goal is to raise more money, you might want to gather data about: Your donors’ giving history, including whether they’ve given once or multiple times—this will allow you to personalize communications. What drives people to engage with your organization. Q: What are some common data collection missteps?

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Conversation Data Fundraising Hints 52

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Your data can reveal hints about donors’ giving preferences, giving capacity, willingness to give, and the reasons why they support your cause. Once you understand what communication styles typically motivate people to give, weave the benefits of monthly giving into your messages.

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Analytics Data Giving Metrics 52

Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

You may have transitioned in-person events to virtual ones , reasoning a half a loaf was better than none. . This will give you hints as to what your supporters value that may overlap with the values you enact. How much would you prefer to return to in-person interactions? Suggest they check all that apply]. Be the light.

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Nonprofit Digital Virtual International 137

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2018

Do you need an interim person until the position is filled? Hint: It may be different than the style of the outgoing person. Succession planning for nonprofit organizations is vital to the people and communities being served. What leadership style does the organization need for long-term sustainability?

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Organization Phoenix Hints Arizona 60

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2017

organizations have experienced a phishing attack and 30 percent of people have opened a phishing email. Somewhat like a poker tell, suspicious emails contain hints that the sender isn't who they claim to be. If it's a personal email, most email service providers provide a mechanism to report that.

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email Hints gMail Teen 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Note from Beth:   I'm always excited to see inspiring examples of personal fundraising and the dollars raised have come a long way since my first experiment in 2006, a testament to how much more connected we are and the rise of popularity of this technique.  Create a challenge or competition that inspires people to compete.

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Raise Network Hints Tucson 94

Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2014

Last week, I was talking with some colleagues at my museum about the upcoming American Alliance of Museums conference and asked them what kinds of people they wanted to meet at AAM. Their remarks made me realize two things: I don''t know the people they want to meet. Hint: you can do this even if you are not going to the conference.)

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Conversation People Issue Museum 25

Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2022

In this guide, we’ll dive into a list of the best animal-centric in-person and virtual fundraising ideas for increasing revenue for your animal-focused nonprofit: Partner with a local pet store. Remember, the people who join a class you offer may not be your regular donors and could be new to your organization. Sponsor a class.

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Ideas Organization Fundraising Classes 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Hint - the three R words. Reciprocity : Roger Carr helped me with winning the America's Giving Challenge he blogged (more than once I might add), left supportive comments, retweeted to his network ( connected me to Dr. Mani ), and personally donated to my campaign. People (I don't know even know or have a relationship with.)

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Spam Tajikistan Personal Rwanda 50

Connection Cafe

APRIL 11, 2019

hint…probably). Quotes: “The purpose of them is to learn to see a person as an actual person that’s looking at your org, not as someone you’re just trying to sell to or talk to or get a donation from.”. You’ll know you’ve interviewed enough people when you start to anticipate their responses to your questions.”. “We

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Podcast Marketing Hints Template 21

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Remember, 1 in 4 people donate to a cause because a friend or a family member asked them to. Your communication plan should follow something like this: Send a personal thank you from leadership and share what it is that you do. Welcome Series: Have a Welcome Series in place just for this new segment of donors.

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Hints email Donor Retention 20

EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

Hint: it’s not for the money. Why, then, do people move into the third sector? Have you ever lamented the ten-person mega-team or complained about meetings for the sake of meetings? Besides that, the general desire to become a full-time “do-gooder” is sometimes the only thing a person needs to make the switch.

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Attitude Interview Job Profit 101

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Personalize Your Prospects’ Experience. In today’s world, volunteers and donors expect a personalized experience when interacting with your nonprofit’s brand. Creating a personalized experience for volunteers demonstrates organization and value. Send volunteers personalized emails and notifications.

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Volunteer Practice Donor Hints 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2011

Google sees granular privacy controls as a way to spark more sharing because people will feel more comfortable and not just lurk. According to Warren, Google looked at the mental model of the person who isn’t sharing online and how Google could inspire them to share with more trust and control.

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Google Hints Wikipedia gMail 90

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2012

I’ll give you a hint: they don’t care about the boring letter from your Executive Director or Board Chair. They want to know about the people whose lives are bing changed by the work your organization is doing. Don’t be that person to your donors! Who are your donors and prospects?

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Newsletter Work Hints Relationship 89

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2012

I’ll give you a hint: they don’t care about the boring letter from your Executive Director or Board Chair. They want to know about the people whose lives are bing changed by the work your organization is doing. Don’t be that person to your donors! Who are your donors and prospects?

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Newsletter Work Hints Relationship 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. How can your organization apply this?

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Charity Lesson Marketing Digital 128

CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

There are a few helpful hints that can get you started: Look at the donors you have and identify the largest donation you believe any of them will give. Here are some tips for making an ask of your major donors: Remember that you are dealing with people, not just numbers. You want people who are enthusiastic about being involved.

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Campaign Build Pledge Phase 68

DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Emails : Short, personalized email newsletters can be a great way to catch your supporters’ attention and give them opportunities to donate. Plus, people tend to be wary of giving their information to third-party sites, even if they’re trustworthy. We’re all wary of websites and forms that want too much of our personal information.

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Tech Donor Tips Online 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Here are some helpful hints to make your Facebook group a truly vibrant platform: Maximizing group features for networking and engagement: Tagging individuals in posts. Remember you can also post the event’s unique link to the group or your personal profile page. No one person “owns” a Facebook group. Monitor accordingly.

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Group Facebook Doc Poll 119

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

That said, people love Facebook. I have been in trainings where if I even hint that perhaps Facebook is a little over-rated, then eyes glare, people shift in their seats, and I have recollections of a few people even walking out. Personally, my ROI from Facebook isn’t that great. Not even good.

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