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What You Can Learn About Cultivating Community from The Lord of the Rings

Tech Soup

So with that in mind, let's explore how you can build this kind of meaningful relationship with your supporters by taking a few hints from the best friends ever, Sam and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Website Design. Measure Steps.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.”

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. Remember that they are following YOU because they are curious about the work you are doing. What are they interested in?

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How to Build and Engage Your Community through Your Website

Connection Cafe

No matter the situation, each and every one has to have an updated website. Owning a website is a core point of a nonprofit. Moreover, with the proper management, a website can be turned into a powerful tool to build a community and engage it. And, every website has to contain several ingredients to have a real impact.

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Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Reconsider Facebook

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. Great websites before them have come and gone.

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