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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Test digital engagement tactics like emoji reactions, quick polls and unfortunate consequences of inaction. Use surveys and donor journey mapping to understand how people engage initially and over time.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. 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. Don’t let this term scare you. Saving bears?

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[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

Bloomerang

We’ve got some polls for you. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. Most of you have answered, so we’re going to just end the poll. So I’m actually going to launch my second poll.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment." I have a different poll that I wanted to do which builds on some of the wise words that Alli put out. It's best to pick a topic that's sort of a niche topic, or.

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