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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes.

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Nonprofits Are Adding Bots to their Social Media Teams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are many chat bot authoring platforms that make it easy for anyone to create a bot without requiring the technical expertise in natural language programming. person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Does your nonprofit use a bot? Share in the comments.

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign! As you draft your messages, focus on incorporating clear calls to action, using personalized language, and appealing to supporters’ emotions. Supporters can get more information quickly by asking any questions they have about a message.

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Beyond Survival: Post-Disruption Nonprofit Digital Strategy

Bloomerang

“Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give…Technology will allow donors to do what they want to do anyway…We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims?

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Conference Site Selection Tips

fusionSpan

It will include some tips to help you ask the right questions and make the best decision for you and your organization. You may even consider including force majeure language in your contract that allows you to cancel without penalty in the event of a strike. Where do you want to take your next event? Catering Costs.

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#GMN2016 Annual Conference| Observations from Day 3

Connection Cafe

As I mentioned in my previous two blog posts about the GMN 2016 annual conference , we asked conference attendees to respond to the following question: Where are you on your journey to measuring outcomes and impact? Dr. Ruesga began by acknowledging the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Developing: 48%. Strategic/Integrated: 11%.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Participants in the Summit recognized that if we can overcome challenges of verification, duplication, language, privacy, and culture, we will be in a position to empower the public to share valuable information with all of us. As Robert Scoble pointed out, "It's not so much about technology but people." Now they have the tools.