Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Avoid the gimmicks and the hype. Send letters, send e-mails, make calls, write posts on your website, hold small group meetings…. If you’re going to solicit through e-mail, you’ve got to cultivate through e-mail. If you’re going to make asks through direct mail, you have to communicate through direct mail.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2013

Android, iPhone, Windows Phone), annoying junk mail doesn't stand a chance. Using this free app, you can take a photo of the junk mail you want to get rid of and PaperKarma will do the rest of the dirty work. With PaperKarma. Consumer Reports' Eco-Labels. Games for Change. Can you out-green your friends?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Nonprofits throughout the world have sent millions upon millions of e-mails, Tweets, bulletins, updates, etc. A lot of nonprofits will now have to update their website, e-mail newsletters, and most costly, their print materials. 2) From my e-mail newsletter. There is some ROI, but there is also a lot hype about Facebook.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

If you plan on mailing the package, check with your post office to find out the shipping details. It will also give your emcee plenty of time to hype the performance or keynote speaker, with multiple requests for funding along the way. Include items from sponsors , tchotchkes, and your nonprofit’s marketing and donation envelopes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

E-learning is using internet technology and your networks to learn in real-time – either as an individual, within your organization, or a network and learning is applied to get results. This e-mail exchange with a dozen or so colleagues evolved into a guest post about one aspect of the topic.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Catalogue for Philanthropy made use of Giving Tuesday Now (a national fundraising day to support nonprofits through COVID) to hype up their own one-day giving event online. Invite the community by advertising on social media , print media, email, and direct mail. If so, plan a guest speaker event.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 29, 2010

I'm not buying an iPad , nor am I buying into the hype about it. A big reason is because a Zinio subscription is often cheaper than a mailed one. I love that with Apple products, folks don't realize that they can't live without something until Steve Jobs tells them what they can't live without. But I'm a realist, not a fangirl.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 4, 2016

Whether it’s direct mail or advertising, each marketing tool has a unique purpose and a place in your integrated marketing plan. Direct Mail. When you’re looking to create a more personal touch with your communications, consider direct mail over email. Also, make sure you have a specific call-to-action on the direct mail piece.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Avoid the gimmicks and the hype. Send out letters, send out e-mails, make calls, write posts on your website, hold small group meetings…. If you’re going to solicit through e-mail, you’ve got to cultivate through e-mail. If you’re going to make asks through direct mail, you have to cultivate (i.e.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 29, 2010

I'm not buying an iPad , nor am I buying into the hype about it. A big reason is because a Zinio subscription is often cheaper than a mailed one. I love that with Apple products, folks don't realize that they can't live without something until Steve Jobs tells them what they can't live without. Not all websites work.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

She shared her strategy for reaching donors across multiple communication platforms including by phone, direct mail, and email and finding the right technology to help manage this process has been paramount to their success. . . bbcon 2020 featured 1 5 higher education focused session s , many led by customers and industry experts. .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Integrate – as in, integrate social media with other channels such as email, direct mail, web content and offline activity to maximize success. Be authentic, be yourself – supporters care about you and your cause, so don’t get caught up in the celebrity spokesperson hype if it doesn’t make sense for you.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

Send to alumni and students with an email marketing campaign or direct mail piece. Get the hype out there and direct them to your social pages. Just because it’s a social media campaign doesn’t mean you have to stick to only promoting on social media. Use hashtags. Encourage people to share. Use multiple channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Is that Twitter follower also on the direct mail list? Hope from the Hype So why does social networking matter? There is still a lot of hyper-hype, but the opportunity and potential is very real. Ask questions about the total relationship with the supporter now. Is that MySpace friend an activist? The Illusion of Control Web 1.0

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

Send to alumni and students with an email marketing campaign or direct mail piece. Get the hype out there and direct them to your social pages. Just because it’s a social media campaign doesn’t mean you have to stick to only promoting on social media. Use hashtags. Encourage people to share. Use multiple channels.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

It allows you to communicate directly with your supporters anywhere in the world for less money than a direct mail campaign while being bright, flashy and engaging. A “hype” or “sizzle” video embedded into your email can help build anticipation for your event and encourage new attendees to get in on the fun.

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See3

JANUARY 29, 2009

Twitter.com is all the rage among geeks, although it has more hype than users at this point. I’ll admit that, for the longest time, I was exasperated by the Twitter hype. No e-mail, chat, Web page, phone call or FedEx package could have achieved the same thing. I can only imagine how hopeless a task it must be for everyone else.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Direct mail : Our Generational Giving Report shows that direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. For example, you may determine that the best way to get the word out about your upcoming dance-a-thon is to run a few catchy radio ads, send direct mail appeals, and create and share blog posts. Direct Mail.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

My belief (no facts, just opinion ) is that there is a lot of hype about relatively small-scale nonprofit commercial initiatives. " discussion in "Nonprofit Nation" The dollars change over the decades, but the percentages really don't. Central Ave.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2022

Then, they receive a personalized invitation in the mail with your event’s time, its date, and a link to your registration page. This can be especially effective for supporters who attended a previous event as you can reference past details in direct messages to hype up your upcoming event. Host a peer-to-peer campaign. exciting.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2019

Hype automatically forms around competitive fundraisers that allow you to hang out with your friends and have a good time. Good ole fashioned direct mail. Whoever said direct mail was dead was sorely mistaken. Through a direct mail campaign, they doubled their goal, ultimately raising $160,000 for the arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

" As a marketing person, I would be annoyed if every promotion was successful and extremely hyped but did not somehow lead to a sale. Once we get past the early adopted, will this cause major donor fatique and get in the way of fundraising success or will it become as accepted as direct mail, email fundraising, and on-air pledge drives?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. But that’s already sounding like the grandiose hype you read about Second Life or virtual worlds. Eliminating Geographic Separation.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Direct mail just doesn’t yield what it used to. It didn’t come from your email database or your direct mail piece; it came from personal relationships – people motivated by a cause and those personal relationships. You’re not going to over-hype a message to your mother or your very best friend. Even email is falling off.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Provide materials and messaging templates for your supporters to send out invitations, whether through email, social media, or direct mail. Event agenda emails: This can be a follow-up to your save-the-date email and get supporters hyped for the different activities that will be part of your Giving Tuesday event.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

The Mobile Web for Good: Hype or Reality? 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

You will not receive the donor’s mailing address, but if the donor opts-in, you will receive their email address. And if Instagram expands their Charitable Giving Tools to include a toolset similar to Facebook Fundraisers , then without a doubt, Instagram will become a fundraising powerhouse and raise billions for nonprofits worldwide.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Auction off your biggest, most expensive item (or the item that got the most hype during your event promotion) at or near the end. Create an email list (or direct mail list if you’re sending physical invitations) that consists of people who attended last year’s auction event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

as is the phone, direct mail, and email. We're still in the early stages of social media as in the early days of the web and online fundraising , so, we are in the "it's hype, and not going to last" phase. " I believe social media will become as ubiquitous to development offices. In the next decades, we???ll

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Here are additional benefits of online fundraising for your donors and your nonprofit: Benefits for donors Donors want to be able to give the second they’re inspired, so asking them to physically bring their donation to you or to send the donation via mail will likely mean you miss opportunities to secure much-needed revenue. Direct mail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Last year, I made a prediction about social media as part of the fundraising mix and I still feel strongly about it: I believe social media will become as ubiquitous to development offices as is the phone, direct mail, and email.

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