Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Sort through online organizational data (Google analytics, email open rates) to see if there are insights, trends, and patterns that could be used to improve operations. Is the donor renewal rate low? Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

With automatic donation receipts, you have the ability to immediately acknowledge your donor’s gift, which has been proven to increase donor retention rates 400%. A specific description of how their gift will make an impact for this particular fundraising campaign. Here’s your contribution info: {{transaction_info}}.

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TechImpact

MARCH 25, 2014

Image courtesy of Info Trust LLC. Understanding which traffic sources are generating the most donations already is key to determining where you should be focusing your efforts to bolster, and improve donation rates. Having a tough time tracking the analytic behind your last fundraising campaign? You’re not alone.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Never assume they know the impact their gift is having. We help our clients provide donors with an impact story at least once per month. Impact updates make donors feel connected to the work and the value of their gift. It is actually possible to send an impact update to donors without asking them to do anything.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 11, 2023

Simply put, it’s the rate at which your donors come back to donate again after their first gift. You’re always on the clock, showing the worth, impact, and ripple effect of each donation. The Flipcause Activity Tracker & Reporting Tools tracks all your donor activities and presents all this info in a tidy report.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

They push info out to donors and they forget that communication is a two-way street. If all your communications are one-sided (you pushing info at them), that gets old fast and the relationship starts to fall apart. They need to feel like a part of your team and believe they are key in helping you impact more lives.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

How can your organization send donor emails that improve open and click rates? #1: That way, they will see the charge and then be reminded of the impact of their gift. . #4: What nonprofit organizations have had the most positive impact on your life?” info@roundtreeagency.com. . 1: Say less. 4: Ask questions.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). So, what led to our above industry average donor retention rates? If I have to spend more than 15 minutes creating a report or query to see the info I need, I’ve done something terribly wrong.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Splitting them into multiple steps will have a positive impact on your completion rates! Building multistep donation forms is a great way to improve your fundraising by increasing your forms’ conversion rates. Change can be scary, especially when it’s change that impacts something as important as your online fundraising success.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2018

Present stories of impact. A few other things to do: Add trust indicators – use badges, financial info, human quotes and ratings on your donation page to help increase your conversion rate. Use emotional appeal – show who it’s impacting. Translate donation amount into what the impact of that money will do.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

My friends at TechSoup asked me to pass along info about their upcoming digital storytelling event. We will help you learn how to maximize the impact of your organization's message with online audio, video, and images. More info: The event webpage is [link]. There are lots of ways to participate: Join a webinar.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2018

Present stories of impact. A few other things to do: Add trust indicators – use badges, financial info, human quotes and ratings on your donation page to help increase your conversion rate. Use emotional appeal – show who it’s impacting. Translate donation amount into what the impact of that money will do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

If this is your first time with crowdfunding, you can ask yourself: How much do I need to make an impact? Instead, you should focus on impact-focused rewards. Impact-driven fundraising gifts are an all-around win-win because it matches both the donor’s motivations to give and the tangible impact on the one who received it.

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CauseVox

JUNE 29, 2022

It includes clear impact statements on the left hand side. They have a great top banner that shares additional impact. By having donation tiers tied to impact, donors are more likely to make a donation based on the impact they can create, as opposed to a dollar amount. They have specific donation tiers.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Get to know their top insights and learning moments to accelerate the impact of your nonprofit’s next virtual fundraising event. This contains things like technical information, event details and schedule, general tips, and team contact info. These emails had much higher open and click-through rates than other email sends.

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EveryAction

JUNE 22, 2016

How can I convince my nonprofit that list size isn't nearly as important as open rates and an engaged list?". I think the info you find will surprise you when it comes to that. Do out of office automatic replies impact your list? When I ran programs, I loved to scrape the info from those responses and use it down the road.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Network for Good is launching its first ever Be Your Donor Day on October 24th to inspire nonprofits to play the role of their donors and rate how they are performing from the perspective of those supporters. Donors are frustrated by difficult donation forms, lack of receipts and a dearth of information on the impact of their gifts.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2014

But the question those metrics beg is how the increase in volume is impacting email performance. Open rates are flat. For last several years we’ve seen a precipitous drop in email open rate. Flat open rates represent a very big change from the recent past. Here again, the numbers surprised me somewhat. But it didn’t.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

HOW TO: Turn Slacktivists into Activists with Social Media – "Throughout the non-profit world, organizations struggle with social media’s impact on the volunteer and donor cycle. We also conducted 30 brief interviews with users to inquire about their age, location, and frequency of ChatRoulette use."

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

How do think your target audiences will prefer to get info for this initiative? Monthly Website Stats: Monthly visits, unique visitors, pageviews, pages per Visit, time on site, and bounce rate (aim for under 60%). Consider the following types of blog posts: Your Impact. What is your core message for the initiative? Constantly.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Of course nonprofits’ ability to accurately evaluate their impact is married to their funding. Grantee evaluation is a perennial hot topic in the foundation world, nonprofit evaluation is a lucrative industry in universities, and there is a whole high tech industry emerging to rate charities online led by Charity Navigator.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

What is the measurable impact of that effort? Also, consider the monthly impact of each donation as well as a cumulative impact of a donor over one year. Whether you offer a gift as an incentive or a nice donor follow up, they’ll be much more effective if they have a clear tie to your cause and the donor’s impact.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

What is the measurable impact of that effort? Also, consider the monthly impact of each donation as well as a cumulative impact of a donor over one year. Whether you offer a gift as an incentive or a nice donor follow up, they’ll be much more effective if they have a clear tie to your cause and the donor’s impact.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

By using the simple metaphor of t-shirt size to represent a US State's obesity rate, and making them “grow” over a two decade period - we can quickly see how America's waistline has ballooned in since 1987. My favorite example of this technique is the Descry Project's Obesity Epidemic visualization. Focus their attention, and they'll get it.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Communicate the concrete donation impact of your callers’ fundraising goals. Give your callers the information they need to have the biggest impact. But if your organization can be even 10% more deliberate about who you’re calling, it can have a great impact on your call conversion rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Lee Rainie, Director, Internet & American Life Project, Pew Research Center took us through the impact that the use of online digital tools is having on us personally, professionally, and society. His presentation was called “Personal, Portable, Participatory, and Pervasive.” Digital Trends. 2: Mobile Usage. #3:

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. Movies for Impact. Combine local businesses, a boardwalk, info booths, and a nice day for a good cause. Click To Tweet. Host a Community Clean-Up. World Environment Day (June 5).

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Every day, people ask, and get answers to, questions about best practices , professional development , just - in - time technical info , whimsical resources , legal issues , and many other questions related to librarianship. rating items. Some are huge. Some are successful, but messy. What roles are needed? commenting on any item.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2018

Having knowledge of details like preferred matching rates and if the prospect is a board member of the company is powerful information to add into a negotiation for the next gift. Please consider doubling the impact of your gift. For more information, please contact info@hepdata.com. A Matching Gift Can Turn into a Major Gift.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Sure, these pages might seem like a pretty simple proposition: Once a donor has decided to give, they pop over to your forms, fill out their info, and complete the transaction. In fact, donation form optimization is a subtle art that can make a big impact on your online giving. What’s there to improve or optimize? Don’t believe us?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Veronika recalls that on one of her first days with BITS, Executive Director Mark Simpson gave her the organization's TechSoup account login info and said, "Whatever you need, go knock yourself out." Behind-the-Scenes Impact. "It was so easy to understand and helps us tremendously," Veronika explains.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Veronika recalls that on one of her first days with BITS, Executive Director Mark Simpson gave her the organization's TechSoup account login info and said, "Whatever you need, go knock yourself out." Behind-the-Scenes Impact. "It was so easy to understand and helps us tremendously," Veronika explains.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Here's some more info from Google about how Priority Inbox works. This is certainly something that could impact your open rates and click-through rates. Speaking of open rates and click-through rates, there's a fascinating new study from Return Path that Sean Donahue from MarketingSherpa breaks down for us.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The opportunity to hyper-personalize communication and accurately track our members and impact is here. My email gives you 10-15% open rate. . Fortune 500 companies and political campaigns spend gazillions on capturing and syncing your info -- because it leads to more profit or a win at the ballot box. In a word, silos. .

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

That insecurity can lead to a variety of problems as these vulnerable girls make decisions that will impact the rest of their lives. For example, seven word subject lines have the highest open rates. For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

You enter the info or stick the card into a device, click a few buttons, and voila! Resource optimization: Maximized efficiency (like not having to go to the bank to deposit checks) means you can spend more resources working towards impactful projects and campaigns. So keep that in mind! The funds have been transferred.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

Communicating accountability, responsibility, and impact with the general public should be a priority for any organization. We’ll walk through the benefits of charity ratings, then delve into how to present your IRS Form 990 (for U.S.-registered Charity Ratings. Read on to learn more about nonprofit transparency best practices!

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