EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

Creating a list of supporters who have interacted with similar content of yours, taken an action before, or simply shown high levels of engagement can also be a good place to start. If they’ll be calling multiple targets, they’ll be automatically connected with the next phone number after their first call.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

Create personalized messages or schedule in-person meetings or phone calls to highlight the impact of individual donors’ previous contributions and connect them to the organization’s larger goals. Invite mid-level donors into your strategy. Too often we only invite those making major gifts into the strategy fold. These four are key: 1.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

He developed several programs, which are interactive and fun, to achieve those goals. If I want a coffee at Starbucks, I can order it on my phone and pick it up without interacting with anyone. Giving employees voice and recognition are a high priority. Recently, we added a Shark Tank component to our company meetings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

Stars would ask for donations and answer phone calls, and people would ring in to donate over the phone. Gamers, some with enormous fan bases in the tens of millions, host live streams where they play video games and interact with their audience as a tool to raise money for nonprofits. McLoughlin currently has 23.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. Three Ways to Think About Content. Think Beyond Presenters.

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The MatrixFiles

AUGUST 17, 2023

The member would store that credential in a digital wallet, either on their phone or computer, and would later be able to present that membership credential to prove their membership to a particular association. Why would a membership credential be useful? There’s a lot more work to be done in the space before it can be put into practice.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

We do phone screening followed by three waves of interviews with teammates from different cross sections of the company. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a tool that helps develop self-awareness and insight into how individuals prefer to interact and communicate. Our interview process is rigorous.

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Forj

AUGUST 1, 2017

This ad is less an example of the power of interactive storytelling and more a proof of concept. Image caption: A screencap of the Victoria’s Secret ad from my phone. Learners will notice this increased interactivity in their media, and they will expect their education to be just as interactive. You’re partially right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Don’t Bring Your Phone in the Shower – guest post by Carrie Avery. The lesson: create environments where un-alike people can interact, sometimes at purposeful meetings, sometimes in the bathroom. This morning’s breakfast plenary speaker, Jonah Lehrer, was fantastic. How does this apply to funders?

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. In this unique, online, interactive (free) event - first in a monthly series - you get to see, hear, and ask questions directly to our panel of experts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

More specifically explain the authors, you will learn how to explicitly prompt someone to respond in a productive and meaningful way, fostering successful and fruitful interactions. Understand the power dynamics of an interaction to eliminate the fear of honest conversation.

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DonorPerfect

APRIL 13, 2021

But think about how uplifting it feels after finding yourself in a casual conversation over the phone. Whether it’s a longtime friend, a family member, or a coworker, those human interactions are Read More ». The combination of COVID-19, a tough winter, and stressful events in the news has made it difficult to focus on the bright side.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Your entire team should be focused on cleaning up data wherever they interact with it. It’s likely that your team is interacting with members all the time and missing opportunities to collect and update your data because it’s not technically their job. The e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers of those members?

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 25, 2021

How do we get attendees interacting with each other? Attendees use their phones as their controllers. There’s no limit to the creativity our clients are showing when it comes to creating fun and interactive virtual conferences. “How do we add fun to our virtual meeting? How do I get people chatting during our sessions?

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Practical Tips for Donor Engagement Strategies As a fundraiser, you probably have a good feel for how your donors want to engage with you, whether it’s on social media, through email, over the phone, or face-to-face. You’ll want to stay professional as you interact with your donors, of course. How did you feel after those interactions?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s like getting to know a friend – the better we understand them, the more meaningful and authentic our interactions become. For instance: Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs): help us track donor interactions and giving histories. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But as your donor base grows and your organization becomes more well-known in the community, sustaining this level of personal interaction becomes a challenge. You’re probably used to your familiar circle of donors who consistently support your cause, and you often reach out to them personally. The solution: donor segmentation.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

Free download: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Idea Calendar Take Mobile Fundraising Seriously Your supporters wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without their cell phones, which means you really need to have your mobile strategy dialed in. About 28% of online contributions are made from a cell phone.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Regardless of the technology (chat, phone, or text) a caller was always connected to a human being for advice. For counseling situations, body language and tone are important in traditional therapy and support, but chatbots, which interact with text virtually, cannot (yet) observe or understand nonverbal communication.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 26, 2022

M+R’s Benchmarks report found that 54 percent of nonprofit web traffic in 2021 came from mobile devices—meaning that on a very basic level, donors are interested in interacting with nonprofits using their smartphones. It is the 21st-century version of a phone call. It’s clear: texting is now the status quo.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

At Candid, we believe that when more of our team members have the chance to interact with our customers, they’ll structure their work with a better understanding of the people we serve. We do this through a program called Follow Me Home (FMH).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

During slower donation hours, you can interact with your donors to motivate them and raise awareness of your organization. Best times to send Giving Tuesday appeals There are many ways to appeal for donations on Giving Tuesday, including emails , texts , and phone calls. You want to be careful not to spam your supporters. and 2:00 p.m.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

While we might call our phones ‘phones,’ there are Apple, Android, and Google devices. AI Chatbots—the Basic Tools You’ve heard of ChatGPT , but what about Google’s Bard or Microsoft’s new Bing (to name a few)? Aren’t they all the same thing? Yes and no.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

There are several points during the year when donors expect to interact with a nonprofit they support. Developing a strong fundraising culture within your organization creates the mindset that guides every interaction your team has with donors and strengthens the commitment they have to your mission. The Solicitation Phase.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2020

The interactive workshop focused on personal resilience tips based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. (The I’ve also turned off all alerts on my phone and put in the charging station. This morning I facilitated a virtual mini-workshop for the Resource Alliance as part of its Plan C Online Discussions.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Examples of this kind of data would be your members’ cell phone numbers. With information pulled together from their interactions with you in your Learning Management System (LMS), Community, Events and more you can begin to give value to their activities and answer questions like, What do members want or need most?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

While this tool is a valuable asset for nonprofits, it shouldn’t be seen as a substitute for human interaction. Organizations such as Kids Help Phone have already recognized the potential of chatbots as an effective support tool on their website.

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NetWits

APRIL 15, 2013

Conversely, Android phones often cutoff the right part of your email, depending on the width. Rather than running around the office and grabbing phones to see how your emails render, use a service like Litmus.com or EmailonAcid.com. So the wider the email is, the smaller the text will become (and the harder to read).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. Hyper self-awareness occurs when we are forced to view our own faces while we are interacting with others. Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab – WSJ ) . Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. Incorporate Energizers In Your Meetings.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2022

With the app, the fundraising power of Bloomerang can be accessed from anywhere and in real time to provide meaningful insights that improve constituent interactions. Enter interaction notes from a call or meeting while the conversation is still fresh. View a summary and get a complete picture of a donor’s engagement on the timeline.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, if you know which supporters interacted with your issue awareness campaign and learned about your work, you might then ask those specific supporters to contact their local library boards and express support for the drag story time bill currently in committee.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Besides freeing up time for your nonprofit, fundraising automation can also decrease the amount of time between donor interactions. The more your nonprofit has meaningful interactions with your donors, the more likely they are to give again. Schedule your text campaign to send messages to your supporters automatically.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2021

Most of us have our mobile phones within arm’s reach – every hour of every day. The key is to provide short, clear content and quick opportunities for interactions to help them do their own research, self-educate, and take action when they’re ready. Enter the micro-moment. What are micro-moments?

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TechImpact

AUGUST 19, 2014

A CRM, or constituent relationship management system, robust piece of software that helps nonprofits track every interaction they have with individuals. They’re the ones entering the data, making the phone calls, reporting on interactions, and overall making sure your tech investment was worthwhile.

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