Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As a member of Generation Z (Gen Z), or today’s 11- to 26-year-olds, I have been curious about the advice given to nonprofits on capturing younger audiences’ attention. To answer these questions and put experts’ advice to the test, I decided to ask my peers. For example, our preference for video content rings true.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Your nonprofit is on a never ending journey to understand your supporters. When you have a strong grasp of your audience’s motivations, you can increase donations, volunteer hours, advocacy actions, and the overall public opinion of your nonprofit. This is done through a process called nonprofit market research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

And while the bulk of nonprofits put most of their resources into Facebook ( whether Facebook is perfect or not ), there are many nonprofits effectively using Twitter and leveraging the platform for social good as well as their staff and leaders. If your nonprofit has an example, please share in the comments.).

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Unlock the fundraising potential of your nonprofit by understanding your target audience. conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results.

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NetWits

MAY 26, 2011

The knowledge one can gleam from this tool is practically endless–and the resulting testing and site modifications one can make, even more so. No wonder than, I am commonly asked; “What are the top web analytics reports and tools every nonprofit should know?&#. Use this comparison to survey peaks and valleys of traffic.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Amy recommends testing different types of posts (a bold graphical image with copy vs a link with preview image + short description, for example) to determine which ones resonate most with your audience and produce the results you're hoping for. Ready to start posting?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of Artificial Intelligence to better understand what nonprofits need to know about artificial intelligence to future proof their programs, marketing, and fundraising strategies? Nonprofit Chat Bots.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Given this competitive landscape it can make a lot of sense to look for fundraising consultants and firms to help your nonprofit. List of Nonprofit Fundraising Companies. AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Website: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post called " Social tech meets the Social Innovation Generation " The Nonprofit Eye blog writes about leadership challenges in the nonprofit sector. Why not take a few minutes to answer her survey. Nonprofit Times covers it here. Does this resonate for you? Blackbaud, Inc.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

For one nonprofit we work with, individual donors who give between $1,000–$99,000 make up less than 1% of the overall donor base, but they contribute an amount that is equal to the entire small donor program. But we weren’t sure that this level of effort was making a difference (or even potentially depressing response)—so we tested it! .

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Nonprofits can learn from email campaigns corporate marketers are sending. Corporate email programs have focused on delivering value—they test offers, messaging and more. A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Call-to-Action Link Testing.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

posted by Rudy Frank Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We all know that running a nonprofit requires fundraising , but how do you plan a fundraiser ? Whether you’re a seasoned fundraiser or just getting started, you can raise more money if you take the time to get your plans in place first before you start working on a fundraiser for your nonprofit. Where do you even begin?

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! to Nonprofit Donors 1. If you’re doubtful, test this. It’s because you’re not generous to them!

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

That’s why we’re starting with the basics and sharing nonprofit best practices that cover the most important elements of your fundraising strategy. KPIs give your organization a way to measure the success of campaign-specific goals and your nonprofit’s long term goals.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! Ready to learn more about Giving Tuesday and how your nonprofit can make the most of it? Let’s get started!

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover eight donate button best practices your nonprofit can put into action to boost your online giving. Build Your Donate Button Using These 8 Best Practices A donate button is more than a simple link to your nonprofit’s donation form: It’s actually an important part of your organization’s fundraising strategy.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

And nonprofit websites everywhere are filled with clichés and ambiguity. Let’s start by surveying the digital landscape. You’re not just competing with other nonprofits in your space; you’re also competing with the Internet as a whole. using the Flesich-Kincaid readability test. We couldn’t have a language without them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. How can you describe user participation in a shared language that helps your team make the right decision for your project? Scientists design the test questions, steer the data collection, and analyze the results.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 11, 2024

For many nonprofits, website development is a top priority immediately following their organization’s inception. Your nonprofit’s website is crucial for explaining your organization’s work, gathering support, and collecting donations, so getting it up and running quickly is key. Survey your supporters. Survey your supporters.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. nonprofits, schools, low-income families, and small microenterprise businesses. Our survey of large companies found a robust interest for donating PCs.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For most nonprofit organizations, bulk email -- email newsletters, action alerts or fundraising outreach -- is one of the most productive communications approaches there is. There’s no better way (yet) for a nonprofit to hit the communications trifecta -- reach, engagement and action. Are surveys included or available at an extra fee?

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

You work for a nonprofit that is totally stuck in the donor acquisition cycle from hell. If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Donor management refers to the strategies and processes a nonprofit organization uses to cultivate and maintain relationships with donors.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 9, 2023

According to Loop , “A beautiful and well-crafted nonprofit website will draw your audience in, instill a sense of trust, and compel people to take action.” Nonprofit Website Accessibility FAQ What is website accessibility? Why does accessibility matter for nonprofit websites? 3 Tips to Improve Nonprofit Website Accessibility 1.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Usability Tests provide insight into how your users interact with your website. There are many approaches to usability testing, including card sort tests , 5-second tests , and moderated, task-based tests. Recruiting.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Imagine you’re checking out a nonprofit in your area. If you want to collect additional information about your supporters, try including a link to a survey on your confirmation page and in your automated receipt. If you notice few donors opt into your emails, try making that language a little more specific.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2012

Nonprofits and libraries can use surveys to gather feedback, understand their communities, and deepen their impact. TechSoup recently completed a global cloud survey using FluidSurveys , and we wanted to share what we learned about creating surveys with FluidSurveys. Support for multiple languages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

My Networked Nonprofit co-author Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about the Age of Automation with an eye towards our next book. The report provides an overview of the technology in easy to understand language. Can Machine Learning Predict Social Impact? This webinar on Sept.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

frantic as something you forgot to do the day before, even though you were test rooted to your desk for at least 12 hours? So maybe you have a form that you use to have input, a survey you use for input, you have small digital groups that you have input, a Slack channel for input. ” How many among us have jumped up at 3:00 a.m.,

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Achieve

JULY 14, 2022

Nonprofits use regular correspondences to spread the word about their mission, cultivate relationships with prospective donors, and boost. Let’s say your nonprofit specializes in wildlife conservation and you want to grow your donor base. or live gala, your nonprofit should be using email marketing as a tactic to get the word out.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey: As most nonprofits have these days is that renewal rates have been declining and that’s been consistent. we do tests where we send dozens of donations to nonprofits to see how we’re treated as donors. . And where they test, you know, 3 options or 20 options. But essentially. It takes time. .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This is our earth month edition of nonprofit technology news. OpenSSL is nonprofit open source software that provides security on e-commerce and other websites by creating an encrypted channel between your device and the website. You can check any particular site with the Heartbleed test to see if they're vulnerable.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But don’t do that right now because I am so excited to have one of my favorite people in the nonprofit sector. So I’m just giving it a test run today. I’m the nonprofit education manager over at Qgiv. And then as they’re signing up, try including some celebratory language in your sign-up process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

s experience (good and bad), the NTEN Affinity Groups , particularly Emerging Technology, Nonprofit Bloggers, or Nonprofit Webmasters, are good lists to connect with your peers on these topics. Web Widgets often but not always use Adobe Flash or JavaScript programming languages. Act 1: What. Katya Andresen explains why.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2022

It’s time for nonprofits and foundations to upgrade our digital decision-making tools. Individually and through our organizations, we have surveyed, tested, and evaluated these new platforms. While their core functionalities are well developed, new features are constantly being added and tested. Expect to Iterate.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

As agents of social change, there is a great deal the nonprofit sector can learn from Election 2008. Draw a picture of your ideal users: where they live, what they do, how old they are, what language they speak, what kind of house they live in, what is their work, gender, orientation? Develop your Sticky Message(s) and Test Them.

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