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Lame spams of the day: assorted LinkedIn ploys

Robert Weiner

Lots of spam is coming from fake LinkedIn accounts these days. But some are downright lame, like this: Sender: LinkedIn Notification [undisturbed487@uncw.edu]. Subject: LinkedIn Invitation from your official. Review your letters settings. LinkedIn respect your privacy. Š 2010, LinkedIn Corporation.

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LinkedIn Discussions Are Spam Magnets

Robert Weiner

I'm a member of several LinkedIn discussion groups, but my participation is lukewarm at best. One of the biggest problems is spam--the noise is drowning out the signal. There doesn't seem to be a way for moderators to review messages before they're posted or for participants to flag spam for review by moderators.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. .|

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Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance. Or, you could post the volunteer position on your website, blog, or Facebook Page and share it on volunteer boards in your country or on Idealist.org , CraigstList , or in LinkedIn Groups. 1) Launch a new website that is mobile-optimized.

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Outlook.com — The New Hotmail

Tech Soup

Outlook.com connects up with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and soon Skype to "bring your connected world to email," as they say. It also has better spam filtering — it keeps spam to less than 3 percent of your inbox. The reviews in the technology press are coming in largely positive. Google Chrome 23.

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Big Email Change Is Coming: Is Your Nonprofit Ready?

Bloomerang

What it does mean is that you need to review your email content, fundraising, and marketing strategy. . My suggestion is to do a monthly review of all subscribers and remove those who have not opened your emails during the last 3+ months. Could it be that you’re sending spam and therefore people avoid opening your emails?

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What does the future hold for your nonprofit in 2021? Look inside this crystal ball…

Pamela Grow

Review your donor data with an eye to loyalty and include at least one (preferably three or more) monthly giving appeal(s) every year to your target audience. Twenty-four percent of nonprofit emails end up in spam folders. Remember, you won’t grow your program by merely including the option to give monthly online. Keep your list clean.

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