Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Collaborative overload is defined as the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other collaborative technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. Is the ratio of team/solo time adequate? Your teams needs to accept that you have to make choices. Take a trend-line view.

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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

Appeal to the massive subconscious mind to help sell your cause. They have studied how to appeal to the massive subconscious mind, and there are some interesting and sometimes bizarre takeaways for those of us engaged in social good. Katya Andresen. Network for Good. Here are seven of the most surprising ways to sell your cause.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 8, 2018

Gone are the days of just sending out pledge forms in interoffice mail and expecting people to respond. Tip: A ratio of one champion to every 20-30 staff members is best. Tip: Keep in mind, the forms are confidential! It may sound easy, but in truth it takes a team of people and a lot of moving parts to make it successful.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The clear majority of giving is made through one of three methods: direct mail, online and special events. In 25 years of front-line fundraising my experience has been that more than 75% of the fundraising budget and staff attention is devoted to lower-end donation efforts such as direct mail and special events.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2015

Keep in mind that even though an analytics project may identify a new crop of prospects able and willing to give more significant gifts to your organization, the scores themselves don’t guarantee that you will raise a particular amount of money or that individuals will give you a more significant donation. Campaign Planning.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 21, 2022

Keep that in mind as we go – it’s an important piece. You hustle through it, making up whatever content comes to mind just so you can click “Send” and move on to the next thing on your never-ending list. I challenge you to change your mind. Or a group that you only have snail mail addresses for.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2016

After all, once supporters join a group of philanthropically-minded people who care about your organization, they’re likely to replicate that behavior. While you can and should offer perks of this variety to your valuable members, it’s important to keep in mind that the perks are not the program. Increase impact with matching gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Electronic mail vs snail mail. Q: We’re a green recycling organization and we don’t like a lot of paper mailing. Q: Are electronic newsletters as effective as hard copy–snail mail? A: Email or regular mail – that is the question so many nonprofits are asking these days. What can we do instead?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

If I were to put a ratio on it, I wouldnt want to exceed 30% self-promotional content to about 70% links to other things. It allows us to find interesting content by following like-minded organizations and partners, and pass that on, sometimes writing blog posts about things we find. DZ: What do you feel youre getting out of it?

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

specifically recommends finding a CRM solution that can automatically fill out message templates with personal information for both emails and traditional mail. CharityEngine’s nonprofit CRM guide. Photographs can help your recurring donors envision who their routine support is helping and how. Tell a story. Passive fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

After spending all that energy and time researching, writing, and editing 75,000+ words about social and mobile media best practices for nonprofits – living and breathing it for three months straight – it was frustrating, heart-breaking, mind-boggling even to have to let it go and accept that the book was going to be imperfect.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. For example, older donors (65+) still respond well to direct mail offers. Why is it important for nonprofits?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

The ratio may not be exactly 80/20 (i.e. Perhaps you put in place a series of mailed and emailed “touches” for non-major donors, lumping $25 donors together with $500 donors. That’s because they’re typically engaged over a long period, so your cause stays top of mind for them. Usually not enough.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Not a big loss since they were filtered into a mail box that few ever visited, but it is worth noting that fans can now mail admins directly if you have enabled the functionality under Edit Page > Manage Permissions > Show “Message” Button. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Not a big loss since they were filtered into a mail box that few ever visited, but it is worth noting that fans can now mail admins directly if you have enabled the functionality under Edit Page > Manage Permissions > Show “Message” Button. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

Then, you incorporated your branding throughout your marketing materials, such as your website, social media, and direct mail. To increase your online donation form’s accessibility, design it with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in mind. Businesses usually match at a 1:1 ratio, but some match at a 2:1 or even 3:1 basis.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Here are additional benefits of an online fundraising strategy 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.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Keep in mind that Giving Tuesday is the beginning of your year-end fundraising, so the best course of action is to embrace the holiday. When you craft your strategy, be sure to keep engagement at the forefront of your mind. Fundraising letters can take the form of direct mail or email. Year-end giving tends to be more lucrative.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Live auctions are typically what people think of when auctions come to mind. During this phase of your charity auction planning, remember to keep the law of supply and demand in mind. Try to strike a ratio of three bottles to every five attendees. An auctioneer takes the stage to introduce and run the bidding on each item.

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. . But just keep in mind that at the end of the day it’s really up to the donor to decide how much they want to trust you. But now we’re seeing more evidence that this is really shifting.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. But just keep in mind that at the end of the day it’s really up to the donor to decide how much they want to trust you. But now we’re seeing more evidence that this is really shifting. Matt: Yeah.

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