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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this. Don’t change just for novelty’s sake.

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How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I usually do this in a room with a quick poll, but I wanted to push myself to create the content based on their questions. Share Your Story: You share the impact of your organization's programs through blogging, podcasting, sharing photos on Flickr, or YouTube or other video sharing site.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. The choice of method for transferring and exchanging knowledge will depend on the audience and the message [but] knowledge is most effectively exchanged when using multiple methodsâ?

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. Does your organization have a podcast or radio show for promotion? Observe your community research as it happens (polling, focus groups, town halls). Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Access to exclusive digital content.

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Develop Your Skills: 5 Resources for Nonprofit Professionals

Achieve

Recorded Webinars, Podcasts, and Other Content. This is the most traditional method of nonprofit professional development. Instant polls and quizzes. Recorded Webinars, Podcasts, and Other Content . There is an ever-growing wealth of content that’s recorded through video or audio (like podcasts) that is worth exploring.

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Later, her work brought her to Mali, where she advised on participatory methods. I've also been inspired to experiment with video blog posts and podcasts. I'm too shy to do an online poll. She notes, "I started in Kenya working with a water users association, living in a thatched hut!" Practical examples.

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MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Does their profile inclue media (videos, slideshows, podcasts, etc.)? " A quick straw poll of some good profiles are the aforementioend ASPCA or, for something a lot simpler and easier to create, Drug Policy Alliance. Has the organization friended celebrities to drive more traffic to their own profile?