Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

The curriculum was based on their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book and “ taxonomy for innovation.” These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. By applying this approach to program development or strategy, your nonprofit can get more impactful results.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Other methods of expanding your visibility include social media campaigns, events, career fairs, and using search engine optimization (SEO) to attract people to your website. Using automation tools, you can approach people in a methodical way that doesn’t burn them out, but also make sure you’re top of mind for them.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Standardize retention calculation: It’s difficult to tell how strong your member base is at any given time if there’s no standardized method for counting it. Approach retention scientifically: Identify your association’s measures of success, develop and test the strategy, document its effect, and learn from the experience.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2012

She'll present four cheap and fast methods to solicit qualitative feedback from your users at our upcoming webinar, " Website Usability Testing 101 ". > To that, Susan Finkelpearl says: "Why not just ask them?" > Learn more and register today !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

Understanding the donor’s motivations can help a nonprofit develop motivating messaging, use the right fundraising methods, and segment their supporter list to target those who are most likely to give. Alter your current appeal messaging and fundraising methods to align with these giving reasons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

How would they engage enough of the global development community to test the prototype, and after that how would they get people to actually use it? Test and improve. Lucy Kimbell: Social Design Menu Method. Make things to explore, test and learn. Develop a clear plan. Clarify priorities. Collect input from others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here’s the method. Use human centered design principles, not your arrogance of thinking you know what works for your audience without testing. Good testing begins with a hypothesis and collecting data to understand if you are right or wrong. Don’t let your vision become delusional.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A bad test accomplishes nothing. At least if we don't test at all we know that we don't know anything, but a pseudo-fact can hurt us badly down the line. We know that we should strive for the ideal, but quite frankly we have other responsibilities, too. We look to get something out the door and move on.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The growing interest from donors and nonprofits alike in sustainer programs is an opportunity to test and do something different. With testing, nonprofits can experiment and improve on what communications work best for their sustainer audience. Use your technology to your advantage, even if it is a simple A/B test.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

There are a few types of online fraud nonprofits should look out for, but one of the most prevalent is card testing. Card testing is when someone tests if stolen card numbers are processing payments by making small donations to nonprofits, often appearing as spam donations to an organization.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. Take a Test Drive You might think the combination of AI and data is a superpower reserved for corporate behemoths. Not necessarily so.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed.

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EveryAction

MAY 30, 2023

Email isn’t just a great tool for sending out your RSVP form and managing other administrative processes for your event, it’s also an effective method of educating and engaging your base so when the day comes, they’re enthusiastic and prepared to take action. Email is also a great way to engage anyone who can’t make it to your lobby day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Traditional methods, like direct mail, are still important for reaching older or less tech-oriented supporters. A/B testing can help determine the most effective sending days and times for an organization’s unique supporter base. However, this is not a universal rule.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These evolving practices can limit the traditional methods nonprofits use to reach their audience, necessitating a reevaluation of digital fundraising strategies in alignment with these new privacy norms. Best Practices for Data Collection In this new landscape, collecting high-quality data compliantly and respectfully becomes crucial.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

To answer these questions and put experts’ advice to the test, I decided to ask my peers. Adding Gen Z’s perspective to the picture To put today’s expert advice to the test, we created a short survey that asked Gen Z about their use of social media as it relates to philanthropy. What does it even mean for a brand to be authentic?

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We couldn’t have guessed that the pandemic would give our recommendations a test drive so quickly. Our research resulted in two books dedicated to positioning executives for success in digital markets. We call that constellation of skills, Association 4.0 leadership. But Industry 4.0 But there’s a new player in town.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

From what we know of the changes so far, the biggest impacts will be on open rate statistics and the ability to A/B test subject lines and preheader text. Now is a great time to start A/B testing copy for subject lines and preheader text as often as you can. A/B Test Email Content. Email Opens + User IPs. Use your UTMs.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 6, 2020

A sandbox is a testing environment where you can test code changes separately from your live production environment. Testing code as it’s developed to make sure it works properly is critically important to a quality software product. The percentage of code lines quality-tested in a software product is known as “ code coverage.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2017

I also get asked about where to get facilitation training for design thinking methods. Jeremiah Owyang has a comprehensive post cataloging different methods to use to facilitate innovation and Design Thinking is one of them. Has your nonprofit used design-thinking methods internally? This post summarizes a few resources.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

While previous generations might have preferred to give via check, cash, or even over the phone, those older analogue giving methods are on their way out, especially as even well-established donors switch to supporting their favorite causes online. Offering these methods is important for catering to younger donors.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

After you define bias and harm for your use, the next step is to establish standard evaluation procedures to test AI for these definitions. One method being used to better understand potential problems and limitations of an AI system is model cards. What can bias look like in the data?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Test your donation process before the actual day. . As soon as your communication materials are ready to go and your team is on the right page, test out the methods and systems you’ll use to attract donors and accept donations. Pay special attention to any points of friction in the donation process before you go live.

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Kindful

AUGUST 28, 2023

Write tests & make sure they pass. You may be writing components or features from scratch, refactoring code, adding incremental improvements, writing and maintaining technical documentation, writing tests, and fixing bugs. Work closely with quality assurance team members to ensure code is tested well.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

In a recent cautionary tale , nonprofit organization Queens Together encountered a scam known as the “credit card test attack.” Ensuring Your Nonprofit Funds are Protected We all know that offering a payment method that allows for online and in-person payments via different methods is essential for nonprofit organizations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2022

Action 1: Get the Basics Right and Test, Test, Test. Nearly eight in 10 people globally use contactless payment methods for everyday purchases. You can copy the mystery donor process to test how easy it is to donate. Have a process in place that regularly tests if everything works as it should.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 25, 2022

They will most likely ask for yours as well and potentially have a preferred method of contact. Test it out with them! . We always recommend testing all aspects of your hybrid event before the big day, which is why we have the free option of duplicating your event to create a test event!

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In contrast, vendors that regularly push out automatic upgrades are continuously developing, testing, and releasing smaller batches of code. Continuous delivery” is the term used for the method in which software developers keep producing valuable software code in short cycles so it can be reliably released to customers at any time.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Run NCOA and address standardization, test email addresses, remove deceased record — this is a year-round effort, but extra important for a big end-of-year push.” Tracking the status of your pledges and developing a follow-up method as deadlines approach is key. Scrub your data so it’s extra squeaky clean for your campaign!

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2020

Take a look and see if you can adopt some of these methods to improve your email marketing strategy. The reality is that not every subscriber will let you know how often they want to receive emails from you, so you’ll want to be proactive and run some email frequency tests to find what’s the sweet spot for email communication frequencies.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Note: This is the third in a series of posts about usability testing your website from guest author Brandon Granger, Senior Interaction Designer for Blackbaud. In part one , we discussed why you should test your website and part two outlined designing your test. I’ve seen similar results in my testing.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One tried-and-true method that has stood the test of time is the brick fundraiser. Direct Mail: Traditional methods like direct mail still hold value. When it comes to fundraising, innovation and creativity are key to capturing the attention and support of your community.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Here's an idea from our friend Laura at Idealware: what if you measured any communications method by whether it would have more or less impact than spending the same amount of time calling donors on the phone? If your goal is to have a conversation, then why not pick up the phone and have one?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Today’s donors expect to be able to make payments using a method of their choice — whether that means using traditional cheques or payment slips, or using digital mobile payment methods. Preferred payment methods for your existing donors might have shifted from payment slips and cheques to mobile payments — or they might not have yet.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Break down your goals into objectives and strategies: Objectives are the specific steps or milestones needed to achieve your goals, while strategies are the methods or tactics you’ll use to accomplish your objectives. These methods can help you gain insights into potential supporters’ preferences, motivations, and concerns.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Test ideas you have found throughout the industry in your own organization to see how they work for you. By involving a small portion of your demographic with the test, it’s possible to see the potential results on a larger scale before delving into a full-fledged marketing campaign. Ensure Emails Are Branded. Author Bio.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Anacostia Riverkeeper’s team regularly tests the water quality, but current methods take days for the results to come back. This delays when the results can be shared with the community, which is problematic because test results can become outdated quickly. coli levels in the water are at unsafe levels.

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