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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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How to Use a News Story to Support Your Major Gift Ask

NonProfit PRO

Below is a perfect example from our colleague Diana Frazier on how she advised a major gift officer to use a news story to support a major gift ask. I am going to explain exactly how it happened so you can copy the idea for your situation.

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‘Cause of the Year’ Partnership Spreads Positive News About Nonprofit’s Mission

NonProfit PRO

While this partnership is still new, it has been inspiring to see the stories of our programs in more than 70 countries highlighted in a way that shows the profound impact our mission can have for individuals worldwide.

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Big News at Benetech (and for me!)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

All the best, Jim Founder, Benetech P.S. If you are not already receiving Benetech’s news and updates, I encourage you to stay informed of the exciting progress by selecting Subscribe. And there is plenty of work to do—look for more from me in the coming months where I’ll share my plans.

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Some good news when looking for a new AMS platform

Gravitate

As our association industry, and all industries to be honest, struggle to deal with the current realities of our world, it is always important to highlight a little good news, wherever it is found. As we continue to adjust to this new normal, I hope you appreciate the “good news” and promise that Salesforce and Nimble AMS can provide.

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Mindful News Consumption Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Interestingly enough, almost everyone in this workshop had already put themselves on a “news diet.” She also taken off all breaking news alerts and only consumes news from a handful of vetted sources. She is also very mindful while reading the news to monitor her reactions and emotions. The solution?

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Great News! The 2019 Global NGO Technology Report Has Secured Sponsorship

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even better news is that Funraise will also sponsor the third edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report. The two reports are sister reports and the data is meant to be compared and contrasted, so both reports just took a huge leap forward.

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Wild Apricot Software News February 2014

Wild Apricot

This month''s Software News offers an update on Version 5 release and a focus on one of Wild Apricot''s services partners. Wild Apricot Software-News'

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Free Guide: Attracting & Retaining Donors With Golf

NonProfit PRO

Fundraising boils down to two simple things: finding new donors and keeping existing ones. Great news—golf tournaments are avenues to successfully do both! This free guide outlines out how to leverage your golf fundraiser to attract new donors to your cause while keeping current golfer donors activated and engaged.

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Don’t Look for a Streamlined Future—Innovation Piles on Options

.orgSource

If you imagine that AI, robotics, and automation are launching a future where you issue commands to mechanical workers while relaxing with a cold one, I’ve got bad news. A recent conversation with Kim Robinson, President of FrontlineCo, highlighted the idea that the business changes we’re experiencing are not streamlining work.

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Facebook Updates News Feed (Again)

NCE Social Media

Facebook has updated its News Feed algorithm again. Almost one third of people use Facebook to get their news. Almost one third of people use Facebook to get their news. Personally, I don’t like the News Feed default and prefer the All Friends feed. What does this mean for you?

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Attention Nonprofits! The New LinkedIn News Feed Design Has Arrived

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At long last, the new LinkedIn News Feed is here! For years I have been completely baffled by LinkedIn’s partnership with Twitter to allow a mass automation of tweets to be published the LinkedIn News Feed. Personal Status Updates on the new Home News Feed.

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Software News June 2014

Wild Apricot

In this issue of Software News, we offer an overview of some of the "onboarding" initiatives and enhancements we''re looking at across all of our Wild Apricot teams. Wild Apricot'

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Technology News: Great Software and Gadgets for Parents

Find the free stuff

Being a new parent is exciting, but it can also give rise to a lot of stressful moments. The post Technology News: Great Software and Gadgets for Parents appeared first on PhreeSite.com. Reduce stress and enjoy the more fun moments of parenting with this technology. An increasing number of digital companies are attempting.

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BREAKING NEWS: The 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study arrives 4/21

M+R

Visit mrbenchmarks.com on April 21 to get the front-page news, the longform analysis, the mild-mannered reporting, even the crossword puzzle. It’s all the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. .

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Software News October 2014 – Support Solutions

Wild Apricot

In this edition of Software News, we offer an update on challenges we''ve been facing and solutions for improved customer support. Wild Apricot'

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Wild Apricot Software News August 2013

Wild Apricot

news Wild Apricot' A discussion about the pitfalls we''ve experienced with developing Version 5.0, and the lessons we''ve learned about managing Wishlist requests.

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Good News About Millennials and Meetings

Wild Apricot

If you’re in the midst of event planning for the coming year, here’s some good news about getting Millennials to attend your events. Millennials events'

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Wild Apricot Software News November 2013

Wild Apricot

news Wild Apricot' Here’s a look at some of the initial groundwork that our design and analysis team has begun for future versions beyond 5.0.

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Using Technology to Adapt to Modern Fundraising Challenges

NonProfit PRO

The good news is that there is technology out there that can support your fundraising efforts in today’s challenging fundraising environment. For your fundraising efforts to continue to be effective, your communications must reach the right people and stand out.

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Wild Apricot Software News July 2013

Wild Apricot

news Wild Apricot' Since we have just celebrated 7 years since we released the very first beta version of Wild Apricot, this is a good time to review some interesting statistics related to how we''ve grown, and how organizations are using Wild Apricot!

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Sad News from Bookshare

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We had a Bookshare all-hands meeting this week, where our entire team gets together and talks about the latest activities and news about the Bookshare project. One piece of news struck me as being particularly poignant. Melanie Sorensen, who had recently joined the Bookshare Advisory Board, suddenly passed away last month.

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Software News August 2014: Using Wild Apricot’s API

Wild Apricot

The August Software News is all about Wild Apricot''s API: what it is, how it can benefit our customers and examples of API applications for associations, clubs and non-profits. Wild Apricot API'

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Wild Apricot Software News - September 2012

Wild Apricot

In this month's software news, Dmitry muses on the thought-process around displaying pricing -- or not -- when trying to sell a product online.

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Wild Apricot Software News October 2013

Wild Apricot

news Wild Apricot' Unfortunately we don’t live in a perfect world! So, what we have is the next best thing -- an amazing support team who work hard answering dozens of your questions each day.

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Software News July 2014: 5.1 Is Here and Mobile App Coming Soon

Wild Apricot

This month''s Software News outlines the exciting enhancements launched with Version 5.1 - just released! Also details on our upcoming mobile app. Wild Apricot'

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Do You Think Retaining Employees Is Expensive? Churn Is Worse

NonProfit PRO

The good news is that this can be done with a few, easy-to-implement strategies and on a shoestring budget. As the Great Resignation continues, learning and development opportunities have proven key to retaining employees.

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The Effect of Inflation on Charitable Giving

NonProfit PRO

Will the news of continuing increased inflation affect charitable giving? The Pew Research Center recently found that 70% of American adults view inflation as a major problem in the United States.

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Wild Apricot Software News August 2012

Wild Apricot

This month's software news looks at our new procedure for surveying our clients, and at some of the responses we've received so far.

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Share The Bad News

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Naturally, it's much easier to share good news with your employees, but it's perhaps even more important to share the bad news. If revenue is down, or if you've lost a large customer, or if a new competitor has entered the market, let your team know. Don't give them a false sense of the situation by sharing only good news.

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How to Save on Postage When Rates Increase in July

NonProfit PRO

It’s not all bad news since direct mail is still very effective and driving response. USPS postage rates are set to increase on July 10, 2022. This is a large increase. We just have to get more creative to save on postage.

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Wild Apricot Software News June 2013 - The final stretch for Version 5.0 development

Wild Apricot

Software-News' Here are some screenshots and descriptions of changes coming up in Version 5.0.

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Is A Downer News Cycle A Factor in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Success?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But according to news reports , it has increased awareness and dollars raised for ALS research. million in the same period last year, including 300,000 new donors. It sounds counter intuitive to ask people to donate $100 to ALS or make this goofy video and share on social. The association reports $15.6 Fundraising'

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Share The Bad News

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Of course it's much easier to share good news with your employees, but it's perhaps even more important to share the bad news. If revenue is down, or if you've lost a large customer, or if a new competitor has entered the market, let your team know. Don't give them a false sense of the situation by sharing only good news.

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Wild Apricot Software News May 2013 - Wild Apricot API Version 1

Wild Apricot

This month''s Software News introduces the idea of API -- find out what an API is, and how our development of one can help your organization have greater power over your data. Wild Apricot news' We''re currently working on Version 1 of our API, which is scheduled to release by end of summer.

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What are News Discovery Tools? Why Use Them?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the points he made during our planning call is that in order to curate, you need two sets of tools – news discovery and curation tools. News discovery tools select and aggregate content based on keyword searches, but give a higher signal to noise ratio than general keywords searches or general news sites.

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10 condescending funding practices funders need to stop doing

Nonprofit AF

Hi everyone, before we get started, I have exciting news: It took over a year and tons of dark chocolate,

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The Perils of Fake News, Coordinated Misinformation, and Social Media Addiction

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There have been many news articles recently about social media for evil: How Facebook, Twitter, Google, and even Instagram have been abused for coordinated misinformation paid social media or advertising to influence our political system. Find out what funders are doing to fight it in this upcoming Media Impact Funders webinar series.

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Lame spam of the day: Fake BBC news stories

Robert Weiner

The tricky part is that it's masquerading as a news story sent to me by a friend, and those typically lack formatting and graphics. Text: Rich Webb saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Cyprus races to rework savings tax after closing banks till Thursday **. < [link] > ** BBC Daily E-mail **.

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News Media: Take Responsibility for Your Influence

Have Fun - Do Good

I''m tired of the news. Browsing the headlines on The New York Times , CNN , USA Today , and Google News'' sites is one long litany of horror: Murder. Things will not get better unless we see news stories that describe our challenges and possible solutions. Selfishness. Fighting in Congress. Natural disasters. Integrated.