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Current Affair: The Importance of Keeping Your WordPress Site Updated

Byte Technology

Indeed, there have been a host of scandals affecting WordPress plugins, not the least of which was the problem with a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that affected dozens of the programs and allowed hackers to gain access to sites through bypassing owner-controlled security protocols.

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It’s Not Too Late: 3 Strategic Year-End Fundraising Tips

Bloomerang

Tip 2: Send online and offline appeals. Here’s a sample script you can use: . “Hi! The more appeals you send, the better chance you’ll have of reaching the potential donor when they’re feeling generous or have a moment to spare to open the email and make a donation. You need to reach your donors where they are.

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Relationships That Raise Funds: 5 Tips for Creating Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers

NetWits

Such resources should include sample solicitation letters for mail and email, quick stats and impact statements for social media, sample scripts for phone calls, and thank you letters for follow-up communications. Provide peer-to-peer fundraisers with easy access to information and resources they can use to fundraiser for your event.

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Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. The next step is figure out the script and pathways for the conversation. The testing was fun and it also helped me figure out how to script the close-end conversation that happens when you “Wake Up the Beth Bot.”

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

One of our favorite posts is about data hygiene (which can easily be a snooze to read about), but they take on the subject by creating a script for an old-school PSA. If you’re not afraid of getting into the nitty-gritty of network building, both online and offline, this is the blog for you. BETH’S BLOG. FUTURE FUNDRAISING NOW.

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The #1 Reason You Need a Recurring Giving Program and 3 Expert Examples

NetWits

Online fundraising research suggests that if you move an online acquired donor to on offline channel (i.e. It is simple to add an option to your direct mail response cards, telemarketing scripts and online fundraising initiatives. The lifetime value of an online acquired donor is roughly $128 dollars to your organization.

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Learn the ABCs of Online Security Threats

Tech Soup

By instructing computers in a botnet to try and load and reload a website repeatedly, attackers can effectively knock a website offline temporarily. XSS — Cross-Site Scripting Attack. Cross-site scripting — or "XSS" for short — is something of a nebulous concept. Sneaky, sneaky.

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