TechImpact

MAY 30, 2014

The email is still one of the most, if not the most powerful marketing tool available to your nonprofit today. Those are some pretty convincing numbers. Don’t let them fool you. If your nonprofit has not been taking full advantage of that email list, now is the time to start. Image courtesy of Sikich.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

By Brian Greenwald , Nonprofit Superfan at Generate_Impact – a human-centered technology services company focused solely on celebrating and serving humanitarian, social impact and sustainability organizations and causes. First of all, what is “Tech Team Augmentation”? Not exactly a term that rolls off the tongue. But there is a catch.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Mission, vision, and values are a fundamental trio in the association playbook. Groups spend hours crafting these statements; so, we think of them as foundational. But today may be the moment to consider a more flexible approach. Mission, vision, and values are founded on trust. The conference is exclusive and free to .orgCommunity’s

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

You is one of the five most powerful words in the English language. For years, marketing copywriters have used the word you , citing a Yale research study that ranked you as #1 out of 12 of the most powerful words out there. Luckily, marketing expert Gabrel Ciotti found better evidence for why this one word is so powerful.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To convince you to buy from me, you must believe that I can increase revenue, decrease costs, reduce cycle time, enhance the member experience, and finally, mitigate risk. To convince you to buy from me, you must believe that I can increase revenue, decrease costs, reduce cycle time, enhance the member experience, and finally, mitigate risk.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

Using this research to tell an impressionable story, you can create a convincing grant application that will get your nonprofit the resources it needs. Get noticed among the giant stack of proposals with a powerful story about your organization’s impact. They exist for all kinds of nonprofits and a huge variety of projects.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The star of Barbie (2023) champions the power of using your voice both on screen and off, promoting voting rights and cultural representation through her work with organizations such as Voto Latino. After three years of meeting virtually, we’re bringing bbcon back in-person October 22-24 in Denver!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Written by Findjoo , this is the second post in a series of three about best practices in digital marketing and fundraising for membership organizations and associations. Post #1: 12 Features Membership Organizations & Associations Should Look for in a CRM. To do this, there are a few simple tricks that you’ll need to use.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

It’s not about convincing people that your mission matters or that your nonprofit is worthwhile. Now that you understand, let’s look at some specific words that are powerful in motivating people to take action. Or a Facebook fundraiser that raised so little it was embarrassing. Your message must be strategic to be effective.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Need statement Your need statement is where you’ll convince your prospective funder of the urgency of addressing your proposed problem or need in one page or less. Writing a proposal for a project grant can feel like a daunting task, but with the right guidance, it doesn’t need to be a bewildering endeavor.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 18, 2021

They’re stories that can ultimately convince supports to make a gift. Sharing compelling stories is a critical aspect of your organization’s fundraising. So how are you bringing your donors into your stories? How are you sharing your organization’s “most real, truest” stories? An unforgettable way.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Stories are so powerful because they are simple, timeless, demographic-proof, contagious, easy to remember and inspiring. What's The Future Of Business?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2021

You already have their interest and don’t have to convince them to care. . Include a powerful testimony from someone your nonprofit serves. Before the COVID-19 pandemic , which placed restrictions on meeting in person, nonprofit headquarter site visits mainly entailed giving a visitor a tour of your nonprofit’s facilities. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

By Katy Teson , a content strategist at Wired Impact , an organization seeking to make powerful websites something all nonprofits can afford. She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. 2) It doesn’t display well on phones or tablets.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Fundraising Data: The Secret Weapon for Event Success During the Greater Giving hosted webinar Data-Driven Events: Elevating Fundraising Success , Stephen Kilbreath and Julianne Read of Kilbreath Events discussed the power of data-driven fundraising. So how do you create a donor experience that brings your attendees back year after year?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Influence: Building relationships and partnerships A successful nonprofit board understands the power of influence. Board members should dedicate 18 hours to convince foundations, government officials, legislators, business leaders, and community influencers that their organization is a wise investment.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It means you shrink yourself to become a background player in your own life by convincing yourself that what you have to offer isn’t really that important. . This post is part of a series on limiting beliefs. Read the first post on overcoming the fear that your story doesn’t matter. . Looking at the idea that success is selfish.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Psychologists refer to this as negative bias, and it can have a powerful effect on your behavior, your decisions—even your giving. A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, Yes, we’re in deep sh*t on many levels.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Our expectations around results are powerful. With the current distance between nonprofits and foundations and the power dynamics that buttress this separation , there are few spaces and even fewer trusted relationships that make sharing this learning, these pivots, acceptable and safe. But what if they are off?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

We didn’t have to convince them that students with disabilities had important needs. Instead, our biggest challenge was convincing them that our approach was the best approach for meeting those needs. This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. I was wrong.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Letters from your nonprofit’s executives and board may seem like a powerful appeal, but those letters can be lengthy, generic, and not eye-catching. Whatever you put after that won’t matter as much, but maybe some information about the cause or project, and your organization to convince those who aren’t quite sold yet.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. These are powerful assets to tap into that will catch the eye and differentiate your proposals. Successful nonprofits know that humans respond to stories. Stories make things real.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Stories are so powerful because they are simple, timeless, demographic-proof, contagious, easy to remember and inspiring. What's The Future Of Business?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

AI is developing faster than our regulatory system is prepared to handle and threatens to consolidate power in the tech companies and oppressive governments that deploy AI while making society vulnerable to AI biases, surveillance, and other dysfunctions. We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Stories are so powerful because they are simple, timeless, demographic-proof, contagious, easy to remember and inspiring. What's The Future Of Business?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Donor acquisition is the process of attracting new supporters and convincing them to donate to your cause through marketing efforts. Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. Then, once you understand your audience members and which strategies resonate with them, you can build a strategy.

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Care2

MARCH 17, 2009

M+R Strategic Services released a new study this week showing promising fundraising results for four nonprofits (Easter Seals, Human Rights Campaign, the Save Darfur Coalition, and The Wilderness Society) that tested premium offers to prospective donors. Response rates were up 95%. Average gift sized increased by 37%. Net revenue grew by 51%.

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

Someone who subscribes to watch an airport worker load bags in the cargo hold of a plane could be convinced they too need a raise. Read time: 5 minutes It’s 1980, and you hear the mail slot clank down the hallway. Three postcards fan out before you. A sweet deal: 13 cassettes for $1. But now you are. And Carter’s up for reelection next week.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2022

Just like physical health, one’s mental well-being directly influences their quality of life. That’s why we want to encourage mental health nonprofits to succeed in their fundraising efforts to provide better mental health outcomes to those who use their services. Destress fundraising challenge. Community art project.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

This is especially effective when trying to convince an audience why the mission of your organization is an important one. This is especially effective when trying to convince an audience why the mission of your organization is an important one. Stories are a powerful tool in shattering judgement, preconceptions, and bias. .

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some tips to help you convince your stakeholders that streamlining your grantee application is not only good for your grantees, but also for your organization. As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

And for good reason. Research shows that individuals are the most important funding source for organizations, accounting for almost 70% of total contributions. But growing and engaging your donor base isn’t an effortless process. To start a relationship off on the right foot, remember it is always better to give than receive.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

With CauseVox’s hands-free peer-to-peer, you can harness the power of your community and empower young donors to share your mission and amplify your cause. It’s no secret that the most effective fundraising strategies begin with understanding your target audience. However, Generation Z is still an audience to be explored. population.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On February 16th in Los Altos, California, I shared these thoughts on Robin Seaman’s impact on the world with her family and friends at her Celebration of Life. Robin was beloved by the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who had the honor of coming into direct contact with her. That's the Robin we all collectively know personally. Make it bigger.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Stories are so powerful because they are simple, timeless, demographic-proof, contagious, easy to remember and inspiring. What's The Future Of Business?

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Luckily for you, Tech Impact is here to clear up any misconceptions you might have about social media marketing, and help your nonprofit better harness the power of content and social media marketing. Check out these stats by Shareaholic if you’re not convinced: Average time on site: 227 seconds. Email marketing ROI is around 4,300%.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

By: Devi Thomas, VP of Marketing Communications at Salesforce.org; and Frida Berry Eklund, Founder of Our Kids’ Climate. This Mother’s Day, I find myself pondering how much my kids have actually taught me. Even as a child, I was always drawn to all the great causes out there. And I know Frida Berry Eklund, the founder of Our Kids’ Climate , agrees.

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