EveryAction

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the 2016 Nonprofit Email Deliverability Study , we found that spam complaints cost organizations 7.56% in fundraising revenue in 2015 alone. If it has been inactive for too long, it can become a spam trap. Much like in life, you always want to be improving - find out what it is your subscribers want from you. Let them go.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You see, most people focus just on the email itself and the subject line is an afterthought. Yet many people who write nonprofit fundraising emails do not spend much time on the subject line, nor do they take the time to learn about the types of subject lines that get results. Why don’t people care about spaying? . Big mistake.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Tweets with links have an 86% higher retweet rate and higher engagement overall because people are hesitant to retweet or engage with tweets that do not have a source or a call-to-action. Since tweets have a very short life span, it’s a good practice to retweet your own tweets. Include a link in your tweets as often as possible.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

That is called spam, and it’s frowned upon. If the people on your mailing list opted to receive your message, then you will see greater returns from your appeal.” – Anthony Sicola. You don’t relate your work back to the life of your supporter. What impact will it have on their life?” – Naomi Hamilton.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Gavin Claubaugh, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Effective IT management is more about wetware than it is about hardware and software: it's all about managing the intersection of technology and these rather strange things called people. People will surprise you. Suddenly you're a spammer.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It allows people to meet face-to-face and encourages an easy exchange. How can you bring people together through meaningful interaction when you cannot get them into the same room? It takes planning and a focus on bringing people together in a meaningful way. . An online event does not present these same opportunities. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. I'm so grateful that other bloggers and colleagues like Rik Riel do such excellent coverage of what's happening in Second Life. Namely that it isn't enough just to shame people.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

To make sure yours don’t get lumped in with the spam, here’s how to use your email communication to forge (or maintain) relationships with your constituents. Grow Your Email List to Grow Your Donor Base A great email only works when you have people to send it to. If you require more data, make sure it’s going to benefit your strategy.

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NetWits

AUGUST 15, 2011

Seth Godin came out with a list where he essentially asked the question “How do you prioritize life?&# Your nonprofits priorities, your priorities and the priorities of the world of people you’re trying to engage (supporters, donors, volunteers, etc) all play a role. Getting people to prioritize you. Your cause.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

To make sure yours don’t get lumped in with the spam, here’s how to use your email communication to forge (or maintain) relationships with your constituents. GROW YOUR EMAIL LIST TO GROW YOUR DONOR BASE A great email only works when you have people to send it to. If you require more data, make sure it’s going to benefit your strategy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? An important aspect of this is the opposite question: why do people stop making donations? However, we know from previous research — as well as collective experience — that it is our connections with people that are most powerful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Unless you plan on working at your current nonprofit for the rest of your life, it’s entirely possible that during your next job search, recruiters and your future boss will be browsing your LinkedIn Profile. Go to “People” and search individually by name, or import your contacts from your e-mail address books. Make Connections.

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M+R

MAY 21, 2021

You may have used it yourself to reduce eye strain, cut down on blue light before bed, or just to squeeze a little extra battery life out of your phone. Gmail offers a similar dark theme to Android users, but doesn’t provide a means for tracking how many people use it. You can find her at APaschkopic@mrss.com.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Your audience, on the other hand, is mostly full of normal people. People who care, yes, or they wouldn’t be your audience — but who very likely have other things on their mind. The greatest enemy of a direct response email is the spam filter. The simplest solution for most people is to read your copy out loud.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

These tips will help you reach more people without breaking the bank. If you’re promoting something specific that your audience seems interested in, you might want to boost the post to reach people in your area who don’t follow your page. How many people actually go to the second page of Google results? Social media.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It allows people to meet face-to-face and encourages an easy exchange. How can you bring people together through meaningful interaction when you cannot get them into the same room? It takes planning and a focus on bringing people together in a meaningful way. . An online event does not present these same opportunities. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

And these are no urban legends: These security and privacy breaches happened to real people and actual organizations. Find out what happened and how he resurrected his digital life. TechSoup's own Kevin Lo noticed some strange activity on his email accounts when friends were replying to spam he was supposedly sending out.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2010

The ten days in the UK amazed me with the power of social media in my life. The best websites for getting current flight data came via tweets from people I respect. I wasn't going to spam every person I know in the UK about my arrival. Connecting with people important to my mission. It was too slow. Solving real problems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Unless you plan on working at your current nonprofit for the rest of your life, it’s entirely possible that during your next job search, recruiters and your future boss will be browsing your LinkedIn Profile. Go to “People” and search individually by name, or import your contacts from your e-mail address books. Make Connections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2009

The agenda covered a range of business topics. (I was supposed to attend, but real life got in the way, so I followed the Twitter Stream and picked up a few interesting tidbits like the study of Twitter and Gen Y illustrated above). I ended up just following a handful of smart people who I knew were at the event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling. MySpace is not just a community of poor people! Beauty is on the eye of the beholder and some people just like the chaos and artistic freedom of MySpace, while some like the neat clean, linear look of Facebook. MySpace is not dangerous.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

From filtering email spam to offering up personalized Netflix recommendations, AI already underlies many routine aspects of our lives in ways we don’t even realize. MIT, Microsoft, and the Met partnered up just this year to host a hackathon session to explore how AI can connect people to art. Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

Mobile tools are the future of how people will get information. People were calling cell phone 5 or 6 times to make a donation. People that buy ringtones are heavy users. Defined CRM as a tool and a piece of technology that allows you to collect and manage people in your universe. Way of life. Most orgs don???t

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

welcomed everyone "The people on the end of your web site will be informed than the CEO. Go to the places on the social web where you can find people who are passionate about your cause. Breakout Session 1 Jenny Kapp, Community Connections Australia - Get ConnectED: Weaving A New Social Web for People with Disabilities.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

If you try to use your regular email, you run the risk of being marked as spam, looking unprofessional, and not being able to measure open rates. CAN SPAM laws so you don’t have to worry about it. Don’t copy your print newsletter into an email or ask people to download a PDF of your print newsletter. Save the date. Get involved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Yikes, the first ever tag spam I've seen in the NpTech Tag Stream! " (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. NpTech Talk.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 18, 2022

Unfortunately, many people just jump in, hoping to find ANYONE who will give. But sending appeals to random people is not a winning strategy. The problem is that you don’t know anything about these people other than you think they have money. Rich people do not walk around handing out money. And I get that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

The key is the interconnectivity of users - and what can happen when you get connected with people with similar goals. Talked about the problem of wiki spam and how easy it is to administrator. The goal is to get $1 from 350,000 people to support this program. People with too much energy can be channeled.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

For many nonprofits, membership programs are a fantastic way to raise money and connect with people who are passionate about their cause. In fact, 73% of people report they’re more likely to be repeat customers if a for-profit brand offers personalized experiences. And roughly 45% of that volume is unsolicited spam messages.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

The real show in the museum was a series of canvasses showing tags--graffiti--and the curator and education department installed a wall in the middle of the gallery so that visitors could tag (we provided colored pencils, and people brought their own markers and stickers). Spam, obscenity--they just aren't an issue at all.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Am I hiring the right people? I have 3 or more people (and discussion boards) I can contact at any time of the day (really!) For many of these issues, good spam/virus filtering is essential. There is no real protection anywhere in life. Social networking sites are the next and prime targets for cyber do-no-gooders.

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

These changes in technology are creating fundamental changes in how people see their role, the community and their identity. In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. Is Facebook and MySpace a trend? I don’t know.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I have to admit, I hate asking people for money and I know you’re like, “Wait a minute, I’m a development director. Maybe some of you secretly don’t like asking people for money. And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

At first, I thought it was comment spam promoting a porno site but far from it. Mostly people who run green blogs I suspect. Today I discovered Cityzenjane's blog and her i_like_to_watch tag/delicious rss feed via a comment to one of my blog posts. Juicy Pods is not really running yet. I'm still working out the kinks on the video feed.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

It has become a great resource and many people are flocking to it on a daily basis. And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0 and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

It has become a great resource and many people are flocking to it on a daily basis. And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0 and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

It means seeking out people in their "natural habitat" of the social Web and paying attention to what they are blogging, writing, and saying about your institution. the Exploratorium did something really big for the August 1 eclipse and they are all over Second Life (source: Technorati ). What does it mean to listen to the groundswell?

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