Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

Focused on the intersection of tech and domestic violence advocacy, the law is an attempt to ensure that abusers can no longer use tracking technology installed in vehicles. Virtual Reality for Empathy and Rehabilitation AI isnt the only tech being used in domestic violence advocacy.

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Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

Despite working in diverse geographies and issue areas—from environmental justice to workforce development, arts education to grief support—these nonprofits share similar concerns about the risk of engaging in policy advocacy. Nearly every nonprofit state association offers information and guidance to their members about advocacy work.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

First, clearly explain the role of advocacy during the recruitment process and address and eliminate any misunderstandings. Then, give them easy ways to engage in advocacy. Advocacy sparks public awareness, debate, and progress on the most important issues facing our society and impacting your charity.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

If you’ve ever led an advocacy campaign, you know that it has an incredible number of moving pieces. That’s why planning is the most important stage in your advocacy campaign. Throughout the planning and action stages of your advocacy campaign, you’ll collect a ton of data.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Do they show civic engagement—volunteerism, advocacy, voting, protests? Transform Fury into Real Philanthropy Initially, converting rage donors into lifelong supporters might have less to do with money than with channeling their anger into positive action. Encourage action. They want to feel heard.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

This year’s tools tap into emerging trends, such as Messenger bots, cryptocurrency, and gaming for good, and also build on long-time successful fundraising strategies, such as e-advocacy, online contests, and monthly giving. 1) Action Button :: actionbutton.org. 2) Bots for Charity :: botsforcharity.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2025

HubSpots AI also consumes integrated data from an ecosystem of partner applications, bringing together this mission-critical information along with your core donor profile data to create meaningful follow-ups for your team that drive action and help you hit your fundraising goals. Learn more at benevolent.tech and schedule a personal demo.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Every action and interaction that your staff make inside the LinkedIn community helps increase your nonprofit’s brand credibility and exposure. Launching a formal employee advocacy program for social media is an emerging trend in the nonprofit sector. 4) Experiment with LinkedIn Ads (maybe). LinkedIn Profiles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Online Advocacy :: Another technology that launched in the late 90′s was the ability to sign online petitions and send emails to members of Congress. Online Advocacy :: The online action network is now featured under a catch-all “Act Now” link. World Wildlife Fund :: Today. View: worldwildlifefund.org.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations play a pivotal role in addressing societal issues, providing essential services, advocacy, and support to those in need, and fostering community development. Authentic passion for the cause should be evident in your actions to fulfill the mission, not just talk about it. Stop making excuses and start helping.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

The new book I co-authored with Allyson Kapin, Social Change Anytime Everywhere , looks at the way nonprofit organizations can use multichannel strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and community building. You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or below. —–.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If your nonprofit is stuck in rut or relying on a few big dollar donors or granting institutions for a majority of your funding, a grassroots fundraising or advocacy campaign might be just the answer you’re looking for. Here are eight expert tips to help make your nonprofit’s grassroots fundraising and advocacy campaigns more effective.

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Advocacy Fundraising Tips Campaign 98

M+R

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

To celebrate this almost-holiday (as well as what is unquestionably the best Bill Murray movie of all time), I want to share the easiest way you can boost response to an email-driven campaign — fundraising, advocacy, whatever. Because a lot of them took action or donated.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2022

Advocacy campaigns have evolved over the past few years, dramatically changing how nonprofit advocacy is conducted. While traditional methods can still impact supporters, more and more organizations interested in starting an advocacy initiative look to virtual campaigns first. Stay up to date on online advocacy trends. .

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

By embracing these principles of equity, fostering collaboration, and committing to meaningful action, philanthropic organizations can continue to be powerful catalysts for positive change. Be Proactive in Legal Advocacy: Engage in legal advocacy efforts to challenge discriminatory laws and policies that hinder progress toward equity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2022

When the moment finally arrives to call your constituents to action, the last thing you want is for your hard work to be whisked away into a junk folder, never to be seen by your supporters. Target event invitations based on location, appeals based on giving history, and action alerts based on areas of shared interested.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

According to Wordstream , in 2023, the average Google Ads CTR for the advocacy industry is 4.41%. 3) Conversions : This is one of the most important metrics to analyze if you set up conversion actions in your account. According to Wordstream, the average conversion rate for the advocacy industry is 1.96%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Embed calls-to-action within your blog content. A growing trend is to add large, visually prominent calls-to-action to the body of blog posts approximately halfway into the post. 2) Advocacy CTA on the Union of Concerned Scientists blog. 2) Advocacy CTA on the Union of Concerned Scientists blog.

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Practice Nonprofit Social Media Newsletter 353

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. Broadcasting supporters’ actions to their social network matters because of the human desire to belong and to present our best selves to people we care about.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs. The Ads Manager interface is not particularly intuitive, and the advertising advice offered by Facebook and third parties is almost always focused on e-commerce rather than nonprofits and advocacy campaigns. If you can set a higher budget, go for it.

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Facebook Fundraising ROI Metrics 256

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2015

If your nonprofit is committed to maximizing engagement on Twitter, then you must create visually compelling call-to-action images for fundraising and advocacy campaigns.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. This requires a vivid description of what can be achieved if we take action collectively. A specific ask.

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Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

Eighty-eight percent of consumers (aka your potential donors) trust word-of-mouth advocacy from friends and family. Nonprofits are uniquely positioned to be the communitybuilders of the futureafter all, our missions are meant to rally and inspire the average person into action. What better way to break through all the digital noise?

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Community Build Fundraising Nonprofit 102

Candid

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When your messaging speaks to a donors values and experiences, it creates an instant connection that inspires action. Gen Z sees social media as a platform for self-expression and advocacy. Recognizing these nuanced motivations for generational generosity enables nonprofits to craft campaigns that truly resonate with each generation.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 7, 2024

As valuable as data is, though, without a clear and actionable way to track and report across your entire association, it can be difficult to tell what’s actually working. Use pre-meeting reviews of dashboards to identify trends and outliers and focus your discussions on actions you can take based on the insights you uncover as a team.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2025

Engaged : They take meaningful action with your orgdonating, volunteering, attending events, or joining a campaign. They deepen their relationship with your organization, take multiple actions over time, and maybe even become advocates or recurring donors. ENGAGED: Moving to Meaningful Action This is where impact starts to happen.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2017

Some subscribers to your email list will visit your nonprofit’s Twitter Profile or Facebook Page to retweet or share a story or call-to-action that is featured in your e-newsletter or fundraising appeal. 2) Prominently feature call-to-follow icons in your e-newsletters and fundraising appeals.

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Communication Online Tips Nonprofit 273

Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Videos of your organization in action, statistics of how youre making an impact in your community, and constituent testimonials are just a few ways to bring your mission to life. Ask reactive donors to join your advocacy network, share across their network, or volunteer.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Advocacy and volunteering emails As you well know, donating isnt the only way your audience members can show their support for your mission. Advocacy and volunteering email example: Help for Heroes call for volunteers Help for Heroes also created a useful example of a volunteer request email. Clarify your calls to action.

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Media Cause

JUNE 1, 2024

Fostering Authentic Relationships With and Amongst Your Audience Digital advocacy is critical to moving missions forward, creating systemic change, educating your base, and mobilizing leaders who are loyal to your organization and committed to the larger movement in which you operate. This is especially true during an election year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

By Michelle Chen , an independent scholar who recently graduated with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare is a nonprofit advocacy organization fighting against Social Security & Medicare cuts. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For example, you can use the feature to track an advocacy day letter-writing campaign (job) or an advocacy day event on Monday or Tuesday (shift). When a member completes volunteer hours, all work is reflected in their account. Our solution can streamline the management of volunteer jobs and shifts.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This allowed us to create measurable goals backed by actionable data and to personalize our approach to donor engagement. In this space, you wont always have all the answers or guarantees, but progress requires action. In the nonprofit world, donors want to see their money in action. Be willing to take risks.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The messages you send are more than fundraising appeals ; theyre opportunities to nurture relationships, share your story, and inspire action. Event participation: Acknowledge their involvement in past events, volunteer efforts, or advocacy work to deepen their connection to your mission. Prioritize Impactful Messaging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

You can categorize (or segment) it to learn about your participants and use that information to take action. You can then develop ambassador programs or advocacy campaigns targeting these individuals. Once you’ve got participant information, you can go beyond a blanket invitation to fundraisers.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes How to Mobilize a Movement: 6 Tech Strategies for Supporter Advocacy We know your journey is sprinkled with dreams of making a huge difference, as well as the occasional sleepless night, wondering how you can mobilize a movement with the resources you have. Together, we’ll turn that passion into action.

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