EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Advocacy is a long-term calling.  Check out our last installment here!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A nonprofit CRM is among the most essential tools for your organization to increase support, grow fundraising , and work more effectively toward its missions. According to Verified Market Research , “The Nonprofit CRM Market size was valued at USD 4.25 What are the benefits of using a CRM for nonprofits?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Using her musical abilities and skills as an entertainer while donning one of her signature sequined jumpsuits, Ellen helps nonprofits across the country raise millions of dollars annually and engages donors in a fun, engaging, joyful, unique, memorable and authentic way with huge heart.

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Care2

MARCH 30, 2011

What does online advocacy have to do with online fundraising? com did a great presentation about the importance of understanding the link between activism and fundraising. Pledge vs. contact your legislator. Select appeals based on advocacy actions. Click here to listen and view the presentation. Paid online (e.g.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Advocacy campaigns are an innovative way for nonprofits to engage their current supporters, attract new audiences, and fulfill their mission at the same time. However, before you can reap the many benefits of a successful advocacy campaign, your nonprofit will need to invest in the right advocacy software.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Given the rapid growth in grassroots advocacy initiatives at organizations large and small, we’ve been talking a lot in our office about the opportunities nonprofits have to drive new types of engagement through advocacy and what makes an organization effective. ” How it does that presents quite a few lessons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs. Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. Take advantage of the data Facebook collects to contact people who have run successful Fundraisers in the past.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of QR codes. We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits. Many Nonprofits Have Used Them Successfully.

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Qgiv

MARCH 12, 2024

When thinking about fundraising, most people immediately think of individual donors, but corporations are another great source of potential revenue for nonprofits! There are many ways a business can participate in corporate philanthropy to produce benefits for both the corporation and the nonprofits they partner with.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. In this guide, we’ll cover what you need to know about nonprofit CRM solutions and the best platforms to consider. Here’s what to expect: What is a nonprofit CRM? What is a nonprofit CRM?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2016

In my last post, I answered the age-old questions, “ Can my 501(c)(3) really engage in advocacy? ” With that settled, it’s time to move on to the benefits of advocacy. How can advocacy make a measurable difference for your organization? All this being said, advocacy can be difficult to quantify.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Nonprofits, just like yours, are relying on technology for operations more than ever before. Analyzing the data provided by nonprofit technology can help you optimize your fundraising and stewardship efforts over time to raise more money and build stronger relationships. How does donor segmentation work? Engagement Type. Volunteers.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

Many nonprofits have relied on technology as a crucial aspect of standing out from the crowd, connecting with donors, and raising the needed donations to further their cause. That’s where a nonprofit technology assessment comes into play. That’s where a nonprofit technology assessment comes into play. So, let’s dive in!

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Allegiance Group

AUGUST 1, 2024

Let’s dig into how these generations stand to transform the landscape for nonprofits in the coming years. A philanthropic mindset is inherent, whether they’re giving money, time, or advocacy. Nonprofits should strive to mirror this in their appeals and interactions. If you wait too late to engage them, you could miss out.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For nonprofits doing political advocacy, this presents a particular challenge when mobilizing supporters for actions such as letter writing or lobby days. are available for EveryAction users with access to Advocacy. Elected Officials Look Up Pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. 11 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits. If your nonprofit requires more than two or three pieces of information to subscribe to your e-newsletter, you will lose many potential subscribers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 31, 2018

Throughout 2017, our team introduced some of the most cutting-edge tools to help empower nonprofits to not only reach, but exceed their goals. Connect Supporters with Local Elected Officials using Local Advocacy Change doesn’t just happen in Washington, DC. You can picture your data like never before within EveryAction.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 28, 2011

welcome series of emails to new contacts. Our strategy: We want to send new non-donor contacts a series of 3 short emails. One a general welcome, one highlighting our research work, one highlighting our advocacy work. I'm surprised how many nonprofits I talk to using Salesforce don't realize how easy this is.

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DipJar

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Pathfinders for Autism (PFA) is a Maryland-based nonprofit that supports and improves the lives of individuals affected by autism. While not an explicit goal of these excursions, a sense of camaraderie is present. For many, the resource center line is their first point of contact with PFA.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

That's because you already know advocacy work involves matching your grassroots members and volunteers up with the elected officials they can influence. Well, thanks to Azavea and TechSoup Global (both NTEN members), this GIS analysis technology is going to be more accessible and affordable for your nonprofit.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Peer-to-peer campaigns are an effective way for nonprofits to leverage their supporters’ connections to reach new donors. Your supporters may have connections your nonprofit doesn’t, and a well run peer-to-peer campaign can put your nonprofit into contact with new audiences your team likely couldn’t reach without your supporters’ help. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 15, 2014

His appeal was my favorite – he asked all his family members across the country to donate to his environmental advocacy group in lieu of a birthday gift to him. Arizona nonprofit organizations can participate in our own Arizona Gives Day on April 9, 2014. Does this represent a new level of maturity on his part?

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

June 24, 2–3:30pm ET: “2021 M+R Benchmarks: A Deep Dive” with The Nonprofit Alliance. This year’s annual M+R Benchmarks Study includes front-page news, long-form analysis, mild-mannered reporting, and even a crossword puzzle all about the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. .

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

CTK Foundation Grant Award: Social Media, Technology, and Poetry for the Soul | Community Organizer 2.0 – "I was contacted by my colleague John Haydon last week to write about an interesting foundation grant challenge by the CTK Foundation. " Pew: Open government is tied to higher levels of community satisfaction | Gov 2.0:

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 28, 2011

Now that our rebranding is off the ground, we've finally implemented something in Salesforce I've wanted to do for a long time…a welcome series of emails to new contacts. Our strategy: We want to send new non-donor contacts a series of 3 short emails. Add contact fields for monitoring. Spaced a week apart.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2012

Do you want to know how other nonprofits use Microsoft products to create innovative brochures, presentations, and other fundraising materials? How Real Nonprofits Fundraise with Microsoft. If you would like more information, please contact webinars [at] techsoupglobal [dot] org. Microsoft Software Donation Program.

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NetWits

MARCH 26, 2013

In working for years with nonprofits, I’m consistently amazed at the considerable time, energy, and smarts that organizations throw into their online marketing – via their websites, email marketing, social outreach, and online communities – without having an integrated view of the whole landscape in which their messages are moving.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. I also referenced the report in my latest presentation slides about social media use by individuals in nonprofit organizations.). Advocacy Online summary document - download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

For nonprofits and other social good organizations faced with difficult decisions, fundraising investments are often the first budget line items to be questioned. If an organization understands that this will happen and continues to maintain contact with these donors , they will come out on the other side with a stronger donor.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

In other words, social media presents the perfect opportunity to expand your audience and connect with passionate new networks of prospective donors. . You’ll want to limit the number of fields to capture only the essential information, such as the donor’s name, contact information, and payment details. As of 2019, 90.4% Wendy Levine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

The format is a mix of Ted style presentations and interactive panel discussions. We started off with the question of why nonprofits must attention to mobile and integrate it into their communications tool box. I asked the panelists how they would justify mobile to an executive director if they were the a staff member at nonprofit.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 19, 2016

Nonpartisan analysis, study or research that presents all sides of an issue. Even if that’s not part of what your nonprofit does, keep in mind that you have the option. Differences between Lobbying and Advocacy. It’s important to note the differences between lobbying and advocacy.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As a fellow nonprofit, those of us at TechSoup understand how important it is to run your organization in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. To wit: we’ve put together this simple guide to the donated software that most all nonprofits and libraries need in their toolkit, especially when they’re just starting out.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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