The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 15, 2019

Open rates, fundraising click-through rates and page completion rates for both fundraising and advocacy all went down. Email advocacy response rates are down 15%. Mobile is here to stay. Mobile continues to be hugely important across the whole spectrum of digital engagement, including fundraising.

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Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Choose auction software that offers a mobile bidding feature, which streamlines the digital donation process by allowing donors to bid on and pay for items directly from their phones. Ensure your donation forms and campaign-related marketing materials are mobile-friendly. Your nonprofit collects the donations!

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

Open rates, fundraising click-through rates and page completion rates for both fundraising and advocacy all went down. To compensate for these changes in individual behavior, digital campaigners have had to up their testing and innovating game to new levels, and bite the bullet and send more email than ever before.

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Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

Whole Whale

APRIL 19, 2024

The page, in most cases, involves mobile giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, and automated follow-ups. Customer Support : Email/Help Desk FAQs/Forum Knowledge Base Phone Support Chat Recurring donation migration support Functionality : Classy has a Clear UX and provides a simple checkout process to users.

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Platform Donation Paypal Integration 40

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Social Media: A Bubble About to Burst – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media? Progress requires testing, trialing and constant iteration – in short, many failures. Twitter beta-tested a spine."

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Qgiv

JUNE 25, 2021

Test your chosen keyword by recruiting a few people to type it out for you. Remember to test on a variety of devices—an iPhone user and an Android user may have totally different experiences. . Advocates: if your organization is involved in advocacy, policy change, politics, etc., “Pines” is easy to remember and easy to type.

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Practice Marketing Fundraising Guidelines 59

Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

In part 1 of Mobilize Those Mobile Eyes , I wrote about the different facets of the mobile channel that your organization can use to engage your constituents. Here, I’ll cover who the players are you can to bring to the table, and share a couple of thoughts about creating a plan for mobile. Author: Guest Blogger.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

Sometimes I feel like there''s an encyclopedia of online advocacy, fundraising, and social media stuck in my head. They share best practices in online campaigning as well as concrete data and analysis from their A/B testing. Mobile phone use in campaigns is not just about text messaging, but about leveraging missed calls.

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Resource India Case Study Nonprofit 72

Everyaction

APRIL 23, 2018

Utilize A/B testing for more impactful emails. Your digital tools should allow you to run A/B tests on email subject lines, to experiment with different options and prove what your supporters care most about. EveryAction’s multivariate testing suite enables A-J testing of up to 10 options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

One of the emerging trends that Marnie mentioned that caught my attention was the idea merging of hardware, data, mobile and social for social change. Hon Weng Chong, a member of the team, described StethoCloud is a “cloud-powered, mobile-hybrid stethoscope for early detection of pneumonia.”

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Los Angeles Data Social Reflection 107

EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

Since then, we’ve been hard at work bringing together the wide range of tech, tools, and services we all offer, including case management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and fundraising and engagement, as well as some functionality from our friends at Mobilize. Activate supporters with Mobilize. Engage your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Our Syria appeal is a total team effort and has a three-part objective: awareness, advocacy and fundraising. The advocacy objective is to gather public support for humanitarian access to Syria by signing and sharing a petition. We use text to give as a rapid, mobile response mechanism. How is it working for you?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. The proliferation of smart phones and the apps they run means that we are working in the cloud more than we may even realize.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

Matt Wilson, Mobile Commons. We spent a lot of time at the end of 2008 working with one of our clients, the Humane Society of the United States, and our friends at the Watershed Company to come up with a nice mobile test for end of year fundraising. And in terms of the original intent of this program, we definitely failed!

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United States Mobile Advocacy Test 44

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. The proliferation of smart phones and the apps they run means that we are working in the cloud more than we may even realize.

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Social South America Disaster Mobile 61

NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2017

Salsa Labs’ nonprofit software is all encompassing as they offer donor management, digital marketing, online fundraising, online advocacy, and peer-to-peer solutions! With automated gift acknowledgments and mobile-friendly forms, your professionalism will never be doubted. Their mobile bidding app! Why We Love It.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

Digital activism has never been about the tools, just as 20th century activism was never about phones, radio or television Digital activism has never been about the tools, just as 20th century activism was never about the tools of phones, radio or television, and pre-20th century activism was never about the printing press or the telegraph.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Educating to Mobilize the Masses David Williamson Shaffer (UW-Madison), Doug Nelson (Doorknocker Simulation/ Kinnection), Nelson Layag (CompassPoint Nonprofit Services) How can organizations educate their masses for door-to-door canvassing, fundraising, or advocacy? Testing it with community organizations and get feedback on it.

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Education Mobile Game Exercise 50

Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Don’t forget the phone!

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Social Media Advocacy Online Money 31

Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Case Management, 3rd party tools, web-to-lead, web-to-case, mobile edition…it all works. Difficult to deal with contacts who have multiple addresses, phone, email, etc. Much more testing is needed. Once on board, support will be a phone call away, and they’ll also keep the packages fully updated.

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Care2

JANUARY 7, 2015

According to the New York Times , Facebook has aggressively promoted its advertising products (like pop up ads that appear on users’ mobile phones urging them to install a new app.Facebook Messanger, anyone?). Only 0.07% of followers actually interact with those posts.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. Advocacy actions. With that, let’s get started. Overview of Nonprofit Data Analytics. Definition of Data Analytics for Nonprofits.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) So test, test and retest!

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Activities Active 28

Care2

MAY 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) So test, test and retest!

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Social Media Advocacy Activities Active 28

EveryAction

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Cultivating a donor list with non-donation messaging is an important part of building powerful and sustainable fundraising programs that stand the test of time. Get started by asking yourselves these questions: What is your organization doing right now that your supporters can be a part of, like a phone drive?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2011

As part of her Monster Ball tour, she partnered with Virgin Mobile and Volunteermatch to give free premium concert tickets to volunteers who gave eight hours or more lending a hand to organizations serving homeless youth. Will today’s sweetheart stand the test of time? Fleeting flame. The risk of scandal.

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Celebrate Philanthropy Homeless Headline 48

Neon CRM

MAY 24, 2023

Associations with new member renewal rates above 60% report regularly using welcome phone calls to start their new members off on the right foot. EveryAction EveryAction is a web-based platform that’s specifically focused on managing constituents for nonprofit organizations, political campaigns, and other advocacy groups.

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Database Software Guide Open Source 52

Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 31, 2022

Authentication is achieved through a combination of things an individual may uniquely know (like usernames or passwords), have (like a mobile phone authentication app or USB key device), or be (like fingerprint or other biometric data). How long will testing occur on the new MFA process for sign-in and who will test it? .

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

Advocacy campaigns. Then, start an online petition, a click-to-call campaign, or other mass messaging advocacy initiatives to influence that legislation decision to be made in your favor. Comprehensive advocacy software allows your organization to employ multiple advocacy campaign initiatives. Phone calls.

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Donor Tips Virtual Advocacy 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In addition to their built-in and customized data records in their CRM, CharityEngine also offers fundraising tools such as peer-to-peer fundraising pages, online stores, advocacy campaigns, email templates, and more. Salesforce offers up to 10 free licenses for nonprofits and allows you to test drive their solution before investing.

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Software Fundraising Nonprofit Gift 83

NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

By Jed Alpert, CEO, Mobile Commons Mobile marketing is still unexplored territory. It's only in the last few years that cell phones have become widely-adopted enough to create a truly pervasive mobile campaign. Because mobile messaging is so new, there aren't many rigorous best practices or established guidelines.

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Campaign Data Lesson Language 75

EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Invitations from your tool should be mobile-responsive and allow for one-click RSVP right from the body of the email. For example, if you notice he’s an enthusiastic door-knocker on canvassing days but doesn’t even open your phone banking sign up emails, keep those habits in mind for future volunteer asks. Look no further. ).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review a yet another massive new digital inclusion initiative, the launch of a new free mobile phone calling and text plan, new technology in encrypted web browsing, a new NPTech news source find, scary stats on the looming Internet of things, and the coming of the bionic eye. Well, the time is upon us.

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Everyaction

MARCH 14, 2018

Through educational programming, mentorships, and advocacy, Girls Inc. We do that through our direct services, programming with our affiliates, and our advocacy work. Specifically, we're really excited about how our affiliates at the local level are engaging in advocacy. How would you describe the mission of Girls Inc.?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

As part of our ongoing research project into the future of membership-based advocacy organizations, we’ve been talking to folks from “new” as well as “older” groups focused on issue-organizing. MomsRising can quickly mobilize tens of thousands of people on an issue, but they recognize that their partners bring deep issue-expertise.

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Model Grant Online Learning 85

Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Among my responsibilities was maintaining the citizen lobbyist phone trees - a job that entailed calling everyone on it every so often, in addition to activating it sometimes just to make sure everyone on it still knew what to do. Tags: Direct Mail Integrated Marketing Online Advocacy Online Organizing.

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Offline Integration Campaign Online 58

Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Test, test, test.

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