Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

In this weekly nonprofit marketing link roundup , we’re taking a look at articles that are all about digital fundraising strategies. The following articles were curated between August 28th and September 1st 2017. In this article, Classy gives 7 actionable approaches to keeping your content on track to reaching your goals. #3

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Digital Marketing Strategy Adwords 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This article shares insights from nonprofit marketers. . 16:9 ratios require that the viewer tilts their phone and watches it in a non-vertical orientation. They used text in this video, which makes it easier for connect with people on mobile, who usually prefer sound-off viewing. However, storytelling isn’t enough.

Profit 89

Profit Video Facebook Marketing 89

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Millennials and post-Millennials, Generation Z, live, eat, and likely even sleep, with their phones. The word Millennial has become so overused that it sounds less like a term for a generation and more like fingernails dragging down a chalkboard. posted by Audra Buras Chief Distribution Officer, IMMINENT Digital. eventid=1774734.

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Video Digital Storytelling YouTube 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Sound familiar? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside. BEING PRESENT.

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Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 122

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As you explore the different apps, pay attention to the highlighted features and consider how each could make a difference in how you fundraise. With both nonprofit-facing and donor-facing technology, they make it easy to manage all aspects of your next event right from your phone. Let’s explore both kinds of apps in the next section.

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Org Raise Tools Help 85

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

If you're just starting out, paying close attention to the aforementioned tools on the rise section is key to informing the direction of your visual strategy. Start by downloading an app like Instagram to your phone, and start experimenting without feeling the pressure to publish amazing art. It doesn't have to be scary.

Social Media 64

Social Media Guide Media Social 64

Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

They are short and to the point: People’s attention span isn’t very high ( some reports clocks it at 8 seconds.) But if it sounds like a lot, don’t be discouraged! For instance, you can find that women aged 20 to 40 in California are more likely to share your content and bring attention to it. Get To Know Your Target Audience.

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Video Create Donor Los Angeles 45

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

At the risk of sounding like Captain Obvious, getting the help you need starts with something very simple. If fundraising is a top priority for you, make sure you're capitalizing on their attention by putting an online fundraising ask in the imagery they're drawn to! You educate, you inform, you advocate, you serve, you share.

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Online Fundraising Test PDF 58

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it? In creating a social media plan, every single post you make on any social media platform should serve one of the following purposes: Informational articles showing the impact of your work and why there is a need. The key is to work smarter, not harder.

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Social Media Structure Media Social 124

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

It can be exhausting, and costly, trying to get the attention of giant corporations and their foundations. Sounds like you have some important things in common. In week #3, move into the red zone by making personal (phone or face-to-face contact) invitations to visit your charity. But are you willing to take the lonely path?

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Volunteer Causes Hints Nonprofit 28

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 9, 2017

If the idea of starting to incorporate video regularly into your social media marketing strategy seems daunting, then this article is for you. Storytelling in a sound-off world. And as such, most of them are watching their videos with sound-off. This video works muted or with sound on. What does that mean for your videos?

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Attention Storytelling Facebook Video 46

BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Use phone, postcards, letters, emails and social media to build a series of appeals. Your goal in the first part of the letter is to get your reader’s attention. Make it sound like you sat down and wrote it to a friend. Organize the board members to make phone calls to follow up appeals to donors. Tom Ahern).

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Mail Money Raise Tips 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

If you don’t have clear priorities, your attention is more likely to be hijacked by your email or some other distraction. Or if you’re using a desktop client, disable the pop-up alerts and sound effects and close or minimize the application until you’re ready to focus on email. I use Evernote to bookmark those items to look at later.

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Life Arts Digital Work 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2007

I joined LinkedIn in 2004, but I only recently actually completed my profile and given some attention to adding people to my network which now has what one friend say "a crap load of contacts." " I found article via a post from Maura Welch who writes the business filter blog on the Boston Globe site.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

» Thursday Apr 26 2007 Becoming Upwardly Mobile Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 05:15PM | by Ailea Sneller Imagine a catchy cell phone ring tone lauding your organization’s greatness, or heralding your favorite cause. Now imagine that ring tone singing out from the pockets and purses of millions of cell phone users around the world.

Social Media 31

Social Media Mobile Advocacy Online 31

CauseVox

JULY 31, 2024

Also, our collective attention span is evolving. In order to maximize a short attention span, it makes sense to marry visual and written content. Take a look at this article on 10 Powerful Nonprofit Videos that are sure to spark some ideas. Sounds like a good time to me. For the average person, it’s less than 8 seconds.

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Websites Fundraising Site Create 52

Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

It’s one of the best ways you can spend your time, and truly, it doesn’t take a ton of time for a short phone call with a contact. Having both of these elements saves on the number of emails you need to respond to, phone calls to answer, or voicemails to return. Don’t Take on More Than You Can Handle This sounds so easy, doesn’t it?

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Team Nonprofit Calendar Volunteer 122

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday may sound like a great one-off event for your organization, but you may also be worried about retaining donors in the long run. Include extra elements in your trivia game, like the opportunity to phone a friend or steal a question from another team. Start a recurring giving campaign. Launch a major campaign.

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Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 98

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover how to create a donor data migration strategy with deep dives into data mapping, data cleaning, and testing. Sound exciting? Build a Donor Data Migration Strategy in 10 Steps Migrating your donor data into your new CRM sounds like a daunting task. Now for the goods news: We’re to help!

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Data Donor Map Test 52

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Most send at least one big appeal—that’s what we’ll focus on in this article. Give Data the Attention It Deserves How do last year’s operating costs inform this year’s annual appeal goals? Pay close attention to what worked in the past and use your organization’s data to make informed decisions. Most emails are read on phones!

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Tips Hunger Campaign Mail 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Yet as you consider your allocation of resources to facilitate philanthropy, pay greatest attention to the types of strategies that will turn first-time and habitual donors at above-average giving levels into thoughtful and passionate donors at ever higher giving levels. That’s not to say you don’t value smaller donations ; of course you do!

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Donor Strategy Fundraising Gift 131

Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

A number of the items in this article refer to ways you can collect, analyze, and act on donor data. Common channels include email, direct mail, social media, phone calls, your website, etc. Build Relationships With Local Press Getting people’s attention for your organization in your cause is always hard.

Raise 98

Raise Strategy Help Fundraising 98

Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Then, make sure everyone is up to date on the latest donations so that they can make these phone calls in a timely manner. . You can read more about appreciation events later in this article. . Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Volunteer Opportunities.

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Ideas Donor Strategy Create 134

Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Then, make sure everyone is up to date on the latest donations so that they can make these phone calls in a timely manner. . You can read more about appreciation events later in this article. . Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Volunteer Opportunities.

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Ideas Donor Strategy Create 134

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

There, you’ll find all of the education we provide in podcasts, classes, webinars, a print magazine, and online articles that are published throughout the week. If you were just to pick up your phone right now, how many posts would you see from a nonprofit that is not sponsored? So, first of all, when you look at Facebook.

Influence 34

Influence Podcast Campaign Social Media 34

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. Add social media or maybe a text campaign (using cell phones) to add a little spice. If you’ll look on my blog, there’s a whole category of articles about direct mail. Don’t pay attention to the news. A cultivation event sounds like a good idea.

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Gift Mail Money Donor 45

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

In a 2015 article for Psychology Today she stated,“Although we like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, absorbing information, weighing it carefully, and making thoughtful decisions, many of our most crucial choices are made by what we call hunches, gut feelings and a somewhat automatic reaction that is beyond or beneath consciousness.”.

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Conversation Headline Nonprofit Children 67

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And when you have websites with lots of questions before people fill it out, when you have, you know, give us your phone number, that is a thing you can just see people withering away because they don’t want to give you their phone number, because they don’t want to be called. Should I call you on the phone periodically?

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Money Question Raise Video 111

Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover the 12 basic nonprofit event planning steps you can follow that will apply across any kind of event your organization might hold. If you’d like a slightly more exhaustive list, our article on fundraising ideas for nonprofits has 50 different types of events to choose from. Don’t know where to start?

Guide 78

Guide Nonprofit Volunteer Hosting 78

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Does this sound familiar? If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Sound good? And, while we’re on the subject of thank-yous, don’t forget about phone calls! What kind of language is going to grab the attention of different donor groups?

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Donor Management Guide Retention 52

Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Related Article: 5 Biggest Nonprofit Marketing Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them). “ If you’re hiring for a digital marketing position or considering an agency, consider posing this challenge: Have a brief unscheduled phone conversation with the candidate/vendor. High-resolution photos and videos to retain attention.

Content 40

Content Leadership Marketing Files 40

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

They are in one or many channels and your job as a nonprofit marketer is to deliver the right message to them at the right time—ultimately convincing them to spend their attention, time, and money with you. We’ll discuss more about Google Ad Grants later in the article. In America alone, 97% of adults own a cell phone.

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Channel Marketing Fundraising Mail 59

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I just saw a great news article this morning, I think it was, about a nonprofit that just decided to set the minimum salary at its organization at $70,000. Because it’s scary for me to say, because there is a whole world of articles you can Google right now that say, “The board’s responsible for making strategic decisions.”

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Video Goal Method Impact 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2009

In one of our more successfully fundraising examples we caught the attention of a local blog that covered crime in Oakland. What initially caught their attention? Okay – so how can one ask seven times without sounding redundant or annoying? Partnering doesn’t happen at the drop of a phone call. In many ways Spot.Us

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Lesson Wiki Journal Oakland 72

Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And then I also threw in an article of mine that I wrote a little while back on how to keep your database clean and up to date. Now, 50% of people pay more attention to direct mail than to any other marketing channel. Now, are they even paying attention to it? We pay attention to our mail. Were you paying attention?

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Database Donor Video Mail 67

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 10, 2009

Throw in the real-time nature of a museum visit, visitors' reticence to participate socially in the museum, and archaic data systems, and this may sound downright impossible. A visitor could register her phone with the museum, so that her number is uniquely associated with her personal profile.

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Social Network Tech Network Museum 22

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

If we think for very long about the huge numbers of people in the world who are hungry or need medical attention, we may start to zone out or feel small and helpless. Send videos and make phone calls. That sounds good, right? We see this a lot after natural disasters when hundreds of thousands of people need aid. Get creative.

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Hints People Giving Donation 132