Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Every visitor of your nonprofit website is a potential donor. A good donor experience provides a great first impression. Delight new donors with embedded giving, and offer a reliable process that long-term supporters are happy to come back to. Empower Donors to Use the Device of Their Choice. Make Payments a Breeze.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

To kick off 2023, we asked our partners, what are some new habits nonprofit practitioners should build with their donors, volunteers, and other supporters to help them meet their long-term organizational goals? If you add one habit this year, it should be thanking your donors. Here’s what they said. Send regular newsletters.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Social media is an important channel of communication for connecting with your donors and supporters. With social media, you can connect with your donors in real time and give them information about the work you’re doing and a peek behind the curtain at the people that make your mission a success. Build your audience persona.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

You’ve only got a few brief seconds to engage attendees as they browse item displays, making item descriptions one of the best ways to catch their attention. For example, let’s say that your auction event attracts an audience of individuals drawn to trips and travel. But how do you write a great description?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Since negative information draws greater attention, many may believe it has greater validity. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention. All three approaches connect the charity with its donors by triggering an emotional reaction that acts as a motivator for them to give. That’s clearly you, John.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Download this Sample Year-End Fundraising Goals Spreadsheet: You’ll see this fundraising goal sheet is broken up into 2 parts: A donor thank-you campaign from 11/1-11/26 and a fundraising campaign from 11/27-12/31. It’s also a perfect time to tell your donors thank you. They’ve been here for you through a lot this year.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 16, 2023

However, in a crowded fundraising landscape, it can be challenging to stand out and capture the attention of potential donors. Storytelling in Fundraising is a powerful tool that can help nonprofits connect with donors, inspire action, and create meaningful impact. Donors want to know that their contributions make a difference.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To avoid this issue from happening, you need a strong web design that immediately demonstrates that your organization is credible and deserving of donor support. When your website highlights all of the impactful work you’re doing and creates a positive user experience, you’ll be more likely to convert visitors into donors. Let’s begin.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

With more than 4 billion users, email empowers you to reach a vast audience while targeting your messaging to particular constituents. Your Priority: Engage Your Audience Inboxes are flooded with more than 100 new emails a day. When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

The best blogs engage audiences by making personal connections with readers and sharing insider mission information. This guide will explore best practices for creating a blogging and content strategy that drives audience engagement, encourages donations, and makes readers feel like part of your nonprofit’s community.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). Organizations that engage with the right audiences, at the right times, with the right content, and in the right places enjoy greater loyalty, retention, and positive word of mouth. What should I look out for when using AI?

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Knowing the best times to post ads throughout the year will increase your chance to gain new donors. How do you target the right audience for Facebook Ads for nonprofits? Facebook Ads also allow your nonprofit to grow your donor base. Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment.

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M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

Unfortunately, not all of our donors are themselves professional fundraisers — so creating a special, attention-grabbing Giving Day that gets your audiences excited and engaged can be a big boost during an otherwise quiet time of year. The survey groups were members of the board, Museum donors, and the general public.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Using a specific story and words from one of their alumni, Fiver effectively and emotionally conveys the impact their organization has on participants, and asks their audience to donate today. Developing a strong fundraising appeal is the first step to getting your audience (your donors and soon-to-be donors!)

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

With more than 4 billion users, email empowers you to reach a vast audience while targeting your messaging to particular constituents. Your Priority: Engage Your Audience Inboxes are flooded with more than 100 new emails a day. When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As nonprofit fundraisers, we are competing for space in the minds of our donors with the brands they interact with on a daily basis. Nonprofit fundraisers must integrate their organization into the habits of their donors. How might you leverage text-based communications with your donors? Speak the Language Your Donors Speak.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2024

However, just as it takes powerful communication to expand your volunteer team or share impact reports with donors, you’ll need an effective outreach strategy to create and sustain lasting connections with companies in your community and beyond. Partnering with a local business can benefit both your organization and your corporate partner.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

In the nonprofit sector, stories are one of the strongest ways to make emotional connections between donors and charities. Nonprofit storytelling lets donors and volunteers know that they are making an impact and making life better for real people. It shows donors that their actions are making a difference.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2021

Millennials used to be the buzz-word, target audience we all aimed to reach. Since Gen Z has begun to enter the workplace, they are more than just potential supporters, they are potential donors. One day, they may be the majority of your donors. Don’t use gimmicks, or gimmicky language. They want action, not words.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2023

AlumniFinder defines prospect research as the process of determining donors’ capacity and desire to give to your nonprofit. As a result, you can establish who your most promising potential donors are and identify major donors. This data helps you determine which specific donors to reach out to in your social media campaigns.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve. Allows your audience get to know you a little better through the stories you tell. Inspires potential donors to give. It’s boring to the donor and doesn’t inspire them to give.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

It takes thorough, effective planning to create a holiday fundraiser, find the volunteers to make it happen, and get your message in front of the right audience. Thank donors and volunteers often. Ensure it aligns with how your audience views the holiday. Recruit loyal supporters to fundraise for your cause.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

We’ll explore a few strategies for integrating your digital and direct mail fundraising strategies to reach donors across various media channels. Messaging: The language you use in these messages is just as important as visuals for signaling your organization’s branding. Let’s get started.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

With technology and societal changes, organizations like yours must stay on top of the trends to meet donors’ expectations. With the right AI tools, you can analyze donor data, predict giving patterns, and provide personalized resources without breaking a sweat. For example, ChatGPT is easy to learn and use.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Your nonprofit is just the conduit for donors to accomplish their philanthropic desires. Focusing on donors as partners instead of focusing on money can make a huge difference. When I focus on donors, it’s a matter of which program they want to support. Donors give to causes that matter to them. Y’all.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

First communicate the intended structure, tone, and audience of the item you’re producing. It’s crucial for any product involving sensitive data, be it your organization’s intellectual property or donor information. Therefore, the underlying large language model (LLM) matters as it shapes the “most likely” predictions.

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Achieve

MARCH 30, 2016

While the typical solicitation often includes language from an organization’s mission and values statements, it rarely appeals to potential supporters with a unique and compelling proposition. Here are a few examples of the kind of language that works well when presenting your “ask”: “Opportunity to…”. Think of it this way.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Wouldn’t your organization rather spend a little extra money on a website if it means finding more donors and volunteers? Using this valuable tool, you can extend the reach of your organization’s message and forge meaningful connections with existing and potential donors.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

You want to put more deposits in than you take out, and it’s really about how you show up for your audience week after week after week. It builds that trust and earns their attention, so when you do have something to ask them, they’ll pay attention. Also you can ask your audience! How can I boost social media engagement?

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have something to say that lands somewhere between an observation and a complaint and a call to arms: Not enough attention is paid to mid-level donors. Major donors get the fanfare, the galas, the special one-to-one contact. Small-dollar donors are often the solid foundation, the activists, the heart of the movement.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

This is an example of an effective call to action (CTA) — a short statement or button that urges audience members to take a certain action. Use urgent, actionable language. Use urgent, actionable language. This will help you retain supporters’ attention and make your engagement opportunities more clear.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Give Context : Make your style clear by using descriptive language about your audience and flex that thesaurus for tone. This can also be a good place to add your brand voice or donor personas to describe who you are talking to. This helps the AI understand your requirements better and provide a relevant response.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As charitable donors grow eager to return to in-person events, our nonprofit clients have been asking us how to provide those exciting live fundraiser experiences while keeping everyone safe and comfortable. Provide guests a language for expressing their comfort level with physical contact to reduce awkwardness among guests.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Successfully including all stakeholders in the life of a nonprofit requires attention to enacting and maintaining inclusive practices. I will predominantly utilize Identity-First Language (e.g., disabled people”) as opposed to Person-First Language (e.g., Respect self-identifying language. Utilize inclusive language.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

It takes careful strategy and deep knowledge of your donor to get the results you’re looking for. How will you grab the attention of your donors when their inbox is already full and they barely have time to read what’s already there? Writing fundraising emails is not hard, it just takes time and attention to detail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Write tweets in clear, concise language. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers. So, be sure to regularly retweet partners, chapters, staff, activists, donors, and sponsors. Format your tweets for easy reading. Like mentions and replies.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

It’s importance to understanding what content is driving engagement, and what content is not resonating with your audience. This ultimately helps you attract more potential donors, volunteers, and constituents to your nonprofit. The app is most effective with the English language, though. Twitter Analytics.

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