The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Donors are eager to give, but are we making it easy for them? Crafting a Donor-friendly Giving Page If you’ve ever experienced the warm-feeling of giving to a charity, chances are it was through a fundraising page. How to Mold Your Donation Page Already got a website up and running? Rest easy, your donors.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Here are a few tips from iATS Payments to help your nonprofit get more attention and clicks online. Your keywords should be evenly distributed between your content and your headlines to make the biggest impact online. These crawling bots index websites, further categorizing them in an immense internet library.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

To make a positive first impression for visitors who land on your website, seek to introduce your nonprofit by highlighting its mission-driven work and tangible impacts in the community. To optimize the visitor experience navigating your website, keep the following best practices in mind: Develop a navigation menu.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

When you book a headliner act or keynote speaker, feature them in a sneak preview of your lineup. Allow event headliners or speakers to do an Instagram takeover. Give one of your event headliners or emcees the reins of your Instagram story for the day. Share that your event is over and thank all attendees, donors, and sponsors.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I’ve offered you checklists , FAQs and e-guides with templates for writing donor-centric annual appeals. This is the specific donor you’re appealing to. . In order to inspire the donor to take action, you need to create a sense of urgency around the ask. . Have you written to one specific donor? . how you would talk).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2024

Why AI is worth paying attention to It will soon be impossible to do your job without it. For example: Ask it to write a newsletter article; email headline; Ask for a draft of an agenda for your event; Ask it to identify speakers You’ll see ways to blend the technology into your workflow. And the year after that.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The internet is a busy, crowded place, buzzing with almost 2 billion websites and millions of brands competing for attention. You can create website content that will boost your nonprofit’s site in search results and put it on people’s radar without a degree in copywriting or any technical expertise. What is SEO? . How do they

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

Focusing on just one element can detract from your overall user experience and leave donors feeling unmotivated to give. To ensure that your nonprofit donation page is appealing, compelling, and optimized for conversion, here are six best practices that our Classy team recommends to elevate your donation form and engage more donors.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

It's practically free advertising to appear in a search results list when a donor, partner, or constituent "googles" phrases that are related to your organization's services. They look at key elements of a website (more on those later) and index them in a giant database. Tip 3: Label Website Pages Correctly.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. With those statistics in mind, let’s take a look at what this reveals about donors. GivingTuesday is a valuable day to engage new donors, reconnect with existing ones, and engage a group of primarily small-dollar donors.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

When hand-written notes are as personalized as most people get these days, a thank-you video can help your nonprofit stand out from the crowd while making your donors feel extra-appreciated. Otherwise known as the “Before and After” video, journey videos are a great way to show how donor dollars are making an impact.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

This post will give you tips for: Drawing donors in to the letter. Upgrading your donors’ gifts. Writing a letter your donors will actually read. Asking lapsed donors to renew their gift. Raising more from your top donors. Following up your appeals so donors say yes. Welcoming new donors. Guaranteed!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2017

2017 is a great time to re-envision and reboot your efforts to keep in touch via email with your constituents, volunteers, and donors. They might be people who attended an event, downloaded a PDF from your website, donated a one-time gift, or signed up as monthly donors. Write less lengthy copy and better headlines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best and next practices for nonprofits to use listening effectively as part of their social media strategy. New Guide: How To Engage Your Supporters with Social Listening Guest Post By Roz Lemieux. Social Listening In Action.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Getting the media to cover your organization's fundraising campaign can help you reach new donors, garner larger donations, and become a well-known, trusted entity in your community. However, a little media know-how can help you get some attention for your campaign. Find a News- or Viral-Worthy Angle.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Public Wi-Fi is generally fine for some things, such as browsing cat videos on YouTube, or catching up on the headlines. If you can't avoid public Wi-Fi, a virtual private network (VPN) is a good option — VPNs secure data between your computer and the website you're visiting. 3 Risk: Public Wi-Fi. The Problem.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

So you launched your new website and have an online marketing plan in hand to help you reach new audiences. Everyone at your organization thinks the new website is fantastic. Your board, donors, and activists love it too. How are you going to maintain the website and make it compelling over time?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

But along came the internet and e-commerce, which forced the traditional definition to evolve and include website properties. Just as physical stores fight for prime real estate in heavy foot trafficked areas, so do websites to gain search impressions and clicks. So how are nonprofits tapping into the evolution of donor trends?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

This can bring an additional 60,000 new, targeted visitors to your website each year. The ads can be used to drive additional traffic to your website, increase your organization’s reach, and help get out your message. These include: Encouraging donations from donors and potential donors. So what are Google Ad Grants ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. There’s still time for your organization to secure important year-end gifts—if you can capture people’s attention and motivate them to support your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. social website apps, Ning seems to be the most flexible, the most affordable, and easy to use.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Your purpose in raising money through the mail is two-fold: generate dollars for immediate needs and build relationships with individual donors for long-term success. In 2021, over $484.85

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. It’s okay if the donor wants to remain anonymous. Draft your pitch as an email with the subject as the headline you would like to see. Start with a headline that summarizes your news.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 15, 2007

But the non-profit world is also full of accidental marketeers: people who are experts in their subject but struggling beginners when it comes to selling their organization's programs to donors. If you find yourelf doing more and more writing on behalf of your organization, you ought to pay attention to her blog, Non-Profit Communications.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

But, in reality, as important as those things are, they aren’t what tend to make great nonprofit websites. It’s about the content and how it’s written—and sadly it’s usually the piece of a website that gets the least amount of attention. Remember, content is still king.

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Qgiv

MAY 11, 2021

You can use it to attract new donors, promote a big event, raise awareness about your mission, or even raise funds for targeted projects like capital campaigns or emergency funds. When a donor clicks on your ad, search engines determine how much to charge you based on your maximum bid, which is how much you’re willing to spend per click.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Second, we're hearing from most organizations that despite the huge membership of MySpace and Facebook, only 5-15% of their current donors are on either site. So nonprofits that focus exclusively on these sites are failing to fully engage 85% of their existing donors ??? Perhaps there is a lot to learn from headline writing skills.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Although sadly our unabbreviated name is too long to fit the 25-character limit on ad headlines.) For example, NWLC’s website is undergoing a redesign, but right now, our site isn’t very well optimized for search engines. 2) Pay attention to quality scores. However, our Google ads offer us a way around that.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

Without them, copy or headlines can become boring and predictable. The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation puts the name of every donor on a publicly viewed list as a reward for donating. Using the word “you” instantly address the reader and gets their attention. The importance of power words. Liraz Margalit, Ph.D.,

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. And you can check us out, go to our website, learn about us if you’re interested in that. So like you said, the four-step plan to get more donors to grow your fundraising results. We love doing them. Steven: Yeah. Jesse: Okay.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Your website is one of your organization’s most important assets and should anchor your entire digital marketing strategy. Without in-person events and amid increased competition for attention online, being able to reach, engage, and convert new donors online effectively is critical. Nonprofit Website Overview.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

How content marketing influences donor behavior. As a marketing professional, you should know how to build a website, at the very least. Thereby connecting all aspects of your message to donor intent. Intent meaning what types of content will compel donors to give a charitable gift. How to set up Google Search Console.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Perhaps an organization would have an e-newsletter or email campaign, or a simple website with sparse details about goals and missions and some streamlined contact information, but anything more considerable than that just wasn’t considered vital. Be sure your blog page is connected to and hosted within your website.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Whether it’s aid workers, blood donors or people who have been helped by the American Red Cross, they make everyone feel welcome and appreciated. They get people’s attention, not through scaremongering or telling even more lies—they are direct and honest, appealing to just about anyone who will listen. What We Can Learn.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2018

Ensure you capture your reader’s attention early. Your school’s direct mail should be designed so it grabs readers’ attention and convinces them to give. Include headlines and plenty of white space to make it easy to read. Use italicized and bold text to call attention to the most important points. People like variety.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Planning – Align research with business goals and capabilities (often limited by resources) to attract leads into a paying customer or donor. There’s writer’s block, competition for our attention in the form of social media or our phones, and who can forget about the 50 other responsibilities we have on our plate.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

You’ve got 3 kinds of donors – the True Believer, The Casual Fan, and The Reluctant Tagalongs. More and more donors are giving online, especially towards the end of year. Yes, even your older donors! There’s a lot of talk about attrition rates, and what nonprofits must do to keep their donors around.

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