Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Instead of solely relying on your homepage to spotlight your donation form, take this time to try some new and creative strategies to ensure your mission gets the attention it deserves. ? If you start early, you won’t have to scramble when your time and attention to the campaign become critical. 25 Ways to Spotlight Your Donation Form.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 7, 2024

There are a few best practices to keep in mind to make sure your association staff will actually find the dashboards usable and helpful. Highlight trends and use conditional formatting to draw attention to significant changes. Use Trends and Conditional Formatting: Static numbers are less informative without context.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

“Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’ hearts and minds because we don’t know how to ask the right questions in the right ways,” explains Jeff Wetzler , author of the new book, ASK. Wetzler explains that the only thing that allows you to understand what’s on another person’s mind better is just asking them. Zip your lip.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

With that in mind, you can create targeted and segmented messaging using calls to action (CTAs) tailored to their motivations and values. While keeping in mind our three components, of course!) Identify the audiences you can speak to and develop messaging with them in mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

95% of business meetings take place on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Placing yourself in the role of your audience will allow you to think outside of your own box. Pay close attention to this because it is likely that you will lose your audience’s attention at the same moments. Go deeper — use empathy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2015

The training took place at a beautiful retreat center and incorporated the time and space in the agenda for participants to reflect and make important shifts in their practice. We started with mindfulness from Chris Block, improvisation from David Havens , and Heather and I co-facilitated a session on networks.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

I hope you enjoy this snapshot of a conversation that left me with more questions than answers, a place where I always love to be. They get invited to places like Davos, but it’s not their speed. But it would have been inspiring to belong to a group of like-minded innovators. The typical response was to ignore us.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 21, 2021

When it comes to search engine optimization there’s one very important thing to always keep in mind: Google doesn’t like cute, Google likes clarity. . As voice recognition features become more and more commonplace, this method of searching behavior becomes more relevant and deserving of attention. What are featured snippets?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Figuring out how to make the best donation page for your organization may seem tricky, but luckily, we’ve compiled some valuable tips you can keep in mind to create and design a great one. Place a recurring giving option on your form to see higher donor retention rates. Pay attention to the patterns you see and adjust accordingly!

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

After that seamless technology is in place, these are strategies that bring data to life. Pay attention to the voice of your customers and believe what they are telling you. You don’t need to have the mind-reading skills of Counsellor Troi on your team. Solis’ advice sounds complex.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Imagine having a platform that makes your life easier by streamlining the whole process—from setting up your fundraising page to managing donor communications—all in one place. It’s a platform designed with you in mind, so you can do more with less time. But with CauseVox, GivingTuesday doesn’t have to be that way.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Q: Does this copy start in the right place? It’s where you set the emotional tone, establish the context of time and place, and let the audience know that this content is for them. Keep these in mind next time you are self-editing, and you may find your ideal lede lurking a few lines in to your draft. Go read it!

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Get Them Involved – Donors tend to stay connected with organizations that engage their minds, hearts, and bodies in addition to their wallets. Promote Their Generosity – If you have a gift or a donor that is open to public attention, give it to them. Stewardship can NOT be an Afterthought!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

To take advantage of the “anytime, anywhere” nature of mobile giving and engage with your mobile-minded supporters, try sending an actionable text message with a link to your donation page. It’s important to find creative ways to capture their attention mid-scroll. It pays to pay attention. Stay in touch with some facetime.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit audiences—their hearts and minds, wallets and worlds—is critical to successfully communicating in an election year. One —Acknowledge Your Environment + Lead with Your Mission Yes, the presidential election is important and will be commanding the attention of the media and masses alike.

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Media Cause

JULY 29, 2022

If you have an open mind for trying new things, your creativity will expand and grow. The mundane aspects of your life are a great place to start incorporating creativity. Keep your ears attentive and your mind running because these conversations may provide you with much-needed creative fuel. . Creativity has no bounds.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Traditional major donor outreach channels like emails, phone calls, and direct mail certainly still have a place in your overall communications strategy. Keep the 3Cs of digital storytelling in mind—content, connection, and community. Go beyond traditional outreach strategies.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

By having tags in place, you can start building personas around your member’s behaviors and demographics and begin to learn what types of products and services they are interacting with and when. Once you have your taxonomy and metadata in place, you can use metrics to analyze the performance of your marketing channels. Attribution.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic , which placed restrictions on meeting in person, nonprofit headquarter site visits mainly entailed giving a visitor a tour of your nonprofit’s facilities. . Now, however, most site visits are taking place virtually via tools like Zoom. That means the format has changed considerably. .

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. Fatima is doing very poorly in school because she has no energy, and she is not consuming enough calories to keep her mind sharp. And while there are times and places for these reports, storytelling for nonprofits to raise funds is not the time or the place.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

It seems so easy to write a letter and send it out, but it’s a tricky process with lots of places you can get in trouble and squash your results if you don’t know what you’re doing. In short, you don’t have much time to catch your donor’s attention and get opened. Keep in mind that not everyone donates through the mail.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

There’s a ton of competition for your donors’ attention online, especially during the year-end season. Digital content, including blog posts, videos, interviews, and constituent stories, will help to: Engage supporters and keep your organization on their minds. In the era of virtual fundraising, content is king.

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Media Cause

MAY 20, 2021

Paying attention to contrast ratios is one of the easiest ways we can adapt our websites to be more accessible for color blind people. Paying close attention to the amount of contrast present between text color and the background is one of the most important things to consider first.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 31, 2023

A well-designed bid sheet can both serve as a data collection tool and a way to catch auction participants’ attention. Your Nonprofit’s Branding Placing your nonprofit’s brand front and center on your bid sheets not only makes them look more professional but also builds trust with auction participants. Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We tried all sorts of things to get attention and see how far we could push the boundaries. We often put things off, placing learning skills on the shelf where they weren’t easily accessible to us. The easiest place to begin might be to keep a gratitude journal. And we learned fast. We didn’t stop trying. And we tried less.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

10-Year Thinking – Shift your mind from short-term thinking to thinking in ten-year time frames. Put Everything in One Place – Pick the one place you will capture every idea, commitment, thought, action item, and promise. Take Time Off – Take 130 days off per year and don’t think about on any of those days.

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Put a plan in place for data quality. Use visualizations to see gaps that need attention. Keep in mind the delicate balance of your need for data without asking people for too much information. Establish Data Governance Policies: Put a data source inventory in place if you don’t have one. Be creative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Auctions and raffles are a fantastic approach to sell things that get a lot of attention and generate significant donations for your cause, but using the latest in online software, there’s no reason you can’t simply set up an online shopping page to raise funds as well. 7) Shopping. 15) Brand design contests. 22) Awards ceremony.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 2, 2024

Results hinge on attendance, especially for live formats that are less likely to take place virtually and are targeted to smaller audiences than most silent auctions. Let them know that it exists, and save it in an easily accessible place. They can be tricky to plan, but when done well, live auction fundraisers pay off !

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 8, 2024

Chances are good that you’ve got time leaks – places where you’re losing or wasting time – and you may not even be aware of it. That way, the only messages that are in your inbox need your attention. When you spend all your time putting out fires, you stay in crisis mode (which isn’t healthy for your body or mind).

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I stick by them as a place to begin. With that in mind, the focus should be on them, not on you or your organization. . Their attention spans are short. This is why there are all sorts of readability tips you want to keep in mind, beginning with the Flesch-Kincaid Grade level test. You’re writing to one donor.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 19, 2024

This, in turn, brings more awareness and attention to your nonprofit! Social media allows your organization to stay relevant and top-of-mind, enhancing your overall communication strategy. Using a Nonprofit CRM that consolidates all your donor, donation, and communication data in one place streamlines your donor outreach.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

During election years, everyone’s minds are on politics. It can sometimes feel overwhelming, but political campaigns are undeniably good at getting attention. Quick response times: Texts have the unique ability to grab supporters’ attention, prompting quick actions and responses from audience members.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2018

Once we have set something in place, such as a monthly donation, we tend to leave it in place. With this in mind, try and show that other people are supporting and/or donating to your cause. This simple word change has huge implications on gaining the attention and support of audiences.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Showcase your mission statement as a sub-headline beneath your nonprofit’s name to grab your visitors’ attention and let them know what your organization is about right off the bat. Bring attention to the various issue areas that your nonprofit is working to solve to emphasize your nonprofit’s purpose.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

You’ll be able to make an informed decision with peace of mind. They’re known for having an overall solid service with extra attention to security and automations. Staging Site – just like WP Engine, you’ll have a place for test plugins before adding them to your live site but limited to one environment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

These avenues are inexpensive, effective, and present the opportunity to link the donor or sponsor right to your event website where they can register on the spot when the event is on their mind and they’re ready to commit. 6) Use web-based tools to keep everyone on the same page and all the information in one place.

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