Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

Read the post and join the conversation on the NTEN blog. But operating and communicating as if every commenter is a troll will shut down conversation very quickly. These kinds of comments are an opportunity to show your amazing, and patient, customer service abilities! This post is cross-published from NTEN.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

If you think we’ve missed a tool, please share it in a comment below. 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits is a year-long blog and webinar series (written and presented by Heather Mansfield ) on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

news, blogs, annual meeting information, etc. Leave a comment and let us know! What Are Your Website Regrets? Getting back to your website, what are your regrets about your website from the last year? Here is what I hear from clients. Look at your Google Analytics to see where traffic is going and where it’s not going.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Let us know in the comment section below. The post Infographic: How And Why Nonprofits Are Trending Up appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Almost 27% of American volunteered nearly 8 billion hours of volunteer service in 2011. Why do you think nonprofits will continue to trend up in 2014?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

World Food Program USA (WFP USA), the US affiliate of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning United Nations World Food Programme, has beautifully adapted the story of Rani—a precocious student in India who receives meals fortified with micronutrients—for their blog, Facebook, and Instagram. And the blog post’s playful tone draws readers in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

but to stand out from the other 50 million pages regularly active and all vying for likes, comments, and shares, you must excel at Facebook in order to stand out from the clutter and the 10 best practices below will ensure your nonprofit is on the right path. Invest in quality graphic design for your Avatar (a.k.a.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 6, 2014

Below is a list of the three questions that are asked more than most, a quick answer, and several links to more blogs posts that will provide even more in depth information. If you have a question we have not already answered, let us know in the comment section below. Migration and implementation matters. Click here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2014

Topics include how to: • Post on Facebook to maximize likes, comments, and shares. Format blog content to most effectively communicate your nonprofit’s success stories. Based on the math and science of social media, this webinar will feature 15 tips and tricks to maximize engagement on social networks. Format the perfect tweet.

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TechImpact

MARCH 10, 2014

Controlling your SERPs, or search engine results page, is vital to driving traffic to your nonprofit’s blog, website, and social channels. Generally getting your website and blog to rank #1 and #2 overall for your name is most desirable. That’s the obvious part. What’s not so obvious is the best way to take control of your first SERP.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Let us and other readers know in the comment section below. The post 3 SEO Strategies To Increase Your Nonprofit’s Online Reach appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Here are a few tips from iATS Payments to help your nonprofit get more attention and clicks online. Have other tips you’d like to share?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Feature your landing page on the right bar of your blog. Add an opt-in form to your website and blog. Every Saturday or Sunday send a one-topic re-engagement email (event, blog post, fundraising campaign, etc.) Follow, Like, Comment and Study Nonprofits on TikTok. For example: yourwebsite.org/impact. Grow Your Email List.

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TechImpact

MAY 5, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. The post Jump Start Nonprofit Email Marketing With 5 Quick Tips appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. This helps your emails load faster, while still offering your recipient the ability to enjoy your images. How does your nonprofit successfully email market?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Twitter Cards allow website developers to clarify how website and blog content should appear in tweets. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first post in a year-long blog and webinar series called 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. For example, the ASPCA features a call-to-donate and “Other Ways to Help” on the sidebar of their blog. Publish content on a regular basis, such as a blog or news section.

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TechImpact

MARCH 25, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. These pages could be anything from a blog post to your “About Us” page. The post 5 Google Analytics Stats To Track Fundraising Success appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Have a good tip for tracking your fundraisers success in Google Analytics?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Nonprofits are familiar with writing blog posts that provide program updates, tell success stories, comment on breaking news and current affairs, and promote calls to action. Quite often the nonprofits or think tanks that release the report will promote your article or blog post. Show Donation Impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This could include guest blog posts, social media takeovers, or joint fundraising initiatives. For social media content, focus on metrics like likes, shares, comments, click-through rates, and follower growth. Influencers are more likely to get involved if they believe in your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

They voraciously consume nonprofit technology blogs and study the mobile and social media campaigns of other nonprofits for inspiration. To add a donate button, e-newsletter, mobile alerts opt-ins, and social network icons to your blog, for example, you need to know how to work with an HTML editing software. Creative Thinking.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Let us know in the comment section below. The post 5 Ways To Increase Your Nonprofit’s Email Engagement appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. As a result, It is important to make sure that your subscribers are not discouraged from opening, reading, and engaging with your emailed content.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As we prepare to ring in the New Year, we wanted to bring you a taste of our own flavor of Spotify Wrapped by revisiting and reflecting on the top 10 most-read Candid blogs from 2022: 1. Topping the charts of most-read Candid blogs of 2022: the overhead myth. Read her blog to see if these trend predictions came true.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

A good story published on blog that receives a lot traffic and has a strategically placed donate button may result in a small number of passive donations, but fundraising content is written to tap into the core characteristics of what motivates donors to give online (as discussed in Chapter 5) and not just once but multiple times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Effective social media managers enjoy engaging with and responding to comments on social media sites. He needs to have written content for the Web, published an e-newsletter, blogged, and experimented with various online fundraising campaigns. Reads blogs about social media and mobile technology. On location!&#

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

If you know of such a campaign and would like it listed below, please post a comment on this blog post with the date, name and website URL of the campaign. Thus, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 is going to attempt to create a master calendar of annual social good and cause campaigns and I need your help.

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MAY 14, 2021

So, you’ve recently started a blog and your wondering what to do next. Setup WordPress comments. Setup blog and front pages. We have experts who can handle issues regarding WordPress and the overall promotion of your website. Things to Know: What to do after installing WordPress. Install Google Analytics. Install caching.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Ask your donor if you can recognize their contribution and add their comments to your next newsletter or blog post. The post 6 Tips For Engaging And Retaining Your Nonprofit’s ‘BIG’ Supporters appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Public recognition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

A good story published on blog that receives a lot traffic and has a strategically placed donate button may result in a small number of passive donations, but fundraising content is written to tap into the core characteristics of what motivates donors to give online (as discussed in Chapter 5), and not just once but multiple times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

It’s estimated that by late 2014 or early 2015 the majority of adults will get their information from social networks rather than search engines and that social networks will become the primary source of referral traffic to your website and blog. It’s a strategy that works well for building a personal brand, but not for a nonprofit brand.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

You can also comment about news stories that relate to your mission. Share expertise on your website and on other websites or blogs to raise your rankings. Use the “mullet” philosophy when writing website and blog headlines. Your organization is an expert in your field. Do this for any image, PDF or video you upload.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

In fact, a study released in the fall of 2011 revealed that auto-posting to Facebook decreases likes and comments by up to 70% which can have a detrimental impact on a nonprofit’s EdgeRank score on Facebook. Blogging: 10 Hours Weekly. Chapter 7 :: Add Share Functionality to Your Blog. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

During staff meetings, I take the fundamental and ask if someone would like to comment on it. Here’s the trick: each week, we pick a fundamental and every meeting opens with a discussion about that fundamental. During project managers meeting, I take the fundamental and ask how we’ve lived it, or not lived it, this week.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. The post Volunteers Or Donors: The Millennial Question appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. How does your nonprofit engage with today’s youth? Here are a few ways Tech Impact suggests you can start reaching out and engaging with Millennials today. Go to them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For more ideas on how to maintain a healthy and lasting relationship with your donors, check out our recent blog post So, What’s Your Donor Relationship Status , as well as our E-Book, Your Donor Retention Toolkit. Share in the comments below. What foolproof methods do you use to get your donors to stick around?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While video views are nice, we measure our success by engagement—using likes, comments, saves, or shares as our metrics. We tie our videos to our blog posts. This can mean creating a video that gets expanded into a blog or shortening a blog into a video script. We later expanded it into a blog post.

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TechImpact

MARCH 24, 2014

Let us know, and other readers know in the comment section below. To create an image forward button use this HTML code, just make sure the “%20” is used to separate words: The post 8 Tips To Make Your Nonprofit’s Emails More Clickable appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Akismet Anti-Spam – automatically deletes spam and comments with malicious content on your blog posts and contact forms; also has an option to queue them for manual review.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2024

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. You can repost, like, and comment on threads. 5) Be generous with likes and comments. Threads can be up to 500 characters. You can add polls to post.

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