CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar , it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan —and stick to it. It is important to get your donation page setup in advance, or to send a GivingTuesday email to build momentum leading up to the launch of your campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

One of the best ways to stay in touch with your donors on a consistent basis is through a nonprofit email newsletter. When done well, email newsletters can be fast and cheap for you and heartwarming for your donor, basically meeting everyone’s needs. The right nonprofit email newsletter format. Your regular email (e.g.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I love having all 3,000 of my contacts on my phone, as well as my calendar, tasks, and notes. I want a phone that will sync with a local copy of Outlook (as opposed to an Exchange server), without requiring me to store all my data on Google. The phone usually responds quickly as long as I'm not relying on wi-fi.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

You can activate volunteers on your priority campaigns with the typical actions like sending messages to lawmakers, making phone calls, or tweeting at officials. Start by creating a simple sign-up form or petition (only ask for name, email, and ZIP code).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

The center of my workflow, like for most consultants, is email. I’ve used a variety of email clients of one sort or another over time, and I have recently just decided to ditch them, and use gmail exclusively. I also access Evernote on my Android phone. Evernote rocks my world. It’s a great tool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. Mention the donor in emails year-round relating to the program they supported. Mention the donor in a dedicated email blast or several. This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. Recognition/Appreciation.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2009

Tasks is a relatively new-from-GMail-Labs feature that pulls together Gmail and Google Calendar to help you create and manage “to do” lists. This isn’t a tool for the true productivity wonk, but it does offer a quick and convenient way to get a task into your calendar from email. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

It's been about a year now since I kicked my outlook email habit and been a gmail and google calendar user. I really really miss that feature and it helped me clean up my email quickly. The second thing I missed was having my calendar and sync ability with my pda/cell phone (treo). There are two things that I miss.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

When we flip the calendar to a new year, many of us become gripped by the desire to build some new habits. This is a great opportunity for board participation, and there are a number of ways in which you or your board volunteers can give thanks: make a phone call, send a handwritten note, or even create a video. Drink more water!

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Judi Sohn

JULY 31, 2011

Pro-Android: I have 3 email accounts, all Gmail. I use Google Voice, Google+, Google Calendar, etc. Android phones seem to be much cheaper with contract than iPhones. I have no idea how to really compare these phones and make the right decision, aside from reading thousands of reviews. Just not feasible to switch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Send an email to your base to let them know the sweepstakes is live and they can show their support by entering to win your amazing prize. Most importantly – display QR codes that link to your sweepstakes website so donors can enter easily from their mobile phones. 5) Send Regular, Dedicated Emails to Your Donor Base.

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NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

Google Calendar. Set up a Google Calendar and allow your colleagues to see which activities are happening at various times without having to sort through multiple spreadsheets. This is a really useful tool for helping coordinate ongoing activities such as email blasts. Best of all, it’s smart phone accessible.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. I don’t know what the formal stat is on this, but I know that I’m much more likely to get a fast response if I text someone rather than call them or email them.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 25, 2010

For Google Apps administrators, the offerings in the Google Apps Marketplace seems to be a lot of 3rd party tools that pull in gApps data (Docs, Calendar, etc.) The regular Google Apps control panel gives some very basic administrator controls for managing email settings for individual users and globally. That's about it.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A fundraising calendar can help you streamline this process so you can raise more with less effort. This is where a fundraising calendar comes in handy. Every organization that relies on fundraising to operate should consider incorporating a fundraising calendar into their yearly plan. Always focus on what works best for you.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Yesterday, I spent nearly an hour on the phone with Apple account security. She’s had her iTunes account for years, going back to her first hand-me-down phone which she used as an iPod. Instead, we take funds from their allowance and email them iTunes gift cards they can redeem to their accounts. That’s my choice.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

I use Spanning Sync to keep iCal and Address Book on the laptop in sync with iCal and Address Book on the Mac (and in sync with Google Calendar and Gmail). Sure, I can charge my phone, but I have to be careful not to let iTunes sync, because it insists on only syncing to one iTunes Library at a time. When I travel, I can’t sync.

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Greater Giving

MAY 14, 2024

Setting Up Your Thank-A-Thon Choose the Right Time Schedule your Thank-A-Thon during a slow period in your calendar, away from fundraising events. Recruit Your Thank-A-Thon Team Find volunteers with excellent phone presence who enjoy talking to people. Always follow up with a thank-you email.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

I decided to try out the Sunrise calendar app for iOS to see if it can help me stay in check. This free app synchronizes event information from your various social media and calendar accounts into one sleek display. For example, you can't load in events from your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Using Sunrise. What's Missing.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

I tested PocketMirror, CompanionLink, Go Contacts Sync, gSyncIt, Google Calendar Sync, and Evernote. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync. gSyncIt would probably be fine, but I already had Google Calendar Sync working before I found gSyncIt. Allow messaging and email in landscape mode. Add a Delete All option for emails.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2013

we get new cell phones on average every 18 months. One of biggest risks we face is the critical data stored in our old phones that we get rid of. The good news is that it’s pretty easy to do a hard reset and clear mobile phones of personal information. from your cell phone, if your phone has one of those.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Things like conversations with coworkers that last longer than they need to, writing the same email over and over instead of using a template, and meetings that don’t start or end on time can steal time from your day that you can never get back. Plus, it’s just frustrating to constantly on the hunt for a note or a phone number.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The week before last, I was lucky enough to attend the Email Marketing Summit Australia 2010 (EMSA). It was fantastic to see mix of new and experienced email marketers, as well as a variety of organisations, both Nonprofit and otherwise. Avoid using ‘click here’ in your email copy.

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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. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. A quick glance at your calendar shows that you spent hours in meetings, answering emails, or working on shared documents but you can’t remember why. Communicate Clearly in Emails.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

Being always reachable, often via multiple applications (Slack, Zoom, email, text) and on different devices, makes it difficult to establish when you’re really not at work. For example, you might establish a dedicated physical space to work in and prohibit yourself from working outside it (even on your phone).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Rather than a donor texting a keyword to a shortcode to donate and having the donation processed through the donor’s mobile phone bill, with TapFunder the donor is sent a link to a mobile-optimized payment site where the donor can make the donation with a credit card. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Did you know that nearly one-third of individual fundraising happens during the month of December and 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year ? . Tip 1: Maximize your year-end fundraising emails. Your year-end fundraising email strategy is critical to your overall fundraising success.

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The MatrixFiles

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Hosts and speakers must use the Twitter app on their mobile phone to participate in the discussion. Invite speakers with a calendar invite. I can be making dinner, feeding the cats, or even checking my email. All Spaces are public, but the host can designate who can speak. People who simply want to listen can do so from desktop.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. I just turned off her cell phone account because she was never using it. I have work and personal Google calendars that tell me what I have to do and when. And I don't have autism.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. I just turned off her cell phone account because she was never using it. I have work and personal Google calendars that tell me what I have to do and when. And I don't have autism.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . If this isn’t practical for you, you can also suggest language callers can use in an email–especially if this is your donor’s preferred method of communication. Don’t count on them remembering.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks. And there is nothing wrong with using a paper desk calendar, if that’s your jam.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. CharityRadio :: charityradioshow.com.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By thinking through your fundraising strategy before October 1, you can collect your stories and integrate your efforts, keeping your messaging and images consistent through mail, email, social media, events, and any other channels you may use. You can send email appeals anytime, but definitely plan to send an email appeal on December 26.

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