Media Cause

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

UTMs, or urchin tracking modules, are tags that allow you to better understand where your web traffic is coming from and how supporters get to your site. While they are most commonly utilized within Google Analytics ( soon to be GA4 ), you can also apply these parameters in many other marketing platforms, such as Hubspot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

As a nonprofit organization, securing funding is essential to fulfilling your mission and driving meaningful change in your community. It was a time-consuming process that was prone to mistakes, making it tough to stay organized and keep track of everything. This keeps you organized and ensures you don’t miss anything crucial.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this environment, building a community of loyal advocates for your cause is more important than ever before. While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. Here’s how you can do it: Prioritize community-building over sales pitches.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

your AMS, event registration system, your community platform, even spreadsheets). While wrangling all of this data into one place for analysis can be quite the challenge, it’s worth figuring out how to do it. Behavior After looking at the analytics, you discover members who engage with your community renew at a higher rate.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

To effectively ramp up fundraising, your nonprofit needs the right online fundraising platform for your needs. In this guide, we’ll take a deep dive into virtual fundraising platforms that your nonprofit can use to strengthen your online fundraising strategy. What are online fundraising platforms?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The first thing that you’ll need to do is decide what type of social media platform you want to target. Your organization won’t need to use all of these, but you will need to have a presence on some of the biggest platforms. Many social media platforms get inundated with content regularly. There might also be smaller sites.

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sgEngage

JULY 19, 2021

The community benefit reports your organization produces don’t reflect these sponsorships, even if the recipient organization falls within your priority areas. Whether you are in a major urban center or a rural county, you have seen your community struggle. Opportunity to make larger investments addressing community needs.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Preparation is key To effectively retain emergency donors, you must have a solid foundation in place.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, software solutions can help reduce your staff’s stress and streamline their workload by automating processes and providing a centralized place for managing different campaigns and communications. Donor management software enables you to organize your donor information, track gifts, and strengthen your donor engagement.

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Association Analytics

MAY 17, 2021

your AMS, event registration system, your community platform, even spreadsheets). While wrangling all of this data into one place for analysis can be quite the challenge, it’s worth figuring out how to do it. After looking at the analytics, you discover members who engage with your community renew at a higher rate.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Talk to us to learn more about how our platform and partner ecosystem can help you power your purpose!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

When it comes to managing or building communities, online or on the ground, the work can seem overwhelming and sometimes even never-ending. Wherever you are, and whatever the kind of community you are wrangling, there are some general lessons that I recommend. You don’t [really] know your community members.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 16, 2021

As more and more brands are turning to events for digital marketing, event marketers need to find ways to improve the event experience, via an event platform. However, it’s far easier to run an event with an all-in-one event platform as it keeps everything organized for managing an event in one place. Event Data In One Place.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

With many moving parts and ever-changing components, it’s important to find the right higher ed fundraising platforms that can support your school every step of the way. 360MatchPro by Double the Donation , the leading provider of matching gift automation software, integrates with the best school and university fundraising platforms.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Because engagement is critical to retaining members, many associations are using a member engagement score to track and build loyalty. A number or “score” is assigned to a member based on how they interact with your association, e.g., attend meetings, take classes, participate in your community, volunteer, read your content.

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Greater Giving

JULY 5, 2024

Popular Event Formats In-Person Events In-person events occur in a specific place, such as a community center, park, or hotel. Virtual Events Virtual events take place entirely online. They make it easy to collect and track attendee data. Easy data collection and enhanced engagement using event technology platforms.

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Association Analytics

JULY 27, 2021

But it also means tons of content for you to produce and tons of sources to track. Ways to observe : Keep track of purchases, follow member-generated content like community posts, or track what content and individuals members engage with. Today’s digital world offers tons of channels to share your content, which is great.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community. It is important to look at the platform the CRM system is built on. 3) Tracking the Donor Journey or Donor Funnel.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Here’s what to expect: Features to look for in a volunteer management app Best volunteer apps for 2024 How to make the most of your volunteer app Whether you’re looking to manage volunteers for an event or start an employee volunteer program, a volunteer app can help you keep your program on track and reduce stress for all involved.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

To ensure that your online giving options are as convenient as possible, it’s important that your organization invests in a donor management platform that offers multiple payment processing options, such as Keela. These online giving platforms come packed with all sorts of tools that make donating a breeze.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. That’s why advocacy organizations and activists organizing their local communities toward action can be such a useful way to drive positive change on LGBTQ+ issues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

Habitat for Humanity partners with communities all over the globe to help build homes, with the vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. On the local level, affiliate organizations work with trusted partners and residents to improve communities and build strong neighborhoods. Organization Snapshot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

If the budget is tight, users can choose to donate a specific amount each month by placing a cap on their donations. Huge advancements in peer-to-peer fundraising platforms have made it simple for individuals to start a fundraiser for a charity they care about. Make sure your charity is listed as an option on the app.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. They attract an ideal audience—donors and businesses with high-capacity networks often interested in supporting community events with exposure to an affluent and influential demographic.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. And that community impact is big: Small nonprofits educate and inspire, bridge generational gaps, celebrate cultural identities, and more.

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

When hosting a fundraising event, such as a Math-A-Thon , silent auction , or charity gala, closely tracking data and adapting your event based on that data can drive higher engagement, participation, and donations. Repositioning the call-to-action to a more prominent place in your email can help address this issue.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

For example, the more you use a social media platform like Instagram, the better the tool’s AI capabilities will be in predicting what types of content you want to see. Responsible AI Implementation AI isn’t going anywhere, so in order for organizations to use it effectively, guardrails need to be put in place. The Fundarising.AI

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 19, 2024

You’re tirelessly working to grow your nonprofit’s impact, nurture your community, and raise funds—all while managing all the other day-to-day tasks. Imagine having the power to tailor your mass communication, so that each donor feels personally connected to your cause. Email allows for personalized and detailed communication.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

By GolfStatus.org – an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. Whether inclement weather causes an event to be canceled or local circumstances require a change in format, event organizers should have a plan in place ahead of the tournament. 3) Use an Event Website. 5) Offer Attractive & Relevant Sponsorships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

By Jessica Fox , Content Manager at Eventgroove – a one-stop platform for virtual, hybrid, and in-person events that offers event management, online fundraising, ticketing, and online storefronts for print and digital merchandise. 5) Keep track of what works and what doesn’t. As a fundraiser, you’re up against some tough odds.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This is exceptionally helpful when you’re tracking your campaign’s success: When you use that form exclusively for GivingTuesday-related fundraising, you can confidently attribute all of those transactions to this one campaign. Your other option is to create a new donation form specifically for GivingTuesday.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2024

So, a well-placed thank you or a shout-out can make all the difference in converting members to repeat donors. Leveraging community Influence: Social proof in fundraising Never underestimate the power of the crowd. This isn’t just following the crowd—it’s becoming part of a community that champions a cause.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2024

Finding long-term donors requires connecting with your community. Implementing Effective Data Collection Now, you may be thinking, “I don’t have that kind of information in my CRM,” and if that’s the case, now is the time to put systems in place so that come your next event you’re set for success!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. End-of-Year Fundraising Dashboard.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

For years, the LMS has reigned supreme as the top learning platform for associations. However, as you begin searching for your association’s next solution, you’ll quickly come across a new option on the market— learning experience platforms (LXPs). Why are learning experience platforms rising in popularity? Let’s dive in.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

billion social media users nationwide, it is safe to say there is strong potential to engage, inform, and recruit volunteers within your local community. You have to consider your audience, the platforms they use, and what motivates them to volunteer with an organization. Here are 7 tips that can help. It is a win-win.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? In the most simple terms, a movement is when organizations work with, and not for, the community.

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