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What 2020 year-end fundraising can tell us about 2021 

M+R

We also use the median for our comparisons, so that one outlier doesn’t skew the whole set. Revenue increases were widespread, but not uniform—some nonprofits saw an influx in mid-level and large gifts, while others grew their low-dollar conversions. And boy, were there some outliers this year. On to the goods! .

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“Survey Says” VS. Research

Achieve

Conversely, a research study is a process used to answer complex questions or to prove or disprove hypotheses. To create and launch a survey is relatively inexpensive in comparison to a multi-phase research study. In short, they are not always adequate tools for investigating either an intricate/in-depth topic or an ongoing phenomenon.

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Listening Curriculum: Draft - What you think?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You know your first step is listening, but before you jump into a river of conversations and keywords and even before you touch the tools, you need to be ready to listen. Once you have an idea for the what, subject it to the so what test. Finally, you'll need to start to engage with your network and have a conversation.

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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. Test and tweak. Here's a conversion test: Does an acceptable, standard metric exist for the measure? Can the conversion be accomplished with minimum resources? Use of metrics to measure your results. Communicating the results.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

Fundwriter further trains this AI using nonprofit-specific writing samples from websites to appeals to proposals to social posts. Appeal – Research Centered This appeal is trained on samples from research-related appeals, but it can work for any organization. Test them out to see what works. To put it simply, Fundwriter.ai

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How to Use CRM + Donor Management Software to Talk to Anyone

EveryAction

Bonus: get a free Nonprofit Donor Persona Template + sample to start building your communications strategy now! Determine which platforms these conversations are happening on, research relevant hashtags or groups, and check out popular Google searches related to your mission. FYI - this is a long read. Look no further. ).

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Guest Post: Hashtags Are Like #Snowflakes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.&# One way your organization can begin to create a culture of measurement and learning is to always be piloting with small projects. Setting up a test of hashtag giving is an example. You’d test different calls to action on Twitter, using the Hashtag. Enjoy the conversation. Monitor the click thrus on bit.ly

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