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Are Online Vote-for-Me Contests A Good Idea?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: There has been a variety of criticism of contests. Nonprofit consultant Hildy Gottlieb has been a vocal skeptic and is deeply philosophically opposed to online contests as a method of change in the social sector. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.

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10 Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Subscribers stop opening your emails for several reasons: your emails are going to their spam folders, their email address is no longer in use, or they are simply ignoring your emails because they are no longer interested. An unengaged subscriber is one that has not opened an email from your organization within the last six months.

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5 Reasons Tech is a Must-Have for Marketing Your Nonprofit’s Golf Event

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You’ll want to be sure to keep the site up-to-date with any new details or information like the event itinerary, any add-ons or contests , food and beverage, raffle prizes or auction items, and player gifts. Leverage both organic and paid social media channels to help spread the word about the tournament. Email campaigns.

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Congrats Mark Horvath & Invisible People TV for Pepsi SXSW Challenge Win

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Gary Vee , a social media celebrity champion and many others, helped this cause win the contest and receive a grant of $50,000 for Invisible People TV. Social media celebrity charity endorsements with social media rock stars helped raised the visibility of the contest and as a by-product, the different causes. Conclusion.

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Great reads from around the web on March 30th

Amy Sample Ward

." <b>nononprofitspam</b> <b>wordpress.com</b> – Check out this new blog and campaign from nptechers like Deborah Elizabeth Finn and Peter Campbell targeting an issue many of us in the nonprofit sector may not think exists, or maybe ignore: nonprofit spam. "Our " Lights.

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50+ Year End Fundraiser Email Subject Lines

CauseVox

Alternatively, 69 percent of email recipients flag an email as spam based on the subject line. To make sure your email gets read rather than ignored, marked as spam, or tossed in the trash, compelling fundraiser email subject lines are an absolute must. Avoid Spam Words To improve deliverability, avoid using promotional words (i.e.

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5 Email Sins to Avoid (Again)

sgEngage

And it’s more than likely spam, too. It could be asking to take a poll, survey, participate in a contest, or help spread the word for your organization. Everything from the subject line to the content of the message and the links in it should reinforce that purpose. No Segmentation. No Follow-Up.

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