Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. 16) GivingTuesday donors say the following communication tools are the most likely to inspire them to give: Email – 35%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

6) Improved Email Response Rates: Nonprofits using storytelling in their email campaigns experience better response rates. Campaign Monitor reports that emails with storytelling content have a 26% higher click-through rate than those without, indicating that storytelling captures readers’ attention and prompts action.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A good fundraising email subject line can make or break your request for funds. You see, most people focus just on the email itself and the subject line is an afterthought. You see, if the email doesn’t get opened, you get no donations. Your fundraising email subject line has ONE job: to entice the recipient to open the email.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Today, we’re introducing our first Salesforce.org Impact Labs cohort on zero hunger and their work on U.S We all know that hunger is a complex and growing problem. Getting to zero hunger will require unprecedented collaboration and a multi-pronged approach that gets to the numerous causes. Food Insecurity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

I didn't, until I read about the San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. Last year, 6 food bloggers and recipe developers tried to eat 3 meals on $3 per day during the 2008 San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. To participate, email the San Francisco Food Bank at: HungerChallenge@SFFB.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

2) 29% of donors worldwide say that social media is the tool that most inspires them to give, however, email is a close second at 27%. 9) Religious donors are more likely to give to charitable organizations that provide basic needs and support the causes of children and youth, health and wellness, and hunger and homelessness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

" Hunger is not only local issue, but also a global one. obesity and chronic hunger and malnutrition. I've set up a the Social Actions Twitterfeed to search and post for hunger related campaigns and actions. I left A Comment To Help With Tyson Foods Hunger Relief in California. I signed up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2007

Last month I interviewed the Web Team over at Fight Hunger I got an email from Cordelia SalterNour telling me that they've selected a winner for their video contest. " Cordelia's answer: For us it's perfect - it combines all the messages we wanted to get across in a neat, engaging video.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2006

They are looking for an, "upbeat viral video that spreads the word about ending child hunger by 2015." If your video is accepted we will send you a confirmation email." hunger video contest Now FightHunger.org (a project of the UN World Food Program and partners) is launching a Walk the World Viral Video Contest.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Fans’ obsession with the Hunger Games saga isn’t by chance. As a Hunger Games fanatic (if Disney creates a Panem-based theme park, I’ll be first in line to visit the Capitol), I’ve been thinking about how nonprofits can learn from the phenomenon and generate this type of dedicated following. Hunger Games Lesson 3: Precision Matters.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, we announced our first cohort on Zero Hunger, focusing on food insecurity in the United States. But as we know, getting to Zero Hunger will take collaboration from all regions, with multiple approaches to address the contributing factors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

54% prefer to be thanked for their donations by email, 20% via text message, 9% by phone call, 7% by print letter, and 6% by social media message. ? 57% of donors in Kenya are more likely to trust organizations that use the.org domain extension for website and email communications. ? 11% are enrolled in a monthly giving program. ?

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M+R

APRIL 22, 2021

Thanks to contributions from 220 amazing nonprofit participants, this year’s Benchmarks Study covers detailed data including digital ads, social media, email, web traffic, mobile messaging, and more. . Here: Nonprofits working to alleviate Hunger and Poverty reported a 173% increase in online revenue. Want more evidence?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

More than 98% of all donations go directly to feeding programs for people facing hunger. Send a series of automated email thank yous—starting with the one sent immediately after a donor makes a gift online—expressing thanks and encouraging engagement. “ Instead, the email series is an opportunity to go deeper into donor relationships.”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% Share summer meal site info via text or email. Range texts and emails are sent through third party services ( Twillio and SendGrid ). Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For millions of Americans, hunger became a new and unwelcome fact of life. The DipJars were on the move during the pandemic, popping up at two local BBQ joints during Hunger Action Month in September. The effort is supported by a concerted effort to get the word out through the media, advertising, direct mail, and email blasts.

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M+R

JANUARY 11, 2022

This includes all online revenue — ads, email, sms, etc. In 2020, some sectors — like hunger and poverty — experienced huge spikes in giving. Email is alive and well! In email fundraising, a slight majority of groups experienced an uptick in overall revenue. You might begin to believe there is no normal anymore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

But they are looking at associated metrics such as: downloads, user comments, sharing, and google analytics to show dog searches… then data collection (emails and mobile optins), microdonations, and buzz via earned media. One of the campaigns for the Oracle effort during Hunger Awareness Month was “Hunger: Put a Fork in It.”

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M+R

APRIL 29, 2021

Here: Nonprofits working to alleviate Hunger and Poverty reported a 173% increase in online revenue. Email list sizes were up by 3%, Twitter followers increased by 25%, and mobile audiences by 26%. This is extraordinary growth, and a sign of just how many people devoted themselves to doing good in 2020. Want more evidence?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 6, 2011

In the past, FBNYC would send an email that would print 10 pages long. Everyone would get a single email loaded with information that didn’t pertain to them. Using the Convio database, FBNYC is now able to segment their emails so that food assistance programs receive only the instructions relevant to them.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

There are also a variety of content management systems (some that are free) that can help you vary your online copy and emails depending on segmentation and conditionals. We started collecting ZIP codes with email addresses sign-ups about a year ago. If you don’t have a system that does this yet, get help and find one - it’s the now.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

We don’t have a big enough email list. Why is our email list so small? We don’t have good ways to collect emails. Why don’t we have good email collection strategies? Is reminding folks you haven’t solved hunger, homelessness, or poverty a good thing? Why aren’t enough people aware of us? Opportunity for what?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Analyze the data available to you to set the right goals and segment your donors for relevant, effective email communications. Donors understand that their $30 will not realistically solve hunger in their city. They know they’re not solving hunger on a huge scale. Most emails are read on phones!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Tyson Foods was willing to donate 100 pounds of protein to the Boston Food Bank per comment on its Hunger Relief blog. (Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog.) . That's a lot of chicken, but the work of addressing hunger never ends.

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Classy

JULY 19, 2021

In addition to the hunger for more video content, the COVID-19 pandemic also affected the type of content users are most interested in. Include email capture in your video to drive conversion. Email collection in video is the most successful at generating engagement and leads.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Since that initial spike, we’ve seen revenue decline over the last few years, but the work of food banks has never been more vital — in fact, the rate of people experiencing hunger in the United States is at an all-time high. The increased volume of email helped keep that revenue steady.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Sara received a thank you email within a half hour and was thrilled]. Here’s some resources from VolunteerMatch if you want to volunteer your time to help out hunger organizations. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child’s Philanthropy. And it can be a rewarding experience. Youth in Philanthropy. Learning To Give.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

In fact, studies show that donors are more likely to read a direct mail appeal than an email appeal. For instance, email marketing is a great way to send consistent updates about your overall organization, such as in newsletters. Emails with personalized subject lines are 26% more likely to be opened.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

This is the 2013 edition of my annual review of year-end email subject lines that started in 2011 and continued in 2012. My email vault continues to grow each year — like some vast hoard under a mountain. I analyzed 320 email messages sent to me from 55 nonprofit organizations between December 1st and 31st, 2013.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 1, 2011

She has been a social change fundraiser for 15 years, raising more than $150 million dollars in the fields of women's human rights, hunger and poverty relief, and movement-building. If you have suggestions for people I should interview, please email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com.

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 17, 2021

The support received from VolunteerHub is second to none and I truly appreciate the personal emails when I have questions or need a simple how-to answer. said Carla Fortenberry, Volunteer Manager for Loudoun Hunger Relief. . The monthly updates are also essential to learning new “tricks of the system”.

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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. Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History.

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Care2

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Several organizations that I work with have very large goals like ending world hunger or ending global warming. They thought email was dying and that social networks like Facebook would be the new channel to raise money and inspire activism. What does your email list growth strategy look like for 2015? Are You Diversified?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

If hunger among the elderly is on the rise nationally, share what you’re seeing locally along with a few key stats and a little about how you’re addressing the need in your community. Draft your pitch as an email with the subject as the headline you would like to see. Then cut and paste the release into the body of the email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. Our use of social networking has exposed many cultural differences within our organization.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It’s a journey where we recognize that donors often arise from the pool of individuals who initially connect with our mission as email subscribers. Those interested will be required to give you their email address in exchange for the resource, which leads to new subscribers to your email content.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

And the need to combat hunger and poverty in our communities became all the more urgent. So, for the benefit of the entire industry looking to solve hunger across communities, cities, and nations, I present to you your guide for Foodbank Fundraising in 2021. Unprecedented challenges appeared. Events were cancelled.

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