sgEngage

JULY 16, 2024

Each appeal, mailed to a segmented list of potential new and past donors, includes an inspiring story about ASM’s impact as well as an easy donation link. Once the match is confirmed, we advertise it everywhere : on every social media post, every appeal email, every mailed appeal—we make sure that casual donors can’t miss it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I posted this fun, but practical link to social media icons on a Friday. In the comments, someone shared it with their network calling it a “Fun Friday Geeky Share.” ” I started a regular post on Fridays to share a “ Fun, Friday Geeky Share ‘ which gets a high number of shares, likes, and comments.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Send participants a themed puzzle to solve in advance or a styled invitation in the mail with the information about how to join. Think of fun things people will have fun sharing that won’t put anyone at a security risk; some guests won’t want to share pictures of their children publicly, for example, but might be happy to snap a pet selfie.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. A fun, colorful way to track your nonprofit’s growth and activity on Twitter. Wufoo :: wufoo.com. TwitSprout :: twitsprout.com.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Hello Have Fun, Do Gooders! I'll email the gift certificate to you as a PDF so you can mail, or email it to them. It will look similar to last year's gift certificate (pictured above). Just wanted to let you know that the Winter 2013 Juicy Blogging E-Course will be happening January 11-February 1, 2013.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 22, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Picture This: A Look Back at This Years Spring Forum posted by Kayla L. It was also fun for me to meet some other students who attended. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 30, 2024

With Neon CRM’s out-of-the-box form and template builder, you have full design control over the colors, font, pictures, text, and customizable fields, which you can later turn into actionable data. Try using words, pictures, or even a short video clip to convey your message directly on your volunteer interest form.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Yes, their manager likely has the big picture in mind, but who knows better how the changes in the last year transformed their world than the person doing it? Let’s say that your contributions from direct mail donors of less than $1,000 fell off by 60% in 2020 as compared to the previous year. What problems still vex them?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2022

Then, they receive a personalized invitation in the mail with your event’s time, its date, and a link to your registration page. Events are an opportunity for your nonprofit to fundraise, but they’re also for supporters to have a few hours of fun. Sell branded merchandise. Host a peer-to-peer campaign.

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Marketing Nonprofit Volunteer Campaign 105

Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers of those members? Be creative – Make it fun to collect data as you’re interacting with people. Don’t fall into the trap of being reactive, instead focus on the long-term picture. Be specific about what data you keep and why.

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Most will sign up online, but don’t forget to remind people writing a check or giving by credit card through the mail that monthly is an option. Organizations can send a sticker or bookmark as a thank you, write personal notes, email a fun picture, or find other unique ways to thank donors.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

Pictures have tenfold the value of words. email Joanne Fritz with"Carnival Mailing List" as your subject line to get on the mailing list. • Finally, Kevin Jones of Hannah's Socks wrote me a note about why he thinks their organization's blog is juicy: "It's not about us. It's about our supporters. Flickr photo credit: Juicy!

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Be sure to optimize images and implement responsive design techniques to ensure that your mails display as quickly and correctly as possible. Starbucks’ Facebook page does a great job of this, sharing fans’ pictures, store and product updates and timely posts regularly and creating a connection with their audience.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

It’s not fun or glamorous, and it’s certainly not being the CEO of the product. Also, remember you can always find me on Twitter @nmasc_ or e-mail me at natasha.m@techcrunch.com. The startup tried to pain a picture of a path of profitability, with rising revenues as well as rising net losses. techcrunch.com. Around TechCrunch.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Entice your audience to become monthly sustainers through direct mail, special events, face-to-face engagements, and online. Donors acquired by direct mail generally have the greatest lifetime value of all monthly donors. Use captivating photos, be creative, and feel free to have fun when sharing these moments. Get specific.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Picture this: it’s a Saturday morning and you’re laying in bed. Remember, a multichannel strategy requires considering every channel at your disposal — including direct mail. While direct mail is often thought of as an old-school outreach technique, it can also appeal to younger audiences like. What is this affliction?

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

As the organization raising private funds for Washington state’s picture-perfect national parks— Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic—the Fund relies on highly visual communications. Welcome series Direct mail and email/video reinforce donor impact with messaging that appeals to both fast and slow systems of thinking.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

For example, rather than needing to spend money printing out endless flyers for a direct mail campaign, you can easily plan and execute an email campaign instead for far less money and with a more sizeable return on your investment. Check out our comprehensive list to keep your fundraising campaigns fun and fresh for all of your donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 7, 2011

Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. American Humanics: An Elite Group Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demo. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love. Central Ave.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

And while there’s nothing wrong with your standard fundraiser, sometimes it’s fun to do something a bit different. Athens Rotary Club is holding a plunge event in February and encouraging costumes, teams, and all kinds of fun for their plunge. Golf tournaments are a great deal of fun for participants. Polar Plunge.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

For fun, have them also prepare a 30 minute presentation for the organization. Expand this task to managing a public contest for supporters to email in pictures that volunteers can then clean up and put into the master library. Have your intern review the past year of posts and data from your major platforms. Data hygiene projects.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Your database is probably home to people from a ton of different sources – your online donors, your direct mail donors, your volunteers, people who signed up on your website, people who registered for one of your events, people who fall into more than one of those categories, etc. So for example, you may see a number like 6,728, as pictured.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. The easiest way to conduct these interviews is through e-mail or over the phone, but for the enterprising blogger with a penchant for journalism, in-person interviews provide the opportunity to get action photos and video interviews. That said, mix it up!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Cold calling doesn’t work well in fundraising, and it’s no fun. Include grant deadlines, your signature event, appeals, and everything else you need to get a complete picture of your year. Donors who send a check can be kept informed via postal mail. If you don’t have a system, make that a priority for this year!

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Make the confirmation page more than just a generic receipt, and include a follow-up call to action, a picture and story of impact, a stakeholder testimonial, or even an official note from your leadership. Below is a list of some other fun donor thank-you ideas to take you even further. Timing: Immediate / within 24 hours.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2011

Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. American Humanics: An Elite Group Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demo. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love. Central Ave.

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Build Create Arizona Philanthropy 84

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. American Humanics: An Elite Group Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demo. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love. Central Ave.

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Americorp Arizona Philanthropy RSS 86

The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Direct mail just doesn’t yield what it used to. It didn’t come from your email database or your direct mail piece; it came from personal relationships – people motivated by a cause and those personal relationships. It’s a nice complement to, and maybe a full-on replacement, for those direct mail and email campaigns.

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

If we’re just talking about methods, there’s major gifts, bequests and trusts, corporate relations, grant proposals, direct mail, social media, virtual and in-person events. you rely on events, direct response (mail, email and social media) and grant proposals? The minimum wage mail clerk! effective fundraising strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

That work isn’ t root canal – it’s actually fun. Shari warns that there’s a lot of data points to collect,”so choose a few things to monitor or track, and then develop a workflow that will allow you to gain a big picture view. You don’t need the bells and whistles if you’re just starting out.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. American Humanics: An Elite Group Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demo. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love. Central Ave.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

With the slowing down of things such as mail, this might be a good opportunity to push more of your supporters online to donate and a crowdfunding appeal can help do that. Unrelated speaker: Have a standup comedian, yoga instructor, mindfulness coach, etc join for a fun activity. Virtual bingo is not one of those serious fundraisers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

In fact, it ought to be a fun, exhilarating, rewarding experience for both members of this important leadership team. Thirty-two CEOs responded, and the results were extremely informative, leading to the greater question of how often this relationship is fun, exhilarating, and rewarding. I have found no studies that dispute this.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

Make sure you're providing timely, valuable information, and using tried and true tools like newsletters and e-mail to remind people of the value you provide. People love pictures and videos, and they can be easier to create and control than blogs. Polling widgets are a fun and simple way to interact with visitors on your site.

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Place Tools Social Media Online 78

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. American Humanics: An Elite Group Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demo. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love. Central Ave.

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Generation Arizona Philanthropy Phoenix 80

Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2012

Mailing list signups. Rather than simply “donations” you might choose to track general donations and donations to a special fun separately, giving you 2 different donation KPIs. You will always want to focus on more than KPI, because one data point will never tell you the whole picture. Event registrations.

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Benchmark Analytics Mail Metrics 42

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. American Humanics: An Elite Group Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demo. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love. Central Ave.

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