DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Research shows that 32% of donors are most inspired to give by social media marketing, followed by email (30%), nonprofits’ websites (17%), and printed materials (15%). This can include strategies like search engine optimization (SEO) , posting organically on social media, or creating blog content on your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

As both a lesson and as a metric, failure is potentially productive at every level of socialmarkets - from the repeated return of one homeless person to shelter, to the repeated attempts to attach a value like SROI to such a story." What language is this? " What do you think? Commentary from Michelle Murrain Allan Benamer.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Your website is one of your organization’s most important assets and should anchor your entire digital marketing strategy. Let’s walk through a selection of unique nonprofit websites that not only incorporate these elements but go above and beyond to impress visitors and inspire donations: Interlochen Center for the Arts.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

For example, an animal shelter might use an offer like: “For just $6.20, we can provide a day’s worth of food, shelter, and medical care for a homeless dog or cat.” For example, a soup kitchen might use this offer: “For $1.87, we can provide a hot meal to a homeless person.” Avoid jargon, acronyms, and insider language.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Symbols and language to make your appeal more Jewish-inclusive: The menorah is the primary symbol of Hanukkah, a candelabra that is lit one candle at a time while blessings are recited. Symbols and language to make your appeal more Kwanzaa-inclusive: Candle-lighting is central to Kwanzaa, in the colors of red, green, and black.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We even forgot about our own website at times. We didn’t even really have the language to use to create documentation, or, at least we didn’t think we did. For example, a recent website called AdmittingFailure.com highlights the examples of those opportunities where we can learn from what didn’t work. Social Tactics.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

Storytelling opens doors and creates interest and can be coupled with an invitation to “take action” on the organization’s website which hopefully helps them acquire email addresses. They can also encourage their list to take action on a campaign from the organization’s website. The tour doesn’t have to involve solicitation.

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Achieve

APRIL 22, 2015

I worked for an organization whose mission was to break the cycle of homelessness in our community, and we were laser-focused on helping our clients lead independent lives free from any public support. This is tough to accomplish, because the causes of homelessness are complex as well as unique to each individual. That’s it.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. Write the release in a straightforward manner, including relevant information with no sentimental language.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? Nothing is more boring than boilerplate language: “Your donation will help us bridge the gap between mental illness and health care”.

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Achieve

MARCH 30, 2016

While the typical solicitation often includes language from an organization’s mission and values statements, it rarely appeals to potential supporters with a unique and compelling proposition. Here are a few examples of the kind of language that works well when presenting your “ask”: “Opportunity to…”. Think of it this way. Are You In?

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers say low pay and understaffing are contributing to high turnover, exacerbating what they contend are already difficult working conditions. What brought me back to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is our mission and the 800-plus people dedicated to work on this mission,” she said.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Or to help you eliminate your waiting list so every homeless person can get medical care. Use the same language over and over throughout all interactions with donors and prospects, including asks, newsletters, and social media posts. Get your website ready. Make sure your campaign message is front and center on the website.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Perhaps it’s a program grant to cover costs of running your homelessness program. Also, don’t forget to review the funder’s grant guidelines , eligibility criteria, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) if they have a website. Get clear on the type of funding you are seeking. What is your process for selecting who you fund?

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Graphic Design for Nonprofit Websites. 2) Graphic Design for Nonprofit Websites. Graphic design for websites should be optimized for user experience to captivate and lead viewers naturally through the web pages. Your nonprofit’s website design should enhance your mission and make your goals known. Website images.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation. They aren’t interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness — that goal feels too big. More importantly, avoid technical language or jargon.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Even worse, they don’t appear to be speaking the language and may work as isolated islands instead of finding ways to build bridges together to cultivate and engage supporters and do it with common values, culture, vocabulary, and practices. Your cross-departmental team should identify an experience you want to better understand.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2019

a website, email, social media post, etc.—your Because most organizations speak in hazy, nebulous, say-nothing language, concrete language will set you apart and give you a discrete brand identity. And that’s why concrete language is so powerful: It makes you immune to user confusion. Picture Harold, the homeless hound…”.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

With social media platforms and a dynamic website, you can spread the word about your mission easily and attract new potential donors quickly. John Center for Homeless Men. Instead, with online fundraising, you can be sure that most of the money you raise will go directly towards your mission. Around the World” virtual festival.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

According to Giving Tuesday’s website , it is “a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity.” Here’s what their donation page looked like: Notice how the language on the donation page encourages donors to take advantage of the opportunity to increase their impact! Request Demo. Giving Tuesday FAQs.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

You’re speaking my language. If you are, you know, like I said, if you’re a homeless shelter or anything with those sensitive confidentiality thing, tell the story from a different perspective. LinkedIn or your website. So I am going to stop the share and going down to the Q&A. Is that appropriate, Steven?

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Byte Technology

MARCH 25, 2015

Imagine this scenario: a recent transplant to an urban locale wishes to continue their previous endeavor of volunteerism at a meal center, homeless shelter or after-school reading program. Speak Their Language. Skip the Delete Button.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

You either get a credit card donation through your organization’s website or you receive personal checks from donors sent to your organization’s office or P.O. When you send a thank-you note for a gift received through a DAF, you do not include tax language, as the donor has already received the tax benefit from the bank.

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APRIL 2, 2023

Crafting a good nonprofit mission statement forces you to examine your organization’s purpose at its core and then mine the English language for just the right words to convey that purpose in as few words as possible. We work to end the cycle of homelessness for families in our community.

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JUNE 11, 2023

Use “you” language. Donors should be able to go directly to a link where they can give, not to the home page of your website where they’ll have to dig to find the donation page. Don’t tell the donor that your organization made the difference. Say “ You can help this mother and son find a temporary home.”

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 6, 2022

It has been translated into over 500 languages and its proclamation day of December 10th has been established as Human Rights Day. You can check out their website to view all of their campaigns, read stories, and learn about ways you can personally promote and engage with human rights activism. On December 9, 2001, President George W.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

Steve Williams: When I was in college I did a lot of service work around homelessness issues. I was like, "It's cool doing it," but I recognize that regardless of how hard I worked in the homeless shelter, that every day there were more and more people, who were forced to come to the shelter because they had nowhere else to go.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Switch Up Your Fundraising Language. Your donors have probably seen the same type of language from nonprofit organizations and businesses alike regarding COVID-19. At this point, all the language around “these trying times” and “unprecedented needs” and how you’ve had to “pivot” to adjust are white noise. Travel-themed auction.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And all kinds of information on our website, you can watch videos, get a really good sense of what we have to offer. Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. And, finally, websites and strategic plan. We would love for you to do that.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 17, 2014

They feed the hungry and house the homeless. What about on your website? For example, you should use distinct language for: first-time donors. Amy can be reached through her website at www.tripointfundraising.com. Stop thinking of your donors as ATM machines and really focus on them as people. They save lives.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So if you’re shopping for software or maybe you’re in the market or just curious about us, visit our website. You can find out more in our website, so we’ll just breeze over that. You can use your own language, however you want to do it. That’s what Bloomerang is. But don’t do that right now.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 21, 2025

They arent interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness that goal feels too big. But providing meals and blankets for the homeless people in their community is more attainable. It should be reflected in the language your staff and board members use, the stories you tell, and the impact you showcase.

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