The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

One of the best ways to find new prospects for your online fundraising funnel is to give something away for free on your website. Well, okay, not totally for free – instead, try giving something away in return for a person’s name and e-mail address. You are collecting e-mail addresses on your website, aren’t you?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

And the good news is: yes, it is. Claimants reportedly could select from one of five options: PayPal Venmo Virtual Prepaid Card Zelle Check mailed to an address the claimant provided Can I still submit a claim? Many people have been waking up over the last 24 hours to find that they have received a payment of around $40 from Facebook.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

The new Windows 10 taskbar feature. Microsoft is making a big change to its Windows 10 taskbar soon, with the addition of a news and weather widget. The new feature is available to testers today, and it will allow Windows 10 users to access a feed of news, stocks, and weather information straight from the taskbar.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 7, 2023

Postal Service issued Patriotic Block, a new nondenominated, nonprofit stamp intended for business mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations.

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Charity Village

JUNE 27, 2024

The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new quarterly newsletter from the Charities Directorate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. Research the steps needed to create a direct mail fundraising program (e.g.

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Digital Trends

MAY 6, 2021

You've got mail! at the edge and GPU-accelerated computing to help track and locate missing mail and packages. But where is it? The USPS is leaning on A.I.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The iPhone’s Mail app automatically compresses video files sent as an attachment , and the defense attorney describes getting a renamed.mov file in a format that sounds exactly like an Apple Mail-app compressed video from an iPhone user. Going from an iPhone to an Android, it appears, somehow compressed the file.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The good news is there is an invisible string connecting all the positive experiences above, so measuring your event’s success , reach , and therefore, growth can be a domino effect. One of the key challenges in executing massive events is delivering important news and event updates to a large and growing supporter-base. Entertained?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

And though some individual users are upset over the changes, most of the them are good news for nonprofits. Status Updates are now called “Stories” in the News Feed. Top Stories get priority placement at the top of the News Feed while others are placed lower in the News Feed under “Recent Stories.”

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Bloomerang

APRIL 6, 2021

The good news is that you don’t have to choose just one. This type of campaign uses a combination of various digital methods and/or direct mail. . At GivingMail, we’re experts on using direct mail appeals to help organizations big and small improve their fundraising numbers and achieve their goals. Direct Mail.

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M+R

MARCH 11, 2024

2) Using Scout Quest Audiences for Advertising EVERYWHERE: We’ve used Scout Quest data to build AWESOME Lookalike Audiences on Facebook for a few years now, but on the webinar, Sarah Coughlon shared the HUGE news that we’re now going to be offering similar audiences for programmatic advertising. Direct Mail Targeting!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). Share and Comment on Breaking News. Post Calls to Action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). Share and Comment on Breaking News. Post Calls to Action.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

When marketers think of their email newsletters, they may be placing too much emphasis on “news” and not enough on the “letter” aspect, and Ann Handley, chief content officer at MarketingProfs, sees this as an opportunity. Here are five email newsletter makeover tips that she shared.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

The company announced the show today along with other news about audio stories coming to Apple News and curated local Apple News collections, as well as the release of iOS 13.6. The show, called Apple News Today , will be hosted by Apple News editors Shumita Basu and Duarte Geraldino.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Non-profit direct mail fundraisers know that one of the worst times to send a fundraising letter for a charity is in the couple of weeks before a major election. Because the candidates and their supporters are going to be flooding mailboxes with oversized postcards, self-mailers, and every other type of direct mail communication possible.

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TechImpact

JULY 15, 2014

A direct message to your constituents through an e-newsletter, direct mail, or just an email is a great way to show your constituents your leadership is involved. Industry News Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech volunteers' How can your nonprofit use technology to become more transparent? Executive updates.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Charities would be notified by mail that the Secretary will designate the nonprofit as a terrorist supporting organization unless the organization satisfies the requirements of subclause in the legislation. Such a policy totally disregards the Constitutional principle of due process. The bill was introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.).

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

Direct mail. Whether a volunteer opportunity, registrations for special events, general updates and news, or calls-to-action. It seems intuitive, but ensuring you’re sending millennials a text message alert or an email is far more effective than sending them a direct mail. How often does a consumer like to be contacted?

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Charity Village

JANUARY 13, 2025

According to the Government of Canada, the extension aims to mitigate the impacts of the four-week Canada Post mail stoppage by providing donors with sufficient […] The post Government of Canada announces extension of 2024 charitable donations to February 28, 2025 appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Good Works invites Canadian charities to participate in the 2023 Canadian Direct Mail Benchmarks survey to share direct mail metrics and trends. Requirements for Participation Your organization should have a direct mail program that has been ongoing for a minimum of 3 consecutive years (since 2020 or prior).

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The Verge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Facebook is launching its News tab in the UK in January in a move that’s expected to see the company pay news publishers tens of millions of pounds annually to license their articles, The Guardian reports. Similar to how it works in the US, the news tab will consist of a mix of curated and personalized stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Gone are the days of list acquisitions and swapping of mailing lists. I recommend that you keep “speaking” to them by sending them your regular e-news updates and existing appeals. Far too many groups are not focusing their fundraising efforts on wide-scale donor acquisition efforts.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Business processes dramatically changed from paper to pixels in the last 15 years, and new technology developments are continuing to saturate the landscape every year. There was a shift from snail mail to email; email to websites; websites to mobile websites and applications; and now we have social media in the mix as well.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 18, 2020

Blockchain could make the process even more complicated, some experts say.

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Charity Village

MAY 25, 2023

Canadian fundraising agency Good Works has released the 2023 Direct Mail Benchmarks Report – the only report of its kind in Canada.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The 24/7 news cycle is overwhelming to many people. If you use your website to publish news stories or press releases, make sure that the titles of the press releases and articles include words and phrases that people who may be interested in your mission and programs are likely to type into Google, Bing, or Yahoo!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. PBA provides news, careers & resources for the common good. Sending email newsletters via BCC should be avoided in all circumstances.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The good news, however, is that research indicates giving overall remains steady in an election year, despite the volatility of the election cycle, so your organization has an opportunity to keep donors engaged with your mission. Mail something memorable. Pick up the phone. Add them to your welcome series of emails.

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TechSpot

JUNE 24, 2020

The feature continuously pulls information in real-time from the likes of Mail, Spotify, and news and weather applications, but it hasn’t received much support from Microsoft recently, and more third-party app. Earlier this year, we heard rumors that Microsoft would be killing off Live Tiles in Windows 10’s Start Menu.

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TechSpot

MARCH 19, 2021

BuzzFeed News reports that owner Facebook announced its plans for a preteens-only version of Instagram in an internal mail, allowing the age group to use the photo- and video-sharing app "safely" for the first time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

One question that I see nonprofits constantly asking, and with good reason: “Can social media really bring in new donors for our nonprofit?” Conversions are simply marketing objectives for your audience to complete, such as subscribing to a mailing list or making a donation. The answer is a resounding yes. Even better?

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 20, 2025

One answer to this critical question is: Evaluate the strength of your appeal copy, specifically the direct mail and email appeals targeted to individual donors. Direct mail fundraising letters are more personal than other methods. Copywriting services are a core part of our direct mail offerings. Understand your audience.

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TechRepublic

MARCH 21, 2025

When you input a search term, Gmail will no longer list the related emails in chronological order, but based on a relevancy ranking determined by AI.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2021

Scan documents directly into Mail, Finder, and other Mac apps. Besides Notes, the iPhone’s scanner can be accessed from a number of different Mac apps, including the Finder, Mail, Messages, and Pages 7.2 Camera Continuity isn’t a new feature, but its compatibility with the iPhone’s document scanner was news to me.

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TechSpot

APRIL 5, 2022

Good news came down the pipe this week as Valve said it recently sent out the first batch of order e-mails to Q2 reservation holders. Better yet, Valve is ramping up Steam Deck shipments and will be sending more order availability e-mails each week – up to two waves per.

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