Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

By Nathan Hill , Optimization Evangelist at NextAfter , works every day to share how testing and optimization can lead to fundraising growth that can transform organizations and causes. If you want to dig into all of the results, you can check out the full study (including 32 unique and data-driven test ideas) at: recurringgiving.com.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2021

Regularly testing waterways and reservoirs is a never-ending responsibility for utility companies and municipal safety authorities, and generally — as you might expect — involves either a boat or at least a pair of waders. Skipping the step of bringing the water back to a lab for testing streamlines the process immensely, as you might expect.

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NetWits

APRIL 25, 2012

How do they interact with your site? In 3 years mobile will be the #1 method your audience accesses your site. Provide choices – not everyone accesses your site in the same way; make sure you provide different ways to access information to accommodate. Use the right language – know that writing is an art…AND a science.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 9, 2024

To pull relevant emojis into your subject line, copy and paste from sites such as Get Emoji. Dont Guess – Test Your Fundraiser Email Subject Lines Testing your fundraiser email subject lines can help you learn what gets the best response from your audience. You could try performing an A/B test, also known as a split test.

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The Verge

MAY 16, 2021

CAPTCHAs are those tests you have to take, often when trying to log into a service, that ask you to click images of things like busses or crosswalks or bicycles to prove that you’re a human. CAPTCHA, if you didn’t know, stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.”)

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Towards Data Science

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And calculating the value of an experiment conducted as a result of your data team’s research and analytical insights can be quickly estimated by understanding the delta between test versus control and translating those numbers into dollars earned/saved each month. Data pipelines and systems are radically interdependent.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

When there are opportunities to gamify your site, it’s a piece of best practice that’s ideal to adopt because users love the sense of competition and achievement. Virtual badges, points or other gamified activities on your site tend to increase user retention and time on site. We follow the “Lead Startup” method.

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The Verge

JANUARY 17, 2021

Virgin Orbit’s airborne rocket-launching system during a previous test. Virgin Orbit — the sister company of billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic — will try a second test of its small satellite-launching rocket later today, months after it failed to reach orbit during a first attempt. Image: Virgin Orbit.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

Try what I call the “the viral reality check” or “bar test”: show your bar buddies your new app. A website will also allow you to use old-school marketing techniques of site promotion like banners, SEO and link exchanges. The site should be simple and effective and act as a well designed, unique landing page.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

When it comes to sharing stories, we all have our preferred methods of how to post, and where, and even who to share with each time. You can, as with traditional blogs, have a site that shares your posts with the world. Want to check out examples from other organizations already testing and learning?

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Below is a list of the things you should keep track of no matter which method you choose: Time you officially start working in the morning, as well as the time you call it quits for the day. Send developed site to client for review and approval. 6 hours to test site, iron out bugs, and finish site.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 6, 2013

You know where to go to play with the new iPad Mini, read the product specs and test it out. We call it “content for commerce” — customers should be able to easily find the content they need — whether product use information, reviews, specs, or a myriad of other informational aspects — on your site.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The site displays a map of every McDonald’s location in the US, denoted by clusters of dots. A Twitter user claiming to be a McDonald’s employee has confirmed that the method works.). Zahid first tested McBroken in Germany, which has around 1,500 locations. If it can’t, the location gets a red dot. (A

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2009

About Us | Overview | UX Test Kitchen - "The UX Test Kitchen is a nonprofit interactive agency providing free website and media development to other nonprofits. IdealistNews - New partnership with Idealist.org and Reddit has created the IdealistNews site where you can see some of the hot news items in the nonprofit sector.

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Engadget

MARCH 7, 2025

Weve tested over a dozen air purifiers that range from $150 to $1,200 but the most effective method for getting the green light from our air quality monitors is completely free: opening the windows. Unfortunately, it was the lowest performing unit during two separate burn tests and had repeated connectivity issues.

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Tableau

JULY 12, 2022

Tableau site administrators can now control which websites can embed views based on an allowlist, or you can enable embedding views without restriction. In this example, the request packet restricts embedding views to just three websites, including a local computer used for testing. To learn more, read Metrics Methods in Tableau Help.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

That network includes data from more than 400 sites in the US. Wastewater gives officials a way to track the spread of the coronavirus because the virus can be detected in the feces of residents before they are prompted to get tested. But, unlike testing data, wastewater doesn’t rely on people showing up to get tested — it’s passive.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

From what we know of the changes so far, the biggest impacts will be on open rate statistics and the ability to A/B test subject lines and preheader text. Now is a great time to start A/B testing copy for subject lines and preheader text as often as you can. Email Opens + User IPs. Use your UTMs. Follow Apple’s Announcements.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The company, which focuses on primary care, has also introduced virtual care options with an emphasis on what it calls “omnichannel” care, or offering services in whatever method is most convenient, effective and appropriate for its customers. Carbon Health to launch 100 pop-up COVID-19 testing clinics across the US.

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The Next Web

MAY 5, 2013

Amazon’s legendary use of A/B testing surely fits into the category of growth hacking. Content Marketing: Leveraging blog posts, infographics, and viral videos to increase brand awareness and site traffic. Furthermore, growth hacking is not a new practice, just a new term. Turn those visitors into users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Lean method advocates for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), testing it in small ways and building on what was learned to create something that really addresses audience needs and minimizes wasted effort and resources. One example Christie gave was describing the origins of Louder.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

While you should add a personalized touch to your website, the guidelines to make your site appealing are generally the same. There are 4 steps I typically recommend following as you build your site. Since we are a culture of acronyms, I fondly call it the “PREP” method: Plan – Research – Execute – Proact.

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Tableau

JULY 12, 2022

Tableau site administrators can now control which websites can embed views based on an allowlist, or you can enable embedding views without restriction. In this example, the request packet restricts embedding views to just three websites, including a local computer used for testing. To learn more, read Metrics Methods in Tableau Help.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2024

It encompasses many methods of outreach and contribution: on your organization’s website, virtual appeals, text-to-give initiatives, apps, and email, using computers, tablets, and smartphones, paying with credit or debit card, ACH, direct debit, or digital wallet. Online giving is not a single way of donating.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

Test your technology before the meeting and resolve any technical issues. Use the mute button at your site to prevent the transmission of background noise. Many platforms have a technical testing page and good tech support, include those links ahead of your meeting. Establish a method you can call in participants.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We couldn’t have guessed that the pandemic would give our recommendations a test drive so quickly. A website redesign might feel daunting, but don’t let an unattractive site hold you back. Our research resulted in two books dedicated to positioning executives for success in digital markets. leadership. But Industry 4.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions. The audience had very good English skills so no translation was needed. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion.

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Google Research AI blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Moreover, these models cannot be easily reused in new clinical contexts as they often require the collection, de-identification and annotation of site-specific data for every new deployment environment, which is both laborious and expensive. However, REMEDIS is equally compatible with other contrastive self-supervised learning methods.

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Tableau

APRIL 20, 2021

When provisioning a user in Tableau Online, the site administrator can specify the user’s authentication method, site role, and group membership. This can improve security and greatly reduce the amount of manual work that Tableau Online site administrators need to do to manage site users and group membership.

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

It’s a unfortunate reality that too many site owners and administrators don’t put enough stock in the importance of having a method with which new and loyal users can be kept in the loop. Lastly, once your form is completed test it thoroughly to make sure it’s working properly.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

One recently involved money laundering through donation sites where fraudsters tested stolen debit and credit cards through fake donation sites at guest checkout. In another case, the company uncovered fraudsters using Telegram , a social media site, to make services available, such as food delivery, with stolen credentials.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

To test the theory, I recently ran a remarketing campaign on Facebook promoting my article, “ How To Get More Online Donations With Content Marketing.” 522 clicks to my site at a cost of $0.29 Here are a few guides for popular sites to get your tracking codes set up: Google Remarketing Tag.

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sgEngage

APRIL 24, 2023

Password Cracking Password cracking involves using various methods (computational and otherwise) to break through password authentication to gain access to an account. Common methods of password cracking include brute force, dictionary attack, and credential mining. If the password is long enough, it could take years!

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The Verge

JULY 23, 2020

Facebook’s engineers have developed a new method to help them identify and prevent harmful behavior like users spreading spam, scamming others, or buying and selling weapons and drugs. Harman says his group is still running tests to check that the simulations match real-life behaviors with high enough fidelity to justify real-life changes.

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Tableau

JULY 20, 2022

To test your data policies, select "With policy applied" and preview the data as a user. To learn more, read Test Row-Level Security with Preview as User in Tableau Help. Tableau Bridge communicates with your Tableau Cloud site from behind your firewall to keep your published data sources fresh. Well, now that’s a reality.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

By restricting blood flow to the skin of the scalp only, it allows the drugs to flow unimpeded to wherever the tumor or cancer site is while saving the hair follicles from damage. People do, after all, spend that much and more not just on wigs but on other hair retention products and methods. Image Credits: Luminate.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Simple, clear site navigation. However, sub-submenus can test visitors’ patience and might result in pages getting buried. Making these calls isn’t always easy, so consider doing some user testing when first setting up your menus to make sure you and your visitors are on the same page for your navigation. Do a 5 second test.

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