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Cybercriminals are using Spotify to spread spam and pirated software

TechSpot

Malicious actors are exploiting Spotify's playlist and podcast description features to distribute spam, malware, pirated software, and video game cheat codes, according to cybersecurity experts. The activity is raising significant concerns about the streaming giant's content moderation practices and the potential risks to its vast user base.

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[DATA] 11 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Email for Digital Marketing and Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Increasingly, emails are being filtered to the Promotions Tab in Gmail or to spam folders in Outlook.

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5 Ways to Ensure Your Social Media Content Works in Time for Giving Tuesday

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Megan Allison , Content Marketing Specialist for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Don’t spam your followers with posts that don’t have a purpose. Remember, you’re posting to motivate your supporters to donate to your nonprofit.

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Your 10 Point Checklist For Nonprofit Newsletter Writing

TechImpact

Proof reading, avoiding spam triggers, ensuring it’s mobile optimized, creating alluring subject lines are all imperative to the success of the newsletter and what the content inside is promoting. Are you just looking to raise awareness? You can learn more about CAN-SPAM here. There’s no re-do. This is imperative.

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82 Fundraising and Social Media Stats for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For every 1,000 fundraising messages delivered via email, nonprofits raise $45 USD ( M+R Benchmarks Report ). million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ). million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ). For every 1,000 fundraising messages delivered, nonprofits raise $45 USD. Click to Tweet. Recurring Giving. Crowdfunding.

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My crazy idea to p**s off spammers

The Next Web

The problem with spam is that it is so easy to send a lot of it, and you only need a few fools to buy your stuff to make a buck. For less than $10 you can spam 40 million email addresses. But the fact of the matter is that as we get smarter about filtering spam, spammers get better at reaching more of us, for less money.

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10 e-Newsletter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In fact, in 2013 for every 1,000 fundraising messages delivered, nonprofits raised $17. With that said, below are 10 e-newsletter best practices that can help your nonprofit raise more funds online: 1. Despite the rapid rise of social media, more online donations are made from a click in an e-newsletter than any other source.