Selfish Giving

MAY 10, 2023

For that reason, I'm keeping this week's newsletter short! 9 ways artificial intelligence (AI) can improve your email marketing. Try using AI to upgrade your email subject lines. Copy the subject line from this newsletter (or from any email in your inbox) and pop over to ChatGPT. ✍️ Partnership Notes 1.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 7, 2015

Email newsletters consistently rank among the top 3 when we ask nonprofits what their most important communications channels in our annual trends report survey. You also spend more time on creating email newsletter articles than most other types of content. Your newsletter should have a clean and simple design.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 16, 2021

10 Email Newsletter Design Ideas to Hook Your Subscribers. Are you looking to improve your Email Marketing Campaigns? Be sure to pay attention to your Email Design. The email newsletter strategy is still going strong today. The first idea is to make a quick and straightforward offer on your email content.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Just a heads up that I will NOT be publishing a newsletter next Wednesday, December 28th. If you win, I'll drop you an email asking for your shirt size and mailing address. ?U.S. As many of you know, I resend my newsletter on Fridays to those people that didn't open my Wednesday newsletter. Reply with your pick!

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 28, 2015

When we recently asked several hundred executive directors which communications channel they most wanted to get right and master, the answer was email newsletters. In this video, I share the three essentials I am looking for when I review an email newsletter. ( Can’t see the video player? Watch it on YouTube ).

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Ann Green

APRIL 19, 2023

In theory, a newsletter can be a great way to engage with your donors. In reality, that doesn’t often happen because most donor newsletters can be used as a cure for insomnia. The good news is you can create an engaging newsletter your donors will want to read. Remember, donors are more likely to read a print newsletter.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 1, 2022

I don't recommend sending cold emails to prospective partners. I have a rule I've been teaching people during my coaching sessions that you shouldn't email a prospect unless you have. However, sometimes people just want to send that cold email to see what happens. No one wants to read a long email. Structure Matters.

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Ann Green

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For example, if you recently created an event landing page to spotlight your upcoming peer-to-peer fundraising event, you could summarize the purpose of this event in your email newsletter and include a link to your landing page for people to learn more and register. or “Register Tonight for the Event Of the Season!”

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 31, 2019

Registration is $20 or free with an All-Access Pass Learn More and Register February 19 & 21: Creating Awesome Nonprofit Email Newsletters [Two-part Webinar Series] Learn how to create a newsletter worthy of the time you are investing in it. I will share some tips on storytelling. Peter Panepento will be back on the 27th.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 6, 2023

As a nonprofit organization, email newsletters are one of the most powerful tools you have to engage with your audience, share your mission and impact, and ultimately drive donations and support. So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let’s dive into 18 ideas for crafting effective nonprofit newsletters.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 12, 2023

informal, professional, with a Boston accent)] sales email for a corporate partnership with [nonprofit], which is the perfect partner for a company that wants to give back and reach a valuable target audience. Head over to ChatGPT and either signup or, if you already have an account, log in. Add a CTA to influence companies to partner.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 13, 2014

Sarah recently went through our communications director mentoring program and shared the changes her schoolmade to their email newsletter as well asthe feedback she got from the parents at her school. Here is what she said about the old newsletter: Our Thursday newsletter goes to all current parents at our school.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Just hit reply to this email. Guess who's reading their email. We’re seeing huge, massive growth, particularly in the Gen Z category.Gen Z is really engaging in newsletters. It’s a great customer experience [and] we’re seeing more and more interest from advertisers with our newsletters as well.” I'd love to learn more!

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 17, 2014

We started with our social media tips page ,and now want to let you know the email newsletter tips page is up. The email newsletter page allows you to sign up for our popular 15 Days to More Engaging, Inspiring E-Newsletters email course. E-Newsletters Nonprofit Communications' Next Steps.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 25, 2021

On that corporate partnership page is there an email signup form? Does that email signup require a corporate email address? To this, newsletter reader Kari Hayden Pendoley added Afghan Institute of Learning. if it supports a cause. Does your website have a corporate partnerships page? It should.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 31, 2021

Did you put your email newsletter on hiatus during the pandemic? Second, here are 11 ideas to reactivate your email list and re-engage your subscribers. ?? Newsletter reader and CSR expert Susan McPherson has published her first book! This 17-step content creation flowchart is genius! Use small interruptions ????????????to

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

How to use email to remind supporters of your upcoming events. Another reason nonprofits should focus on email: it's the empathy channel. Hit reply to this email and give me the details and a link to the position. ???? WHY ARE YOU READING MY NEWSLETTER HERE? Watch for my weekly newsletter on Wednesday mornings.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 22, 2021

How to write email newsletters that people actually want to read. Email Newsletters are perfect for doing that. Here’s how to write engaging emails that people will actually read. Newsletters allow them to have access to the inbox of their audience to engage, advertise, or direct traffic to their website.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I really enjoyed reading United Spinal Association's Corporate Connection newsletter. A monthly or quarterly newsletter is a great way to stay in front of partners and prospects. ?? How to make an amazing introduction via email. WHY ARE YOU READING MY NEWSLETTER HERE? Watch for my newsletter on Wednesdays.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 16, 2019

Since the beginning of the year, several of you have emailed me asking about conferences to attend in 2019. Can't access this article - or any other article in my newsletter? Just hit reply and I'll email it to you.] million conservative email addresses and an instant and passionate audience from which he's decided to (TADA!)

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 25, 2024

Nonprofit email marketing is still a great way for nonprofits to reach the right people with the right message at the right time. It’s a great tool especially when you connect your email engagement work to your nonprofit’s big mission goals. But nonprofit email marketing can be complicated!

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 16, 2019

This past week, I got a great question from a reader asking when and how to clean your email list. You know I'm a big believer in email and newsletters - and with good reason. Campaign Monitor just came out with a report that showed "across the board, donors prefer email. Email works, people. Not cool, right?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 11, 2024

Kristina and I are about to make one of those big switches that all nonprofit communicators will likely make at some point in their careers: moving an email list to a new email service provider. Email service providers (ESP) include companies like MailChimp , Constant Contact , ActiveCampaign , etc. Shaky on the vocabulary?

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Selfish Giving

MAY 2, 2018

NextAfter's's Brady Josephson signed up for email updates from 152 nonprofits. Watch for my email newsletter training later this year. Hit reply or email me at joe@selfishgiving.com. WHY ARE YOU READING MY NEWSLETTER HERE? Join the thousands of readers who receive my free, weekly newsletter in their inbox.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 4, 2012

I’m writing a new e-book to be published this spring by our good friends at Network for Good on how you move from doing a print newsletter to an email newsletter. How do you get email addresses for people you’ve only communicated with in print? Do you keep doing the print version, or for how long?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 16, 2024

Or, more specifically, what should you put on your website , in your emails or newsletter , and on social media? This has always been true — we first blogged about PUT as an email newsletter content strategy in 2016.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2018

Email fundraising and organizing has changed a lot since mass email tools first appeared on the scene. Just ten years ago, nonprofit newsletters were the go-to channel for collecting donations. Here are six reasons why you should rethink your email newsletter. If you have a big story, dedicate a whole email to it.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Use the following writing ideas from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter for your newsletter articles, social media updates, blog posts and more. Sign up now to get prompts emailed to you in advance monthly. You could post a cute animal video on social or send a special email. On the Calendar.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

According to Litmus’s 2021 State of Email Report , the top two emails used by marketers today are: Newsletter. Welcome Email. The welcome email establishes what they can expect from your email marketing and the newsletter comes in and nurtures that relationship.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 8, 2013

E-Newsletters Trends' This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Welcome to our monthly post where I share writing ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, and more! These writing ideas for November come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Fill out the form below to get December’s prompts emailed to you the end of next week. 11/4: Book Lovers Day.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 14, 2009

I included a shorter version of the following article in my Nonprofit Marketing Tips email newsletter that went out earlier today. The newsletter goes out a few times per month. I see three trends that mean your nonprofit’s email newsletters should be shorter than they probably are now.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Get your 2024 editorial calendar off to a good start with these writing ideas for newsletters, social media, and blog posts, etc. These writing ideas for January come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Fill out the form below to get February’s prompts emailed to you the the first week of January.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 3, 2024

. ✌️ The biggest news is that I'll publish my newsletter EVERY OTHER WEEK instead of every week. 59% of you said that getting my newsletter every other week would be fine. The decision was tough as I've published a weekly newsletter for over a decade. One-quarter of you said my newsletter is fabulous "as is."

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Ann Green

MAY 6, 2024

Your CRM will let you personalize your letters and email messages. Make sure to invest in a good email service provider , too. Think of the enormous amount of email and social media posts you receive as opposed to postal mail. Both direct mail and email have their place , but in many cases, direct mail is more effective.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 31, 2022

Not sure what to talk about next month in your newsletter, blog, or on your social media channels? We’ve got all kinds of ideas from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Sign up now to get prompts emailed to you in advance monthly. For example, I will email the prompts for July late this week.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 11, 2024

Nonprofits with budgets between $1.1 – $5 million were most likely to have done so in the last two years. Two hundred organizations, or 38% of the organizations completing our trends survey, say they plan to pursue a significant website redesign in 2024.

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