Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The Twitter handles I chose, especially in my top ten list, are on Twitter every day. Steve shares his insights on his blog Causeaholic and 501 Connect. She’s the leading woman behind its website, blog, newsletter and twitter handle. They tweet, a lot. And I can’t have that. Cause marketing is a focus. Jocelyne Daw.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Yes, a blog is vital to sharing stories about your organization and the passionate ambassadors you have on your team -but an e-newsletter goes one step further to keep your core audience of supporters and key donors up-to-date. It could be an image of volunteers helping at an event, children on your program participating in a day camp etc.

Non-Profits 145

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Have a great day! Can you imagine asking someone why they unsubscribed from your email list and they’re like, “Uhhh my husband is in the hospital with COVID and I’m trying to hold down two jobs to put food on the table while homeschooling my kid, etc, etc.” No, you shouldn’t. OK, nice chatting with you.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 21, 2023

Exploring the Benefits of a White Label Telehealth Platform A white label telehealth platform can help you provide better service to your customers by giving them access to medical experts through video conferencing or other types of communication channels. What are some of the benefits of using a white label telehealth platform?

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Before my sales people head out to close a potential sale I always give them the same piece of advice: Don’t screw it up. Closing a sponsorship deal isn’t easy, especially these days when companies are scrutinizing everything and watching every penny. Don’t give them an excuse to say no.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Diversifying ways that donors can donate to one campaign not only makes it easier for them, but it also gives you more revenue streams-taking the pressure off if one area of fundraising isn’t doing as well as others. Online giving days have the potential to work really well as they create a sense of urgency among your supporters and fans.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 10, 2011

After nearly seven years at Boston Medical Center , today is my last day. I could tell you all about my time here, but you can read about it for yourself on this blog, which I started shortly after I arrived at BMC. Sal, Marc and Laura and everyone that works for their companies are wonderful and giving people.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 28, 2020

Many nonprofits have “sustainer programs” which allow donors to give monthly. More and more nonprofits are investing in sustainer programs and monthly giving and you should too. Thanks to PIR Blog , Mission Box Blog , NonProfitPRO Blog , Donor Perfect Blog for rounding up portions of this list themselves first.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 4, 2018

That's why I'm partnering with sponsorship pro Chris Baylis to bring his full-day, online conference to you on April 19th. has donated over $167 million to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.??. But I want to give Dropbox Paper and SentiOne a try. Double down on email marketing, blogging, Instagram and Pinterest - I can help.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2023

Given this, and a system of work that often limits autonomy, the freedom to move through a day in an unstructured way can feel revolutionary. Even when we are doing work we love, the idea that we can choose how we spend our time, and how much to give of ourselves—can open up space for imagination.

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Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Medical 93

iMarketSmart

APRIL 12, 2022

That’s because most major gifts and planned giving fundraising efforts are done relationally. So how do you measure perceived value and trust while forecasting future major giving instead of looking backwards? Either one forecasts more giving or less. of deceased people (that’s just 1 out of 1,000!). The reasons vary.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 6, 2023

BHuman AI Studio: BHuman AI Studio has a cutting-edge AI supported by 50+ languages, trusted by 130k innovators and used in multiple industries like sales, marketing, e-commerce, hospitality, automotive, real estate, software, HR, customer support, healthcare, fitness and health, politics, finance and non-profit.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For example, in this screenshot from Facebook, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals adds the donate button feature to their Live broadcast. Make donors the heroes If you want your donors to give over and over again, you need to tell them the truth: that for your nonprofit, they are the true heroes.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Watching the season finale of Top Chef last night, I knew firsthand the pressures the chefs endured because I had spent the day trying to win my own culinary contest at the Action Kitchen at the Seaport Hotel. If you regularly follow my blog, you know my hospital is no stranger to the Seaport Hotel.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

I love this program because it highlights a few key points I always talk about on my blog. I’d have to ask Cone if they track this info, but my team and I are strong believers that cause combined with savings and coupons at the register give shopper that added incentive (and just reward) to make a gift. Point-of-sale works.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 28, 2020

If you’re involved in nonprofit fundraising, at some point you will inevitably need to come up with donor giving level names. By encouraging donors to give monthly, you not only build loyalty, familiarity and commitment, but you can also plan your revenue better. A sustainer program is all about encouraging donors to give monthly.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 6, 2016

Then, finally, she told me about her local hospital. As a volunteer, she answers telephones two days a week. Interestingly, the entire time she discussed the hospital with me, she said, “ We are going to do __.” And, lastly, are you acting as a facilitator for their giving? LIKE THIS BLOG POST? He was a surgeon.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

It’s about enjoying and indulging in the small things, even when the environment around you is much less hospitable or pleasurable. Who needs real shoes when you are sitting behind a computer most of the day? Most scented products give me headaches, so I have been slow to get on the essential oils bandwagon.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

During Labor Day weekend, my husband and I were exploring the Virginia countryside, which included a visit to the Graffiti House. The Graffiti House was used as a field hospital during the Civil War and still houses fascinating graffiti from the soldiers of that time.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 7, 2009

Blogging, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin are increasingly useful tools for some members of the team. Blogging at Selfishgiving.com has given me an exclusive cause marketing platform to share with prospects. In short, blogging has been a great way to create, continue and steer cause marketing conversations with prospects.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 16, 2009

When I posted Defending Cause Marketing last week, I have to admit that while I knew cause marketing had many friends, I also knew it had its detractors, and I thought the latter just might win the day. You can post something on your own blog and link back to mine. Or you can write a guest post for my blog. They didn’t.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2011

To this day, I have yet to receive a text alert from a nonprofit that links to a mobile website, only their desktop site. They are looking for timely news items and recent blog posts. This is especially true if your nonprofit is location-based, such as museums, hospitals, animal shelters, food banks, etc.

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Technology Nonprofits Food Values 77

Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

That conversation ended with the idea of creating an online community to support these leaders… When someone on Chris Brogan’s blog asked if there was any content yet, a 501 Mission Place member said: It’s already getting populated to the point where I’m struggling to keep track of all of the new information.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

If individuals give it much thought, it’s generally in terms of self defense, preserving our own privacy and identity. Happy Turkey Day, indeed. These aren’t anomalous: breaches continue, day in and day out. Love the daily blogging? But taking on responsibility for protecting others’ privacy seems remote.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Give the job to someone who has an eye for aesthetics. Add “pin it” buttons to your blog or web site so your visitors and supporters can create their own pin boards that highlight your cause. Bonus if you convince members to pin their own recipes posted on their own blogs. Learn from these 15 Pinterest superusers.

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Medical Nonprofits Food Education 78

Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2013

We all have 24 hours in a day. When I was employed by a nonprofit hospital, I made it a habit of investing one lunch a week in professional development. Learn how: 100 Donors in 90 Days ! Lessons from the Big Give. It may not change the world around us, but what we believe can definitely impact how we perceive reality.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

And then I went to [Weill] Medical College, Cornell University, in New York City—and I did a residency at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. CS: In terms of having had to step outside of the system to learn about health, can you give an example of how you did that? And when I go to the hospitals, I’m an anomaly for them.

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Medical Health Leadership Healthcare 90

iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 17, 2022

He summarizes it as, (1) “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day” (2) “into a region of supernatural wonder:” (3) “fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won:” (4) “the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.”[1]. Internally, he will be transformed.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 18, 2011

I subscribe to your blog and get your great tips every morning! I’m wondering if you could give any advice on marketing a non-direct service organization? I’m posting this question on the blog, because it’s a theme I commonly hear. What great day did she have with a mom or baby, and how did you make that possible?

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 27, 2009

True confessions: ten days ago I freaked out. I regularly blog in the economic impact on philanthropy and how Americans remain generous , even in tough times like these. What in the world was I thinking asking people for money every day? I’m an optimist by nature. My standard answer is that it’s always full.

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Non Profitvote

AUGUST 25, 2023

Guest blog post Despite the pandemic, 2020 was an important year for me. Just as Departments of Motor Vehicles , other government agencies, and libraries across the country play an important role in civic engagement, hospitals, clinics, and emergency rooms are the next wave.

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Healthcare Medical Health Environmental 98

Fundraising Coach

JULY 28, 2009

If you work for such an organization, don’t give up! I’ve already recommended reading blogs as a free learning opportunity. One day, looking at the stack of unread books growing on my desk, I realized I could either beat myself up for not reading them, or I could call up the authors and learn directly from the source.

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Fundraising Fundraising Healthcare Philanthropy 67

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you’re watching this as a recording, I hope you’re having a good day no matter when and where you are. So what we’ll share in the next slide, is that in 2020, giving reached a record-breaking $471.44 And the headline was that this $471 billion was a new record for charitable giving in the United States.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

3] This can appear as, “We need your advice … Oh, but now that you’re giving advice, we actually want your money.” At hospitals, these might be doctors or nurses. This encourages giving. Giving likelihood was 13% when reading about causes or causes and projects. It’s important to have a legitimate reason to ask.[2]

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Psychology Public and Social Policy Environmental Participation and motivation 52

Fundraising Coach

JULY 28, 2009

If you work for such an organization, don’t give up! I’ve already recommended reading blogs as a free learning opportunity. One day, looking at the stack of unread books growing on my desk, I realized I could either beat myself up for not reading them, or I could call up the authors and learn directly from the source.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How did they do it? Sometimes more!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How did they do it? Sometimes more!

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