Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 1, 2012

August 14th: Direct Mail for Small Nonprofits E-Clinic. This e-clinic provides 5+ hours of training and personal coaching with direct mail expert Tom Ahern. This month’s email will give you suggestions for newsletter articles, blog posts or social media updates for the month of September. Training Open to Everyone.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

We have expanded our Webinar Archive to include recordings from the past SIX months instead of just three. Our Annual All-Access Pass will give you 365 days of access to the best training webinars, exclusive online courses and downloads, support from peers and industry experts and more. Sale ends January 3, 2020. NEW FOR 2020!

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 2, 2012

Registration is open for our Direct Mail for Small Nonprofits E-clinic. This e-clinic will begin May 1st and is only open to 24 small nonprofits. If you are stuck on what to include in your newsletter or blog post, sign up now. Recorded Webinars Soon Leaving the Webinar Archive. See the full webinar schedule here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

IconsPedia : A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. Creative Commons on Flickr : A great source for images for your organization’s website, blog, e-newsletter, social networking profiles, etc.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 8, 2016

A Pass lets you attend all of our live webinars, access the Webinar Archive recordings, and download e-books and other resources in our Pass Library. Joe Garecht at The Fundraising Authority hosted December’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival featuring tips and advice on nonprofit newsletters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Prominently feature the date, hashtag, a fundraising goal, a “Donate” button , links to your social networks, and an e-newsletter opt-in. You could also use Storify to archive your giving day and/or create a Twitter Moment. Create a landing page on your website , a microsite , or use a fundraising platform. org, WWD2018.org,

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 22, 2010

I’m working on my fall schedule and I’m wondering when I should next offer some webinars and e-clinics on marketing planning. July 14: Integrating Your Website, Email Newsletter, and Social Media Sites. Includes archive of the last three months too! Here is the link if you don’t see the poll live.).

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

This is not for nonprofit staff — we’ll do a writing e-clinic for you in January. Tips on writing nonprofit newsletters, annual reports, and fundraising appeals — in print and online. Includes archive of the last three months too! How giving away something for free leads to paid gigs (and when it doesn’t).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. e-Newsletter.

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Care2

JANUARY 14, 2009

Given the email clutter your subscribers battle daily, how are your organization’s e-newsletter open and click-through rates looking these days? Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates. The top area of any e-newsletter is prime real estate. Headlines should be short.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 16, 2009

Magic Keys Radio on E-Newsletters. But first, on Friday, Claire Meyerhoff and I are back with another edition Magic Keys Radio , our live Internet radio show and podcast and we’ll be talking e-mail newsletters and how you can use them for fundraising. Get the details. Advanced Online Fundraising: Getting to WOW!

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

More than 200 readers of Nancy’s e-newsletter have already told us they are interested in attending! Includes archive of the last three months too! We are still working out all the details like the full agenda and the registration fees, but we are confident that the workshops will sell out quickly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

Once you start browsing around and experimenting, you’ll quickly come to realize that there are a phenominal number of free Twitter tools now available to nonprofits – that can also be used to improve website, e-newsletter, blogging, and social media campaigns. Make sure you create a Bit.ly

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 20, 2009

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 19, 2009

Or get 12 weeks of live webinars and full access to our Webinar Archive for $97 with the All-Access Pass. Tags: E-Newsletters Online Courses. What you need to know before your nonprofit starts blogging. Each webinar is $35.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Main | Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team » Wednesday Jan 14 2009 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:40AM | by Allyson Kapin Let’s face it: People have a love hate relationship with their email. The top area of any e-newsletter is prime real estate.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Free Training on E-Newsletters. I’m doing another free conference call for Network for Good’s Nonprofit 911 series, this time on Ensuring Your E-Newsletters are Read – Not Dead – On Arrival This Year. Join us next Tuesday, February 9 at 1:00 p.m. Sounds like we need some social media integration!

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

In any given week, I’m creating content for my own blog , e-newsletter , webinars and e-clinics , and upcoming in-person workshops. I’m also frequenting writing guest posts for others, drafting new e-books, and creating materials for clients. Includes archive of the last three months too!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MAY 29, 2009

Nonprofits shouldn’t shy away from archival work just because of its publication date. How would we know whether policy shaped action, or action led to policy change - without older research? The point is, research can always be relevant for someone, somewhere. Constituents are looking for your work!

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The Agitator

APRIL 26, 2009

First, from Lisa Sargent at Sargent Communications: Tom, I covered this to a lesser extent when I wrote about trigger emails in my April e-newsletter. Email your donors and offer them an opt-in to a Monday Miracle story, True Tales from the Rescue Case Files, Field Report Archives, Video Link of the Week, etc.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

When we do an e-newsletter, we link to the blog. We also use blog content in the e-newsletter, our print newsletter, and in donor reports. It’s also a great archive for us internally. That’s the title of Kivi’s new free e-book. How does the blog fit in with your other communications?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 26, 2009

I’ve watched a couple of archived seminars and have attended two live webinars so far. I’ve taken advantage of many suggestions which have been implemented via our new email and newsletter campaigns. Get All of Our Webinars & E-Courses for $97. New pass holders only - no renewals, please! Get yours now!

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Clairification

JUNE 15, 2023

June 13 th marked the 10 th anniversary of the Clairity Click-it Newsletter. If you’ve found this newsletter thought-provoking, educational or just plain practical, please forward it to a curious colleague. That’s 260 issues (whoa!), all chock full of resources I hand select for you from across the web. But why stop here?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

60) Search « A great read about e-mail fundraising. 60) Search « A great read about e-mail fundraising. Whether someone opts in to your newsletter list from your homepage or meanders into your newsletter list from some other source, the next step is to send a welcome message. Sound off in the comments below!

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

I all-too-often land on a page that I want to have in my printed archives for future reference, only to find that I end up with no article and lots of navigation. If you must use your website as a clearinghouse, make sure your archives are organized by content categories and dates. I would also suggest that the page be printable.

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Care2

MARCH 15, 2009

I have so many SEO tidbits its hard to pick just one :) One of my tricks is to be sure to nofollow archives and other duplicate content on a blog or website. So, if your site is about dog food dont wait until half way down to use the words dog food. March 13, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Excellent tips!

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2009

Even in this situation the tweets should be archived for future reference (note: copy all the other posts to give context). For this reason, it is important to create staff specific Twitter accounts that are separate than organizational accounts that are fed through the content management system/RSS feeds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. For example, the Human Rights Campaign on Instagram and Facebook : This approach likely provides some minimal organic exposure of your online store, b ut there is a revolution happening in e-commerce.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

November 19 - FREE Webinar: How To Report Back To Donors: From Newsletters to Annual Reports. The All-Access Pass allows you to attend all of our webinars live, listen to recordings in the Webinar Archive, and download all of the books and other resources in our Pass Library with one simple purchase. My Logo Sucks!

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 7, 2009

Only 11% said their email newsletter sign-up form appeared either within their site template (and thus on every page) or at least on all of the major pages of the site. Encourage visitors to stay in touch with you by signing up for an email newsletter, action alerts, or whatever you’d like to call your email correspondence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: It’s easier and more powerful to use Twitter’s mobile app to upload and archive photos and videos to Twitter. However, defining Web 1.0 Chapter 4 :: TwitPic, TwitVid, or yfrog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: It’s simply easier to use Twitter’s mobile app to upload and archive photos and videos to Twitter. However, defining Web 1.0 Chapter 4 :: TwitPic, TwitVid, or yfrog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: It’s easier and more powerful to use Twitter’s mobile app to upload and archive photos and videos to Twitter. However, defining Web 1.0 Chapter 4 :: TwitPic, TwitVid, or yfrog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

e-Newsletter [see right column]. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource of the Week” features a new resource/tool in each edition. based nonprofits and nonprofit staff that regularly participate in e-advocacy should monitor what issues/petitions are most important to U.S. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org.

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