Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

By StratusLIVE (Sponsored Post). Nonprofits are doing important work every day that impacts lives and makes our world even better. But due to many common challenges to constantly reach new donors, retain existing donors, and increase operational efficiency the amount of effort to impact lives doesn’t always result in the high return it should. In the 2018 Charitable Giving Stats from NP Source , 77% believe everyone can make a difference by supporting causes.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Flickr Creative Commons photo by Serra Boten. One of my clients recently celebrated a big victory. After months of talking about his desire to get an opinion piece published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, he achieved his goal. He put together a timely and thoughtful piece about a controversial issue — a piece that challenged conventional wisdom about a complex topic and showcased his experience and expertise.

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Mission Minded

APRIL 25, 2019

The moment of truth is upon you. You’ve approved your budget, wrangled myriad stakeholders, invested hard-won funds, devoted months of. The post Why the Easy Choice Isn’t On-Brand appeared first on Mission Minded.

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Ann Green

APRIL 23, 2019

In my last post, I wrote about the importance of staying donor-centered. Now let’s take it a step further. Try to think like your donors. Visualize one donor or a type of donor and imagine how they will respond to your communication. Get to know your donors better. You may have a hard time with this if you don’t know your donors very well. One way to get to know them better is to send short surveys.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2019

By Alex Wilson , Director of BlockShop DC and founding partner of The Giving Block. Let’s start with the basics. Bitcoin was launched on January 3, 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis and bank bailouts. Why does that matter? Bitcoin is a digital cash with no middle-men, no central authority, and truly peer-to-peer in a way that couldn’t be censored or controlled.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 23, 2019

One of the hardest stages of asking for money is getting the appointment. The good news is that getting the appointment is mostly about consistency and polite persistence. But hardwiring plays a role too. For a more complete description of the four DISC quadrants, click the image to go to Marc's talk from the 2017 Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Or go to: [link] The DISC part starts around minute 28.

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Mission Minded

APRIL 25, 2019

You hopefully already know that using your independent school or nonprofit’s brand as a basis for marketing is essential. But, The post Will Paid Search Pay Off for Your Nonprofit? appeared first on Mission Minded.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 26, 2019

Expansion is a good thing. In most cases, it means you’ve done your job well enough for long enough to add additional programming, campaigns or other projects. But it’s not always easy to know when you’re ready to expand, and it’s harder yet to know if your expansion should involve the addition of new staff. After all, nonprofits often work on volatile shoestring budgets , making it difficult to add another set of wages to the payroll.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 23, 2019

One of the hardest stages of asking for money is getting the appointment. The good news is that getting the appointment is mostly about consistency and polite persistence. But hardwiring plays a role too. For a more complete description of the four DISC quadrants, click the image to go to Marc’s talk from the 2017 Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 21, 2019

What is donor qualification? It’s the process by which you determine whether or not a supporter/donor is someone you should: Spend your valuable time building a 1-to-1 relationship with (remember time is money); Spend your organization’s precious resources on (such as air travel, gifts, meals, etc.). What makes a donor qualified? . They have said they are interested in having or are willing to consider having a one-to-one relationship with a facilitator/fundraiser (a representative o

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

May is “Editorial Calendar” month around here, so we’d like to provide a bunch of updated show-and-tell videos of nonprofit editorial calendar set-ups using whatever software you use. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Google or Microsoft product, or if you use a project management tool like Trello, Asana, Airtable or Smartsheet.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 24, 2019

Last week, I discussed the importance of focusing on your website and building an email list. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram , guest posting and SEO are all valuable, but they are all means to end: driving people to your website and signing up for email updates. I got several great emails back from people talking about what they are focusing on and why.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 23, 2019

The world wide web, specifically the Twittersphere, is overflowing with accounts designed to help you better run your organization. Whether their focus is general or something specific, like technology or donor retention, we’ve compiled a list of what we believe are the best, most helpful Twitter accounts you need to be following. @Classy. Classy is your one-stop-shop for all things fundraising and marketing.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Ash Bruxvoort Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. Ash Bruxvoort coordinates communications for the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. They also coordinate WFAN’s annual conferences and Plate to Politics program, which encourages women in the healthy food and farming movement to run for office.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

The Trellis Room. Mobile, AL We’re in the Endgame now… for this week at least! Spoiler alert – you are about the see the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of marketing and fundraising. You’ll find how to build trust, benchmarks, better appeals, and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… Speaking of Endgame, learn The Social Strategy Brands Like Marvel Are Using to Generate a 68% Conversion Rate.

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