Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

And that is not necessarily a bad thing because of social media’s ability to increase reach and participation beyond a nonprofit’s loyal support base. Here are some ways you can use behavioral science in your social media strategy: The power of participation. Social media makes participating in campaigns easy and fun.

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Fundraiser Ideas

MAY 22, 2012

When I think about how I came up with the skills to motivate my fundraising team, I remember a team I was on years ago. I never felt so inspired and motivated to sell as I did in that fundraising team. Looking back now, there were five reasons why that particular fundraising team motived me more than any others did.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Candid’s in-depth guide, Centering equity and justice in climate philanthropy , outlines approaches that have worked for experienced funders, including how intermediaries can help motivate and inspire climate funders to grow their giving. In addition, they are using the Pledge as an opportunity to create a supportive learning community.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

To tap into that power, it’s crucial that we answer the question, “What motivates millennials to give?” According to the CEO of Achieve and researcher for The Millennial Impact Derrick Feldmann, “What motivates millennials is a desire to affect THEIR cause through YOUR organization with their friends.”. Stay tuned!

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Nonprofits that establish themselves as a donor’s top charity—the organization to which an individual feels most connected—are more likely to receive greater support from them in terms of cash contributions, volunteering, event participation and issue advocacy. Source: Charity Dynamics/NTEN). Donor Perspectives).

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Each organization represented an active participant in our growing community of nearly 150 Demographics via Candid partners who have joined us to create more efficient, equitable, and effective grantmaking processes. The panelists also agreed that nonprofits are motivated to provide the data when they know how funders are using it.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

In the end, both schools are successful—but School B raises more money and has better participation from students. Encourage your participants to share the donation pages online. Participants collect pledge donations from friends and family, usually corresponding with a unit of distance, time, or quantity (e.g., $1

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

For example, you can either attend a webinar or enroll in a self-paced online course on finding grants to learn about different types of foundations, what motivates them to give, and how you can start researching funders who are likely to be interested in your nonprofit’s mission and work.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2023

Our hope is that this series will provide fundraisers with an even better understanding of what motivates people to donate to the causes they care about. I had participated in the organization’s programming and volunteered at events before I donated. A focused campaign usually helps to motivate me to actually give. .

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Our culture tells us that those who fail to accumulate sufficient resources do so because of a lack of willpower and motivation, not because of systemic inequalities and broad cultural failings. Consequently, poor people are seen as less deserving of trust and are misleadingly cast as reluctant participants in their own self-determination.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Additionally, you can use this data to create leaderboards that gamify the fundraising process and motivate players to participate. To get more donations and participation from your community, it’s key to make contributing to your campaign as easy as possible for supporters. Participants read as much as they can.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 20, 2023

Participants were nominated to apply by community and organization leaders, and their applications were reviewed as part of a rigorous selection process. Participants’ ability to understand themselves and manage their organizational responsibilities increased from 88% to 100% from the beginning to the end of the program.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 14, 2023

Contests and giveaways usually involve asking participants to complete certain actions, such as liking a post, sharing a post, or commenting on a post, in exchange for the chance to win a prize. Social media contests and giveaways are marketing tactics used by businesses to engage with their audience and increase brand awareness.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When you incorporate game-like elements and challenges into your event, you excite your attendees and encourage their active participation. As EventMobi explains , event gamification “repurposes gaming tactics for an event context, inspiring friendly competition amongst attendees and incentivizing active event participation.”

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Candace Doby shared these 4 Effective Ways To Collaborate With Your Team : Understand your role as a leader by clarifying goals and encouraging participation from all members. Understand your team’s motivations by knowing their personal goals. Be a participant. Have a system to share information. Promote engagement.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 16, 2024

Encourage participation in your program. Even the most carefully curated professional development program will produce lackluster results if your staff does not participate. Communicating generally about the program and highlighting specific offerings is critical to motivating staff, but it is only a starting point.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

By dividing donors into groups based on characteristics like giving history, engagement level, demographics, and interests, nonprofits can tailor their messaging and approach to each segment’s preferences and motivations. Urgency: Emphasizing the specific deadline and time-sensitivity of the campaign motivates donors to act promptly.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 31, 2023

This experience motivated Kahlila to become a youth organizer, helping to establish new Students Deserve chapters across Los Angeles County and to join a campaign to defund the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD). As a sophomore, Kahlila collapsed from dehydration at a school event.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2023

With a reported 24 million hours wasted each year due to unproductive meetings, how do you conduct more productive meetings at your nonprofit that matter to your colleagues and motivate your team members? Consider the pizza rule: You should be able to feed all meeting participants with two pizzas or less.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

When you invite these loyal supporters to take action, you need to introduce your campaign in a way that emphasizes their unique value and motivates them to help kick off your fundraising effort. Explain your motivation. A strategic, personalized follow-up email can be the motivation a donor needs to take that next step.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 16, 2021

For example, start by participating in the Earth Hour initiative. Additionally, choose team members devoted to participating in Earth Hour and promoting eco-friendliness across the organization. Once you start participating in Earth Day and similar global initiatives, communicate your efforts to your target audiences.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Host interactive events: Consider organizing interactive events where participants need to work together to solve a puzzle or mystery. Using incentives to encourage donor engagement Motivating your donors to invite their friends requires creative incentives. These activities enhance the overall experience and encourage participation.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 19, 2023

In a walk-a-thon, participants create individual online fundraising pages to gather pledges from their family members and friends. These pledges represent promises to donate a certain amount of money based on each unit of distance the participant walks during the event. Promote the event. Thank donors after the event.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Some years ago, we participated in an activity aimed at raising awareness of gender bias among hiring managers. Only Paty, Lumi, and one other woman in the group agreed that there was gender inequity, and the other participants were astonished that the three of us aligned against their view.

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Sweet! by BlueSky

MARCH 6, 2021

Event participants and teams need goals. Goals always help people stay motivated. Fundraisers are more engaged participants and supporters of your organization. Teams that encourage each other, motivate each other, and hold themselves accountable raise the most money. Have goals and display your progress. Have a deadline.

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Getting Attention

JULY 9, 2012

When those seats are gone, I’ll close enrollment and bring my full attention to our new crop of program participants. As of a few minutes ago, when I spoke with program manager Kim Bancsi, we have 3 spots left in the Tagline Focus Project (starts tomorrow, July 10). Register now and let’s get started!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2023

7% of study participants felt their estate planning process was “very easy” or “somewhat easy” with another 22.9% Using data from a survey with 860 donors , we learned the following: The average age donors wrote their first Will was 44 years old and almost all (91.6%) used a legal advisor to write their Wills.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Runs/walks/rides: Also known as event-a-thons, runs/walks/rides allow participants to take on a powerful role as a volunteer fundraiser for your cause. Supporters often collect pledged donations from connections prior to the big event to be paid out afterwards based on the distance the participant completed.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If that slice is elderly, White, male, and English-speaking, we ought not to be surprised when a young Latina immigrant opts not to participate. Look inward and examine how others are invited to participate. That is, nonprofits tend to draw in a particular slice of the community. Sleuth out and eliminate paternalistic language.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

One example is an arts program that is based on the well-established concept that arts participation relieves stress, boosts academic success, and provides healing through self-expression and socioemotional learning. About seven years ago, UCC launched Living Arts , which is open to youth of any culture or race, ages 14 to 24.

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Ann Green

APRIL 14, 2022

Increasing donor engagement can motivate a donor to give a second gift and keep them donating. Fundraising Participation Rate . For example, donors can participate in campaigns by becoming a fundraiser themselves. In fact, acquiring a new donor costs about ten times more than retaining a donor. Social Media Metrics .

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

For example, you might organize a fun run, have participants collect $5 pledges from their peers per mile they run, and collect donations via online channels. Each of these methods empowers participants to make the fundraiser a huge success. Virtual challenges.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

Exchanges strengthen bonds between participants and cultivate a sense of reciprocity. Strategic volunteer engagement benefits a program’s participants, the nonprofit, and volunteers. Nonprofits may be businesses, but they are not businesses exclusively subject to the motives and whims of the market. It might not even be visible.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 14, 2023

Every participant walks away with renewed promise." Charlie Imbergamo, MA, CFRE, CEO, Nonprofit Leadership Center Tweet Equal parts motivation, conversation and education, nonprofit professionals and leaders will experience engaging speakers and sessions, powerful networking opportunities and other surprises.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

While we have several channels for gathering customer feedback, UX research is unique since it is about partnering with our current and prospective users to help us understand and adjust to their needs and motivations during the product development process.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 26, 2023

7 Omnichannel Customer Engagement Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations When it comes to nonprofits, engagement is the lifeblood that fuels volunteer participation, donations, and advocacy work. Enhancing your communication: you need to effectively communicate your mission, values, and impact to inspire and motivate your supporters.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Stepping into your target audience’s shoes allows you to understand their motivations and preferences on a deeper level. For instance, you could simply use their participation in the event on marketing materials to cement your credibility, or you could use a quote from them to grow interest in future events. Target audience personas.

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