Give them a reminder at the bottom of every email in your signature or as a P.S. Put the message on the back of every business card. Constantly ask them to refer you. Have a referral mindset and remember, if you don’t ask… you won’t get. Remind them to refer you. MORE
Look for the same in the body of the email and the signature. Yes, this has to matter to you. The current global cyber attack , built on ransomware, could wreck your communications impact and a lot more. MORE
Maybe you should add this to your email signature: If this is an issue in your office or if you are guilty of this yourself, check out these Rules for Using the “Reply All” Button. Yeah, you’ve been there. You’re cc’d on an email that has nothing to do with you. MORE
In addition to donating their time and ringing their signature bell in all sorts of terrible weather, the program raises a sack of money that rivals Santa’s. Editor’s note: This post was written by Joe Waters , author of Fundraising with Businesses and Cause Marketing for Dummies. MORE
Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Risa Sherman , Manager of Philanthropy & Cause Marketing at The Boston Beer Company , about the company's signature cause initiative, Brewing the American Dream. MORE
If you eliminate holiday cards and birthday cards that just have a signature on it, then it’s even less. When was the last time you received a handwritten note? I can count on one hand the number of handwritten notes that I’ve received in the last six months. Another remarkable thing about the handwritten notes I’ve received over the last six months is that I can tell you who they were from and what they said. Have you ever received a handwritten note that you didn’t read? MORE
Ready-to-use email signatures are powerful and easy to implement. We all have an incredible fundraising resource right in front of us— our board member, colleague, and loyal volunteer ambassador s. MORE
And to make those campaigns manageable — and more effective — it’s best to spread them out over time, rather than concentrating all of your efforts at the end of the year or around one signature event. MORE
JetBlue's signature program, Soar with Reading , that was created six years ago. Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Icema Gibbs , Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, for JetBlue Airways , about JetBlue for Good. MORE
In this episode of CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk with Phil “The Godfather of Cause Marketing” McCarty about the signature cause marketing program he helped create, St. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]. MORE
Include links to your profiles on your website, email newsletters, and staff email signatures. Think about social media as a way to open the doors of your organization to new guests and friends. But unlike hosting guests at you home for an hour or two, social media is open to guests 24/7. Because of the constant accessibility of social media, keeping profiles tidy all the time is a must. MORE
Yet it was so darn important for him to get her signature at the time (for his score card). I once heard a story about a legacy gift that was about to be “closed” until the organization’s CFO fumbled the ball in the end zone. MORE
You need to advertise and promote your Facebook presence – your business cards, email signatures, print materials, direct mail appeals, events, press releases. By far the most frequent question that I get from nonprofits is: How do we get more fans on our Facebook page? MORE
We also created logos for our signature programs, such as walking tours, to give them their own flavor while keeping them firmly in the Conservancy family. Cindy Olnick. MORE
In this example, Amnesty canvassers in a Stockholm plaza collected petition signatures on an iPad, which immediately transferred and displayed them on a digital billboard overlooking the plaza. Unlike Roger, who sings its praises, I confess to no personal experience with face-to-face fundraising … other than as a consumer. MORE
Children’s Miracle Network and their signature paper balloons are just one pinup success story. Jude Children's Research Hospital running its signature Thanks and Giving program. Paul R. MORE
The signature (to see if the sender signed it personally). I’m always a bit baffled when I see fundraising letters that fail to take into consideration the following. After all, research by Professor Siegfried Vogele has clearly proven what people read and in what order. MORE
Clean up your email signature block. I’ve been an advocate for years about effectively using your email signature block for fundraising. The signature “block” is the information that appears after your message. That’s your signature block. MORE
One-off promotions are replaced with strategic signature programs that are proactive, brand-centric and long-term. One moment of transformative glory for me occurred with Halloween Town , a signature cause marketing program I ran for five years. MORE
The story behind his signature interview question: What are your three wishes? If you don’t know Mark Horvath , you should. MORE
After 40 years, Habitat for Humanity is launching its first signature campaign, Home is the Key. MORE
Include a link in your sign-off or signature: When donors get to the end of one of your emails, they should see a “Donate Now” button just below the signature line. Abby Jarvis. Today we have part 1 in a two-part series by Abby Jarvis of Qgiv on how to promote your online donation page. MORE
Last, add a LinkedIn icon to your website and email signatures and link the icon to your company page. LinkedIn has grown into one of the most popular social media sites for individuals to make connections and build their networks. MORE
MyContactCard, which builds web apps, has just launched CauseMail, a souped-up HTML signature line for your emails that includes contact information using branding from a select group of charities and generates a yearly $6.48 MORE
They should lead with content strategy and repurpose signature content for multiple campaigns. I'm a New England Patriots fan. Robert Rose is a Dallas Cowboys fan. Nonetheless, we agree on one important thing: nonprofits are crazy not to focus more on content marketing. MORE
It does not, however, deliver verbal audit commentary with Tom’s signature pithy wit. Much of what we talk about at Nonprofit Marketing Guide requires software to do well. So naturally, I’m often asked which technology providers I recommend as you go about implementing all these best practices I share. My answer is always that I am vendor agnostic. MORE
Ten percent of retail sales of Mont Blanc’s Signature for Good Collection, excluding VAT/sales taxes, goes to the UNICEF effort. One of the topics broached at the Cause Marketing Academy a few weeks back in Phoenix is was what a sponsor with operations outside North America should do if its preferred cause stateside doesn’t really have operations abroad, which is true of all but a select few charities. MORE
Add the red P to your email signature, all blog posts, promote it everywhere you promote your website and Facebook page. Alexa recently reported that Pinterest is the 13 th most visited website in the United States and 38th globally. MORE
Several donors have called and said they look forward to my little personal notes of appreciation which I handwrite in the white space to the right of my signature. I love receiving emails from readers or people who have seen me speak on how they handle their organization’s communications. Today I’m sharing a note from Theresa Swartwood, Director of Public Relations & Marketing, at Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc. MORE
P.S. Here’s how to use your email signature to engage your network. Case Studies auto-responder email signature message development messaging Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing voicemailSee below for a creative, engaging and mission-driven use of an email auto-responder (what you set up in your email program when you’re away or otherwise unable to reply in a timely manner) as a strategic marketing tactic. MORE
Unleash the Power of Your Email Signature — The Most-Missed Marketing Opportunity. Getting your emails opened is the most crucial part of your email campaign. Without that, there’s no hope of motivating the action your organization needs. When I opened my email this morning to the usual overflow, my eyes were drawn immediately to this short but powerful subject line—Our Son Trayvon. I opened the email immediately. MORE
Also, include one of your team’s name (or rotate names) in from lines and direct mail signatures. This is the beginning of the end…of the year. The time for you to bear down and give birth to the most compelling fundraising campaign you have in you! So get to it. MORE
Even if you don''t, the idea of creating different footers or signatures to add more context to your email is worth consideration. If you use Gmail, you might find this extension worth taking a look at. It''s a subtle sort of marketing that might pay dividends. EmailFooterApp *Note: it does ask to access your tabs and browsing history and I don''t know what it plans to do with. chrome Email Gmail Small nonprofit MORE
Her signature was at the bottom but it was inkjet— not signed with a real pen. It’s still stings. Every single time I see that nonprofit organization’s logo, it hurts. . I had been making donations to this charity every year for at least 10 years. Maybe 15. MORE
You have no email signature. It’s easy to set up an email signature that gives your full name, title, link to your website, physical address, and a note about your organization. You’ve stuck your toe in the water to see how it feels, but you remain noncommittal. You don’t want to be left behind, but you either aren’t sure what to do or aren’t willing to invest the time (or money) to do it well. After all, everyone else is on Facebook, so you have to be there too, right? MORE
Email signatures (a.k.a. sig lines) are a powerful, low-cost, high-return marketing tool for your organization. But what's surprising is how seldom sig lines are put to work. In fact, I frequently receive emails from nonprofit staff members with no sig line at all. Now that's a wasted opportunity. MORE
While writing is her first love and favorite competency, she has a strong affection for spreadsheets, is known for her event kit and its signature “external brain,” and has mad Xacto knife and Spray Mount skills from her days at a quick print shop after college. . Erika Olson. MORE
Read how ASPCA made orange its signature color.). Are you red hot? Or true blue? It’s no secret that color evokes emotion and is a key visual indicator that communicates meaning. But just how much goes on in our minds when it comes to color? MORE
Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeff Raider , co-founder of men’s grooming brand Harry’s , on their signature cause platform. Give a Shave supports causes with one percent of sales and one percent of volunteer time. Jeff discusses how they are rolling out this program with their newest partner, City Year. Jeff talks about the companies that inspired Harry’s to have a strong cause connection, including his first venture, eyewear disrupter Warby Parker. MORE
Signature needed. Sending a petition, pledge or other advocacy call to action to your email list? Try one of these tried-and-true words and phrases to get the open, click and completion! MORE
Email signatures. Adding a matching gift appeal to your email signature might be the quickest, easiest way to increase exposure for matching gifts. Extra expert advice: Learn more about incorporating matching gifts into your email signature. MORE
He calls it Executive Social Signatures, and I found it fascinating. . Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. I recently met a fella who maps CEO’s speeches to evaluate communication competency. His scientific model is based on a communication exchange that requires audience understanding and emotional engagement, and results in social action. . MORE
Unleash the Power of Your Email Signature. Strategy email signature marketing planning media relations message development nonprofit branding Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing Social Media MORE
Signature Related Topics Donor Power Blog
JANUARY 6, 2011
He calls it Executive Social Signatures, and I found it fascinating. . Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. I recently met a fella who maps CEO’s speeches to evaluate communication competency. His scientific model is based on a communication exchange that requires audience understanding and emotional engagement, and results in social action. .
Getting Attention
JUNE 8, 2011
P.S. Here’s how to use your email signature to engage your network. Case Studies auto-responder email signature message development messaging Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing voicemailSee below for a creative, engaging and mission-driven use of an email auto-responder (what you set up in your email program when you’re away or otherwise unable to reply in a timely manner) as a strategic marketing tactic.
Getting Attention
JANUARY 20, 2011
Unleash the Power of Your Email Signature. Strategy email signature marketing planning media relations message development nonprofit branding Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing Social Media
Cause Related Marketing
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
MyContactCard, which builds web apps, has just launched CauseMail, a souped-up HTML signature line for your emails that includes contact information using branding from a select group of charities and generates a yearly $6.48
Getting Attention
JANUARY 13, 2009
Email signatures (a.k.a. sig lines) are a powerful, low-cost, high-return marketing tool for your organization. But what's surprising is how seldom sig lines are put to work. In fact, I frequently receive emails from nonprofit staff members with no sig line at all. Now that's a wasted opportunity.
Getting Attention
MAY 15, 2017
Look for the same in the body of the email and the signature. Yes, this has to matter to you. The current global cyber attack , built on ransomware, could wreck your communications impact and a lot more.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 10, 2016
Signature needed. Sending a petition, pledge or other advocacy call to action to your email list? Try one of these tried-and-true words and phrases to get the open, click and completion!
J Campbell Social Marketing
MAY 21, 2015
Email signatures. Adding a matching gift appeal to your email signature might be the quickest, easiest way to increase exposure for matching gifts. Extra expert advice: Learn more about incorporating matching gifts into your email signature.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 5, 2016
Include a link in your sign-off or signature: When donors get to the end of one of your emails, they should see a “Donate Now” button just below the signature line. Abby Jarvis. Today we have part 1 in a two-part series by Abby Jarvis of Qgiv on how to promote your online donation page.
Fundraising 123
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Last, add a LinkedIn icon to your website and email signatures and link the icon to your company page. LinkedIn has grown into one of the most popular social media sites for individuals to make connections and build their networks.
Fundraising Coach
DECEMBER 4, 2012
Clean up your email signature block. I’ve been an advocate for years about effectively using your email signature block for fundraising. The signature “block” is the information that appears after your message. That’s your signature block.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Maybe you should add this to your email signature: If this is an issue in your office or if you are guilty of this yourself, check out these Rules for Using the “Reply All” Button. Yeah, you’ve been there. You’re cc’d on an email that has nothing to do with you.
Fundraising 123
JULY 19, 2013
Include links to your profiles on your website, email newsletters, and staff email signatures. Think about social media as a way to open the doors of your organization to new guests and friends. But unlike hosting guests at you home for an hour or two, social media is open to guests 24/7. Because of the constant accessibility of social media, keeping profiles tidy all the time is a must.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2016
And to make those campaigns manageable — and more effective — it’s best to spread them out over time, rather than concentrating all of your efforts at the end of the year or around one signature event.
iMarketSmart
MARCH 27, 2015
Give them a reminder at the bottom of every email in your signature or as a P.S. Put the message on the back of every business card. Constantly ask them to refer you. Have a referral mindset and remember, if you don’t ask… you won’t get. Remind them to refer you.
iMarketSmart
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
Yet it was so darn important for him to get her signature at the time (for his score card). I once heard a story about a legacy gift that was about to be “closed” until the organization’s CFO fumbled the ball in the end zone.
J Campbell Social Marketing
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
You need to advertise and promote your Facebook presence – your business cards, email signatures, print materials, direct mail appeals, events, press releases. By far the most frequent question that I get from nonprofits is: How do we get more fans on our Facebook page?
Selfish Giving
APRIL 4, 2017
After 40 years, Habitat for Humanity is launching its first signature campaign, Home is the Key.
Selfish Giving
APRIL 18, 2017
JetBlue's signature program, Soar with Reading , that was created six years ago. Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Icema Gibbs , Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, for JetBlue Airways , about JetBlue for Good.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2014
In addition to donating their time and ringing their signature bell in all sorts of terrible weather, the program raises a sack of money that rivals Santa’s. Editor’s note: This post was written by Joe Waters , author of Fundraising with Businesses and Cause Marketing for Dummies.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2016
We also created logos for our signature programs, such as walking tours, to give them their own flavor while keeping them firmly in the Conservancy family. Cindy Olnick.
Getting Attention
MARCH 22, 2012
Unleash the Power of Your Email Signature — The Most-Missed Marketing Opportunity. Getting your emails opened is the most crucial part of your email campaign. Without that, there’s no hope of motivating the action your organization needs. When I opened my email this morning to the usual overflow, my eyes were drawn immediately to this short but powerful subject line—Our Son Trayvon. I opened the email immediately.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JUNE 26, 2014
It does not, however, deliver verbal audit commentary with Tom’s signature pithy wit. Much of what we talk about at Nonprofit Marketing Guide requires software to do well. So naturally, I’m often asked which technology providers I recommend as you go about implementing all these best practices I share. My answer is always that I am vendor agnostic.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
While writing is her first love and favorite competency, she has a strong affection for spreadsheets, is known for her event kit and its signature “external brain,” and has mad Xacto knife and Spray Mount skills from her days at a quick print shop after college. . Erika Olson.
J Campbell Social Marketing
AUGUST 22, 2013
Add the red P to your email signature, all blog posts, promote it everywhere you promote your website and Facebook page. Alexa recently reported that Pinterest is the 13 th most visited website in the United States and 38th globally.
Selfish Giving
MAY 16, 2012
In this episode of CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk with Phil “The Godfather of Cause Marketing” McCarty about the signature cause marketing program he helped create, St. [Audio clip: view full post to listen].
Getting Attention
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Also, include one of your team’s name (or rotate names) in from lines and direct mail signatures. This is the beginning of the end…of the year. The time for you to bear down and give birth to the most compelling fundraising campaign you have in you! So get to it.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JULY 10, 2012
The story behind his signature interview question: What are your three wishes? If you don’t know Mark Horvath , you should.
Selfish Giving
JANUARY 25, 2012
One-off promotions are replaced with strategic signature programs that are proactive, brand-centric and long-term. One moment of transformative glory for me occurred with Halloween Town , a signature cause marketing program I ran for five years.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
JUNE 11, 2014
Read how ASPCA made orange its signature color.). Are you red hot? Or true blue? It’s no secret that color evokes emotion and is a key visual indicator that communicates meaning. But just how much goes on in our minds when it comes to color?
Selfish Giving
MARCH 15, 2017
They should lead with content strategy and repurpose signature content for multiple campaigns. I'm a New England Patriots fan. Robert Rose is a Dallas Cowboys fan. Nonetheless, we agree on one important thing: nonprofits are crazy not to focus more on content marketing.
iMarketSmart
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Her signature was at the bottom but it was inkjet— not signed with a real pen. It’s still stings. Every single time I see that nonprofit organization’s logo, it hurts. . I had been making donations to this charity every year for at least 10 years. Maybe 15.
A Small Change
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
If you eliminate holiday cards and birthday cards that just have a signature on it, then it’s even less. When was the last time you received a handwritten note? I can count on one hand the number of handwritten notes that I’ve received in the last six months. Another remarkable thing about the handwritten notes I’ve received over the last six months is that I can tell you who they were from and what they said. Have you ever received a handwritten note that you didn’t read?
The Agitator
APRIL 17, 2013
In this example, Amnesty canvassers in a Stockholm plaza collected petition signatures on an iPad, which immediately transferred and displayed them on a digital billboard overlooking the plaza. Unlike Roger, who sings its praises, I confess to no personal experience with face-to-face fundraising … other than as a consumer.
Selfish Giving
JULY 26, 2016
Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Risa Sherman , Manager of Philanthropy & Cause Marketing at The Boston Beer Company , about the company's signature cause initiative, Brewing the American Dream.
Selfish Giving
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeff Raider , co-founder of men’s grooming brand Harry’s , on their signature cause platform. Give a Shave supports causes with one percent of sales and one percent of volunteer time. Jeff discusses how they are rolling out this program with their newest partner, City Year. Jeff talks about the companies that inspired Harry’s to have a strong cause connection, including his first venture, eyewear disrupter Warby Parker.
Cause Related Marketing
MARCH 20, 2013
Ten percent of retail sales of Mont Blanc’s Signature for Good Collection, excluding VAT/sales taxes, goes to the UNICEF effort. One of the topics broached at the Cause Marketing Academy a few weeks back in Phoenix is was what a sponsor with operations outside North America should do if its preferred cause stateside doesn’t really have operations abroad, which is true of all but a select few charities.
Selfish Giving
APRIL 18, 2016
Children’s Miracle Network and their signature paper balloons are just one pinup success story. Jude Children's Research Hospital running its signature Thanks and Giving program. Paul R.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Several donors have called and said they look forward to my little personal notes of appreciation which I handwrite in the white space to the right of my signature. I love receiving emails from readers or people who have seen me speak on how they handle their organization’s communications. Today I’m sharing a note from Theresa Swartwood, Director of Public Relations & Marketing, at Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc.
Get Fully Funded
MAY 9, 2011
You have no email signature. It’s easy to set up an email signature that gives your full name, title, link to your website, physical address, and a note about your organization. You’ve stuck your toe in the water to see how it feels, but you remain noncommittal. You don’t want to be left behind, but you either aren’t sure what to do or aren’t willing to invest the time (or money) to do it well. After all, everyone else is on Facebook, so you have to be there too, right?
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