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They could also create “first-to-know” lists, insider webinars or any other tactic that ensures that hi-value supporters feel special and appreciated. MORE
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Be sure to tell them about other donors that have stepped in to help and any creative fundraising tactics you are using to maximize the impact of giving (think matching gift challenges). Smartideas Fundraising fundraising tacticsThis is part 3 of 3 in a series. For the first post, go here and for the second post, go here. Engage and offer, don’t ask. MORE
Your marketing tactics need work. Before you start blaming poor strategy or poor tactical execution, take a minute to see if fear is the real thing holding you back. If you are struggling connecting art to audience it's probably because of one of the following: 1. Your strategy is incorrect and needs to be adjusted. You have a misunderstanding of who your target audience. MORE
Here's Katya's important point: Don't ask questions about tactics till you have strategy. There's no context for almost any tactical question until there's a strategy. The questions people ought to be asking are these: My strategy is X; should I do tactic Y? So many nonprofits are asking if they should blog, or Tweet, or do something in Facebook. Even more keep asking age-old questions about direct mail, like How often should we mail? How long should a letter be? MORE
The post One Simple Tactic You Can Use to Be More Effective at Everything appeared first on Fundraising Report Card. I wish I didn’t have such a “clickbait” title. Even I’d think twice before reading a blog post that suggests it can make you more effective at everything. But, before you press the back button or open a new tab, please hear me out. Culture MORE
I've written before on how to turn your homepage into a lead-generating machine. You'll need an email pop-up and a service that pings you when a company visits your site (e.g. Leadfeeder, VisitorTrack, Leadberry ). The next step is to take a page from Wayfair's playbook. MORE
Is social media a strategy or is social media a tactic? Let's frame the question with a high level overview of strategy and tactics. Strategy and tactics are about means and ends: they bridge the gap between our vision of the future and our day to day decisions. MORE
Five emotional writing tactics to skyrocket facebook post engagement. Let's get clear on the difference between a charity partnership vs. marketing partnership. A CHARITY PARTNERSHIP is when a company partners with your nonprofit because they want to support the mission of your organization. MORE
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Don't fall in love with your tactics. Facebook = Tactic. Subscription Sales = Tactic. And be very, very, flexible with your tactics. Fall in love with your principles. The idea that we need to engage with our patrons = Principle. The idea that we should encourage consumer loyalty = Principle. Learn the difference. MORE
You made it! The first week of 2016 is halfway over and you're finally getting back into the swing of things, but it's hardly business as usual. Hopefully, you've taken all of the insightful nonprofit knowledge from 2015 and started applying it to your work in the new year. right? social media community MORE
Founded by Katya Andresen and Mark Rovner, Characters Magazine is on a mission to showcase amazing stories of and by those seeking to make the world a better place. Each month the magazine will feature stories from the nonprofit sector. . Stories are older than written language. MORE
I say "marketing" and you start thinking tactics. Once you figure that out the tactics, the actual things that people do from day to day, becomes a pretty easy thing to figure out. Purpose, strategy, tactics. You start thinking about tweets and Facebook posts. You start thinking about the creative copy you can use to describe the shows. Stop that. It isn't helpful to you. Take a few steps back. Start with your purpose. MORE
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Don't fall in love with your tactics. Facebook = Tactic. Subscription Sales = Tactic. And be very, very, flexible with your tactics. Fall in love with your principles. The idea that we need to engage with our patrons = Principle. The idea that we should encourage consumer loyalty = Principle. Learn the difference. MORE
Let’s jump right in… The single most important fundraising tactic on earth is appointment setting. The post 3 big reasons why nobody talks about the single most important fundraising tactic on earth. There! I said it! Don’t believe me? The late Jerold Panas agrees with me. In is top-selling book Mega Gifts , he pointed out, “It is a plain fact of fundraising that it’s often far more difficult to get an appointment than the gift.” MORE
Photo Credit: https://flic.kr/p/kqkME. p/kqkME. Recently, a nonprofit communicator asked me, what are the top three things small nonprofits should do between now and the end of the year to boost online fundraising? MORE
Best Cause Marketing Tactics. This tactic has the company donate part or all of the proceeds of a sale to your cause. This tactic allows you to tap into a local shopping or business district. Cause marketing is a partnership between a nonprofit and a for-profit for mutual profit. Partnership implies equal work and equal reward for both the nonprofit and the company. Cause marketing programs should be win-win situations for everyone. MORE
I love Shark Tank , the reality TV show that features a panel of potential venture capitalists (“sharks”) evaluating aspiring entrepreneurs product/business ideas. I watch it with my kids! MORE
Today on Razoo.com I wrote a post on 5 Ways to Ambush Your Competition and Steal the Gold. To give another example of ambush marketing I’m reprinting this post from 2010. Read and learn! I love how Boston-based New Balance is attacking the Boston Marathon like I wish I had attacked Heartbreak Hill when I. Cause Practices ambush marketing cause marketing new balance olympics MORE
Now we move to tactics—selecting messengers, communications channels, and timing. Deciding on tactics is usually pretty easy when you’ve done the hard work outlined in the first three posts. flickr/popculturegeek. MORE
Graceful exists are had to come by, but Sean Stannard-Stockton has done just that on his blog, Tactical Philanthropy. His message was a simple one: I’m going to take a break from blogging for an indeterminate amount of time to focus on other things in my life, “my family, my community, my other personal passions and the building of my investment management business which gave rise to all of this half a decade ago.” MORE
It's easy to get caught up in the tactics of marketing. You can also spend a lot of times changing tactics. I see a lot of artists trying to market 3 different events with 3 entirely different sets of tactics. If you want to have some success it's vital that you step back from the land of tactics and spend a decent amount of time thinking. MORE
It’s that time of year again. Donors respond with awe-inspiring transactional volume to our organizations’ missions before calendar year-end. Activity accelerates to breakneck volumes, prompting staff to suggest gift processing becomes a new X-Games event. All this, while maintaining our usual high standards of customer service and accuracy. MORE
The post Are Nonprofits Using Common Email Engagement Tactics? We just wrapped up our new webinar on managing a healthy email list and re-engaging the unengaged on your list. The unengaged would be people who haven’t opened an email in a certain amount of time, like 6 months or a year. MORE
Giving Tuesday is 12 days away. Are you ready? Whether you’re almost done with prep or seriously behind the eight ball, here are some flourishes and finishing touches you still have time to implement. Open Your Donation Form As Soon as Possible. If people want to give early, let them. MORE
But looking around the conference at all the nonprofits that were new to cause marketing, the best strategy for most of them seemed like a solid set of tactics to get them going. Tactic. A tactic isn’t as sophisticated as a strategy. MORE
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Which tactics are most effective in generating leads for corporate partnerships pros??? Two things today. First, thanks to everyone for helping the Selfish Giving newsletter recently achieve three new highs. Last week's newsletter had a 52.6 percent open rate ! MORE
I hesitate to interrupt the flow, but we received a response from Fraser Green at FLA Group that provides a useful bridge between the tactics of targeting (who) and timing (when), and the crucial necessity of effective messaging (what) that Roger emphasized a couple of days ago. However, neither Roger nor I would pose the issue quite as a competition between tactics and messaging, as Fraser does. MORE
Today, let’s complete the list by talking about tactics. Tactics are the tools you use to pursue the objectives associated with your strategy. Tactics include both communications channels like email, PR and social media, as well as specific types of content like storytelling or infographics. I could create a list of tactics a mile long, but that’s not especially helpful. Instead, here are the 27 communications tactics that are most useful for nonprofits. MORE
Jerold Panas’ classic fundraising book Mega Gifts published in 1984 includes a story about a zoo’s board member named Mary G. Roebling. According to Jerold, Mary once admonished the fundraising team including Jerry saying, “Now, Jerry, one thing you must remember. MORE
The great news is that no matter what’s in your way, there’s now a practical, accessible guide to getting you and your leadership past your social media paralysis: 101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits (partner link). Tying tactics back to strategy. MORE
Target Marketing recently surveyed its readers (including NonProfitPro ) regarding their expected use of various marketing tactics and technologies in 2017. From a list of 22 tactics/technologies, here are those where 40% or more of marketers expect to increase their budgets: Top Marketing Tactics for 2017. Content marketing (blogs. white papers, infographics, etc) — 59%. Online video — 50%. Personalisation — 47%. Lead nurturing — 44%. MORE
Twelve months worth of words add up. From blog posts to brochures, websites to marketing collateral, I have found words to explain, entice and entertain. Yet, some of the most compelling words I have come across were in an unlikely, unexpected place—Pella, Iowa. My husband and I were making the trek from visiting my family […]. Blog Storytelling MORE
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The post Are Nonprofits Using Common Email Engagement Tactics? We just wrapped up our new webinar on managing a healthy email list and re-engaging the unengaged on your list. The unengaged would be people who haven’t opened an email in a certain amount of time, like 6 months or a year.
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MAY 22, 2012
The great news is that no matter what’s in your way, there’s now a practical, accessible guide to getting you and your leadership past your social media paralysis: 101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits (partner link). Tying tactics back to strategy.
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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 3, 2019
Today, let’s complete the list by talking about tactics. Tactics are the tools you use to pursue the objectives associated with your strategy. Tactics include both communications channels like email, PR and social media, as well as specific types of content like storytelling or infographics. I could create a list of tactics a mile long, but that’s not especially helpful. Instead, here are the 27 communications tactics that are most useful for nonprofits.
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NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Giving Tuesday is 12 days away. Are you ready? Whether you’re almost done with prep or seriously behind the eight ball, here are some flourishes and finishing touches you still have time to implement. Open Your Donation Form As Soon as Possible. If people want to give early, let them.
iMarketSmart
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
The post One Simple Tactic You Can Use to Be More Effective at Everything appeared first on MarketSmart. I wish I didn’t have such a “clickbait” title.
Fundraising 123
MAY 22, 2013
Founded by Katya Andresen and Mark Rovner, Characters Magazine is on a mission to showcase amazing stories of and by those seeking to make the world a better place. Each month the magazine will feature stories from the nonprofit sector. . Stories are older than written language.
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MAY 8, 2013
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Let’s jump right in… The single most important fundraising tactic on earth is appointment setting. The post 3 big reasons why nobody talks about the single most important fundraising tactic on earth. There! I said it! Don’t believe me? The late Jerold Panas agrees with me. In is top-selling book Mega Gifts , he pointed out, “It is a plain fact of fundraising that it’s often far more difficult to get an appointment than the gift.”
Selfish Giving
JUNE 14, 2010
But looking around the conference at all the nonprofits that were new to cause marketing, the best strategy for most of them seemed like a solid set of tactics to get them going. Tactic. A tactic isn’t as sophisticated as a strategy.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Photo Credit: https://flic.kr/p/kqkME. p/kqkME. Recently, a nonprofit communicator asked me, what are the top three things small nonprofits should do between now and the end of the year to boost online fundraising?
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MAY 1, 2014
The post Proof That Older Donors Respond to Planned Gift Marketing Efforts Online (Using Engagement Fundraising Tactics) appeared first on MarketSmart.
ImpactMax
AUGUST 10, 2010
Now we move to tactics—selecting messengers, communications channels, and timing. Deciding on tactics is usually pretty easy when you’ve done the hard work outlined in the first three posts. flickr/popculturegeek.
Fundraising 123
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
Best Cause Marketing Tactics. This tactic has the company donate part or all of the proceeds of a sale to your cause. This tactic allows you to tap into a local shopping or business district. Cause marketing is a partnership between a nonprofit and a for-profit for mutual profit. Partnership implies equal work and equal reward for both the nonprofit and the company. Cause marketing programs should be win-win situations for everyone.
Diva Marketing Blog
MARCH 8, 2012
Is social media a strategy or is social media a tactic? Let's frame the question with a high level overview of strategy and tactics. Strategy and tactics are about means and ends: they bridge the gap between our vision of the future and our day to day decisions.
EveryAction
JANUARY 6, 2016
You made it! The first week of 2016 is halfway over and you're finally getting back into the swing of things, but it's hardly business as usual. Hopefully, you've taken all of the insightful nonprofit knowledge from 2015 and started applying it to your work in the new year. right? social media community
Selfish Giving
JULY 31, 2012
Today on Razoo.com I wrote a post on 5 Ways to Ambush Your Competition and Steal the Gold. To give another example of ambush marketing I’m reprinting this post from 2010. Read and learn! I love how Boston-based New Balance is attacking the Boston Marathon like I wish I had attacked Heartbreak Hill when I. Cause Practices ambush marketing cause marketing new balance olympics
Fundraising Report Card
AUGUST 28, 2018
The post One Simple Tactic You Can Use to Be More Effective at Everything appeared first on Fundraising Report Card. I wish I didn’t have such a “clickbait” title. Even I’d think twice before reading a blog post that suggests it can make you more effective at everything. But, before you press the back button or open a new tab, please hear me out. Culture
Mission Paradox Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Your marketing tactics need work. Before you start blaming poor strategy or poor tactical execution, take a minute to see if fear is the real thing holding you back. If you are struggling connecting art to audience it's probably because of one of the following: 1. Your strategy is incorrect and needs to be adjusted. You have a misunderstanding of who your target audience.
Selfish Giving
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Which tactics are most effective in generating leads for corporate partnerships pros??? Two things today. First, thanks to everyone for helping the Selfish Giving newsletter recently achieve three new highs. Last week's newsletter had a 52.6 percent open rate !
iMarketSmart
JANUARY 2, 2018
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iMarketSmart
MAY 3, 2017
Smart engagement fundraisers might want to create “first-to-know” lists, insider webinars or any other tactic that ensures that hi-value supporters feel special and appreciated.
Selfish Giving
JULY 24, 2019
Five emotional writing tactics to skyrocket facebook post engagement. Let's get clear on the difference between a charity partnership vs. marketing partnership. A CHARITY PARTNERSHIP is when a company partners with your nonprofit because they want to support the mission of your organization.
iMarketSmart
APRIL 1, 2020
Be sure to tell them about other donors that have stepped in to help and any creative fundraising tactics you are using to maximize the impact of giving (think matching gift challenges). Smartideas Fundraising fundraising tacticsThis is part 3 of 3 in a series. For the first post, go here and for the second post, go here. Engage and offer, don’t ask.
Selfish Giving
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
I've written before on how to turn your homepage into a lead-generating machine. You'll need an email pop-up and a service that pings you when a company visits your site (e.g. Leadfeeder, VisitorTrack, Leadberry ). The next step is to take a page from Wayfair's playbook.
Mission Paradox Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
It's easy to get caught up in the tactics of marketing. You can also spend a lot of times changing tactics. I see a lot of artists trying to market 3 different events with 3 entirely different sets of tactics. If you want to have some success it's vital that you step back from the land of tactics and spend a decent amount of time thinking.
The Agitator
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
I hesitate to interrupt the flow, but we received a response from Fraser Green at FLA Group that provides a useful bridge between the tactics of targeting (who) and timing (when), and the crucial necessity of effective messaging (what) that Roger emphasized a couple of days ago. However, neither Roger nor I would pose the issue quite as a competition between tactics and messaging, as Fraser does.
JCA Insights
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
It’s that time of year again. Donors respond with awe-inspiring transactional volume to our organizations’ missions before calendar year-end. Activity accelerates to breakneck volumes, prompting staff to suggest gift processing becomes a new X-Games event. All this, while maintaining our usual high standards of customer service and accuracy.
Mission Paradox Blog
MAY 14, 2012
I say "marketing" and you start thinking tactics. Once you figure that out the tactics, the actual things that people do from day to day, becomes a pretty easy thing to figure out. Purpose, strategy, tactics. You start thinking about tweets and Facebook posts. You start thinking about the creative copy you can use to describe the shows. Stop that. It isn't helpful to you. Take a few steps back. Start with your purpose.
Cause Related Marketing
NOVEMBER 21, 2008
Hell has officially frozen over.Boston law firm Sherin & Lodgen announced on Friday, Nov. 15 that during 2009 it will discount 15 percent from its standard rates to clients housed in buildings which are existing or registered LEED certified.As
The Agitator
MARCH 19, 2017
Target Marketing recently surveyed its readers (including NonProfitPro ) regarding their expected use of various marketing tactics and technologies in 2017. From a list of 22 tactics/technologies, here are those where 40% or more of marketers expect to increase their budgets: Top Marketing Tactics for 2017. Content marketing (blogs. white papers, infographics, etc) — 59%. Online video — 50%. Personalisation — 47%. Lead nurturing — 44%.
iMarketSmart
MARCH 20, 2017
Lead Generation Major Giving Planned Giving strategy donor satisfaction donor strategy Fundraising fundraising tactics that work fundraising tools and techniques marketsmart questions to ask donorsHere are the top 10 reasons why donors like taking donor surveys: 1.
Mission Paradox Blog
MAY 26, 2009
Don't fall in love with your tactics. Facebook = Tactic. Subscription Sales = Tactic. And be very, very, flexible with your tactics. Fall in love with your principles. The idea that we need to engage with our patrons = Principle. The idea that we should encourage consumer loyalty = Principle. Learn the difference.
Mission Paradox Blog
MAY 26, 2009
Don't fall in love with your tactics. Facebook = Tactic. Subscription Sales = Tactic. And be very, very, flexible with your tactics. Fall in love with your principles. The idea that we need to engage with our patrons = Principle. The idea that we should encourage consumer loyalty = Principle. Learn the difference.
iMarketSmart
MAY 3, 2017
They could also create “first-to-know” lists, insider webinars or any other tactic that ensures that hi-value supporters feel special and appreciated.
A. Fine Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Graceful exists are had to come by, but Sean Stannard-Stockton has done just that on his blog, Tactical Philanthropy. His message was a simple one: I’m going to take a break from blogging for an indeterminate amount of time to focus on other things in my life, “my family, my community, my other personal passions and the building of my investment management business which gave rise to all of this half a decade ago.”
iMarketSmart
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
I love Shark Tank , the reality TV show that features a panel of potential venture capitalists (“sharks”) evaluating aspiring entrepreneurs product/business ideas. I watch it with my kids!
iMarketSmart
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Jerold Panas’ classic fundraising book Mega Gifts published in 1984 includes a story about a zoo’s board member named Mary G. Roebling. According to Jerold, Mary once admonished the fundraising team including Jerry saying, “Now, Jerry, one thing you must remember.
Mission Minded
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
Twelve months worth of words add up. From blog posts to brochures, websites to marketing collateral, I have found words to explain, entice and entertain. Yet, some of the most compelling words I have come across were in an unlikely, unexpected place—Pella, Iowa. My husband and I were making the trek from visiting my family […]. Blog Storytelling
iMarketSmart
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Fundraising Major Giving Planned Giving strategy fundraising techniques Giving Tuesday nonprofit marketing tactics nonprofit marketing tips Philanthropy philanthropy blogI’m worried about fundraisers who get too excited about Giving Tuesday.
Donor Power Blog
JUNE 8, 2009
Here's Katya's important point: Don't ask questions about tactics till you have strategy. There's no context for almost any tactical question until there's a strategy. The questions people ought to be asking are these: My strategy is X; should I do tactic Y? So many nonprofits are asking if they should blog, or Tweet, or do something in Facebook. Even more keep asking age-old questions about direct mail, like How often should we mail? How long should a letter be?
iMarketSmart
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Fundraising Lead Generation Major Giving Planned Giving asking for a donation asking for donations charity blog donor cultivation face-to-face meetings with donors fundraising tactics How to cultivate donor relationships legacy gift officer strategies major gift officer strategies marketsmart Nonprofit fundraising Solutions nonprofit marketing Philanthropy sales strategies Ways to generate more donations
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