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When I worked at a domestic violence shelter, I was tearing my hair out trying to find new donors. It’s hard when you come into a nonprofit not knowing who your donors are, why they give or why they’ve stopped giving, AND. MORE
The Pomodoro Technique where you break down tasks into timed intervals. Read virtually anything on productivity, and you’ll come across the concept of chunking out your time: working on one specific thing at a specific time. MORE
Recently, I’ve been asked how to use Twitter. I’ve already written on Twitter for Fundraising and Twitter for nonprofits. But these questions were much more “tactical,&# how-to type questions so I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been telling folks. The questions work into 3 basic categories: What do you use to tweet? How do I find people to follow on Twitter? What are “hashtags&# ? And should I care? Today, I’ll tackle the first question. MORE
All through this one technique! We’ll talk about how to be successful with this technique and make your nonprofit raise OVER GOAL this coming year. Join us and learn how your nonprofit can succeed in all these ways, with this ONE technique! MORE
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Most important though, is my realization that it's critical to check in at least twice annually on features and best practices of the techniques and tools you rely on , and more often on those that are mission critical. Here's my bad.I'm m constantly scanning the nonprofit marketing landscape for case studies, models, new tools and more. MORE
November 10: Advanced Techniques for Boosting Your Online Fundraising Campaigns. Hope you had a great week! MORE
As you've probably guessed by now we are big proponents of the pledge fundraising model. Often times, our clients who use the SWEET fundraising software ask us how to improve their fundraising results. We decide to share some of our. MORE
Below is a list of 7 emerging techniques on donation pages that we think do matter for conversion. If page load times are at all sluggish in a multi-step process, this technique could backfire in a big way, since any delay increases user frustration and contributes to higher page abandonment. MORE
A pitch-perfect tagline can be the foundation for all messages you create about your organization or program. A tagline is a punchy phrase consistently linked with your organization. It enhances your name by clarifying your work and making it relevant to your audience. It’s a powerful way to signify the brand promise your organization makes […]. MORE
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Faithful readers:Waiting for your computer to return from the shop after a motherboard-ectomy is a little like waiting at the hospital for a baby to come…it can’t get here soon enough! But the computer doctors are telling me no later than Saturday!In In the meantime, I’m reprinting a column I wrote for the Salt Lake Enterprise, the local weekly business newspaper, and which was published Monday, Tags: Paul Jones Alden Keene Paul Godfrey Salt Lake Enterprise Galactic Pizza MORE
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In fact, it can be easier to highlight and harvest high-impact marketing techniques when you’re on opposite sides of an issue or cause. Your organization can use this technique far more proactively to positively position your organization when you take on controversial positions. MORE
One is for social media platform hacks (strategies or techniques for using something better) and the other is a list of things that will help you improve your social media presence - better content, better outreach. Social Media Outposts (Photo credit: the tartanpodcast) Social Media Today often has some really useful information. I ran across two posts that I think go well together. MORE
Before you can start to use the techniques below you need to figure out what engagement means for your nonprofit. Once you have an idea of what that engagement looks like, use the following seven techniques to amp up donor engagement. MORE
” Or you can use this in direct mail, with the techniques below. Everyone knows about persuasion, but what about PRE-suasion? Recently I was reading a book called Pre-suasion by Robert Cialdini. You may know his name because he wrote a famous book called Persuasion that people use a lot. MORE
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3) I count on fundraiser Pamela Grow to breakthrough where no one has ever gone before, and boy does she do it right in this passionate and personal post on the tools and techniques that paved her professional (and personal) journey. MORE
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Recently, I’ve been asked how to use Twitter. I’ve already written on Twitter for Fundraising and Twitter for nonprofits. But these questions were much more “tactical,&# how-to type questions so I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been telling folks. The questions work into 3 basic categories: What do you use to tweet? How do I find people to follow on Twitter? What are “hashtags&# ? And should I care? Today, I’ll tackle the first question. MORE
Solution : Use the Pomodoro Technique. Marketing Nonprofits Social Media Boomerang for Gmail Google Alerts MyTomatoes.com Pomodoro Technique Productivity Tools Unroll.me Be efficient. Keep on task. Remain laser-focused. MORE
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This book was a lot of fun to read. And yet, when I went to speak at a recent conference and I asked who had read it, only ONE PERSON there raised his hand, and he was the chair of the board of the entire national organization. Add this book to your toolkit! MORE
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Most online marketers are struggling with how to measure social media. They're asking themselves the following questions: How effective is the work I do on Facebook in producing bottom line results for the organization? What should I be doing differently on Facebook to improve my results? Should I take resources away from Facebook and devote them to something else? MORE
Here are three techniques to put to work right now: 1) Set Boundaries. I take breaks to stretch my eyes and body every 90 to 120 minutes,” says Cheryl Contee, CEO of Fission Strategy, who applies techniques to work with, not against, her Ultradian Rhythms. MORE
Here’s a short video featuring Stephen Covey explaining a technique to help you focus on getting the most important things done. If you’re like me, you have more to do during the day than you can get done. MORE
this photo is by Sofia Ajram on Flickr, with David Alexander. Are you looking for a new fundraising or nonprofit job? INC magazine thinks they can figure you out, psychologically, with these 7 questions. LOL NO. MORE
Here’s what you’ll get: 219 succinct, engaging first-hand accounts of marketing techniques that work — from colleagues who face the same challenges you do. Simple planning techniques to keep you moving towards your marketing goals. MORE
Social scientists call this the foot in the door technique. The technique requires you to get your supporters to agree to somewhat small, even trivial, requests. The foot in the door technique has a habit of planting the seeds for positive outcomes. Consider this. MORE
When I’m speaking to nonprofit professionals about social media, the first question they want answered is this: “Do we really need a Facebook page?” That is unless they already have a page for their organization. Then they want to know: “How do I get more people to like me on. Facebook?”). My answer is usually along the lines of, “It depends.”. It’s not the answer they want, but it’s the right answer. MORE
Here’s what I like about the technique. Take a look at this video appeal from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). I think it’s a very well crafted online appeal in a technical sense. Try putting your clinician hat on and see if you agree. 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
Note from Nancy: This Empathy Mapping technique is the perfect complement to developing personas —learn how to do that here. Note from Nancy: This Empathy Map technique is the perfect complement to developing personas —learn how to do that here. Please share your techniques here. MORE
Over the last few months the UK tabloids busted the fundraising British sector for its overly aggressive tactics in telemarketing and Face –To-Face techniques. ( See Playing the Blame Game in the UK.) If you’re one of our 872 UK Agitator readers this is for you. MORE
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If you're interested in learning more of Jobs' techniques, I highly recommend Gallo's book! Many communicators consider Steve Jobs, Apple's co-founder and leader, to be the world's greatest corporate storyteller. One of Jobs' most ardent fans is communications coach Carmine Gallo, who decided to absorb thousands of Jobs' presentations to distill his magic formula. MORE
Here are 6 techniques and tools for finding these friends and influencers on Facebook and Twitter. FACEBOOK TECHNIQUE: Upload Your Email File for Page Suggestions. This technique will help your friends find you. FACEBOOK TECHNIQUE: Group Your People with Interest Lists. MORE
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JANUARY 4, 2017
Here are three techniques to put to work right now: 1) Set Boundaries. I take breaks to stretch my eyes and body every 90 to 120 minutes,” says Cheryl Contee, CEO of Fission Strategy, who applies techniques to work with, not against, her Ultradian Rhythms.
Fundraising Coach
JUNE 1, 2017
Before you can start to use the techniques below you need to figure out what engagement means for your nonprofit. Once you have an idea of what that engagement looks like, use the following seven techniques to amp up donor engagement.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 6, 2015
Here are 6 techniques and tools for finding these friends and influencers on Facebook and Twitter. FACEBOOK TECHNIQUE: Upload Your Email File for Page Suggestions. This technique will help your friends find you. FACEBOOK TECHNIQUE: Group Your People with Interest Lists.
The Agitator
JUNE 27, 2016
Here’s what I like about the technique. Take a look at this video appeal from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). I think it’s a very well crafted online appeal in a technical sense. Try putting your clinician hat on and see if you agree.
iMarketSmart
MARCH 20, 2017
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DonorDigital
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Below is a list of 7 emerging techniques on donation pages that we think do matter for conversion. If page load times are at all sluggish in a multi-step process, this technique could backfire in a big way, since any delay increases user frustration and contributes to higher page abandonment.
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.
iMarketSmart
MAY 3, 2017
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iMarketSmart
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Digital Marketing Fundraising Lead Generation Major Giving Planned Giving fundraising tools fundraising tools and techniques marketsmart non-profit management software nonprofit marketing toolsPeople often ask me, “How does MarketSmart work with partners (allies) to help nonprofits lower costs and increase revenues?” ” It’s a good question. Many people see the link on our website about our partner program. Or, stumble upon Phyllis’ video.
Wild Woman Fundraising
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
this photo is by Sofia Ajram on Flickr, with David Alexander. Are you looking for a new fundraising or nonprofit job? INC magazine thinks they can figure you out, psychologically, with these 7 questions. LOL NO.
iMarketSmart
DECEMBER 16, 2015
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Public Sector Marketing 2.0
MARCH 18, 2011
Acceptance of this fact allows you to move forward and learn crucial new techniques of knowing where to find information and who to ask if you don’t know something yourself. Advice Personal culture learning learning techniques mikekujawski people reading resources travel
iMarketSmart
JANUARY 13, 2016
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Wild Woman Fundraising
APRIL 13, 2012
When I worked at a domestic violence shelter, I was tearing my hair out trying to find new donors. It’s hard when you come into a nonprofit not knowing who your donors are, why they give or why they’ve stopped giving, AND.
Wild Woman Fundraising
JUNE 25, 2014
All through this one technique! We’ll talk about how to be successful with this technique and make your nonprofit raise OVER GOAL this coming year. Join us and learn how your nonprofit can succeed in all these ways, with this ONE technique!
Wild Woman Fundraising
DECEMBER 1, 2011
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iMarketSmart
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
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Wild Woman Fundraising
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
This book was a lot of fun to read. And yet, when I went to speak at a recent conference and I asked who had read it, only ONE PERSON there raised his hand, and he was the chair of the board of the entire national organization. Add this book to your toolkit!
Getting Attention
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
If you're interested in learning more of Jobs' techniques, I highly recommend Gallo's book! Many communicators consider Steve Jobs, Apple's co-founder and leader, to be the world's greatest corporate storyteller. One of Jobs' most ardent fans is communications coach Carmine Gallo, who decided to absorb thousands of Jobs' presentations to distill his magic formula.
Getting Attention
JANUARY 7, 2010
Most important though, is my realization that it's critical to check in at least twice annually on features and best practices of the techniques and tools you rely on , and more often on those that are mission critical. Here's my bad.I'm m constantly scanning the nonprofit marketing landscape for case studies, models, new tools and more.
Mission Minded
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
A pitch-perfect tagline can be the foundation for all messages you create about your organization or program. A tagline is a punchy phrase consistently linked with your organization. It enhances your name by clarifying your work and making it relevant to your audience. It’s a powerful way to signify the brand promise your organization makes […].
Fundraising 123
MAY 24, 2010
Most online marketers are struggling with how to measure social media. They're asking themselves the following questions: How effective is the work I do on Facebook in producing bottom line results for the organization? What should I be doing differently on Facebook to improve my results? Should I take resources away from Facebook and devote them to something else?
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2016
November 10: Advanced Techniques for Boosting Your Online Fundraising Campaigns. Hope you had a great week!
Getting Attention
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Here’s what you’ll get: 219 succinct, engaging first-hand accounts of marketing techniques that work — from colleagues who face the same challenges you do. Simple planning techniques to keep you moving towards your marketing goals.
Wild Woman Fundraising
MARCH 7, 2017
” Or you can use this in direct mail, with the techniques below. Everyone knows about persuasion, but what about PRE-suasion? Recently I was reading a book called Pre-suasion by Robert Cialdini. You may know his name because he wrote a famous book called Persuasion that people use a lot.
iMarketSmart
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
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iMarketSmart
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Social scientists call this the foot in the door technique. The technique requires you to get your supporters to agree to somewhat small, even trivial, requests. The foot in the door technique has a habit of planting the seeds for positive outcomes. Consider this.
Blue Sky Collaborative
MARCH 24, 2009
As you've probably guessed by now we are big proponents of the pledge fundraising model. Often times, our clients who use the SWEET fundraising software ask us how to improve their fundraising results. We decide to share some of our.
Cause Related Marketing
MARCH 20, 2009
Faithful readers:Waiting for your computer to return from the shop after a motherboard-ectomy is a little like waiting at the hospital for a baby to come…it can’t get here soon enough! But the computer doctors are telling me no later than Saturday!In In the meantime, I’m reprinting a column I wrote for the Salt Lake Enterprise, the local weekly business newspaper, and which was published Monday, Tags: Paul Jones Alden Keene Paul Godfrey Salt Lake Enterprise Galactic Pizza
Getting Attention
APRIL 29, 2014
3) I count on fundraiser Pamela Grow to breakthrough where no one has ever gone before, and boy does she do it right in this passionate and personal post on the tools and techniques that paved her professional (and personal) journey.
Get Fully Funded
JUNE 18, 2012
Here’s a short video featuring Stephen Covey explaining a technique to help you focus on getting the most important things done. If you’re like me, you have more to do during the day than you can get done.
Getting Attention
OCTOBER 6, 2015
In fact, it can be easier to highlight and harvest high-impact marketing techniques when you’re on opposite sides of an issue or cause. Your organization can use this technique far more proactively to positively position your organization when you take on controversial positions.
Wild Woman Fundraising
MARCH 23, 2016
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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2015
The Pomodoro Technique where you break down tasks into timed intervals. Read virtually anything on productivity, and you’ll come across the concept of chunking out your time: working on one specific thing at a specific time.
Getting Attention
MARCH 6, 2014
Note from Nancy: This Empathy Mapping technique is the perfect complement to developing personas —learn how to do that here. Note from Nancy: This Empathy Map technique is the perfect complement to developing personas —learn how to do that here. Please share your techniques here.
Social Media Bird Brain
JUNE 3, 2014
One is for social media platform hacks (strategies or techniques for using something better) and the other is a list of things that will help you improve your social media presence - better content, better outreach. Social Media Outposts (Photo credit: the tartanpodcast) Social Media Today often has some really useful information. I ran across two posts that I think go well together.
The Agitator
JULY 27, 2015
Over the last few months the UK tabloids busted the fundraising British sector for its overly aggressive tactics in telemarketing and Face –To-Face techniques. ( See Playing the Blame Game in the UK.) If you’re one of our 872 UK Agitator readers this is for you.
Fundraising Coach
AUGUST 31, 2009
Recently, I’ve been asked how to use Twitter. I’ve already written on Twitter for Fundraising and Twitter for nonprofits. But these questions were much more “tactical,&# how-to type questions so I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been telling folks. The questions work into 3 basic categories: What do you use to tweet? How do I find people to follow on Twitter? What are “hashtags&# ? And should I care? Today, I’ll tackle the first question.
Fundraising Coach
AUGUST 31, 2009
Recently, I’ve been asked how to use Twitter. I’ve already written on Twitter for Fundraising and Twitter for nonprofits. But these questions were much more “tactical,&# how-to type questions so I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been telling folks. The questions work into 3 basic categories: What do you use to tweet? How do I find people to follow on Twitter? What are “hashtags&# ? And should I care? Today, I’ll tackle the first question.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
MAY 19, 2010
When I’m speaking to nonprofit professionals about social media, the first question they want answered is this: “Do we really need a Facebook page?” That is unless they already have a page for their organization. Then they want to know: “How do I get more people to like me on. Facebook?”). My answer is usually along the lines of, “It depends.”. It’s not the answer they want, but it’s the right answer.
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