Fundraising

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Change Management

Adopting a New CRM? 4 Change Management Tips for Small Nonprofits

There is something special about smaller social good organizations. It’s as if you’re a magnet for selfless, hard-working, passionate, I-don’t-care-how-many-hats-I-have-to-wear kind [...]

December 4, 2024| 6 min Read

Annual Giving

Creating an Incredible Annual Report for Your Organization

August 16, 2024| 5 min Read

Donor Management

How to Build a Culture Around Your CRM and Use it for Growth

August 12, 2024| 4 min Read

artificial intelligence

AI Can Be Your Most Powerful Tool for Growing Midlevel Giving

July 19, 2024| 6 min Read

Digital Marketing

How to Design a Nonprofit Logo That Amplifies Your Mission

October 29, 2024| 4 min Read

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    Planned Giving

    Marketing Planned Gifts to Women

    It’s estimated that women donors do now or in the near future, will control between two-thirds and three-quarters of all [...]

    July 20, 2010 | 2 min Read
    the ENGAGE blog

    Event Planning

    Eeyore’s Guide to Event Fundraising

    This post explores opportuntites to engage users who choose note to participate in fundraising events. [...]

    June 24, 2010 | 3 min Read
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    Digital Marketing

    A Guide to Facebook Social Plugins for Nonprofits

    You might have read about the recent changes Facebook made. Or maybe you’ve seen changes appearing on one of the [...]

    June 8, 2010 | 3 min Read
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    Digital Marketing

    What is your web site’s visual hierarchy?

    What catches your eye when you look at your web site’s homepage? What is the first thing you see and the first thing you want to click on? These are questions we almost always ask during a usability test to ensure our visual hierarchy is coming through clearly and consistently. Think of the visual hierarchy as the pecking order of a page’s content, providing cues as to what’s most important. If your organization wants, first and foremost, to bring in donations, then a compelling ask should rank high in your list. Maybe you’d rather get visitors to take an action alert or read a new study you’ve published. Your visual hierarchy should reflect your organization’s goals, whatever those may be at the time. Take a look at the Blockbuster web site. Since Netflix arrived on the scene, one of their goals is likely to obtain subscribers to the DVD-by-mail program. From their homepage, the first thing I see is the “Try it free” button on the “Movies Delivered” promo. The “Learn More” for Blockbuster On Demand also stands out, which is likely reflective of another one of Blockbuster’s goals. The Jewish National Fund site also demonstrates a good visual hierarchy. My eyes are drawn to the “Donate” button in the top navigation bar and the graphic in the “Plant a Tree” promotional box, both of which are major goals for the organization. Many of you may be so used to looking at your web site that you may not see a visual hierarchy anymore. Or, the one you do see may be artificially influenced by what you know is most important. In that case, have a friend take a look at your site and tell you what they see first. You could try a “5-second test” where you display the homepage for 5 seconds, then close it and ask your friend to write down what they remember. If their list does not correspond to your organizational goals, then consider rearranging the page or redesigning certain elements. You’re likely to see more clicks and actions taken as a result. [...]

    May 19, 2010 | 2 min Read

    Digital Marketing

    Spring Cleaning Your Website

    Getting a handle on your website clutter can be a lot like spring cleaning your closet. And sometimes, you have to throw some pieces out. [...]

    May 19, 2010 | 2 min Read

    Digital Marketing

    7 Tips for Successful Online Fundraising

    The folks at Epic Change continue to do great things using the web as their medium. On mothers day 2010 [...]

    May 10, 2010 | 4 min Read
    the ENGAGE blog

    Digital Marketing

    From 10NTC: 7 Key Lessons for Integrated Multichannel Fundraising

    Multichannel is the word du jour during the NTC conference in Atlanta @10NTC, but what considerations should nonprofits make before [...]

    April 10, 2010 | 3 min Read

    Digital Marketing

    Do You Know Your Supporters?

    Nonprofits have an interesting challenge facing them. The ever growing social networking landscape makes it difficult to know if an [...]

    April 8, 2010 | 4 min Read

    Outcomes Measurement

    Convio Nonprofit Benchmarks Are Ready

    Get the 2009 report of of nonprofit giving benchmark and see how your organization stacks up. [...]

    April 5, 2010 | 2 min Read
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    Sector Trends

    Does Gender or Generation Matter More?

    With “The Next Generation of American Giving,” we’ve been asked why we did not include any breakdowns by gender? The answer is best summed up by there are not a lot of big gender differences. [...]

    April 2, 2010 | < 1 min Read

    Disaster Response

    Rapid Response at Critical Times of Need – An Essential Guide with Real World Examples

    Rapid Response at Critical Times of Need – An Essential Guide with Real World Examples [...]

    March 8, 2010 | 3 min Read
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    Digital Marketing

    5 Tips for Reconnecting with Donors

    While writing about multi-channel engagement, I couldn’t help but to think that each lesson learned applied mainly to supporters who [...]

    February 5, 2010 | 2 min Read

    Digital Marketing

    Online Giving and Rapid Response Trends

    The recent Haiti earthquake disaster has once again brought to the forefront the role that new giving channels play in [...]

    February 4, 2010 | 3 min Read

    Disaster Response

    Making the most impact for Haiti relief: avoiding fundraising fraud during crisis

    Lessons learned from Haiti's crisis and how you can protect yourself and your organization from online scams. [...]

    January 20, 2010 | 4 min Read
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