Author: ahcarney
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Marketing Your Nonprofit Event Using Facebook
Facebook is an obvious choice to market your event, with its 1.7 billion users. But with 38 million other Facebook events to compete with, how do you make yours stand out? Here are a few suggestions: Make it look good The best thing you can do to help your event take off on Facebook is to make…
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5 Ways to Keep your Nonprofit E-mails out of Spam Folders
Everyone hates spam e-mails. We’ve all gotten more cash offers in our inbox that we care to remember and who knows how many Nigerian princes have waited patiently for responses to their carefully-worded e-mails. So when our e-mail servers began filtering out spam messages through junk folders, we all collectively breathed a sigh of relief.…
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4 New Year’s Resolutions for Better Nonprofit E-mails
We all know that early January is the time to make New Year’s resolutions that we (hopefully) keep. Changing behavior is always hard, but this time of year makes us feel like it’s a little easier, a little closer at hand. This blog will outline some New Year’s resolutions to get more of your e-mails…
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5 Inspiring Ideas for Thanking Your Donors
Thanksgiving is just days away and I’m thinking about one thing: gratitude Note: This post is about gratitude in fundraising, but I’m also thinking about how we show that as reverence to the Native Americans whose land was stolen. Before you read this post, check out this map to find out which tribes’ land you…
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SEO Basics for Nonprofits: Part 2
Every organization wants to improve their website’s SEO (search engine optimization). We work hard to create engaging content, and improving the SEO for your nonprofit website is the best way to get more views, more comments, and more engagement. However, it can be hard to know what’s worthwhile to do, and what’s not going to…
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SEO Basics for Nonprofits: Part 1
Every organization wants to improve their website’s SEO (search engine optimization). We work hard to create engaging content, and improving the SEO for your nonprofit website is the best way to get more views, more comments, and more engagement. However, it can be hard to know what’s worthwhile to do, and what’s not going to…
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3 Things Every Nonprofit Should Know About Internet Privacy
Privacy concerns are all over the news lately, with breaches in Equifax, Cambridge Analytica misusing data, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg being questioned by Congress. But how does all this privacy talk affect nonprofits? Many nonprofits store valuable user information, including e-mails, credit card info, addresses, and even more nuanced data such as birthdays, interests, and…
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Freshen Up! 5 Cleaning Tips for Your Nonprofit’s Communications
Grass is growing, buds are budding, and spring is finally here! It’s the perfect time for you to take a step back from your daily grind and take a minute to clean up your communications. With just a few small steps, you can make a big difference in how your organization is seen by outsiders.…
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Visual Strategies for Celebrating a Nonprofit Anniversary
Celebrating an anniversary can be a daunting opportunity. There are events to plan, themes to develop, and strategies to discuss. One of my favorite articles about anniversaries is by the Rockefeller Foundation’s CEO, Judith Rodin, “Anniversaries are Not to Be Wasted.” In the article, she describes the opportunity of an anniversary, whether it’s 20 or 100…
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Three Steps to Improve your Nonprofit Newsletter
The nonprofit e-newsletter is an essential piece of how your nonprofit communicates with its supporters. It can be a perfect way for you to provide useful, directed content to your audience to keep them engaged. Or, it can bore your audience, and get sent directly to the trash. Here are three steps to improve your…
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