Yahoo: A Reminder for List Hygiene

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List Hygiene We’re always monitoring the performance of our client emails to ensure all is well. And sometimes….we find something fishy. Over the last ten days we’ve been monitoring a growth in hard bounces from Yahoo mailboxes. It’s now apparent these are being caused by disused accounts – those that haven’t been opened in over […]

2016 Benchmarks Across Engaging Networks’ Clients

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Engaging Networks recently presented at one of our favourite conferences: the 2017 Campaigning Forum hosted by FairSay (#ECF2017). The event, held March 22-23 in Oxford, UK, brought together 100+ fundraising stakeholders to connect, share and learn from each other on how to influence change. Our very own UK Business Development Director, Keira Roth, was on hand to […]

ENCCUK17 Roundup

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Are you looking for the presentation from our 2017 Community Conference? If so, you’ve come to the right place. If you were at the event, you’ll have noticed that lots of sessions were also filmed. These videos can be watched on our dedicated vimeo channel. We hope you find these presentations useful. If you have any […]

How to Engage Donors with 9 Target Audience Tips

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Last updated April 2023 by Steve Collins While attending the Engaging Networks Community Conference in London, I listened to some excellent presentations, where people generously shared their campaign ideas, fundraising experiences and tips on how to engage donors in new and exciting ways. There was a thread that ran through all the sessions I went […]

Make Your Twitter Links Work for Your Org

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At Electoral Reform Society, encouraging our supporters to share our campaigns on social media is a crucial part of our strategy. It was with this in mind that we decided to run our own link shortening service. “Overkill,” you say? Well, there were some good reasons we decided to go down this path. The Problem Why shorten […]

Nonprofit Data Management: 6 Tips for Keeping Your Email List Clean and Organized

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Updated 3/29/23 Nonprofits are proud of their communities, often reflected in their large email lists, and rightly so. However, the quality of your supporters is more important than the quantity. Now is the perfect time to do some housekeeping and start your next fundraising email off with a clean and organized list of supporters. Here […]

14 Ways to Help Create Successful Digital Advocacy Campaigns

Updated 4/19/23 Digital advocacy campaigns can play an important role in your nonprofit organization, especially for building a dedicated community that will stand by your mission day in and day out. New technologies have enabled many options for ways to engage supporters through online advocacy software, tools, and strategies. And yet, choosing what kind of […]

The Importance of using a Data Strategy for Nonprofits

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Updated 4/6/23 by Steve Collins Nonprofit digital campaigns are an effective way to engage supporters and raise awareness about important causes. However, amidst all the excitement and creativity of designing and executing a campaign, the importance of using a data strategy often gets overlooked. According to a recent report, nonprofits only capture data from about […]

Using Drupal for Nonprofits with Engaging Networks Integrations

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At the heart of any thriving nonprofit organization is a mission that inspires donors, volunteers, and staff to join together in pursuit of a common goal. However, a mission statement alone is not enough to guarantee continued growth and long-term success. To build trust and maintain transparency, nonprofits need to effectively interact with their audiences […]

Fundraising Goals and ROI

Updated 4/12/23 What methods generate the highest amount of donations through online fundraising? Fundraising is a powerful tool to rally support and raise money online. But how do you go about it? What methods tend to work best for generating the highest amount of donations? Online fundraising has become an increasingly popular means of gathering […]

Email Effectiveness and ROI

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To raise maximum funds or get the most signatures for your petition, you need to know how to use email most effectively. So what are the characteristics of effective emails? Here is what we’ve learned from our research and our clients’ experience over the years: 1. Successful Emails Are Personal “Segmentation is a lot of […]

Nonprofit Best Practices: Using a Honeypot to Reduce Spam Form Entries

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Spam form entries can impede the fundraising efforts of nonprofits on a local, national, or international scale. Fortunately, there is a simple solution: using a honeypot to reduce spam form entries. A honeypot is an effective way to protect your organization from malicious automated bots and manual spammers alike. In this article, we will explore […]