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6 things you need to know about the Facebook fundraiser tool
It looks like 18th November 2015 may well become a watershed moment in the development of digital fundraising with the announcement of Facebook’s new tool for nonprofits.
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Should charities ditch cold calling?
Cold calling and charity - two things that have featured regularly in the press over recent years. Do the two work together? And is this fundraising method really right for charity?
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The Annual Report of the Future
Want to do something different with your annual report? Here are 10 things that will shape the way the next generation of reports as they move from paper documents to fully-fledged digital experiences.
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5 ways to improve online donations
Digital has provided charities with a whole new way to spread the word about their causes. But very few charities have a seamless and convincing online donations process. How can you optimise your potential donor's online giving experience, and receive more donations as a result?
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Why you should care about content
Is your website not attracting the visitors you thought it would, just because you don’t understand the importance of your content?
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7 top tips to nailing that nomination campaign
So you want to be the organisation behind the next nomination campaign? Here are some tips to get your own #IceBucketChallenge off the ground.
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Which video service is right for your charity?
*Stay tuned for a 2020 update with TikTok, IGTV and more!* Forget hyperdrives, hoverboards and holodecks, online video is the future. We now spend on average 3 hours 41 minutes every day consuming media on the internet, and that number is only set to increase.
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Vlogger outreach for charities
Have you ever wondered to share your voice and your message with the masses? Here we discuss how vloggers can help you spread the word.
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Five ways to make charitable giving enjoyable
There are many reasons why someone might want to give to charity, they may have a personal connection to your cause, they may want to see real change, they may even do it because it makes them feel good. But what about giving because it’s fun?
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Web design for ‘young people’
The user journey is key to the creation of any good website. Whether it’s design, content, usability – the users should be at the heart of it, otherwise you are failing before you have even begun.
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Christmas – a time for giving?
Dr. Seuss once wrote: “What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?” The Grinch had to learn the lesson the hard way, but at this time of year, are we guilty of the same?
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Blogging and the Law
For many people blogging is a fun pastime, for others it’s a serious business. Blogs can be used for an infinite number of reasons; for business purposes, for journalistic endeavours, for documenting one's activities, or even just simply for the writer’s enjoyment. It’s a major activity on the internet with 77% of internet users reading them and 6.7 million bloggers out there writing them. But what many bloggers don’t realise is the legal implications to writing a blog.
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