Olga Moshinsky Woltman (guest author)
Digital Fundraising Executive & Revenue Growth Catalyst
When it comes to fundraising, which delivers better results: doom and gloom? Or hope? I’ve been pondering the idea of framing, the way we present information to prospective and current donors, both positive and negative, in hopes of securing a contribution. While there are academic studies on behavioral biases, there is not an overwhelming body of research when it comes to the impact of positive versus negative spin on charitable giving. So let’s break down what we do know.
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Misty McLaughlin
Vice President, Consulting
Our CEO Alice was recently interviewed on the Smart Communications Podcast, hosted by Big Duck, on what nonprofits can learn from the consumer marketing space. Listen to Alice talk everything from customer experience to chatbots to emerging payment methods [19 minutes].
Here's a short excerpt from the transcript:
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Digital Fundraising Executive & Revenue Growth Catalyst
5 Insights on Search
PPC search has been a steady workhorse when it comes to donations-focused, down-funnel strategies: It’s relatively cost-efficient with a solid ROI (when done right). But what about all the fancy new stuff, like AI learning and audiences and voice? Having done some research of my own, I reached out to an old friend, Eric Werner, for an opinion.
Olga Moshinsky Woltman (guest author)
Digital Fundraising Executive & Revenue Growth Catalyst
About 307,000,000. That is the number of search results Google spits out in response to “marketing automation.” I am not going to undertake the gargantuan task of distilling all this information into a scannable read. Instead, I will share a few of the topics and considerations, far from comprehensive given the vastness of the subject, to begin thinking about your marketing automation.
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Digital Fundraising Executive & Revenue Growth Catalyst
This is a guest contribution by our smart friend Olga Moshinsky Woltman of LemonSkies. It’s the first of a two-part series on the recent impact of Facebook on fundraising in the social sector.
Facebook fundraising is like a really big deal, as in hit-the-billion-dollar-mark in November, and we will likely see its continued expansion and growth. Loads of Facebook users are now setting up fundraisers, usually because it is their birthday and Facebook reminds them to do something charitable. It only takes seconds to set up a fundraiser, and it’s easy to invite your friends (and people you vaguely remember) to contribute.
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