Six ways to increase online donations
Donations are what drives many a charity. Here are a few sound techniques to get more people to donate and help further your cause.
@lgfoundation glad we could be part of it - looking forward to seeing who wins the #enough video comp! #IDAHO (about 8 hours ago)
Donations are what drives many a charity. Here are a few sound techniques to get more people to donate and help further your cause.
Data journalism is growing in popularity and the internet provides a wealth of resources for the budding data journalist.
Interaction is a necessity for charities. Getting an audience to listen to everything we want them to hear can be difficult; getting them to respond is even harder. There is one medium that not only excels at getting a response, but depends on it - games.
Charity work can be dramatic and life-changing, but when it's annual report time, achievements can get lost in numbers, tables and jargon.
What does Google's new social network Google+ mean for charities and for social change?
There are three worries that stop some would-be bloggers. That what they write won’t be read, that if it does get read it won’t benefit their organisation in any way, and that they open themselves up to negative or just plain crazy comments.
Twitter and Facebook may have overtaken blogs in the headlines, but blogs still remain one of the best ways to generate new audiences for your organisation.
The key to a successful charity blog is that the benefits work both ways. You publish interesting, inspiring and useful content about your cause which in turn attracts people with an interest in your field to your blog, website, brand and, hopefully, your supporter base.
There seems to be more things to do, and less time and budgets to do it with. So if having to update your organisation's twitter feed, as well as run the monthly newsletter, on top of the rest of your day job is making you sweat, then here's three fast, easy and free ideas that'll save you time and money.
What should you take into account when developing an email social marketing campaign and how can you tackle the barriers to its success?
Charities are realising the power of the campaign video, but with new videos uploaded to YouTube every day, how will yours stand out?
Is your organisation making the best use of Facebook's new Page features to grow your supporter base and nurture a community?
"More for less" is already the catchphrase for 2011, and we're all feeling the need to become more competitive and sustainable as a result.
Compete for attention in ever-busier email inboxes and improve the chances of getting your charity's email newsletter opened, read & acted on.
Journalism is changing. Nowadays, it is easier than ever for your volunteers and staff to produce news, right from their mobile phone.
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